The Colorado State women's volleyball team was willing to play San José State, which has a transgender player, in the Mountain West Conference tournament final, and it ended the Spartans' season.

The San Jose State women’s team, which has a transgender player, lost to the tournament favorite Colorado State, concluding a season that transcended sports.

The Spartans lose to Colorado State in what likely brings to an end San Jose’s season filled with controversy.

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

It’s been a really complex and emotional situation this whole season,” said Kohan, the Mountain West Conference coach of the year. “Unless you’re in those rooms having those hard conversations and making those hard decisions,

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

No. 2 seed San Jose State lost to No. 1 seed Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference volleyball final on Saturday at the COX Pavilion in Las Vegas amid an ongoing gender controversy surrounding a Spartans player.

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.

Amid protests, lawsuits, and forfeitures, San José State’s volleyball team ends its season with a hard-fought loss to Colorado State in the Mountain West championship.

Colorado State ended a volleyball season filled with protests in front of a peaceful crowd Saturday at UNLV’s Cox Pavilion, but litigation and national controversy will rage on. There were constant reminders of that reality as the top-seeded Rams beat San Jose State 27-25,