Like with any sports team, it’s always beneficial for current players to connect with those who’ve played for the same program. Tomasevic said she hopes every year going forward that this tournament brings alumni and current players together.
“Right now, they’re wrapped up in their lives being a student-athlete, it’s super hard to think about the impact an event like this has, but ultimately it’s so special,” Tomasevic said. “So just seeing how that’s going to shape them up to what’s next down the road and hopefully they will interact with alumni and learn from their experiences.”
Several dozen alumni of the program will be in attendance in both the crowd and on the court. ASU will play its first match of the season against Cal State Bakersfield on Friday at 11 a.m. MST and CSUB’s head coach is Giovana Melo, who is a two-time Sun Devil graduate and was a setter for ASU from 2003-04, as well as an assistant coach for three seasons.
Tomasevic and Burbridge agreed that if more students go to volleyball games, especially with this first tournament, they hope students will grow an appreciation for the excitement of the game itself.
“I think it’s just one of those sports that people don’t necessarily know that well and I think that students would really like it,” Burbridge said. “It would just be nice for students because we’re in the bigger arena, it would be nice for them to see a lot more student attendance and a following.”
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