Colorado State women's volleyball coach praises team after win over squad with trans player

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Colorado State Rams women’s volleyball coach Emily Kohan called the team’s Mountain West Tournament Championship win over San Jose State on Saturday a "statement" victory.

The Rams earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with the four-set win over the Spartans. San Jose State competed in the tournament under a shroud of controversy over the eligibility of transgender player Blaire Fleming. San Jose State had a bye in the first round and Boise State forfeited its match to allow the Spartans to play in the finals.

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CSU volleyball coach Emily Kohan coaches Malaya Jones against No. 10 Kentucky on Aug. 25, 2023, at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado. (Cris Tiller/USA Today Network)

Kohan credited her team for staying the course.

"We stuck together through a lot, against a lot of odds and a lot of negative energy, and we controlled our own destiny," Kohan said, via the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I think we made a statement in the process."

Colorado State was one of the Mountain West teams that did end up playing San Jose State during the regular season. The Spartans had five conference opponents forfeit matches against them. They were 1-1.

Colorado State's head coach Emily Kohan watches a home game against Colorado at Moby Arena on Sept. 19, 2024, in Fort Collins. (Logan Newell/The Coloradoan/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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"No one from (Colorado State) was negative in this whole thing,"