CNN: Boise State Forfeits Match vs. San Jose State Amid Transgender Claims

ACOSTA The San Jose ░░░░░░░░ women s volleyball team ░░░░░░░░ play for the Mountain ░░░░░░░░ Conference championship title tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ Boise State forfeited its ░░░░░░░░ today against the Spartans ░░░░░░░░ reports of a transgender ░░░░░░░░ on San Jose State ░░░░░░░░ team SANCHEZ This move ░░░░░░░░ despite the commissioner of ░░░░░░░░ conference already ruling that ░░░░░░░░ player in question meets ░░░░░░░░ eligibility standards to compete ░░░░░░░░ controversy has not only ░░░░░░░░ the volleyball world but ░░░░░░░░ Spartan team including one ░░░░░░░░ who filed a lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ prevent their own teammate ░░░░░░░░ competing in that conference ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Camila Bernal ░░░░░░░░ us now live and ░░░░░░░░ re learning new details ░░░░░░░░ how the team learned ░░░░░░░░ this player was allegedly ░░░░░░░░ BERNAL Hey Jim and ░░░░░░░░ Yes So this player ░░░░░░░░ been on the San ░░░░░░░░ State team since 2022 ░░░░░░░░ it was in April ░░░░░░░░ there was a news ░░░░░░░░ that spoke about her ░░░░░░░░ and that s when ░░░░░░░░ story really became a ░░░░░░░░ story instead of a ░░░░░░░░ story So I want ░░░░░░░░ first explain what s ░░░░░░░░ this weekend So San ░░░░░░░░ State was supposed to ░░░░░░░░ a semifinal against Boise ░░░░░░░░ Boise State withdraws from ░░░░░░░░ championship which means that ░░░░░░░░ Jose will advance to ░░░░░░░░ final on Saturday They ░░░░░░░░ be playing either against ░░░░░░░░ Diego or Colorado State ░░░░░░░░ that final match Now ░░░░░░░░ did not explain exactly ░░░░░░░░ they re withdrawing but ░░░░░░░░ is not the first ░░░░░░░░ that they boycott these ░░░░░░░░ against San Jose They ░░░░░░░░ so during the regular ░░░░░░░░ in two different games ░░░░░░░░ actually San Jose has ░░░░░░░░ six victories because of ░░░░░░░░ that withdrew and did ░░░░░░░░ want to play against ░░░░░░░░ Jose State So all ░░░░░░░░ this again just became ░░░░░░░░ controversy back in April ░░░░░░░░ one of the team ░░░░░░░░ the co captain actually ░░░░░░░░ name is Brooke Slusser ░░░░░░░░ filed a lawsuit to ░░░░░░░░ the player in question ░░░░░░░░ competing Now San Jose ░░░░░░░░ has not confirmed the ░░░░░░░░ or the gender of ░░░░░░░░ player which is also ░░░░░░░░ we are not naming ░░░░░░░░ player But as part ░░░░░░░░ this lawsuit and the ░░░░░░░░ captain of this team ░░░░░░░░ speaking to The New ░░░░░░░░ Times and she said ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ it to you She ░░░░░░░░ We just don t ░░░░░░░░ it s fair that ░░░░░░░░ man is allowed to ░░░░░░░░ So she was referring ░░░░░░░░ this transgender teammate and ░░░░░░░░ in that interview that ░░░░░░░░ called it a hard ░░░░░░░░ to file the lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ she didn t want ░░░░░░░░ put her team through ░░░░░░░░ than they were already ░░░░░░░░ through The father of ░░░░░░░░ player in question here ░░░░░░░░ spoke to The New ░░░░░░░░ Times saying this The ░░░░░░░░ are allowing it And ░░░░░░░░ ve told my daughter ░░░░░░░░ this team get over ░░░░░░░░ and just come together ░░░░░░░░ try to win She ░░░░░░░░ a human and we ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ of a mob mentality ░░░░░░░░ March down to City ░░░░░░░░ and burn her at ░░░░░░░░ stake I feel like ░░░░░░░░ s what this is ░░░░░░░░ into Now I do ░░░░░░░░ to say that a ░░░░░░░░ judge in Denver ruled ░░░░░░░░ it is okay for ░░░░░░░░ to play She is ░░░░░░░░ to compete and then ░░░░░░░░ appeals court upheld that ░░░░░░░░ So she will be ░░░░░░░░ to play and they ░░░░░░░░ be playing this weekend ░░░░░░░░ ACOSTA All right Camila ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much.”