The women’s volleyball team at the center of a national debate over gender and sports advanced to the conference championship after Boise State refused to play.

The Broncos had already forfeited two matches against the Spartans based on moral grounds. Now Boise State has done so a third time with a lot more at stake.

Boise State announced it will forfeit its next game in the Mountain West Conference women's volleyball tournament against San Jose State, scheduled for Friday. This comes on the heels of a ruling from a U.