November 9th 2024.
The University of Wyoming recently made an announcement that their women's volleyball team will not be playing their scheduled conference match against San Jose State on Thursday. This has become the latest match to be canceled for the Spartans, who have faced controversy surrounding a transgender athlete on their team for the past three years.
This forfeit, which was announced on Friday, is the second time this season that Wyoming has canceled a match against San Jose State. In fact, it is the seventh time overall that the Spartans have had a match canceled due to forfeits. The other schools that have forfeited matches against them are Boise State, Nevada, Utah State, and Southern Utah.
According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, the decision to cancel the first scheduled match against SJSU on October 5th was influenced by political pressure from outside the program. This has caused quite a stir, as SJSU associate head coach Melissa Batie-Smoose is currently away from the team after filing a Title IX complaint about the alleged transgender player on the roster.
In related news, there have been several articles released about the situation, including previews for upcoming games and information about the Spartans' basketball teams. Additionally, Spartans co-captain Brooke Slusser, who joined a lawsuit against the NCAA in September that brought attention to the transgender player, took to social media to express her thoughts. In a post on the platform X, she stated, "My assistant coach spoke the truth to protect my team. Then... they fired her. They took away the only safe space we had in the program because she knew it was right to stand up for the 18 women on the team, not just one man."
It is important to note that the player in question has not publicly stated that she is transgender, so we have chosen not to reveal her identity. As of now, San Jose State's record going into their match against San Diego State on Saturday stands at 13-4.
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