The San Jose State volleyball team is upset after their coach was fired following a lawsuit to safeguard women's sports.

A female athlete on the San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball team expressed their "distress" over the sudden dismissal of their assistant coach who publicly opposed the inclusion of a transgender athlete on the team.

The San Jose State Spartans women’s volleyball associate head coach, Melissa Batie-Smoose, was suspended indefinitely after filing a Title IX complaint against the school, accusing Blaire Fleming, the team’s transgender player, of conspiring with an opponent to help the team lose a match and injure teammate Brooke Slusser.

On "America Reports" Tuesday, Slusser stated that the female athletes were shocked by Batie-Smoose's firing, as she had been their only outlet for expressing their concerns about playing with a biological male on their all-female team.

"Slusser stated that she was that one person who everyone felt comfortable voicing their opinion and speaking their truth about the situation. However, when that person was taken away from us, everyone felt distressed, especially when it happened just minutes before a game."

Batie-Smoose previously stated that she was instructed not to communicate with the media following her termination, alleging that the school attempted to suppress those who were advocating for their First Amendment rights and what they believed was right.

She emphasized that only women should participate in women's sports to ensure strength.

San Jose State released a statement to OutKick after Batie-Smoose was suspended.

The associate head coach of the San Jose State University women's volleyball team is currently absent from the team, and we will not disclose any additional details regarding this matter.

During a heated election year, the school became the center of national partisan debate over gender identity rights and the sanctity of women's sports. Slusser gained attention after joining a lawsuit against the NCAA, alleging that San Jose State failed to inform its recruits about the presence of a transgender athlete on the team. Slusser claims that she played two full seasons with Fleming, sharing a locker room and rooms on overnight trips without being informed that Fleming was a biological male.

The national controversy has led to seven canceled matches this season.

"It's astonishing that other teams in the conference can stand up and say no, we are not doing this, while our school remains okay with having one person on our team that is causing all of these issues and yet will not get rid of them," Slusser said on "America Reports."

The team leader previously stated in an exclusive interview with Planet Chronicle Digital that she feels "unsafe" and vulnerable due to the university's handling of the situation, which has resulted in multiple threats against her life.

Regardless of people's opinions, whether they support or oppose allowing trans individuals in the NCAA, there are clearly two sides to having me and Blaire on the team. This fear stems from the uncertainty of people's actions these days, as Slusser stated.

The team continues to dominate the national conversation surrounding the participation of transgender athletes on female teams, with armed security accompanying them.

Planet Chronicle' Ryan Gaydos and Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.