Boise State, which twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the Mountain West women’s volleyball tournament Wednesday

The San Jose State University Spartans women’s volleyball team, which is at the center of a national debate over the inclusion of transgender women in women’s sports, advanced to its conference championship on Saturday without having played a single game in the tournament.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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.

It's part of a lawsuit filed earlier this month by current San Jose State volleyball player Brooke Slusser, San Jose State associate head coach Melissa Batie-Smoose and 10 more current or former Mountain West Conference volleyball players brought against the Mountain West Conference and San Jose State challenging the NCAA's Title IX protections for transgender athletes in women's sports.

Boise State’s women’s volleyball team has withdrawn from its Mountain West Conference Championship tournament match against San Jose State University (SJSU) amid an ongoing, unfounded gender controversy surrounding an SJSU player.

The Broncos have already forfeited two matches against the Spartans based on moral grounds. Now Boise State must decide whether to do it a third time with a lot more at stake.

Boise State pulls out of Mountain West women's volleyball tournament, forfeiting semifinal against San Jose State

Boise State, which twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the Mountain West women's volleyball tournament Wednesday night even after securing a spot in the semifinals against the Spartans.

Boise State forfeited games against SJSU this season instead of competing against an alleged transgender player on the Spartans' roster.