MINNEAPOLIS — Three former University of Minnesota Duluth coaches, including women’s hockey coach Shannon Miller, filed a discrimination lawsuit against the university Monday, saying they lost their jobs because they’re female and gay.

Miller led the Bulldogs to five NCAA national championships, but UMD officials cited a budget deficit when they told her last December that they would not renew her contract. The other plaintiffs include former women’s softball coach Jen Banford, who was also director of operations for UMD women’s hockey under Miller, and former women’s basketball coach Annette Wiles.

Miller and Banford allege in the lawsuit filed in federal court that the university did not renew their contracts because they’re female, gay and Canadian. Wiles alleged she was forced out in June because of her gender and sexual orientation. Miller and Wiles also allege age discrimination.

The lawsuit also accuses the university of unlawfully retaliating against the women for reporting that other school employees harassed them because they were lesbians, and of creating a hostile work environment that made it difficult to do their jobs.

It also says the women were paid less and had smaller budgets than their male counterparts on the men’s hockey, baseball and basketball teams.

Miller said at a Monday news conference that the lawsuit is not just about three former coaches, according to a press release