Sports stats



PVF Columbus Fury

Fury Battle Rise to First Victory of 2025

February 7, 2025 - Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF)
Columbus Fury News Release


Columbus Fury celebrate win
Columbus Fury celebrate win
(Columbus Fury)

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Fury (1-7) clinched their first win of the 2025 regular season defeating the Grand Rapids Rise (4-5) 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 15-8) on Friday evening. Izabella Rapacz finished the night with a .364 hitting percentage, 24 points, 23 kills, and 14 digs. Janice Leao led the team in blocks with a franchise-tying five total and ranked first for the team's hitting percentage sitting at .500 for the night.

SET ONE Columbus and Grand Rapids opened the match evenly before the visitors opened a 5-3 lead. The Rise pushed the lead to 8-4 before a successful block touch challenge, a Megan Lush ace, and a Kaylee Cox kill allowed the Fury to tie things up at 7-7. The visitors scored six straight points after that for a 13-7 advantage. The Rise opened their biggest lead of the set at 17-9. The Fury rallied towards the end of the set scoring six straight points of their own to cut the lead to 24-21. Columbus failed to wrap up the comeback and lost the opening set 25-21.

SET TWO The Fury started the second set with a better groove moving into a 5-2 lead. The home side faced some long rallies but kept the fight alive making it 9-4. The Fury pushed the lead to 14-6 and had the biggest lead of the set at 17-7. The Rise pushed back but couldn't touch the Fury, who won their first set since January 26th.

SET THREE Columbus and Grand Rapids traded points at 5-5 before the Rise hit three straight to take a 7-5 lead. The Rise maintained a two-point advantage for much of the set before a block from Leao tied things up at 12-12. The teams continued to go back and forth before Grand Rapids had a 24-20 lead. The Fury dug deep and finished the set with seven straight points to earn the comeback victory at 26-24 and took a 2-1 game lead.

SET FOUR The fourth set was another back-and-forth affair before the Fury took an 8-5 lead. The Rise fought back to tie things at 9-9 and eventually took a 13-10 advantage. The Rise ran away with much of the set leading at 22-14 before a five-point run saw the Fury cut the lead to 21-23. The Rise managed to fend off the comeback attempt however to win the set at 25-22 and force a fifth set.

SET FIVE Both sides remained deadlocked through the first 16 points of the set with things tied at 8-8. The Fury, feeding off the crowd scored seven straight points to end the match and earn the first victory of the 2025 season.

UP NEXT The Columbus Fury continue their homestand as they welcome the Orlando Valkyries [4-4] on Wednesday, February 12 at 7 p.m. ET.

For tickets please call 614-380-FURY(3879) or visit columbusfury.com

For the latest on the Columbus Fury, follow the Fury on Facebook, Instagram, and on X @ColumbusFury or visit at columbusfury.com.




Images from this story

Columbus Fury celebrate win
Columbus Fury celebrate win
   

• Discuss this story on the Pro Volleyball Federation message board...

Pro Volleyball Federation Stories from February 7, 2025


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Columbus Fury Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central