Columbus Fury VS Omaha Supernovas | HIGHLIGHTS | PVF 2025. Supernovas Survive Fury in Epic Five-Set Clash to Stay Atop League Standings!
The first place and postseason-bound Omaha Supernovas, Nebraska’s professional volleyball team and first pro volleyball champions, held a resurgent Columbus Fury team to a .083 hitting percentage in the fifth set to claim a 21-25, 25-20, 26-24, 23-25, 15-9 marathon victory Friday night in front of 9,517 fans on Kiewit Court at the CHI Health Center.
The Supernovas (18-7) received another outstanding match from star outside hitter Brooke Nuneviller, who displayed her two-way game by hammering a match-high 18 kills on a .311 clip with 18 digs. Reagan Cooper kept pace by tying her teammate at 18 points, which was made up of 15 kills, two blocks and one ace – plus seven digs and two assists. Opposite Kelsie Payne turned in another double-double with a 13-kill, 12-dig performance while also adding a pair of blocks.
Rookie middle blocker Phoebe Awoleye was a main offensive threat on Friday, coming off the bench to finish with nine kills on a .467 hitting percentage and one block. Fellow rookie middle Toyosi Onabanjo collected seven kills (.462) with one block. Kaitlyn Hord posted a trio of kills and blocks while Kayla Caffey recorded four kills.
Olympic setter Natalia Valentín-Anderson dished out a season-high 52 assists with 14 digs, two aces and one kill. Libero Allison Whitten racked up 12 digs off the bench with two assists. The Supernovas hit .292 in the match and reached double-digit blocks for the fifth time in the last six matches with 10.
The Fury (8-17) got a team-high 16 kills and 11 digs from outside hitter Kaylee Cox while Morgan Lewis paced the team with 18 points on 15 kills and three blocks. Columbus hit .230 in the match with 13 blocks and three aces.
Columbus are especially happy with the arrival of Tom Comm.
But none of it will knock this time.
One-point ball game.
It's a good block set up on the right side for Columbus by Morgan Lewis.
She and Janice Liao do a nice job of closing together and reaching over the net.
That's picture perfect blocking moves.
Both teams piling up the blocks early.
And it's Sarah Tom Comm.
She's a legend in piling serves.
Another block for Janice Liao.
We're tied at seven.
Balls are in or out.
Calling them both ways.
Objecting.
Regan Cooper, a target.
Not a great pass.
Kelsey Payne slams.
Chased down by Lewis.
Great rescue.
Eight apiece.
Brooke Nunneville tipping down.
That's a great location by Brooke Nunneville.
A really nice hustle play on the Columbus side to chase that ball down over the scorer's table.
Bring it back in.
But Brooke seeing that the block inside the block is open, the tip there,
she's able to put it down.
Kaylee Cox this time for a pass.
Wow.
That was reminiscent of 2015 wearing Navy for Penn State.
Megan Courtney Lush.
My goodness, nine apiece.
And you see here, Sarah Tom Comm gives her a little bit of an inside.
Around Janice Liao.
And trying to avoid the block.
That shot just lands in.
Regan Cooper.
They're not booing.
That's Coop.
Here we see the in-out play again, and it is so close.
Barely tagging the line.
But I really like Regan Cooper.
Pink jacket.
That guy's going to have some social options later tonight.
Kaylee Cox makes pass.
Tom Comm.
Wow.
Janice Liao is something else.
She just started the last couple matches for them.
Not sure why she hasn't been there all season.
Using the block early and being able to swing around it very quickly.
She had seven kills and no errors in her last match.
Starting off hot tonight with a couple blocks as well.
Liao.
Over dig.
Slam back.
Kayla Caffey.
Kaboom.
Nice run there by Omaha.
Kayla Caffey taking advantage of the overpass,
killing it deep in the court.
Right side.
And here's that lefty serve.
And the novice.
Pass it well.
Back row.
Kelsey Payne.
Down.
A push shot from 10 feet.
How'd that drop?
That dropped because Wilmer Rivera released.
She saw the tip coming, and she released up.
But Kaylee Cox in middle back was just sitting in middle back.
She didn't cover Wilmer Rivera.
The first three matches between these two, Omaha swept them.
