Colorado State women’s volleyball coach Emily Kohan has affirmed her team’s participation in the Mountain West championship final against San Jose State, despite a season marred by controversy over a transgender athlete on SJSU’s roster.

The CSU volleyball team will play in the NCAA Tournament after the Rams beat San Jose State to win the Mountain West title.

Kohan is in her second season coaching the Rams, who needed a strong hire to replace Tom Hilbert, who was named conference Coach of the Year 12 times. She helped the Rams to an outright conference championship one season after leading the program to a runner-up finish in both the regular season and conference tournament.

No. 2 seed San Jose State lost to No. 1 seed Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference volleyball final on Saturday at the COX Pavilion in Las Vegas amid an ongoing gender controversy surrounding a Spartans player.

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 Conference tournament final.

San Jose State's women's volleyball season ended by loss to Colorado State in the Mountain West tournament final

The San Jose State University women’s volleyball team is set to face Boise State University Friday at the Mountain West tournament in what would usually be a celebration of athletic prowess and achievement.

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. The Spartans were 14-6. “I will not sugarcoat our reality for the last two months,