At the end of the 2019 spring season, Sun Devil volleyball's Andrea Mitrovic and Megan Beedie were forming plans for their summers. Maybe they'd go home to Canada and spend time with their families. They could take some time off of volleyball to rest and get ready for the upcoming season. But heading into exit meetings in May, head coach Sanja Tomasevic had other plans in mind.
Tomasevic knew the level of elite competition at the national team level and had studied Team Canada's film before going into the meetings. When she asked the girls for their thoughts about trying out for the national team, they were in disbelief.