San Jose State College’s girls’s volleyball group is within the Mountain West closing after their semifinal opponent, Boise State, forfeited its semifinal match.
It was the third time the Girl Broncos forfeited towards the Spartans this season, additionally having forfeited their two regular-season matches.
The forfeits have come amid SJSU rostering transgender participant Blaire Fleming, who has turn into one of many convention’s prime gamers.
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Blaire Fleming of the San Jose State Spartans is proven in the course of the recreation towards the Air Power Falcons, October 19, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Photographs)
These towards transgender athletes in organic women sports activities have cited unfair benefits for stated athletes and people groups. Nonetheless, a columnist for USA At the moment referred to as those that refuse to play trans athletes the “actual risk.”
“For all of the shrieking there’s about transgender girls athletes, it’s the cisgender girls pushing the forfeits who value their fellow athletes alternatives to play and saddled their groups with losses,” Nancy Armour posted in a column headlined “Opinion: Ruling in San Jose State volleyball case reveals farce of transgender hysteria.”
“It’s these girls, not the San Jose State participant, who’re the actual risk.”
Whereas her X account is personal, Armour nonetheless acquired numerous flak for her take on-line.
Blaire Fleming of the San Jose State Spartans (Andrew Wevers/Getty Photographs)
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“Is your mind actually this damaged,” Clay Travis posted.
“Girls standing up for WOMEN isn’t hysteria @USATODAY it’s brave and about time,” wrote one other consumer.
Added one other, “Nancy Armour is a misogynist and hates girls. I am pleased with my alma meter (sic) for not backing down despite the fact that it ends their season. All the girls of Boise State’s program ought to maintain their heads excessive. I hope my daughter grows as much as have your braveness.”
Boise State, Wyoming, Utah State and Nevada have been among the many convention groups to cancel video games towards the Spartans on account of Fleming’s presence on the group. They have been conscious the forfeiture would end in a loss on their information, which in the end helped SJSU safe its excessive seed.
Earlier this week, federal Choose Kato Crews in Colorado, appointed by President Biden in January, denied a movement for injunctive aid in a lawsuit by faculty volleyball gamers towards the convention in efforts to have Fleming not play within the event and their forfeit losses rescinded.
Blaire Fleming (Andrew Wevers/Getty Photographs)
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A dozen girls collectively filed the go well with towards the Mountain West and its commissioner, alleging violations of Title IX and their First Modification rights. Among the many girls are SJSU co-volleyball captain Brooke Slusser and two former Spartans in addition to athletes from different Mountain West faculties.
Fox Information’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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