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| Founded | 2023 |
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| Ground | Maverik Center West Valley City, Utah, U.S. SLCC Bruin Arena Taylorsville, Utah, U.S. |
| Manager | Tamari Miyashiro |
| League | LOVB Pro |
| Website | www |
LOVB Salt Lake is an American professional women's indoor volleyball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a member of LOVB Pro, which will begin play in January 2025.
History
In 2021, LOVB announced plans to start a professional women's volleyball league in the United States. Salt Lake City was announced as LOVB's fourth team location in June 2023. Jordyn Poulter and Haleigh Washington were the team's founding athletes.
Roster
- As of December 22, 2024.
| No. | Name | Position | Height | College / Home club | Nationality |
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| 1 | Jordyn Poulter | Setter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Illinois |  United States
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| 2 | Tamaki Matsui | Setter | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | JWCPE |  Japan
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| 3 | Morgan Miller | Outside hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | California | United States
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| 4 | Maddie Haynes | Outside hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | California | United States
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| 5 | Skylar Fields | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | USC | United States
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| 6 | Tori Dixon | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Minnesota | United States
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| 7 | Sophie Fischer | Middle blocker | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Georgia | United States
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| 11 | Serena Gray | Middle blocker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Pittsburgh | United States
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| 12 | Roni Jones-Perry | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | BYU | United States
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| 15 | Haleigh Washington | Middle blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Penn State | United States
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| 16 | Manami Kojima | Libero | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | Aoyama Gakuin | Japan
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| 17 | Dani Drews | Outside hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Utah | United States
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| 18 | Mary Lake | Libero | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | BYU | United States
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| 21 | Claire Hoffman | Outside hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Washington | United States
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| 33 | Heidy Casanova | Opposite hitter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |  Cuba
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References
- Chappell, Bill (October 19, 2021). "Are you ready for some volleyball? A new women's pro league hopes the answer is yes". NPR. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- Vejar, Alex (June 5, 2023). "This new pro sports league is coming to Salt Lake City in 2024". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- Edler, Krysyan (October 21, 2024). "These Paris Olympians are bringing the 'next major league' to Salt Lake City". Deseret News. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- "LOVB: Salt Lake Roster". LOVB.
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