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Gardner's Legacy: Character Over Accolades

By Craig Morgan, thesundevils.com Writer

TEMPE, Ariz. -- If character is measured in moments of adversity, everything you need to know about Macey Gardner's mettle was on display in the moments after she suffered a season-ending ACL tear on Oct. 9 at Washington.

"She kept saying 'I'm sorry. I'm sorry.'" Sun Devils volleyball coach Jason Watson said. "True to her form, she wasn't sorry for herself and not being able to realize some of the goals she had set for herself when she came here. She was sorry that she couldn't help her team -- and help me!