San Jose State University volleyball co-captain Brooke Slusser spoke out amid the school’s transgender athlete controversy after the associate head coach was terminated.

San Jose State women’s volleyball players are angry and concerned for their safety after the Spartans’ assistant coach, Melissa Batie-Smoose, was suspended by the university amid the controversy over reports that redshirt senior Blaire Fleming is transgender,

The San Jose State volleyball team has played under national scrutiny this season amid a lawsuit involving transgender participation in women’s sports.

San Diego State University’s women’s volleyball team won its battle against San Jose State University’s team on Saturday during a match that included Save Women’s Sports protesters in the stands and trash talk between the teams.

The San Jose State women’s volleyball team is reeling after the firing of Assistant Coach Melissa Batie-Smoose following her legal challenge over transgender athlete inclusion.