She had no real career as a volleyball player. If that put her out then she wouldn't have been viable as a pro in a limited market. She was a college player and that really isn't much of anything. I joked about Riley Gaines but it is the same story. A player that would never been heard of two years from now can parlay their participation in a sport into a social justice crusader.
I am not saying it is right or wrong but that's the reality. Nothing rednecks love more than reading and hearing about trans stories of any kind, it sells.