A Canadian women's college basketball team, whose roster includes a transgender player, has refused to play a Christian school because of alleged abuse at their last game. Vancouver Island University was supposed to be playing twice against Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford, B.C this weekend but have claimed they do not feel safe enough to do so.
![[Mackenzie - who stands at 6ft 2 - leads 11-1 Vancouver Island in points, rebounds and blocks]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/16/93918947-14267449-Mackenzie_who_stands_at_6ft_2_leads_11_1_Vancouver_Island_in_poi-a-43_1736438768673.jpg)
The two schools played a pair of games on consecutive days back in October and it's alleged trans player Harriette Mackenzie was subjected to both physical and verbal abuse. In a video posted to Instagram on October 30, Mackenzie - who stands at 6ft 2 and leads 11-1 Vancouver Island in points, rebounds and blocks this season - accused CBC's coach Taylor Claggett of applauding rough play on her.
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Mackenzie also alleged that Claggett 'corned' a Vancouver Island staffer and insisted she shouldn't be able to play women's basketball during a 'tirade' after their first game. The following morning, Mackenzie also received a call from her upset coach who wanted to alert her to social media posts made by somebody close to Claggett.
Trans player Harriette Mackenzie (left) accused rival coach Taylor Claggett of abusing her during two games last October. The posts were fiercely critical of Mackenzie and said 'keep women's sports, women's sports', 'complete joke' and 'make it make sense'.
