League One Volleyball (LOVB) has introduced its taking part in venues for its six groups that may compete within the inaugural season in 2025.
LOVB has additionally set its schedule, beginning January 8 when LOVB Salt Lake performs at LOVB Atlanta, and ending with the LOVB Finals in mid-April.
“We’ve partnered with nice venues in every of our professional markets, areas that had been chosen primarily based on their capabilities and experience in internet hosting high-level sporting occasions, their facilities, and having the precise capability degree for an inaugural season,” LOVB COO Rosie Spaulding mentioned. “This provides us the chance to maintain the followers near the motion in season one, and prepares us to develop into our subsequent seasons.”
The Atlanta workforce will play on the Gateway Middle Area (capability 3,500) in Faculty Park, Georgia. It’s the identical venue through which the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA and the NBA G League Faculty Park Skyhawks compete.
LOVB’s Austin, Texas, workforce will play on the H-E-B Middle and Strahan Area. H-E-B Middle (capability 8,000) is situated North of Austin in Cedar Park and is dwelling to a minor league hockey workforce and the NBA G League Austin Spurs. The Strahan Middle (capability 10,000) is the Texas State on-campus sports activities area in San Marcos.
The Houston workforce will play within the Fort Bend County EpiCenter, about 34 miles southwest of Houston in Fort Bend. It’s a multi-purpose occasion heart.
The Madison, Wisconsin, franchise will play on the Wisconsin Subject Home and Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Subject Home on the College of Wisconsin campus (capability 7,540) is dwelling to the college’s volleyball (which at all times sells out) and basketball groups. The Coliseum (capability 10,231) and is dwelling to concert events, sporting evengs and exhibits.
LOVB’s Omaha workforce will play on the Liberty First Credit score Union Area and Baxter Area. Liberty First (capability 4,356) is situated simply west of Omaha and is dwelling to a minor league hockey workforce and an indoor soccer league workforce. Baxter Area (capability 7,898) is dwelling venue for the College of Nebraska Omaha the place its volleyball, basketball and hockey groups play.
Salt Lake will play at Bruin Area and the Maverik Middle. The Salt Lake Neighborhood Faculty’s Bruin Area (capability 5,000) is simply southwest of downtown Salt Lake Metropolis. The Maverik Middle (capability 12,000) is in West Valley Metropolis, additionally simply southwest of SLC, and residential to minor league hockey workforce.
LOVB mentioned in a information launch that “The inaugural LOVB common season options 56 matches, plus the LOVB Traditional – our in-season event February 15-17 together with Triple Crown NIT (in Kansas Metropolis) – and the LOVB Finals in mid-April.
“Every week, LOVB’s first season will function 4 matches: one head-to-head contest and a Weekend with LOVB, the place 4 groups meet in a single marketplace for a trio of matches. Every Weekend with LOVB options the host workforce taking part in twice and a impartial website match that includes two out-of-town groups.”
For extra: lovb.com/schedule
