There has also been a presence in alumni’s support this season, especially since the Webb-Burbridge Classic that occurred on August 26-27, where alumni of the program reconnected with each other and connected with the current players as well. Two alumni of the program, Alison Lund Rossini and Marina Mercer Carpenter, gave back to their program as they contributed to bringing in gold jerseys for the first time for Sun Devil Volleyball.
In these new gold jerseys, the Sun Devils have picked up some of the most memorable wins of the season in them, which included a five setter, reverse sweep victory over Northern Iowa during the Sun Devil Classic. ASU also came up victorious in those jerseys in the win over in-state rival Arizona on September 21 down in Tucson.
“They were just so grateful and thankful and it was really fun to see them get excited,” Mercer Carpenter said. “So much of athletics has changed where everything’s kind of about what your uniform looks like. The fact they beat U of A in those jerseys just puts me over the moon.”
From Lund Rossini’s perspective, what players are wearing can have an influence on how they feel on the court.
“As a player, you want to be confident in how you look and what you’re wearing and with wearing one of our primary colors, it’s powerful on the court,” Lund Rossini said. “We love to support the program that way and give the ladies something that they’re proud of.”
For Lund Rossini, her involvement has been a lot more recent, especially when her husband, Graham Rossini, took a job with Sun Devil Athletics. She also had a connection with Tomasevic because the two of them played against each other in college while Tomasevic was playing at Washington.
Mercer Carpenter played with Lund Rossini throughout the majority of her time with ASU. As a third generation Arizonan, Mercer Carpenter said it has always been important for her and her family to support the Sun Devils, especially for her mother. After her playing career ended in 2009, she attended the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law and got involved with her alma mater after she graduated from law school, while she currently works for the Arizona Coyotes.
Like with the Webb-Burbridge Classic and involving alumni of the program, Tomasevic said Lund Rossini and Mercer Carpenter building their relationships with current members of the team is helping build bonds within the program.
“Those two have been making an impact as far as…
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