2025 LOVB Pro season | |
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League | LOVB Pro |
Sport | Volleyball |
Duration | January 8 – April 13 |
Number of teams | 6 |
TV partner(s) | DAZN ESPN LOVB Live WSN |
The 2025 LOVB Pro season is the inaugural season of LOVB Pro. [1] Six teams will compete over 14 weeks, including 12 weeks of regular season play, one mid-season tournament (LOVB Classic), and one week of finals. [2] [3]
Inaugural season did not include a draft, however it was announced in December 2024 that six rookies (referred to as The LOVB 6) were signed to play in one of the six teams. [4] [5] Later in January 2025 a seventh rookie joined the league, as Pittsburgh Panthers alum Rachel Fairbanks was signed to LOVB Atlanta. [6]
Team | Head Coach | Founding Athlete(s) | LOVB 6 Player | Location | Venue | Capacity | Colors |
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LOVB Atlanta | Paulo Coco | Kelsey Cook | Onye Ofoegbu | College Park, Georgia | Gateway Center Arena | 3,500 | |
LOVB Austin | Marco Bonitta | Carli Lloyd Chiaka Ogbogu Logan Eggleston | Madisen Skinner | Austin, Texas | H-E-B Center Strahan Arena | 8,700 10,000 | |
LOVB Houston | Massimo Barbolini | Micha Hancock Jordan Thompson | Jess Mruzik | Rosenberg, Texas | Fort Bend Epicenter | 10,000 | |
LOVB Madison | Matt Fuerbringer | Lauren Carlini | Sarah Franklin | Madison, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Field House Alliant Energy Center | 7,540 7,432 | |
LOVB Omaha | Suzie Fritz | Jordan Larson Justine Wong-Orantes | Lexi Rodriguez | Omaha, Nebraska | Liberty First Credit Union Arena Baxter Arena | 4,600 7,898 | |
LOVB Salt Lake | Tamari Miyashiro | Haleigh Washington Jordyn Poulter | Sophie Fischer | Salt Lake City, Utah | Lifetime Activities Center Maverik Center | 5,000 12,500 |
LOVB Atlanta | ||||
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No. | Name | Position | Height | College / Home Club |
2 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
3 | ![]() | Setter | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
4 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
8 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Northern Iowa |
9 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Legionovia Legionowo |
10 | ![]() | Setter | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Stanford |
11 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Oregon / UC Irvine |
12 | ![]() | Setter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Pittsburgh |
13 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | UTSA |
14 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Ohio |
15 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Washington State |
16 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
17 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Tennessee |
20 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Purdue |
23 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Nebraska |
77 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Maryland / Baylor |
LOVB Austin | ||||
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No. | Name | Position | Height | College / Home Club |
1 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Texas |
2 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Coastal Carolina |
3 | ![]() | Setter | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | California |
5 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Texas |
6 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
7 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Texas |
9 | ![]() | Setter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Utah / Texas |
10 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Texas |
11 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Texas |
12 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Washington |
13 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Texas |
15 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | |
16 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Texas / Kentucky |
17 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Miami / Marquette |
33 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Texas |
LOVB Houston | ||||
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No. | Name | Position | Height | College / Home Club |
1 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | San Diego |
2 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | St. John's |
3 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Hawaii |
4 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
5 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Penn State |
7 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
8 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ASPTT Mulhouse |
9 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Arizona |
10 | ![]() | Setter | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | University of Jyväskylä |
11 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | LSU |
12 | ![]() | Setter | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Penn State |
14 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | NC State |
17 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Bergamo |
18 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
23 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Cincinnati |
LOVB Madison | ||||
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No. | Name | Position | Height | College / Home Club |
1 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Minnesota |
2 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Louisville |
3 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | UNLV |
4 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
5 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
6 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
7 | ![]() | Setter | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Wisconsin |
8 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | UCLA |
9 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Louisville |
10 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Ohio State |
11 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Purdue |
12 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Wisconsin / Northwestern |
13 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Wisconsin / Michigan State |
14 | ![]() | Setter | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
27 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
LOVB Omaha | ||||
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No. | Name | Position | Height | College / Home Club |
1 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Nebraska |
