Each 1,000,000 {dollars} and the primary Professional Volleyball Federation championship is at stake Saturday when the Omaha Supernovas play the Grand Rapids Rise in Omaha’s CHI Well being Middle.
The three:30 p.m. Central first serve will probably be proven on the CBS Sports activities Community with Paul Sunderland and Holly McPeak on the decision.
Omaha (17-8) completed second in standings and received the No. 2 seed within the four-team playoff. The Supernovas superior with a
Grand Rapids (13-12) was the No. 4 seed after tying the Mojo for third place. The Rise superior with an upset of the Atlanta Vibe, which gained the common season by three video games.
Click on right here for the recap of the semifinals.
The next is from the Supernovas information launch:
Omaha will look to develop into the primary PVF Champion after its most dramatic win in franchise historical past. Down 2-0 to the San Diego Mojo in Wednesday’s semifinals, the Supernovas pulled off their first reverse sweep in a five-set traditional. That included a 25-8 four-set victory which marked the primary time in league historical past the place a workforce has held an opponent to single digits in a set. It was additionally the most important margin of defeat in PVF historical past.
Omaha reverse Stephanie Samedy went off towards the Mojo, accumulating 30 kills on a .410 hitting proportion to tie the league document for many kills in a single match. Staff captain Brooke Nuneviller aided her teammate with 15 kills whereas PVF Server of the Yr Bethania de la Cruz added 11 kills.
Grand Rapids additionally went 5 units in its semifinal, upsetting the No. 1 seed Atlanta Vibe which was capped off by a 15-8 fifth set win. All-League First Staff member Claire Chaussee led the Rise with 22 kills whereas PVF Reverse of the Yr Emiliya Dimitrova added 19. Attacker Erika Pritchard totaled 15 kills on a .324 clip whereas Kayla Caffey led the center blockers with 10 kills on a .381 hitting proportion.
Saturday’s championship would be the fifth assembly between the 2 groups with Omaha main the season sequence 3-1. The Supernovas claimed their first street win in franchise historical past with a 3-1 victory on Feb. 12 wherein de la Cruz established the league document for many aces in a single match with six. The 2 groups didn’t meet once more till March 28 the place Omaha pulled out one other 3-1 win as Nuneviller tallied a then franchise-record 24 kills.
Omaha secured the season sequence win at house on April 26, pulling out a five-set win wherein Samedy posted 21 kills and Nuneviller added 20. The Rise earned their first win over the Supernovas within the common season finale on Might 12 as Grand Rapids prevailed within the fifth set 15-10 to cap off the common season with a victory.
The Supernovas have been the most effective serving workforce within the league through the common season and proceed to indicate that within the postseason. Omaha leads the league with 4.12 aces per match posting 103 aces in 25 contests. That features de la Cruz who leads the league with 34 aces. She posted two aces within the semifinal win over the Mojo. Grand Rapids enters Saturday fourth within the PVF with 3.08 aces per match because the season whole for the Rise stands at 77 aces in 25 contests.
Center blocker Marin Grote leads Grand Rapids with 17 aces on the season which is tied for fifth league huge.
Omaha center blockers Hristina Vuchkova and Tori Dixon are probably the most deadly center combos within the league. Vuchkova has a league-high 73 blocks which equates to a PVF main 3.32 blocks per match common. Dixon isn’t too far behind with 65 blocks, however each center blockers co-own the franchise document with six blocks. That features Vuchkova who reached that mark twice through the season.
Nuneviller has proved to be an impression participant towards the Rise. Within the 4 earlier matchups the Oregon product has averaged 16 kills and 12.75 digs. Two of her three performances this season with 20 or extra kills have come towards the Rise together with a season-high 24 kills on March 28. She additionally earned 20 kills within the five-set win on April 26.
Grand Rapids possesses a potent offense that has averaged a .223 hitting proportion this season which ranks third. That’s proper behind Omaha who’s second with a .225 clip. The Rise leads the PVF in assists (1,334) and assists per set (12.83). Setter Ashley Evans is the explanation for these numbers, posting 1,053 assists on the season which equates to a league-high 10.97 assists per set mark.
After one other efficiency with 20 or extra kills, Chaussee leads the league in kills with 417 for 4.13 per set. Dimitrova, who’s set to retire after Saturday’s championship, is the PVF chief in kills per set with 4.24. She’s recorded 390 kills on the season in what’s a fearsome duo.
Grote is now second within the league with 68 whole blocks and has hit .295 this season which is eighth league huge. Caffey sits tenth with a .292 clip with 78 kills in 62 units.
