San Jose State’s volleyball season that ignited debate over women in sports ends in MW title match
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

San Jose State’s volleyball season that ignited debate over women in sports ends in MW title match

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — San Jose State’s volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about women in sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday’s Mountain West tournament final, ending the Spartans’ season. San Jose State’s season was marked by forfeits, limited protests and the topic of gender identity becoming a political issue in an election year. They cited unspecified reports asserting there was a transgender player on the San Jose State volleyball team, even naming her. While some media have reported those and other details, San Jose State has not confirmed the school has a trans women’s volleyball player.

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‘One of the most difficult seasons’ ends for transgender player, San José State volleyball team
3 weeks ago

‘One of the most difficult seasons’ ends for transgender player, San José State volleyball team

LA Times  

A season of protests, forfeits and lawsuits ended quietly Saturday on the volleyball court with San José State losing the Mountain West Conference women’s tournament final to Colorado State. The loss deprived San José State from claiming the conference’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA tournament, which could have extended the controversy centered on the team’s transgender player. The transgender …

Trans volleyball star Blaire Fleming ends college career with heartbreaking loss in final - before coach slams 'hateful' abuse
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trans volleyball star Blaire Fleming ends college career with heartbreaking loss in final - before coach slams 'hateful' abuse

Daily Mail  

Blaire Fleming failed to sign off from college volleyball on a high after suffering defeat with San Jose State in the Mountain West tournament final. Fleming, who is a biological male, has been at the center of fierce controversy this season Multiple opponents have refused to play against the transgender player and their team Following the loss, SJSU head coach …

Colorado State advances to MW volleyball final and will take the court against San Jose State
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Colorado State advances to MW volleyball final and will take the court against San Jose State

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Colorado State coach Emily Kohan said her team will take the floor rather than become the latest team to forfeit against San Jose State after the top-seeded Rams advanced to the Mountain West volleyball tournament final on Friday. Boise State, which twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the conference tournament on Wednesday …

A timeline of the San Jose State women’s volleyball season marked by repeated forfeits
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

A timeline of the San Jose State women’s volleyball season marked by repeated forfeits

Associated Press  

A look at key dates before and during the San Jose State women’s volleyball season. Some players cited fairness in women’s sports as a reason for not playing, with plaintiffs in a lawsuit earlier this year asserting there is a transgender player on the San Jose State team. __ Sept. 27: Boise State released a statement announcing its women’s volleyball …

San Jose State Responds To Forfeit, Assertions Of Transgender Player On Volleyball Team
3 weeks, 3 days ago

San Jose State Responds To Forfeit, Assertions Of Transgender Player On Volleyball Team

Huff Post  

The San Jose State University Spartans line up for the playing of the national anthem and player introductions for their NCAA Mountain West women's volleyball game against the Colorado State University Rams in Fort Collins, Colo., on Thursday, Oct. 03, 2024. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images LAS VEGAS — San Jose State said Thursday it was disappointed Boise …

San Jose State is disappointed Boise State forfeited but looks forward to volleyball final
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

San Jose State is disappointed Boise State forfeited but looks forward to volleyball final

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — San Jose State said Thursday it was disappointed Boise State forfeited its semifinal match in the Mountain West women’s volleyball tournament but that the Spartans were focused on the future. Boise State, which twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the conference tournament Wednesday night, hours after securing a spot against the Spartans …

Will Utah State or Boise State forfeit vs. San Jose State in the Mountain West semifinals?
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Will Utah State or Boise State forfeit vs. San Jose State in the Mountain West semifinals?

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women’s volleyball program will again be faced with the decision whether to play the school, this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line. “The team looks forward to starting Mountain West Conference tournament …

Court rejects request to sideline San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Court rejects request to sideline San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday that allows a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member to play in this week’s Mountain West Conference tournament after a legal complaint said she should be ineligible on grounds that she is transgender and thus stronger, posing a safety risk to teammates and opponents. Crews’ ruling referred to the athlete as …

Judge refuses to ban San José State volleyball player targeted by anti-trans suit
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Judge refuses to ban San José State volleyball player targeted by anti-trans suit

NPR  

Judge refuses to ban San José State volleyball player targeted by anti-trans suit After the Colorado judge rejected the request, the team will compete in the Mountain West Conference tournament which starts on Wednesday. ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: The San Jose State women's volleyball team is eligible to compete in the postseason tournament starting tomorrow. The team's co-captain, Brooke Slusser, along …