2 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Missouri |
3 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
4 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Nebraska |
5 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Creighton |
7 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Montréal |
8 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | RC Sorpesee |
10 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Nebraska |
11 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Louisville / Georgia / San Diego |
12 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Stanford |
13 | ![]() | Setter | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | San Diego / Penn State |
14 | ![]() | Setter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Smash |
17 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Florida A&M / Iowa State |
26 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Nebraska |
33 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Nebraska |
LOVB Salt Lake | ||||
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No. | Name | Position | Height | College / Home Club |
1 | ![]() | Setter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Illinois |
2 | ![]() | Setter | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | JWCPE |
3 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | California |
4 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | California |
5 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | USC |
6 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Minnesota |
7 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Georgia |
11 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Pittsburgh |
12 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | BYU |
15 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Penn State |
16 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | Aoyama Gakuin |
17 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Utah |
18 | ![]() | Libero | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | BYU |
21 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Washington |
33 | ![]() | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
The ranking of teams in the league round will be determined as follows: [10]
Updated with the games played on March 1, 2025. [11] [12]
# | Team | MP | W | L | W% | Sets | S% | Points | P% | H | A | N | |
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1 | LOVB Atlanta | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 25 – 12 | .676 | 856 – 778 | .524 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 0 | 3 – 0 | |
2 | LOVB Houston | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 17 – 16 | .515 | 766 – 739 | .509 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 2 | 2 – 0 | |
3 | LOVB Austin | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 18 – 17 | .514 | 809 – 795 | .504 | 2 – 2 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 1 | |
4 | LOVB Omaha | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 16 – 19 | .457 | 775 – 782 | .498 | 1 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 0 – 2 | |
5 | LOVB Salt Lake | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 19 – 22 | .463 | 884 – 913 | .492 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 1 | |
6 | LOVB Madison | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 15 – 24 | .385 | 801 – 884 | .475 | 3 – 2 | 0 – 2 | 0 – 3 | |
vs.ATL | vs.ATX | vs.HTX | vs.MAD | vs.OMA | vs.SLC | ||||||||||||||
WL | S% | P% | WL | S% | P% | WL | S% | P% | WL | S% | P% | WL | S% | P% | WL | S% | P% | ||
LOVB Atlanta | 1–0 | .750 | .500 | 0–0 | – | – | 3–0 | .692 | .539 | 2–0 | .667 | .528 | 2–1 | .636 | .523 | ||||
LOVB Austin | 0–1 | .250 | .500 | 1–2 | .462 | .497 | 1–1 | .500 | .496 | 1–0 | 1.000 | .564 | 1–1 | .556 | .505 | ||||
LOVB Houston | 0–0 | – | – | 2–1 | .538 | .503 | 1–0 | 1.000 | .568 | 1–1 | .500 | .500 | 1–2 | .364 | .505 | ||||
LOVB Madison | 0–3 | .308 | .461 | 1–1 | .500 | .504 | 0–1 | .000 | .432 | 1–2 | .417 | .482 | 1–0 | .600 | .488 | ||||
LOVB Omaha | 0–2 | .333 | .472 | 0–1 | .000 | .436 | 1–1 | .500 | .500 | 2–1 | .583 | .518 | 1–0 | .600 | .505 | ||||
LOVB Salt Lake | 1–2 | .364 | .477 | 1–1 | .444 | .495 | 2–1 | .636 | .495 | 0–1 | .400 | .512 | 0–1 | .400 | .495 | ||||
Values in boldface denote that the team would win the tie-breaker in this H2H.
Values in italic denote that the team would lose the tie-breaker in this H2H.
The inaugural LOVB Classic tournament was held at Kansas City, Missouri on Valentine's Day weekend, February 14-16, 2025. [13] It was announced that the top three teams would be awarded with a cash prize of $100000, $40000, and $20000, respectively. [14]
Teams were seeded based on league rankings after Week 5. On Friday's quarterfinals, #3 Houston defeated #6 Madison, and #5 Austin upset #4 Salt Lake. Saturday's semifinals featured another upset win, with #3 Houston defeating #2 Omaha. In the second semifinal, #1 seed Atlanta defeated #5 Austin and advanced to the final. Sunday started with the 5th place match where #4 Salt Lake won against #6 Madison. In the 3rd place match, #5 Austin prevailed over #2 Omaha to win a $20000 prize. The final game was another upset, with #3 Houston defeating #1 seed Atlanta. Atlanta took second place, and won $40000. Houston won the inaugural LOVB Classic title along with the $100000 prize. [15] [16]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
#6 LOVB Madison | 0 | 20 | 23 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
#3 LOVB Houston | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
#3 LOVB Houston | 3 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
#2 LOVB Omaha | 1 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
#3 LOVB Houston | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
#1 LOVB Atlanta | 1 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
#5 LOVB Austin | 3 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
#4 LOVB Salt Lake | 1 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
#5 LOVB Austin | 1 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
#1 LOVB Atlanta | 3 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
#5 LOVB Austin | 3 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
#2 LOVB Omaha | 1 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team was announced after the final game. [17]
Position | Player | Team |
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MVP | ![]() | LOVB Houston |
Opposite Hitter | ||
Setter | ![]() | LOVB Houston |
Middle Blocker | ![]() | LOVB Houston |
Outside Hitter | ![]() | LOVB Austin |
Libero | ![]() | LOVB Atlanta |
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