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| Summer Ross (Jim Bates/Seattle Times) |
Not Summer Ross.
The University of
Washington freshman outside hitter wears the highest digits allowable: 99.
“A big number for a big hitter,” Ross told me. And if the
quote sounds, well, immodest, I’ll report that she said it sheepishly, almost
blushing.
The big digits drew unexpected attention during her very
first college road trip. On August 27, fans at volleyball-mad Pyramid Arena in Long Beach targeted Ross during warm-ups.
They teased her about her nontraditional number, which devolved into a few
vulgar chants. It got so belligerent that one spectator was escorted out of the
building by security.
Ross’s reaction? “I like it,” she told me, “when fans get
passionate about volleyball.”
And she said it with a smile.
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