Both a million dollars and the first Pro Volleyball Federation championship is at stake Saturday when the Omaha Supernovas play the Grand Rapids Rise in Omaha’s CHI Health Center.
The 3:30 p.m. Central first serve will be shown on the CBS Sports Network with Paul Sunderland and Holly McPeak on the call.
Omaha (17-8) finished second in standings and got the No. 2 seed in the four-team playoff. The Supernovas advanced with a
Grand Rapids (13-12) was the No. 4 seed after tying the Mojo for third place. The Rise advanced with an upset of the Atlanta Vibe, which won the regular season by three games.
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The following is from the Supernovas news release:
Omaha will look to become the first PVF Champion after its most dramatic win in franchise history. Down 2-0 to the San Diego Mojo in Wednesday’s semifinals, the Supernovas pulled off their first reverse sweep in a five-set classic. That included a 25-8 four-set victory which marked the first time in league history where a team has held an opponent to single digits in a set. It was also the largest margin of defeat in PVF history.
Omaha opposite Stephanie Samedy went off against the Mojo, collecting 30 kills on a .410 hitting percentage to tie the league record for most kills in a single match. Team captain Brooke Nuneviller aided her teammate with 15 kills while PVF Server of the Year Bethania de la Cruz added 11 kills.
Grand Rapids also went five sets in its semifinal, upsetting the No. 1 seed Atlanta Vibe which was capped off by a 15-8 fifth set win. All-League First Team member Claire Chaussee led the Rise with 22 kills while PVF Opposite of the Year Emiliya Dimitrova added 19. Attacker Erika Pritchard totaled 15 kills on a .324 clip while Kayla Caffey led the middle blockers with 10 kills on a .381 hitting percentage.
Saturday’s championship will be the fifth meeting between the two teams with Omaha leading the season series 3-1. The Supernovas claimed their first road win in franchise history with a 3-1 victory on Feb. 12 in which de la Cruz established the league record for most aces in a single match with six. The two teams didn’t meet again until March 28 where Omaha pulled out another 3-1 win as Nuneviller tallied a then franchise-record 24 kills.
Omaha secured the season series win at home on April 26, pulling out a five-set win in which Samedy posted 21 kills and Nuneviller added 20. The Rise earned their first win over the Supernovas in the regular…
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