Judge rejects request to sideline a San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Judge rejects request to sideline a San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender

Associated Press  

A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. Crews’ ruling referred to the athlete as an “alleged transgender” player and noted that no defendant disputed that the San Jose State roster includes a transgender woman player. San Jose State …

San Jose State, which received 6 forfeit wins, seeded 2nd with bye in MW volleyball tournament
4 weeks ago

San Jose State, which received 6 forfeit wins, seeded 2nd with bye in MW volleyball tournament

Associated Press  

San Jose State’s volleyball team, which received six forfeit victories because of boycotts from Mountain West opponents, is seeded second in the conference tournament in Las Vegas and will receive a first-round bye. A lawsuit was recently filed in Colorado by players from various schools against the conference and San Jose State officials calling for a Spartans player not to …

San José State volleyball player at center of transgender lawsuit can play, judge rules
4 weeks ago

San José State volleyball player at center of transgender lawsuit can play, judge rules

LA Times  

San José State Spartans line up for the playing of the national anthem and player introductions for their NCAA Mountain West women’s volleyball game against the Colorado State University Rams in Fort Collins, Colo., in October. A federal judge ruled Monday that a San José State volleyball player, who teammates say is transgender, can continue to participate in a volleyball …

Citing ‘God’s Word,’ Christian high school refuses to play team with transgender athlete
1 month ago

Citing ‘God’s Word,’ Christian high school refuses to play team with transgender athlete

LA Times  

A private Christian high school in Merced withdrew its girls volleyball team from a state playoff game against a team with a transgender athlete in a decision a school official said was based on “God’s Word” and the belief that gender is not changeable. Stone Ridge Christian High School forfeited Saturday night’s California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Division VI volleyball match …

Mountain West Conference determines there’s insufficient evidence in volleyball Title IX complaint
1 month ago

Mountain West Conference determines there’s insufficient evidence in volleyball Title IX complaint

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The Mountain West Conference has concluded there was insufficient evidence to determine misconduct between women’s volleyball players from the Colorado State and San Jose State programs ahead of a match last month after a coach filed a Title IX complaint alleging the student-athletes were attempting to manipulate the contest. San Jose State associate head coach Melissa Batie-Smoose …

What to know about the San Jose State volleyball team and why opponents are boycotting matches
1 month, 4 weeks ago

What to know about the San Jose State volleyball team and why opponents are boycotting matches

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At issue is the participation of …

Trump, pointing to San Jose State volleyball player, vows to ban transgender athletes
2 months ago

Trump, pointing to San Jose State volleyball player, vows to ban transgender athletes

LA Times  

Donald Trump got wind of the ongoing issue surrounding gender identity and women’s volleyball in the Mountain West Conference and declared Wednesday during a town hall on Fox News Channel’s “The Faulkner Focus” that if elected he would ban all transgender women from competing in women’s sports. Answering a question about transgender athletes, Trump referenced a play last week showing …

College makes shock move after women's volleyball team REFUSED to play against rival with transgender star
2 months, 1 week ago

College makes shock move after women's volleyball team REFUSED to play against rival with transgender star

Daily Mail  

The University of Nevada women's volleyball team is at odds with their own school after voting to forfeit a game against a rival with a transgender player. The college volleyball season has been plunged into the debate over trans athletes in recent weeks because of San Jose State University's Blaire Fleming. On Monday, players on Nevada's women's volleyball team announced …

Moment controversial trans athlete smashes volleyball into rival's face, sending her tumbling to floor
2 months, 1 week ago

Moment controversial trans athlete smashes volleyball into rival's face, sending her tumbling to floor

Daily Mail  

The college volleyball season was further plunged into the debate over transgender athletes this week as video emerged of San Jose State University's Blaire Fleming sending a ferocious spike off an opponent's face. Fleming took a set from teammate Brooke Slusser before spiking the ball SDSU's Keira Herron took a spike off the face, but laughed it off and said …

Four opponents forfeit volleyball matches to San Jose State to protest transgender player
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Four opponents forfeit volleyball matches to San Jose State to protest transgender player

LA Times  

The San Jose State women’s volleyball team picked up its fourth victory by forfeit Wednesday, three weeks before the match was scheduled to be played and one day before losing on the court for the first time this season. Utah State on Wednesday joined fellow MWC schools Boise State and Wyoming in canceling matches even though the Aggies aren’t scheduled …

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