'We didn't want to play against a male player': Transgender issue pits female volleyball players against their own university

University of Nevada volleyball players say they will forfeit upcoming match against San Jose State .

The university says it will not punish players who choose not to participate in the match.

The alleged transgender player in question has been at the center of a national firestorm surrounding transgender athletes.

The Nevada team says it's about fair competition and safety for everyone.

Sia Liilii is the first openly transgender woman to win an NCAA championship in the 400-meter hurdles.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo : "No student athlete should ever be pressured to play a game where they don't feel safe — period” The Nevada women’s volleyball player says she and her teammates aren’t wavering.

The main purpose of the protest for Liilii is to be an advocate for change, to, in her words, “stand up for what is right.” “I hope the future generations won’t have to be in the position that me and my teammates are in and the young women of the Mountain West Conference are in,” Liilii said. “I have nieces and I have little sisters. It would break my heart if they have to go through this as well.”.