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2025 LOVB Pro season

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2025 LOVB Pro season
LeagueLOVB Pro
SportVolleyball
DurationJanuary 8 – April 13
Number of teams6
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]

Teams

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LOVB Pro's 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 with one of the six teams.[4] Three other rookies have joined the league during the league since January 2025. Pittsburgh Panthers alum Rachel Fairbanks was signed by LOVB Atlanta in January.[5][6] UT Arlington Mavericks alum Paige Reagor joined LOVB Madison in February, after a brief stint at German Bundesliga team Schwarz-Weiss Erfurt.[7][8] Stanford Cardinals alum Sami Francis joined LOVB Omaha in March.[9]

Team Head Coach Founding Athlete(s) LOVB 6 Player Location Venue Capacity Colors
LOVB Atlanta Paulo Coco Kelsey Cook Onye Ofoegbu College Park, Georgia Gateway Center Arena 3,500    
LOVB Austin Marco Bonitta
Chris McGown [10][11]
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
   

Rosters

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Format

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  • Each team will play 16 games - 3 games each with 4 of the opponent teams, and 4 games with the remaining one opponent.[12]
  • Four games will be played each week:[13]
    • 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 matches throughout the regular season.
  • The top-2 ranked teams at the end of the regular season will win semifinal seeds at the LOVB Finals. The remaining 4 teams will play in the quarterfinals.[14]

Standings procedure

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The ranking of teams in the LOVB regular season standings will be determined as follows:[15]

  • Each team will be ranked by their match win percentage (matches won divided by total matches played).
  • If two teams are tied, the following tie-breakers will be applied in this order:
  1. Head-to-Head (H2H) win ratio
  2. H2H set ratio (sets won divided by sets played)
  3. H2H point ratio (points won divided by total points)
  4. Total set ratio against all opponents
  5. Total point ratio against all opponents
  • If more than two teams are tied, the 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 is eliminated from the multiple-team H2H tie, the tie-breaking process will revert to the top of the multiple-team H2H process, or to the top of the two-team H2H process if only two teams remain.

Standings

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Updated through the matches played on Saturday, March 15, 2025.[16] [17] Matches in the LOVB Classic (see below) do not count toward the season standings or tiebreakers.

# Team MP W L W% Sets S% Points P% H A N
1 LOVB Atlanta 13 10 3 .769 35 – 21 .625 1270 – 1165 .522 4 – 2 2 – 1 4 – 0
2 LOVB Houston 13 8 5 .615 27 – 24 .529 1158 – 1131 .506 3 – 2 3 – 2 2 – 1
3 LOVB Madison 12 5 7 .417 21 – 26 .447 1002 – 1054 .487 4 – 2 0 – 2 1 – 3
4 LOVB Salt Lake 12 5 7 .417 24 – 26 .480 1071 – 1114 .490 1 – 2 3 – 3 1 – 2
5 LOVB Austin 11 4 7 .364 20 – 23 .465 987 – 992 .499 2 – 2 1 – 4 1 – 1
6 LOVB Omaha 11 4 7 .364 18 – 25 .419 942 – 974 .492 1 – 2 3 – 3 0 – 2

Head-to-Head

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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 2–0 .750 .517 0–2 .400 .499 3–0 .692 .539 2–0 .667 .528 3–1 .625 .527
LOVB Austin 0–2 .250 .483 1–3 .412 .494 1–1 .500 .496 1–0 1.000 .564 1–1 .556 .505
LOVB Houston 2–0 .600 .501 3–1 .588 .506 1–1 .571 .517 1–1 .500 .500 1–2 .364 .505
LOVB Madison 0–3 .308 .461 1–1 .500 .504 1–1 .429 .483 2–2 .500 .503 1–0 .600 .488
LOVB Omaha 0–2 .333 .472 0–1 .000 .436 1–1 .500 .500 2–2 .500 .497 1–1 .444 .501
LOVB Salt Lake 1–3 .375 .473 1–1 .444 .495 2–1 .636 .495 0–1 .400 .512 1–1 .556 .499

When reading across the table, a team would win the H2H tie-breaker based on values in boldface font, while they would lose the tie-breaker based on values in italicized font.

LOVB Classic

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The inaugural mid-season LOVB Classic tournament was held at Kansas City, Missouri on Valentine's Day weekend, February 14-16, 2025.[18] It was announced that the top three teams would be awarded with a cash prize of $100,000, $40,000, and $20,000, respectively. [19]

Teams were seeded for the LOVB Classic based on league rankings after Week 5.

