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 volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about women in sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday's Mountain West Conference tournament final,

Colorado State coach Emily Kohan said her team will take the floor against San Jose State in the Mountain West volleyball championship rather than become the latest team to forfeit to the Spartans.

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

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. The Spartans were 14-6. The controversy didn't end during the Mountain West tournament.

San Jose State knows who it must beat to secure a spot in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament. The Spartans, who had a bye in the first round of the Mountain West tournament this week and advanced to the final on a forfeit,

Colorado State beat San Jose State in the Mountain West volleyball title game Saturday at UNLV’s Cox Pavilion. With the 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 win, the top-seeded Rams earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament and ended a season filled with protests against the Spartans amid a national controversy surrounding the participation of transgender athletes in sports.