LOVB Salt Lake is an American professional women's indoor volleyball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a member of LOVB Pro, which began play in January 2025.
History
In 2021, LOVB announced plans to start a professional women's volleyball league in the United States.[1] Salt Lake City was announced as LOVB's fourth team location in June 2023.[2] Jordyn Poulter and Haleigh Washington were the team's founding athletes.[3]
LOVB Salt Lake played its first home match, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at Salt Lake Community College, drawing a sold-out crowd of 3,006 fans to the campus in Taylorsville, Utah.[4]
Roster
- As of December 22, 2024.[5]
| No. | Name | Position | Height | College / Home club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordyn Poulter | Setter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Illinois |  United States
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| 2 | Tamaki Matsui | Setter | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | JWCPE |  Japan
|
| 3 | Morgan Miller | Outside hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | California | United States
|
| 4 | Maddie Haynes | Outside hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | California | United States
|
| 5 | Skylar Fields | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | USC | United States
|
| 6 | Tori Dixon | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Minnesota | United States
|
| 7 | Sophie Fischer | Middle blocker | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Georgia | United States
|
| 11 | Serena Gray | Middle blocker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Pittsburgh | United States
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| 12 | Roni Jones-Perry | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | BYU | United States
|
| 15 | Haleigh Washington | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Penn State | United States
|
| 16 | Manami Kojima | Libero | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | Aoyama Gakuin | Japan
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| 17 | Dani Drews | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Utah | United States
|
| 18 | Mary Lake | Libero | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | BYU | United States
|
| 21 | Claire Hoffman | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Washington | United States
|
| 33 | Heidy Casanova | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |  Cuba
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vejar, Alex (June 5, 2023). "This new pro sports league is coming to Salt Lake City in 2024". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Edler, Krysyan (October 21, 2024). "These Paris Olympians are bringing the 'next major league' to Salt Lake City". Deseret News. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Walker, Sean (January 22, 2025). "LOVB Salt Lake makes strong opening statement for Utah volleyball with win in home debut". KSL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "LOVB: Salt Lake Roster". LOVB.