  • In 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 first match. 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 $20,000 prize. The final game was another upset, with #3 Houston defeating #1 seed Atlanta. Atlanta took second place, and won $40,000. Houston won the inaugural LOVB Classic title along with the $100,000 prize.[20][21]

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
#6   LOVB Madison0202318 
 
 
 
#3   LOVB Houston3 25 25 25  
 
#3   LOVB Houston3 25 17 25 25
 
 
#2   LOVB Omaha120 25 1821
 
 
 
 
 
#3   LOVB Houston3 25 25 25 29
 
 
 
#1   LOVB Atlanta123 27 2027
 
#5   LOVB Austin3 26 25 19 25
 
 
 
#4   LOVB Salt Lake12414 25 22
 
#5   LOVB Austin115 25 2320
 
 
#1   LOVB Atlanta3 25 22 25 25 Third place
 
 
 
 
 
#5   LOVB Austin323 26 25 25
 
 
#2   LOVB Omaha1 25 241919
 

All-Tournament Team

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All-tournament team was announced after the final game. [22]

Position Player Team
MVP United States Jordan Thompson   LOVB Houston
Opposite Hitter
Setter United States Micha Hancock   LOVB Houston
Middle Blocker United States Amber Igiede   LOVB Houston
Outside Hitter United States Logan Eggleston   LOVB Austin
Libero Thailand Piyanut Pannoy   LOVB Atlanta

