LOVB Atlanta
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| Founded | 2023 |
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| Ground | Gateway Center Arena College Park, Georgia, U.S. |
| Manager | Paulo Coco |
| League | LOVB Pro |
| Website | www |
LOVB Atlanta is an American professional women's indoor volleyball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a member of LOVB Pro, which will begin play in January 2025.
History
[edit]In 2021, LOVB announced plans to start a professional women's volleyball league in the United States.[1] Atlanta was revealed as one of LOVB's first two team locations alongside Houston in March 2023.[2] The city also hosted the Atlanta Vibe of the rival Pro Volleyball Federation.[3]
Roster
[edit]- As of December 22, 2024.[4]
| No. | Name | Position | Height | College / home club | Nationality |
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| 2 | Piyanut Pannoy | Libero | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |  Thailand
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| 3 | Marta Bechis | Setter | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |  Italy
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| 4 | Jessica Rivero Marin | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |  Spain
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| 8 | Kayla Haneline | Middle blocker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Northern Iowa |  United States
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| 9 | Iga Wasilewska | Middle blocker | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Legionovia Legionowo |  Poland
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| 10 | Madi Bugg | Setter | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Stanford | United States
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| 11 | Onye Ofoegbu | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Oregon / UC Irvine | United States
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| 13 | McKenzie Adams | Outside hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | UTSA | United States
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| 14 | Tia Jimerson | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Ohio | United States
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| 15 | Magdalena Jehlárová | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Washington State |  Czech Republic
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| 16 | Beatrice Negretti | Libero | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Italy
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| 17 | Tessa Grubbs | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Tennessee | United States
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| 20 | Danielle Cuttino | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Purdue | United States
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| 23 | Kelsey Cook | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Nebraska | United States
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| 77 | Gia Day | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Maryland / Baylor | United States
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References
[edit]- ^ Chappell, Bill (October 19, 2021). "Are you ready for some volleyball? A new women's pro league hopes the answer is yes". NPR. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ "League One Volleyball selects Atlanta as first pro team market". Rough Draft Atlanta. March 9, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Feinswog, Lee (June 26, 2024). "Exciting times for LOVB as it approaches inaugural 2025 pro volleyball season". Volleyballmag.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ "LOVB: Atlanta Roster". LOVB.