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Utah State is fourth school to forfeit women's volleyball match amid San Jose State trans player controversy

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Macy Petty, a Concerned Women for America legislative assistant and an NCAA college volleyball player, discussed the controversy with San Jose State University's volleyball team.

The Utah State Aggies are the latest women’s volleyball team to choose not to participate in a scheduled match against San Jose State University due to a biological male playing on its women’s team.

The university issued a statement saying it would not be participating in its Oct. 23 volleyball match at SJSU.  "The University will abide by Mountain West Conference policy regarding how this match is recorded," the statement said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM A volleyball net during the Division III women's volleyball championship at the U.S.

Cellular Center Nov. 23, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  (Jack Dempsey/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) A San Jose State spokeperson also confirmed to Fox News Digital that the Aggies informed the team the match has been canceled, and Utah State will be assessed a loss due to forfeit.

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Fox News' Claudia Cowen reports the latest on the controversy from Sausalito, California. 
LAS VEGAS — Mountain West Conference commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday the forfeitures that women's volleyball teams are willing to take to avoid playing San Jose State is «not what we celebrate in college athletics» and that she is heartbroken over what has transpired this season surrounding the Spartans and their opponents.
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