Schedule and Results

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2025 LOVB Pro Season
Week 1
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Wednesday, Jan 8 7:30 PM (ET) Atlanta 1–3 Salt Lake College Park, GA 22–25 25–27 25–21 21–25 LOVB Live Gateway Center Arena
Thursday, Jan 9 7:00 PM (CT) Houston 3–2 Austin Rosenberg, TX 25–27 24–26 25–22 27–25 16–14 LOVB Live Fort Bend Epicenter
Friday, Jan 10 4:30 PM (CT) Austin 3–0 Madison Rosenberg, TX 25–21 25–23 25–18 LOVB Live Fort Bend Epicenter
Friday, Jan 10 7:00 PM (CT) Houston 0–3 Omaha Rosenberg, TX 19–25 20–25 26–28 LOVB Live Fort Bend Epicenter
Week 2
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Wednesday, Jan 15 7:00 PM (CT) Austin 1–3 Atlanta Cedar Park, TX 25–18 23–25 24–25 21–25 LOVB Live
DAZN
H-E-B Center
Friday, Jan 17 8:00 PM (CT) Madison 3–2 Salt Lake Madison, WI 26–24 19–25 25–19 16–25 15–13 LOVB Live Wisconsin Field House
Saturday, Jan 18 6:00 PM (CT) Salt Lake 1–3 Houston Madison, WI 9–25 16–25 27–25 12–25 LOVB Live Wisconsin Field House
Saturday, Jan 18 9:00 PM (CT) Madison 1–3 Omaha Madison, WI 25–20 24–26 15–25 15–25 LOVB Live Wisconsin Field House
Week 3
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Wednesday, Jan 22 7:00 PM (MT) Salt Lake 3–1 Houston Taylorsville, UT 22–25 25–15 26–24 25–19 LOVB Live
DAZN
Bruin Arena
Friday, Jan 24 7:00 PM (CT) Omaha 3–1 Madison Ralston, NE 25–20 24–26 25–18 25–23 LOVB Live Liberty First Credit Union Arena
Saturday, Jan 25 4:30 PM (CT) Madison 2–3 Atlanta Ralston, NE 21–25 25–18 17–25 25–20 10–15 LOVB Live
WSN
Liberty First Credit Union Arena
Saturday, Jan 25 7:24 PM (CT) Omaha 0–3 Austin Ralston, NE 23–25 20–25 15–25 LOVB Live
WSN
Liberty First Credit Union Arena
Week 4
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Wednesday, Jan 29 7:00 PM (CT) Madison 0–3 Houston Madison, WI 19–25 17–25 21–25 LOVB Live
DAZN
Alliant Energy Center
Friday, Jan 31 7:30 PM (ET) Atlanta 3–0 Salt Lake College Park, GA 25–22 25–22 25–20 ESPN+ Gateway Center Arena
Saturday, Feb 1 4:30 PM (ET) Salt Lake 3–2 Austin College Park, GA 22–25 25–19 20–25 27–25 15–12 LOVB Live
WSN
Gateway Center Arena
Saturday, Feb 1 7:00 PM (ET) Atlanta 3–1 Omaha College Park, GA 21–25 25–22 25–22 25–20 LOVB Live
WSN
Gateway Center Arena
Week 5
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 7:00 PM (CT) Austin 1–3 Houston Cedar Park, TX 33–31 23–25 21–25 16–25 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
H-E-B Center
Friday, February 7, 2025 7:00 PM (MT) Salt Lake 1–3 Atlanta West Valley City, UT 20–25 25–23 18–25 18–25 YouTube
LOVB Live
DAZN
Maverik Center
Saturday, February 8, 2025 4:30 PM (MT) Atlanta 3–0 Madison West Valley City, UT 25–20 25–15 25–21 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Maverik Center
Saturday, February 8, 2025 7:00 PM (MT) Salt Lake 2–3 Omaha West Valley City, UT 17–25 21–25 25–18 25–19 12–15 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Maverik Center
Week 6 (LOVB Classic)
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Friday, Feb 14 4:30 PM (CT) Madison 0–3 Houston Kansas City, MO 20–25 23–25 18–25 ESPN+ Municipal Arena
Friday, Feb 14 7:00 PM (CT) Austin 3–1 Salt Lake Kansas City, MO 26–24 25–14 19–25 25–22 ESPN+ Municipal Arena
Saturday, Feb 15 4:30 PM (CT) Houston 3–1 Omaha Kansas City, MO 25–20 25–17 18–25 25–21 ESPN+ Municipal Arena
Saturday, Feb 15 7:00 PM (CT) Austin 1–3 Atlanta Kansas City, MO 15–25 25–22 23–25 ESPN+ Municipal Arena
Sunday, Feb 16 2:00 PM (CT) Madison 1–3 Salt Lake Kansas City, MO 25–17 21–25 19–25 17–25 ESPN+ Municipal Arena
Sunday, Feb 16 5:00 PM (CT) Omaha 1–3 Austin Kansas City, MO 25–23 24–26 19–25 19–25 ESPN+
ESPNU
Municipal Arena
Sunday, Feb 16 7:30 PM (CT) Houston 3–1 Atlanta Kansas City, MO 25–23 25–27 25–20 29–27 ESPN+
ESPN2
Municipal Arena
Week 7
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 7:00 PM ( CT ) Austin 3–1 Houston Cedar Park, TX 25 – 20 19 – 25 25 – 18 26 – 24 YouTube
LOVB Live
DAZN
H-E-B Center
Thursday, February 20, 2025 4:30 PM ( CT ) Houston 3 – 0 Omaha Cedar Park, TX 26 – 24 25 – 23 25 – 16 YouTube
LOVB Live
DAZN
H-E-B Center
Thursday, February 20, 2025 7:00 PM ( CT ) Austin 3 – 1 Salt Lake Cedar Park, TX 25 – 21 25 – 22 21 – 25 25 – 21 YouTube
