Atlanta Vibe

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Atlanta Vibe
AtlantaVibe.png
SportVolleyball
Founded2023
League Major League Volleyball
Based in Duluth, Georgia
Arena Gas South Arena
ColorsRed and ice blue
  
OwnerColleen Durham Craig
Head coach Kayla Banwarth
Website atlantavibe.com

The Atlanta Vibe are a women's professional indoor volleyball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area that competes in Major League Volleyball (MLV). The Vibe began play in the league's inaugural 2024 season. The team plays its home games at Gas South Arena.

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History

On February 15, 2023, it was announced that Atlanta would be one of the cities to get a Pro Volleyball Federation franchise for the league's inaugural season. [1] The Vibe name, logo and colors were unveiled on August 4. [2] The first match, of both the Vibe's season and the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation, was played on January 24, 2024, at CHI Health Center Omaha, with the Vibe winning with Omaha Supernovas in five sets. The attendance mark of 11,624 set a record for both a women's professional volleyball match in the United States, and in the Pro Volleyball Federation. [3] In the 2024 season, the Atlanta Vibe finished as the regular season champions, securing the No. 1 overall seed for the Pro Volleyball Federation Championship. [4] However, in the semifinals, they were defeated by the Grand Rapids Rise, concluding their season as a top-four team in the 2024 PVF season.


Roster

Current as of April 9, 2025. [5]

NumberPlayerPositionCollege/ClubHeight
1 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Head Outside hitter Florida State/Arkansas 5'10"
2 Flag of the United States.svg Micaya White Outside hitter Texas 6'1"
3 Flag of the United States.svg Shelly Fanning Middle blocker Baylor 6'2"
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Bianca Bertolino Outside hitter Georgia Tech 6'0"
5 Flag of the United States.svg Merritt Beason Opposite hitter Florida/Nebraska 6'4"
7 Flag of Germany.svg Pia Timmer Outside hitter Washington State 6'2"
9 Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Hentz Libero Stanford 5'9"
10 Flag of the United States.svg Taya Beller Middle blocker Wayne State College 6'2"
12 Flag of the United States.svg McKenna Vicini Middle blocker Stanford 6'2"
13 Flag of the United States.svg Leah Edmond Outside hitter Kentucky 6'2"
14 Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Bower Setter BYU 5'9"
15 Flag of Jamaica.svg Aiko Jones Opposite hitter Louisville 6'2"
16 Flag of the United States.svg Jenna Rosenthal Middle blocker Marquette 6'6"
20 Flag of the United States.svg Madolyn Isringhausen Outside hitter Tennessee Tech 5'11"
21 Flag of the United States.svg Marlie Monserez Setter Florida/UCLA 6'0"
22 Flag of the United States.svg Khori Louis Middle blocker Florida State 6'3"
24 Flag of the United States.svg Anna Dixon Outside hitter Missouri/Florida 6'3"
91 Flag of the United States.svg Mia Tuaniga Setter USC 5'9"

Coaching staff

NameRole
Kayla Banwarth Head Coach
Brian Doyon Assistant Coach
Sally Polhamus Assistant Coach

References

  1. ↑ "Pro Volleyball Arrives in Atlanta". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta's Professional Volleyball Team Unveiled as the Atlanta Vibe". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ↑ "SMASHED! First Pro Volleyball Federation Match Sets Attendance Record". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ↑ https://provolleyball.com/news/2024/04/atlanta-vibe-clinches-no-1-seed-at-championship
  5. ↑ "Roster". Atlanta Vibe. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
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