Earlier this month, 11 female volleyball players, led by San Jose State co-captain Brooke Slusser, and an assistant coach sued the Mountain West Conference and San Jose State University, alleging the defendants violated the U.S. Constitution and Title IX by allowing a transgender athlete to play for a women’s sports team.

San Jose State's volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about participation in women's sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday's Mountain West tournament final,

No. 2 seed San Jose State lost to No. 1 seed Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference volleyball final on Saturday at the COX Pavilion in Las Vegas amid an ongoing gender controversy surrounding a Spartans player.

Boise State, which twice boycotted matches with San Jose State, has pulled out of the Mountain West women's volleyball tournament.

The San José State women's volleyball team lost its bid for the Mountain West Conference championship Saturday, ending a season full of controversy, forfeits and protests.

Colorado State coach Emily Kohan said her team will take the floor against San Jose State in the Mountain West volleyball championship rather than become the latest team to forfeit to the Spartans.

The Spartans lose to Colorado State in what likely brings to an end San Jose’s season filled with controversy.

San Jose State's season was marked by forfeits, limited protests and the topic of gender identity becoming a political issue in an election year. The Spartans were 14-6. The controversy didn't end during the Mountain West tournament.

Amid protests, lawsuits, and forfeitures, San José State’s volleyball team ends its season with a hard-fought loss to Colorado State in the Mountain West championship.