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 December 22, 2025. [5]

NumberPlayerPositionCollege/ClubHeight
1 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Smith Outside hitter Florida State/Arkansas 5'10"
2 Flag of the United States.svg Averi Carlson Setter SMU 5'11"
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lexie Almodovar Outside hitter Dayton 5'8"
5 Flag of the United States.svg Raven Colvin Middle blocker Purdue 6'1"
7 Flag of Germany.svg Pia Timmer Outside hitter Washington State 6'2"
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Britt Rampelberg Libero5'4"
9 Flag of the United States.svg Mac Podraza Setter Penn State/Ohio State 6'2"
11 Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Shields Setter Arizona State 5'10"
12 Flag of the United States.svg Ava Martin Outside hitter Creighton 6'1"
13 Flag of the United States.svg Leah Edmond Outside hitter Kentucky 6'2"
14 Flag of the United States.svg Shaylee Myers Outside hitter Kansas State 6'0"
15 Flag of Jamaica.svg Aiko Jones Opposite hitter Louisville 6'2"
20 Flag of the United States.svg Madolyn Isringhausen Outside hitter Tennessee Tech 5'11"
22 Flag of the United States.svg Khori Louis Middle blocker Florida State 6'3"
23 Flag of the United States.svg Ellie McKissock Libero Florida 5'6"
24 Flag of the United States.svg Anna Dixon Outside hitter Florida/Missouri 6'3"
25 Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Moore Middle blocker Vanderbilt/Loyola Marymount 6'1"
27 Flag of the United States.svg Phoebe Awoleye Middle blocker Minnesota/Loyola Marymount/Georgia 6'2

Coaching staff

NameRole
Kayla Banwarth Head Coach
Laura Kuhn General Manager & Assistant Coach
Beau Lawler Assistant Coach
[Chip Smith]Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Sean Delfavero Athletic Trainer
Emma Bezdicek Manager of Volleyball Operations

References

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