San Jose State, which received six forfeit victories due to boycotts stemming from transgender athlete claims, is seeded second in the conference tournament. Now the Spartans will advance all the way to Saturday's championship match.

A federal court upheld a ruling that allows a San Jose State women's volleyball team member to play in Wednesday's Mountain West Conference tournament after teammates said she shouldn't be able to play because she is transgender.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little addressed the decision by one of his state's universities to refuse to play a playoff volleyball match against a trans athlete.

Four Mountain West teams — Boise State, University of Wyoming, University of Nevada and Utah State — have forfeited against SJSU this season (totaling up to six matches). When some of those teams announced their forfeit, they acknowledged the conference policy and that they would be awarded a loss for the game, according to Crews.

The Spartans’ path to the Mountain West Conference championship raises complex questions about fairness, inclusion, and the future of women’s sports.