Fifth Women’s College Volleyball Team Forfeits Match Against San Jose State

Team members in Reno, Nevada, voted not to play against the San Jose State team, which has a transgender athlete on it.

The University of Nevada plans to move forward with the Oct. 26 match between its women’s volleyball team and San Jose State University, despite Nevada team members voting to forfeit.

The Nevada Wolf Pack is the fifth women’s volleyball team to forfeit a game against the San Jose Spartans. The California-based team includes player Blaire Fleming, a male who identifies as a female.

While none of the teams cited Fleming as the reason, the Nevada team is the first to point to fairness and safety concerns.

“We, the University of Nevada Reno women’s volleyball team, forfeit against San Jose State University and stand united in solidarity with the volleyball teams of Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the University of Wyoming, and Utah State University,” they wrote.