San Jose State University’s volleyball team is the latest flash point in a dispute about transgender players in women’s sports.

A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women's volleyball program will again be faced with the decision whether to play the school, this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line.

A federal judge ruled Monday that the Mountain West’s conference volleyball championship can proceed as planned this week, denying a motion to ban San Jose State’s transgender player. Judge Kato Crews also denied a motion that would have forced the Mountain West to adjust its current team standings by removing losses assigned to the teams that forfeited against SJSU,