Praise from Idaho Governor Brad Little boise state for withdrawing from Saturday's game against San Jose State University amid controversy over transgender players on the women's volleyball team.
Boise State Athletics confirmed the decision in a statement Saturday. The university did not explain the forfeiture.
Idaho Governor Brad Little recently signed an executive order directing the State Board of Education to ensure equity in women's sports. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“The Boise State volleyball team will not play its scheduled game at San Jose State University on Saturday, September 28th,” the statement reads. “Around mountain west conference Per policy, the conference will record this game as a forfeit and a loss to Boise State. The Broncos will next face Air Force on Oct. 3. ”
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The Republican governor, who recently signed an executive order directing the State Board of Education to ensure equity in women's sports, released a statement praising the decision.
“I applaud @BoiseState for living up to the spirit of my executive order defending the Women's Sports Act,” the post on X read. “We must ensure the safety of all female athletes and continue the fight for equity in women’s sports.”
Boise State becomes the second school to decline to play against SJSU amid controversy over members of the women's volleyball team.
Blair Fleming is a redshirt senior at San Jose State University, where she plays as an outside hitter and right-side hitter for the women's volleyball team. Fleming, a transgender athlete, played three seasons at SJSU after previously playing there. Carolina coast.
Boise State women's volleyball withdraws from upcoming game against SJSU amid controversy over trans player
Earlier this week, one of Fleming's teammates, along with several other female athletes, sued the NCAA for Title IX violations.
A volleyball net photographed during the Division III Women's Volleyball Championship held at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on November 23, 2019. (Jack Dempsey/NCAA Photo, Getty Images)
According to the criminal complaint, Brooke Slusser claimed she didn't know Fleming was transgender, even though they shared a room on a team trip. Slusser also expressed concern for the safety of Fleming's opponents.
According to the Cowboy State Daily, Slusser's complaint states, “Brooke estimated that Fleming's spike speed was in excess of 80 miles per hour, which is faster than a woman hitting a volleyball. It was faster than I've ever seen her go.” “Although the girls were doing their best to avoid Fleming's spikes, they were still unable to fully protect themselves.”
“One of the important things about this case is the issue of physical safety in volleyball,” Slusser's attorney Bill Bock told Outkick. “And that's what they face in their daily practice. So this is just a crazy, misguided policy that takes the dream of athletics away from women and gives it to men, while at the same time destroying women's health.” and jeopardizes safety.”
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NCAA volleyball photographed at the Division I Men's Volleyball Championship held at Walter Pyramid on May 4, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (John W. McDonough/NCAA Photo via Getty Images)
Payton McNabb, a former high school volleyball player from North Carolina, has been one of the most outspoken players about transgender athletes in the sport.
In September 2022, during a high school volleyball game, McNabb was struck in the face by a transgender player on the opposing team's volleyball spike, causing her to fall backwards and sustain a concussion and neck injury.
she continues to suffer long-term physical and psychological injuries caused by the incident;
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