Dallas Pulse Complete Season Sweep of Columbus Fury in 3-0 Victory

April 18, 2026 - FRISCO, Texas - The Dallas PULSE (18-6) routed the Columbus Fury (5-18), sweeping them in straight sets (28-26, 25-15, 25-23) to complete a perfect 4-0 season series. Dallas not only won every matchup this year but also held Columbus winless in sets across all four contests. MLV's most prolific duo - outside hitters Mimi Colyer and Sofia Maldonado Diaz - delivered once again. Colyer, the league leader in points, points per set, kills, and kills per set, paced the match with 22 points, including 18 kills on a .500 hitting ... Full Story

Fury Welcome Grand Rapids Rise on Sunday

April 18, 2026 - COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Fury welcome the Grand Rapids Rise to Nationwide Arena for the final time this season on Sunday at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets, click here, email columbusfury@columbusfury.com or call 614-380-FURY (3879). The Fury are in the final stretch run, with five regular season matches remaining. Of the remaining five matches, three are at home. THE SERIES This is the 12th meeting between the Columbus Fury and the Grand Rapids Rise, with the Rise holding a 7-4 advantage in the all-time series. Eac... Full Story

Nothing Settled: Austin, Salt Lake Set for Championship Showdown

April 18, 2026 - LONG BEACH, Calif. - If the opening match of the 2026 LOVB Championship proved anything, it's how little separates LOVB Austin and LOVB Salt Lake. After splitting the regular season series and finishing tied in the standings, the two teams delivered a five-set battle Thursday night that came down to the final points. Salt Lake emerged with a 22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 27-25, 16-14 victory and now is one win away from their first LOVB title. Austin is on the brink of elimination and must win just to force a golden set, a race t... Full Story

Rise Playoff Push Continues with Another Upset Win over League-Leading Ignite

April 17, 2026 - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - For the second time this season, the Grand Rapids Rise knocked off the league-leading Indy Ignite in four sets inside Van Andel Arena. The Rise became the first Major League Volleyball team to defeat Indy (18-5) twice this season in four sets or fewer, snapping the Ignite's three-match winning streak while securing their first three-match win streak of the year. Similar to their first win over the Ignite this season on March 25, the Rise fell in the opening set but recovered to claim the match by sco... Full Story

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