The University of Wyoming’s women’s volleyball team has forfeited its upcoming Thursday game against San Jose State University, the school’s athletics department announced Friday.
It’s the second time UW has forfeited a SJSU game since the California team’s outside hitter Blaire Fleming made headlines in September, on reports of being transgender.
“The University of Wyoming volleyball team will not play its scheduled conference match at San José State University on Thursday, November 14,” says a Friday statement by the athletics department. “Per Mountain West Conference policy, the Conference will record the match as a forfeit and a loss for Wyoming. The Cowgirls will play at Fresno State on Saturday, November 16 at 2 p.m.”
The statement does not indicate why the school is forfeiting. However, after UW initially committed to play against San Jose in September, even after Fleming’s controversy broke, the school received immense backlash from lawmakers and members of the public. Some of the Wyoming volleyball players also opposed the notion of playing SJSU, some of their social media posts indicate.
But on Oct. 1, UW announced that it had decided to cancel its Oct. 5 team against SJSU, an about-face from its earlier statement.
Utah State University, Southern Utah University, and Boise State University also have cancelled matches against