The controversy has hurled the 19 San Jose State volleyball players into the maelstrom, tearing them between friendship and their own senses of fairness as drama swirls around them, armed guards

San Jose State has a transgender athlete on its women's volleyball roster, and four opponents forfeited rather than take the court against the Spartans.

A fourth university has forfeited its women’s volleyball match against San José State University following controversy over the gender identity of one of the team’s players.

San Jose State women's volleyball head coach Todd Kress addressed the recent string of forifets by opponents amid a controversy surrounding a transgender player.

Two weeks ago, the co-captain of the San Jose State women’s volleyball team joined a federal lawsuit challenging the NCAA’s transgender athlete participation policy. Brooke Slusser advocated for the disqualification of a volleyball teammate who allegedly was born male but now identifies as a transgender female.