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https://www.outkick.com/sports/nevada-volleyball-officially-forfeits-san-jose-state-transgender-blaire-fleming
The standoff between the University of Nevada women's volleyball players and the school is officially over. Nevada announced that it will forfeit Saturday's match against San Jose State, which has transgender player Blaire Fleming.
As OutKick exclusively reported on Oct. 14, the players of the team announced that they would not compete against a biological male opponent.
"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," the team wrote in a statement to OutKick.
While Nevada was the fifth school to cancel a match against San Jose State, they were the first to specifically cite fairness in women's sports.
"We demand that our right to safety and fair competition on the court be upheld. We refuse to participate in any match that advances injustice against female athletes," the players' statement continued.
Despite the players announcement, the school maintained that it would not cancel the match.
"On Oct. 13, 2024, the majority of members of the University of Nevada, Reno women’s volleyball team sent a statement to the University advising the institution that they were forfeiting its scheduled match with San Jose State University on Oct. 26, 2024," a University of Nevada spokesperson wrote to OutKick in an email on Oct. 14.
"The players’ decision and statement were made independently, and without consultation with the University or the athletic department. The players’ decision also does not represent the position of the University.
"The University intends to move forward with the match as scheduled, and the players may choose not to participate in the match on the day of the contest. No players will be subject to any team disciplinary action for their decision not to participate in the match."
Earlier this week, Nevada and San Jose State announced in a joint statement that the match would be moved from Reno (Nevada's campus) to San Jose State's campus.
This is why Republicans are able to make
an issue of transgenderism.
WOMEN SHOULD NOT COMPETE WITH MEN.
-greenman
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