Mom of ex-SJSU volleyball star Brooke Slusser leads 8th 'Sophie Night' rally in Dallas before Fever vs Wings

Kim Slusser, the mother of former San Jose State volleyball star Brooke Slusser, helped lead the 8th rally in support of Sophie Cunningham in Dallas on Wednesday.

Kim Slusser and the Texas-based Christian advocacy and policy organization Texas Values held the rally outside of American Airlines Center ahead of the Dallas Wings game against Cunningham and the Fever .

Kim Slusser gave a speech at Thursday's event, sharing her daughter's story of having to share a volleyball team and an apartment with a transgender teammate without knowing the athlete was a biological male.

The entire Slusser family was thrust into the national spotlight in fall 2024 when Brooke decided to sign onto Riley Gaines' lawsuit against the NCAA , citing her experience at SJSU.

SJSU VOLLEYBALL SCANDAL PROBE FINDS TEAM ALLEGEDLY RECRUITED MALE FOR ADVANTAGE WITHOUT TELLING FEMALE PLAYERS "Almost overnight Brooke was launched into a media frenzy, there were reporters, cameras, social media, and suddenly, people all over the world were celebrating, and in some cases, smearing our youngest daughter.

It was overwhelming at times, and nothing our family was ever prepared for," Kim said at her speech.

"And that's why it means so much to our family to be here in our home state Texas, supporting Sophie Cunningham.

Sophie chose to use her voice to stand up for women and girls in sports.

And what she's standing for is really very simple.

Girls deserve a fair chance to compete.

They deserve the opportunities created for female athletes.

They deserve privacy in their locker rooms and in their apartments." Kim Slusser spoke to Fox News Digital after her speech about what Cunningham means to her family.

"My daughter Brooke went through a lot at San Jose State University... it's one of the hardest thing our family has ever been through.

So to see a woman speak up, and now its' becoming a movement...