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Omaha Supernovas

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Omaha Supernovas
SportVolleyball
Founded2023
First season2024
LeaguePro Volleyball Federation
Based inOmaha, Nebraska
ArenaCHI Health Center Omaha
ColorsPink, light blue, purple, navy blue
       
OwnerNebraska Pro Volleyball (Chris Erickson, Danny White & Jason Derulo)
PresidentDiane Mendenhall
Head coachLaura "Bird" Kuhn
Championships1 (2024)
Playoff berths1 (2024)
Websitesupernovas.com

The Omaha Supernovas are a professional women's indoor volleyball franchise based in Omaha, Nebraska, that competes in the Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF). They play their home games at CHI Health Center Omaha. The Supernovas began play as one of the charter franchises of the PVF, and competed in its first two seasons in 2024 and 2025, winning the former. Following a dispute with the league, the Supernovas plan to exit the PVF and become one of the charter franchises of the competing Major League Volleyball in 2026.

History

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On April 12, 2023, Omaha was announced as one of the cities to get a Pro Volleyball Federation franchise for the league's inaugural season, led by an ownership group headed by Omaha businessman Danny White and R&B/pop singer Jason Derulo.[1] The Supernovas name, logo and colors were announced on July 20.[2]

The first match, of both the Supernovas’ season and the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation, was played on January 24, 2024, at home, with the Supernovas losing to the Atlanta Vibe 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. The previous attendance record for a women's professional volleyball match in the United States was 10,213 fans, at an Olympic qualifier on January 9, 2016.[3]

2024 Season

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Before the season began, the Omaha Supernovas announced that head coach Shelton Collier would serve as an advisor to the organization. Assistant coach Laura “Bird” Kuhn was named as the interim head coach, with Jazz Schmidt joining the staff as an assistant coach and operations assistant.[4]

The team broke the record for the highest attendance at a women's professional volleyball match in the United States three different times throughout the season. The current attendance record was set on Saturday, March 16, 2024, when 12,090 spectators watched the Supernovas beat the Valkyries at the CHI Health Center. The team posted the highest attendance in the PVF, with an average home attendance of 9,656, and a total attendance of 134,969 over the entire season.[5]

In the playoffs, the Supernovas beat San Diego and Grand Rapids to become the inaugural champions of the PVF.[5]

Home Attendance Records[6]
DATE OPPONENT FANS
Wednesday, Jan. 24 Atlanta 11,624[7]
Saturday, Feb. 3 San Diego 11,403
Wednesday, Feb. 7 Vegas 9,076
Sunday, Feb. 18 Orlando 11,918
Thursday, March 14 Atlanta 8,114
Saturday, March 16 Orlando 12,090[8]
Thursday, March 28 Grand Rapids 7,505
Saturday, March 30 Vegas 10,315
Thursday, April 4 Columbus 7,411
Saturday, April 20 San Diego 11,303
Friday, April 26 Grand Rapids 7,107
Thursday, May 9 Columbus 8,009
TOTAL 12 Matches 115,875
Average 9,656
PVF Semifinals San Diego 8,416
PVF Championship Grand Rapids 10,678
TOTAL 15 Matches 134,969[5]

2025 Season

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Date Team Home/ Away Location Time/ Results
1/10/25 Atlanta Vibe Home CHI Health Center Won in 5 sets[9]
1/12/25 Grand Rapids Rise Away Van Andel Arena Won in 3 sets[10]
1/17/25 Vegas Thrill Away Lee's Family Forum Lost in 5 sets[11]
1/19/25 San Diego Mojo Home CHI Health Center 3pm CT
1/24/25 Columbus Fury Away Nationwide Arena 6pm CT
1/31/25 Columbus Fury Home CHI Health Center 7pm CT
2/2/25 Orlando Valkyries Away Addition Financial Arena 2pm CT
2/6/25 Indy Ignite Away Fishers Event Center 6pm CT
2/8/25 Atlanta Vibe Away Gas South Arena 6pm CT
2/16/25 San Diego Mojo Home CHI Health Center 3pm CT
2/20/25 San Diego Mojo Away Viejas Arena 9pm CT
2/27/25 Orlando Valkyries Home CHI Health Center 7pm CT
3/2/25 Indy Ignite Home CHI Health Center 3pm CT
3/5/25 Columbus Fury Away Nationwide Arena 6pm CT
3/13/25 Indy Ignite Away Fishers Event Center 6pm CT
3/15/25 Orlando Valkyries Away Addition Financial Arena 6pm CT
3/22/25 Indy Ignite Home CHI Health Center TBD
3/28/25 Vegas Thrill Home CHI Health Center 7pm CT
3/30/25 Grand Rapids Rise Home CHI Health Center 3pm CT
4/5/25 Orlando Valkyries Home CHI Health Center 6pm CT
4/10/25 Vegas Thrill Away Lee's Family Forum 9pm CT
4/12/25 San Diego Mojo Away Viejas Arena 8pm CT
4/17/25 Grand Rapids Rise Home CHI Health Center 7pm CT
4/19/25 Atlanta Vibe Home CHI Health Center 6pm CT
4/25/25 Columbus Fury Home CHI Health Center TBD
4/27/25 Vegas Thrill Home CHI Health Center 3pm CT
5/2/25 Grand Rapids Rise Away Van Andel Arena 6pm CT
5/4/25 Atlanta Vibe Away Gas South Arena 2pm CT

