Omaha Supernovas
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Omaha Supernovas, Nebraska’s professional volleyball team and first pro volleyball champions, used team grit and superb performances from its pins to complete a 25-21, 25-23, 25-22 sweep over the Grand Rapids Rise (0-2) Sunday night at Van Andel Arena in a Rise record crowd of 8,706.
The trio of Natalia Valentín-Anderson, Brooke Nuneviller and Reagan Cooper spearheaded an improved Omaha (2-0) offense from opening night that hit .253, compared to a .187 hitting percentage on Friday against Atlanta. Valentín-Anderson — Puerto Rico’s starting setter in the 2016 Rio Olympics — dished out 42 assists, 11 digs, four kills and an ace in an all-around performance despite worse passing from two nights ago…