College women's volleyball game featuring trans athlete draws crowd of protesters in California

Santa Rosa Junior College women's volleyball players Madison and Gracie Shaw opened up about a trans teammate allegedly hitting the ball at another player's head, causing a concussion.

A college volleyball game in California Wednesday night was hit by a crowd of protesters amid controversy over a transgender player on one of the teams. 

Santa Rosa Junior College faced Sierra College in Rocklin weeks after multiple Santa Rosa players filed a Title IX complaint about the school's handling of a biologically male teammate. Sierra won the game in straight sets.

One of the protesters, local women's sports activist Beth Bourne, handed out the protest signs to students who attended the game and said it was the first time she'd seen college students protest the issue in-person. 

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"This was the first time we experienced college students spectating the game, asking us if they could also hold a sign to show their support for the women. We have been at dozens of volleyball games, track meets, cross country races, and other sporting events with males, but this was the first time we saw this type of support. We are hopeful the tide is turning and more people feel comfortable speaking out on this injustice to women," Bourne told Fox News Digital. 

Bourne added that Sierra's men's athletes even joined in on the protesting. 

"We were unsure if the signs were allowed at the game, but we waited until a timeout was called before handing them to the young male athletes to hold. We had them out for less than a few minutes," she said. "We heard one young man from Sierra College say: ‘Yes, ma’am! Yes, ma’am!’ Then this group of young men asked her if they could also hold some of our signs.

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