The issue resurfaced after San Jose State’s fast start to the 2024 season. The Spartans were initially scheduled to face Southern Utah as part of the Santa Clara Tournament on Sept. 14, but the match was abruptly canceled. Boise State elected not to play its scheduled Mountain West Conference match against San Jose State on Sept. 28.

The women’s volleyball team at the center of a national debate over gender and sports advanced to the conference championship after Boise State refused to play.

Slusser and the others sued San Jose State officials, the conference and other defendants in Colorado federal court Nov. 13. For courts, temporary injunctions like those sought in this case are intended to “preserve the status quo” until a trial can provide a legal resolution, Crews said.

Boise State advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West women's volleyball tournament by beating Utah State on Wednesday night

San Jose State University’s volleyball team is the latest flash point in a dispute about transgender players in women’s sports.

Boise State withdrew rather than play San Jose State, which received six forfeit victories because of boycotts from Mountain West opponents.

The San Jose State Spartans has received six forfeit victories because of boycotts from Mountain West opponents.

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

After defeating Utah State in the quarter-finals, the BSU women's volleyball team has announced that it will not participate in the semi-finals against San Jose State in the Mountain West Volleyball Championship Tournament.