Columbus to Face San Diego Mojo on Friday
Published on February 5, 2026 under Major League Volleyball (MLV)
Columbus Fury News Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Fury go back on the road in search of another bounce-back win against the San Diego Mojo at Viejas Arena on Friday at 10 p.m. ET. The match is the first of three Fury matches to be broadcast on CBS Sports Network this season.
The Fury are set to return home to Nationwide Arena to host the Dallas Pulse on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. for Galentine's Night. Click here to get your Galentine's Night tickets.
THE SERIES
This is the ninth meeting between the Columbus Fury and the San Diego Mojo, with the Mojo holding a 7-1 advantage in the all-time series. The Fury have not won a match in San Diego.
THE OPPONENT
The San Diego Mojo are led by first-year head coach Alisha Childress, a decorated U.S. Olympian (2016 Rio bronze medalist) and league All-Star. Libero Shara Venegas returns for her third season with the Mojo, providing consistent leadership and defensive firepower. OH Maya Tabron looks to build off a strong rookie season, while standouts OPP Morgan Lewis and OH Grace Loberg return to San Diego after competing with the inaugural team in 2024. The Mojo also added MB Marin Grote as a free agent after she was named a 2025 MLV Al-Star.
UNLEASH THE FURY
- The Fury features a roster filled with international experience, looking to improve on the foundation created over the first two seasons.
- Columbus' roster also features four Ohio natives, Megan Lush, Ashley Evans, Raina Terry and Abby Walker, who will once again be playing volleyball in the Buckeye State.
- Head Coach Ángel Pérez returns for his third season at the helm after signing a multi-year contract extension in August.
- The Fury lead Major League Volleyball with 91 total blocks and 3.03 blocks per set through four weeks of the season. Columbus has had double-digit blocks in five matches, including a franchise record 17 blocks in the Jan. 10 loss to Omaha.
- There have been promising signs for the Columbus Fury this season, with four losses being extremely close matches. The first loss came to Omaha in a four-set match where every set was decided by three points or less. The other three losses were in five sets, with the loss to Indy having the highest-scoring fifth set in MLV history (22-20).
- Raina Terry has had a big start to the year, following up on her solid rookie season. The Marengo, Ohio native is second in MLV with 145 points and is first with 4.83 points per set. Terry has had double-digit kills in every match and has two double-doubles as well.
- Regan Pittman-Nelson has been a force at the net for the Fury this season, leading the league with 22 total blocks and 0.88 blocks per set. Pittman-Nelson has also been an offensive threat, scoring double-digit points in five matches this season.
- Setter Ashley Evans has been a big addition for Columbus, quarterbacking the Fury this season and ranking fourth in the league with 276 assists. She has recorded a double-double in six matches and her 57 assists in the five-set loss to Indy were the second-most in a match in franchise history.
- The Fury join the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) and the Columbus Crew (MLS) as the major league teams representing the city.
BLOCK PARTY
Through the first four weeks of the season, the Columbus Fury lead Major League Volleyball with 91 total blocks and 3.03 blocks per set. The Fury have 13 more blocks than any other team in the league. Columbus has recorded double-digit blocks in five of their seven matches this season and in the narrow loss to Omaha the Fury set a franchise record with 17 total blocks.
THE RETURNERS
Megan Lush, Raina Terry and Abby Walker - all Ohio natives - return for another season with the Columbus Fury in 2026. The duo of Terry and Walker were drafted in 2024 and played big roles for the Fury as rookies last season.
Terry made an immediate impact, finishing second on the team with 2.55 kills per set (194 kills) and 3.11 points per set (236) after being selected with the 11th overall pick. Walker led the team in blocks and hitting percentage after being taken with the 32nd overall pick.
Lush, the two-time team captain and 2025 MLV All-Star, had another great all-around season for the Fury in 2025, finishing with 163 kills, 220 digs, 22 blocks and nine service aces.
THE NEWCOMERS
The Columbus Fury signed several high-impact free agents in August, adding more experience and size to the roster. Among those free agents is setter Ashley Evans - an Ohio native - who played last season for Bergamo in the Italian league after being the MLV assists leader during the league's inaugural season in 2024.
Another standout signing is libero Aleksandra Jegdic, who was a member of the 2022 World Championship winning Serbian national team. She is a highly experienced professional, with 15 years of experience across Europe.
Additionally, the Fury added middle blocker Rachel Gomez, setter Audrey Pak and middle blocker Regan Pittman in August. Columbus later signed middle blocker Rainelle Jones, an MLV veteran and Fury fan favorite from the 2024 season, outside hitter Jaelyn Hodge, libero Kamaile Hiapo and opposite Kashauna Williams.
THE ROOKIES
With a plan of adding "point scorers" to the roster during the 2025 MLV Draft, the Columbus Fury did just that by adding Flormarie Heredia Colon (Miami), Maya Winterhoff (App State) and free agent Akasha Anderson (Purdue). Heredia Colon, an outside hitter from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, led the NCAA in kills as a senior in 2025 and set the Miami record for career kills. Winterhoff, a middle blocker, led the Sun Belt in hitting percentage for a third-consecutive season in 2025, while Anderson, an outside hitter, was named All-Big Ten Second Team in her final collegiate season.
The Columbus Fury have several ticket options available for fans - including single match, partial plans and full season tickets. Click here or email columbusfury@columbusfury.com for more details. Fans can also call the ticket office at 614-380-FURY (3879).
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