2025 Roster

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Current as of January 10, 2025.[12]

Number Player Position Height College/Club
1 Puerto Rico Natalia Valentín-Anderson Setter 5'10" Florida International
4 Puerto Rico Valeria Vázquez Gomez Outside hitter 6'1" Pittsburgh
5 United States Brooke Nuneviller Outside hitter 5'10" Oregon
6 United States Kendra Wait Setter 5'10" Creighton
8 United States Reagan Cooper Outside hitter 6'2" Texas Tech, Kansas
9 United States Mac Podraza Setter 6'2" Ohio State, Penn State
10 Colombia Camila Gómez Libero 5'2" Miami Dade, Texas A&M
11 United States Kelsie Payne Opposite Hitter 6'3" Kansas
14 United States Ally Batenhorst Outside hitter 6'5" Nebraska, USC
17 United States Phoebe Awoleye Middle blocker 6'2" Georgia, LMU, Minnesota
20 United States Allison Whitten Libero 5'2" Morehead State, Creighton
21 United States Toyosi Onabanjo Middle blocker 6'1" Iowa, Kansas
22 United States Lindsay Krause Outside hitter 6'4" Nebraska
23 United States Kaitlyn Hord Middle Blocker 6'4" Penn State, Nebraska
27 United States Emily Londot Opposite hitter 6'3" Ohio State
28 United States Kayla Caffey Middle Blocker 6'0" Missouri, Nebraska, Texas

Coaching staff

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Name Role
Laura 'Bird' Kuhn[13] Head Coach
Thomas Robson[14] Assistant Coach

References

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  1. ^ "Pro Volleyball Federation Team Coming to Omaha". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  2. ^ "Nebraska Pro Volleyball Reveals Official Team Name: OMAHA SUPERNOVAS". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  3. ^ "SMASHED! First Pro Volleyball Federation Match Sets Attendance Record". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ^ "Supernovas Announce Coaching Staff Promotions". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  5. ^ a b c "Supernovas Welcome Over 134,000 Fans in Championship-Winning Inaugural Season". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  6. ^ Omaha Supernovas. "Omaha Supernovas Match Notes" (PDF).
  7. ^ Sjuts, Kevin (2024-01-25). "Record crowd welcomes Pro Volleyball Federation's inaugural season". www.1011now.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  8. ^ Parsons, McKenzy (2024-03-17). "Omaha Supernovas, defeat Orlando Valkyries, break another attendance record". KETV. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  9. ^ Boyles, Grace (2025-01-10). "Nuneviller's 22 kills power the Supernovas to five-set win over the Vibe, while setting another attendance record". wowt.com. Omaha, Nebraska: WOWT. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  10. ^ Nothaft, Patrick (2025-01-12). "Grand Rapid Rise fall short in volleyball home opener amid record-setting crowd". mlive.com. Grand Rapids, Michigan: MLive. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  11. ^ "Nuneviller Tallies 18 Kills as Supernovas Fall to Thrill in Reverse Sweep". provolleyball.com. Henderson, Nevada. 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  12. ^ "Omaha Supernovas Roster". Pro Volleyball Federation.
  13. ^ "Supernovas Officially Hire Laura "Bird" Kuhn as Head Coach, Drops Interim Title". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  14. ^ "Supernovas Re-Sign Thomas Robson as Assistant Coach". Pro Volleyball Federation. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
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