The Utah State women's volleyball team became the fourth team to have its game against San Jose State canceled after it was revealed that SJSU had a male player on the team.
Utah is 3rd place mountain west conference The team forfeited its game against SJSU, joining Wyoming and Boise State, which withdrew earlier in the week. The fourth team to do so was Southern Utah.
SJSU has 6 foot 1 inch male athlete named Blair Flemingborn Brayden, had the best start in the show's history. The team lost for the first time recently and now has a total of 9 wins and 1 loss.
Utah is statement The cancellation policy is explained on the website as follows:
“Utah State University will not participate in the volleyball game scheduled for October 23, 2024 at San Jose State University. The university will follow Mountain West Conference policies regarding how this game will be recorded. ”
“If I were in their shoes, I would probably do the same thing.”
However, the statement itself is surrounded by controversy, as SJSU reportedly asked the school to retract it.
as out kick According to , after initial reports surfaced that Utah State had lost the game, a statement on the school's website mysteriously disappeared.
The outlet then reported that the SJSU president asked Utah State to remove the statement from its website. Hours later, the statement was republished on Utah's website.
The school's announcement mirrors those of other schools that have chosen to accept defeat instead of playing against the boys, but no specific reason for doing so was given.
“I think everyone knows why the game was canceled,” SJSU player Brooke Slusser said herself.
In an exclusive interview with Blades News, Slusser said he fully supports other teams' decisions not to play for him, adding: “If I were in their shoes, I would probably do the same thing.” Ta.
Reporter Alejandro Avila revealed this in the following post. × Slusser said he has received death threats since speaking out against his teammates.
At the same time, the University of Nevada took the opposite stance and announced its intention to play in the upcoming SJSU game.
“The University of Nevada volleyball team remains focused on upcoming games against UNLV and San Diego State, and intends to play the remainder of its Mountain West schedule, including an Oct. 26 game against San Jose State,” the school said in a statement. ” he said.
“The university will continue to comply with the rules and regulations of the NCAA, Mountain West Conference, and USA Volleyball, as well as the laws and constitution of the state of Nevada.”
It is suspected that Nevada may withdraw from the Oct. 26 game due to the influence of the volleyball player's mother. Carissa Cheney gave an interview to daily signal He said “all the players are scared” to play against Fleming because of the high risk of injury.
As for conference officials, they say those decisions are made by the schools themselves.
“Forfeitures are consistent with current policy and will be reflected in conference standings,” the spokesperson said.
With Wyoming canceling its Oct. 5 game, SJSU's next game will be Oct. 10 against San Diego State.
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