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Volleyball player nearly forced to face transgender opponent cries, alleges school pressured team to compete

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Nevada women’s volleyball captain Sia Liilii shares her team’s decision to forfeit its match against a transgender athlete during an appearance on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’ Players on the University of Nevada, Reno women's volleyball team held a press conference Saturday to address their school's reluctance to forfeit a match against a team with a transgender player.

Alongside former NCAA swimmer and OutKick contributor Riley Gaines, multiple players spoke about the situation on the day they were scheduled to face San Jose State.

The program officially announced it would forfeit the match Friday due to not having enough players, but the players had told their athletic department they didn't want to play San Jose State weeks earlier.

Wolf Pack team captain Sia Liilii broke down in tears from the minute she took the podium while she recounted her experience telling school officials she didn't want to compete against a transgender player, adding she was pressured to do so anyway.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "When the news broke, I was stunned, as many of my teammates were.

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