Mountain West Conference commissioner Gloria Nevarez spoke Thursday about the drama surrounding San Jose State's women's volleyball team, as several schools have decided to forfeit games against the team because of a transgender athlete on their roster.

Nevarez said at Mountain West basketball media days that the losses to the Spartans are “not what we celebrate in college athletics.”

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Blaire Fleming, No. 3, a redshirt senior at San Jose State University, plays outside hitter and right tackle on the women's volleyball team. (San Jose State University)

“It breaks my heart because it's people, young people, student-athletes on both sides of this issue who are receiving a lot of negative attention across the country. It just doesn’t feel right to me,” Nevarez told The Associated Press.

Boise State, Southern Utah, Utah State and Wyoming decided to forfeit games against San Jose State. Some Nevada players chose to sit out the game, but the school is playing the game anyway, saying state law prohibits a forfeit.

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Blaire Fleming, a transgender athlete, played three seasons at SJSU after previously playing at Coastal Carolina. (San Jose State University)

“I know what our team is going to do and we are going to show integrity,” Wolf Pack captain Sia Liillii told the Reno Gazzette Journal. “I think this is the hardest thing our team has ever been through, but I’m just happy that I have so many brave young women behind me and that I get to be captain of this team.”

Nevarez said transgender inclusion in women's sports is an issue she's still “learning a lot about.”

Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez reacts during the Mountain West Championship at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on December 2, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

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“I don’t yet know much about the language, the science or the national understanding of how this issue plays out,” she added. “So far the external influences are on both sides. It's an election year. It’s political, so it feels like a no-win because of the external pressure.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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