LOVB Live
DAZN
H-E-B Center
Friday, February 21, 2025 7:30 PM ( ET ) Atlanta 3 – 2 Madison College Park, GA 25 – 15 25 – 21 23 – 25 23 – 25 15 – 7 YouTube
LOVB Live
DAZN
Gateway Center Arena
Week 8
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Thursday, February 27, 2025 7:00 PM (CT) Houston 0– 3 Salt Lake Rosenberg, TX 17– 25 21– 25 21– 25 YouTube
LOVB Live
DAZN
Fort Bend Epicenter
Friday, February 28, 2025 7:00 PM (CT) Madison 3 –1 Omaha Madison, WI 18– 25 25 –22 25 –16 25 –21 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Alliant Energy Center
Saturday, March 1, 2025 4:30 PM (CT) Omaha 2– 3 Atlanta Madison, WI 25 –21 27 –25 19– 25 13– 25 12– 15 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Alliant Energy Center
Saturday, March 1, 2025 7:00 PM (CT) Madison 3 –0 Austin Madison, WI 25 –22 25 –21 25 –17 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Alliant Energy Center
Week 9
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Thursday, March 6, 2025 8:00 PM (CT) Omaha 1– 3 Salt Lake Ralston, NE 25 –16 23– 25 23– 25 19– 25 ESPNU
ESPN+
Liberty First Credit Union Arena
Friday, March 7, 2025 7:30 PM (ET) Atlanta 2– 3 Houston College Park, GA 25 –21 25 –18 21– 25 17– 25 10– 15 YouTube
LOVB Live
DAZN
Gateway Center Arena
Saturday, March 8, 2025 4:30 PM (ET) Houston 1– 3 Madison College Park, GA 25 –19 26– 28 26– 28 16– 25 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Gateway Center Arena
Saturday, March 8, 2025 7:00 PM (ET) Atlanta 3 –1 Austin College Park, GA 25 –22 24– 26 25 –15 27 –25 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Gateway Center Arena
Week 10
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Thursday, March 13, 2025 7:00 PM (CT) Madison 3 –1 Omaha Madison, WI 25 –16 25 –17 26– 28 25 –16 YouTube
LOVB Live
DAZN
Alliant Energy Center
Friday, March 14, 2025 7:00 PM (CT) Houston 3 –2 Atlanta Rosenberg, TX 25 –23 25 –23 15– 25 19– 25 15 –8 ESPN+ Fort Bend Epicenter
Saturday, March 15, 2025 4:30 PM (CT) Atlanta 3 –2 Salt Lake Rosenberg, TX 25 –17 23– 25 25 –18 23– 25 15 –11 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Fort Bend Epicenter
Saturday, March 15, 2025 7:00 PM (CT) Houston 3 –1 Austin Rosenberg, TX 27 –25 25 –18 19– 25 25 –22 YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Fort Bend Epicenter
Week 11
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Thursday, Mar 20 7:00 PM (MT) Salt Lake [1] Madison Taylorsville, UT YouTube
LOVB Live
DAZN
Bruin Arena
Friday, Mar 21 7:00 PM (CT) Omaha [2] Austin Omaha, NE ESPN+ Baxter Arena
Saturday, Mar 22 4:30 PM (CT) Austin [3] Atlanta Omaha, NE YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Baxter Arena
Saturday, Mar 22 7:00 PM (CT) Omaha [4] Houston Omaha, NE YouTube
LOVB Live
WSN
Baxter Arena
Week 12
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Thursday, Mar 27 7:00 PM (CT) Houston [5] Atlanta Rosenberg, TX LOVB Live
DAZN
Fort Bend Epicenter
Friday, Mar 28 7:00 PM (CT) Austin [6] Omaha San Marcos, TX LOVB Live Strahan Arena
Saturday, Mar 29 6:00 PM (CT) Omaha [7] Salt Lake San Marcos, TX LOVB Live Strahan Arena
Saturday, Mar 29 9:00 PM (CT) Austin [8] Madison San Marcos, TX ESPN+ Strahan Arena
Week 13
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Thursday, Apr 3 7:00 PM (CT) Omaha [9] Atlanta Ralston, NE LOVB Live
DAZN
Liberty First Credit Union Arena
Friday, Apr 4 8:00 PM (MT) Salt Lake [10] Madison Taylorsville, UT ESPN+ Bruin Arena
Saturday, Apr 5 4:30 PM (MT) Madison [11] Houston Taylorsville, UT LOVB Live
DAZN
Bruin Arena
Saturday, Apr 5 7:00 PM (MT) Salt Lake [12] Austin Taylorsville, UT LOVB Live
DAZN
Bruin Arena
Week 14 (LOVB Finals)
Date Time Matchup City Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 TV Venue
Thursday, Apr 10 4:30 PM (ET) Team #4 [13] Team #5 Louisville, KY ESPN+ KFC Yum! Center
Thursday, Apr 10 7:00 PM (ET) Team #3 [14] Team #6 Louisville, KY ESPN+ KFC Yum! Center
Friday, Apr 11 7:00 PM (ET) QF1 Winner [15] Team #1 Louisville, KY ESPN+
ESPN2
KFC Yum! Center
Friday, Apr 11 9:30 PM (ET) QF2 Winner [16] Team #2 Louisville, KY ESPN+
ESPN2
KFC Yum! Center
Sunday, Apr 13 4:00 PM (ET) SF1 Winner [17] SF2 Winner Louisville, KY ESPN+
ESPN2
KFC Yum! Center

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