Transgender player Blaire Fleming is steadily breaking women’s volleyball records at San Jose State despite the growing number of opposing teams that have boycotted games in which he has played.
For instance, despite SJSU’s loss to San Diego State on Saturday, Fleming achieved his 250th kill shot, a record that is unparalleled in women’s volleyball, the Daily Mail reported.
This is not the first season that Fleming has hit the 250 mark. He achieved that record in 2022, as well, during his first year with the team.
The record is notable, especially since SJSU has sat out seven games this year because opposing teams have forfeited rather than play against him.
Five teams, Nevada, Utah, Boise State, Wyoming, and Utah State, have boycotted games against SJSU. They have refused to play against San Jose State, mostly because the teams say Fleming’s participation is unfair due to his physical advantage and because they fear for their safety due to his greater physical strength.
SJSU officials retaliated against one assistant coach who spoke out against the school’s quiet decision to allow Fleming to play as a woman on the team.
The suspension came just as shocking allegations emerged that Fleming and allies were plotting to injury players who did not support Fleming’s bid to be allowed to play as a woman on the team.
The suspension occurred early this month after assistant coach Melissa Batie-Smoose took a public stance against Fleming and the school by filing a Title IX complaint and giving an interview in which she lamented the toxic culture created by the school’s aggressively enforced trans-inclusion policy.
