Earlier this month, 11 female volleyball players, led by San Jose State co-captain Brooke Slusser, and an assistant coach sued the Mountain West Conference and San Jose State University, alleging the defendants violated the U.S. Constitution and Title IX by allowing a transgender athlete to play for a women’s sports team.

The CSU volleyball team will play in the NCAA Tournament after the Rams beat San Jose State to win the Mountain West title.

San Jose State's women's volleyball season ended by loss to Colorado State in the Mountain West tournament final

Colorado State coach Emily Kohan said her team will take the court rather than become the latest one to forfeit against San Jose State after the top-seeded Rams advanced to the Mountain West Conference women's volleyball tournament final Friday.

Boise State, which twice boycotted matches with San Jose State, has pulled out of the Mountain West women's volleyball tournament.

Boise State withdrew rather than play San Jose State, which received six forfeit victories because of boycotts from Mountain West opponents.

Boise State forfeited games against SJSU this season instead of competing against an alleged transgender player on the Spartans' roster.

Boise State defeated Utah State by a score of 3 sets to 1 in Tuesday’s quarterfinal, winning the first, third and fourth sets. The match was contested between two of the five teams that opted out of playing against San Jose State this season, causing uncertainty about whether the winner would move forward with playing the Spartans in the semis.

San Jose State’s season was marked by forfeits, limited protests and the topic of gender identity becoming a political issue in an election year.

Boise State pulls out of Mountain West women's volleyball tournament, forfeiting semifinal against San Jose State