2025 LOVB Pro season

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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]

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  LOVB Atlanta
• 2
  LOVB Austin
• 3
  LOVB Houston
• 4
  LOVB Madison
• 5
  LOVB Omaha
• 6
  LOVB Salt Lake

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]

LOVB Atlanta
No.	Name	Position	Height	College / Home Club
2	Piyanut Pannoy	Libero	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
3	Marta Bechis	Setter	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
4	Jessica Rivero Marin	Outside hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
8	Kayla Haneline	Middle blocker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Northern Iowa
9	Iga Wasilewska	Middle blocker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Legionovia Legionowo
10	Madi Bugg	Setter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Stanford
11	Onye Ofoegbu	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Oregon / UC Irvine
12	Rachel Fairbanks	Setter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Pittsburgh
13	McKenzie Adams	Outside hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	UTSA
14	Tia Jimerson	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Ohio
15	Magdalena Jehlárová	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Washington State
16	Beatrice Negretti	Libero	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
17	Tessa Grubbs	Opposite hitter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Tennessee
20	Danielle Cuttino	Opposite hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Purdue
23	Kelsey Cook	Outside hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Nebraska
77	Gia Day	Outside hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Maryland / Baylor

LOVB Austin
No.	Name	Position	Height	College / Home Club
1	Khat Bell	Opposite hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Texas
2	Leah Hardeman	Outside hitter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Coastal Carolina
3	Carli Lloyd	Setter	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	California
5	Molly McCage	Middle blocker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Texas
6	Alessia Gennari	Outside hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
7	Asjia O'Neal	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Texas
9	Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres	Setter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Utah / Texas
10	Zoe Jarvis	Libero	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Texas
11	Chiaka Ogbogu	Middle blocker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Texas
12	Carly DeHoog	Opposite hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Washington
13	Juliann Faucette	Opposite hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Texas
15	Kotoe Inoue	Libero	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
16	Madisen Skinner	Opposite hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Texas / Kentucky
17	Anna Haak	Outside hitter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Miami / Marquette
33	Logan Eggleston	Outside hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Texas

LOVB Houston
No.	Name	Position	Height	College / Home Club
1	Grace Frohling	Opposite hitter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	San Diego
2	Karin Palgutova	Outside hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	St. John's
3	Amber Igiede	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Hawaii
4	Anna Pogany	Libero	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
5	Jess Mruzik	Outside hitter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Penn State
7	Raphaela Folie	Middle blocker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
8	Christina Bauer	Middle blocker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	ASPTT Mulhouse
9	Madi Rishel	Outside hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Arizona
10	Kaisa Alanko	Setter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	University of Jyväskylä
11	Anita Anwusi	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	LSU
12	Micha Hancock	Setter	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Penn State
14	Julia Brown	Outside hitter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	NC State
17	Sara Loda	Outside hitter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Bergamo
18	Key Alves	Libero	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
23	Jordan Thompson	Opposite hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Cincinnati

LOVB Madison
No.	Name	Position	Height	College / Home Club
1	Daly Santana	Outside hitter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Minnesota
2	Anna Hall	Middle blocker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Louisville
3	Mariena Hayden	Outside hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	UNLV
4	Milica Medved	Libero	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
5	Simin Wang	Libero	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
6	Jennifer Janiska	Outside hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
7	Lauren Carlini	Setter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Wisconsin
8	Claire Felix	Middle blocker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	UCLA
9	Claire Chaussee	Outside hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Louisville
10	Taylor Sandbothe	Middle blocker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Ohio State
11	Annie Schumacher	Opposite hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Purdue
12	Temi Thomas-Ailara	Opposite hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Wisconsin / Northwestern
13	Sarah Franklin	Outside hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Wisconsin / Michigan State
14	Danica Markovic	Setter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
27	Ana Beatriz Corrêa	Middle blocker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

LOVB Omaha
No.	Name	Position	Height	College / Home Club
1	Lexi Rodriguez	Libero	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Nebraska
2	Emily Thater	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Missouri
3	Annie Cesar	Libero	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
4	Justine Wong-Orantes	Libero	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Nebraska
5	Jaali Winters	Outside hitter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Creighton
7	Vicky Savard	Outside hitter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Montréal
8	Kimberly Drewniok	Opposite hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RC Sorpesee
10	Jordan Larson	Outside hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Nebraska
11	Amber Stivrins	Outside hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Louisville / Georgia / San Diego
12	Audriana Fitzmorris	Opposite hitter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Stanford
13	Gabby Blossom	Setter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	San Diego / Penn State
14	Laura Dijkema	Setter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Smash
17	Candelaria Herrera	Middle blocker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Florida A&M / Iowa State
26	Lauren Stivrins	Middle blocker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Nebraska
33	Madi Kubik-Banks	Outside hitter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Nebraska

LOVB Salt Lake
No.	Name	Position	Height	College / Home Club
1	Jordyn Poulter	Setter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Illinois
2	Tamaki Matsui	Setter	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	JWCPE
3	Morgan Miller	Outside hitter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	California
4	Maddie Haynes	Outside hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	California
5	Skylar Fields	Opposite hitter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	USC
6	Tori Dixon	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Minnesota
7	Sophie Fischer	Middle blocker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Georgia
11	Serena Gray	Middle blocker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Pittsburgh
12	Roni Jones-Perry	Outside hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	BYU
15	Haleigh Washington	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Penn State
16	Manami Kojima	Libero	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Aoyama Gakuin
17	Dani Drews	Outside hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Utah
18	Mary Lake	Libero	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	BYU
21	Claire Hoffman	Outside hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Washington
33	Heidy Casanova	Opposite hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

• Each team will play 16 games - 3 games each with 4 of the opponent teams, and 4 games with the remaining one opponent.^[7]
• Four games will be played each week:^[8]
  • One weekday head-to-head match between two teams at one LOVB city.
  • One weekend three-match series between four teams at one LOVB city.
• Each LOVB city will host a total of 8 games throughout the regular season.
• Top 2 ranked teams at the end of the regular season will win semifinal seeds at the LOVB Finals. Remaining 4 teams will play in the quarterfinals.^[9]

The ranking of teams in the league round will be determined as follows:^[10]

• Teams will be ranked by win ratio.
• If two teams are tied, following tie-breakers will be applied:

1. Head-to-Head (HTH) win ratio
2. HTH set ratio
3. HTH point ratio
4. Total set ratio
5. Total point ratio

• If more than two teams are tied, following tie-breakers will be applied:

1. Win ratio, only including games played between tied teams
2. Set ratio, only including games played between tied teams
3. Point ratio, only including games played between tied teams
4. If one team gets eliminated from the multiple-team tie, remaining teams will be ranked with H2H tie-breakers.

Updated with the games played on February 8, 2025. ^{[11] [12]}

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.