Camila Gómez stood in the firehouse wearing a helmet and a weighted vest. Her hands were on her hips as she tried to catch her breath. Despite being a professional athlete, Gómez felt exhausted after completing a series of activities meant to replicate typical...
When Ally Batenhorst heard the stat that she had broken the Supernovas' franchise record for hitting percentage, she looked like she was in disbelief. The 6-foot-5 outside hitter learned of her impressive feat during a post-match interview, and her eyes grew big as...
When the Supernovas needed a kill, Reagan Cooper wanted the ball. The Omaha outside hitter delivered in the clutch as eight of her 15 kills came in the final 10 rallies of each set, including the final point of the match. Cooper helped power Omaha to a 21-25, 25-20,...
Five days after its worst outing of the season, Omaha relied on its depth to get back on track. The Supernovas hit a season-low -.119 in a four-set loss to San Diego on Saturday, but took care of business against fifth-place Grand Rapids. Omaha earned a 25-16, 25-23,...
Orlando has seen enough of Mac Podraza. After the Valkyries swept Omaha the first two times they played with Podraza on the bench, the Supernovas' backup setter fueled another win against the Valkyries on Saturday evening. Podraza entered the match late in the first...
During a timeout break, Ray Bechard wrapped up an in-arena interview with a “Let’s go, Supernovas!” Given the action the recently retired Kansas coach witnessed on the court, he could have let out a “Rock Chalk, Jayhawk” and not been out of place. A pair of former...
Trying to take advantage of a free ball, Vegas setter Carly Graham attempted a two-handed setter dump on second contact. However, Omaha setter Natalia Valentin-Anderson reacted quickly and popped the ball up. Kelsie Panye then sent a bump set across the court to...
After going 0-6 in deuce sets during the first three matches against Omaha, Indy Ignite finally found a way to finish in the clutch against the defending champions. The Supernovas won the previous three meetings with Indy this season, including a reverse sweep nine...
The play replayed in Brooke Nuneviler’s mind nonstop over the last few days. Trailing 25-24 in the third set against Orlando on Thursday, Omaha’s outside hitter took an off-balance swing that the Valkyries dug and transitioned for a kill to close out the match. On...
Leading 24-23, Omaha looked poised to win the set. However, Orlando delivered the knockout blow behind strong serving and an MVP performance from Brittany Abercrombie. Twice. Ambercrombie recorded a league-record 24 kills with a .524 hitting percentage to lead the...
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