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Mountain West commissioner says she's heartbroken over turmoil surrounding San Jose State volleyball
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday the forfeitures that volleyball teams are willing to take to avoid playing San Jose State is “not what we celebrate in college athletics” and that she is heartbroken over what has transpired this season surrounding the Spartans and their opponents. Four teams have canceled games against San Jose State: Boise State, Southern Utah, Utah State and Wyoming, with none of the schools explicitly saying why they were forfeiting. A group of Nevada players issued a statement saying they will not take the floor when the Wolf Pack are scheduled to host the Spartans on Oct. 26. They cited their “right to safety and fair competition,” though their school reaffirmed Thursday that the match is still planned and that state law bars forfeiture “for reasons related to gender identity or expression.” All those schools, except Southern Utah, are in the Mountain West. New Mexico, also in the MWC, went ahead with its home match on Thursday night, which was won by the Spartans, 3-1, the team’s first victory since Sept. 24.
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Rants & Raves: San Jose State Edition
SAN JOSE, Calif., -- Four turnovers, seven points. Wyoming's defense finally got greedy, but Jay Johnson's offense, for a majority of this 24-14 loss at San Jose, was still stuck in neutral. The Cowboys averaged just 1.5 yards per carry and Evan Svoboda tossed a costly fourth-quarter interception that ended...
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