Volleyball match mired in transgender controversy gets last-minute location change

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An upcoming controversial NCAA women's volleyball match will move its location over 200 miles from Reno, Nevada, to the Bay Area in California. 

San Jose State's upcoming game against the University of Nevada has been at the center of a national debate on transgender inclusion in women's sports. And now, a match that was previously going to be played on Nevada's home campus will be played at San Jose's Yosh Uchida Hall. 

"The Mountain West Conference women’s volleyball match between Nevada and San José State University scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26, has been moved from Reno, Nevada, to San José, California. The decision to move the location of the match has been made in the best interest of both programs and the well-being of the student-athletes, coaches, athletic staff and spectators. The decision has been made with the approval of the Mountain West Conference," read a joint statement that was obtained by Fox News Digital from both San Jose State and Nevada's spokespeople.

There is no guarantee that this match will even be played. 

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Nevada Wolf Pack women's volleyball players with Sam Brown and Tulsi Gabbard. (Sam Brown Campaign)

Nevada players have expressed their desire not to play the match, both privately to their athletic director and publicly to the press. San Jose State has a player that has been identified as transgender, and another player engaged in a lawsuit against the NCAA over never being informed that her teammate was a biological male. But the program has