Story by Supernovas Communications
OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha Supernovas outside hitter Bethania de la Cruz won the Best Server award, and Ristina Vucikova and Brooke Nuneviller earned All-League honors, the Professional Volleyball Federation announced Tuesday. I joined the team.
The award was awarded by a vote of seven head coaches in the league. Each head coach could not vote for himself or his players.
Delacruz made a total of 32 aces in 24 games, overwhelming his rivals on his way to winning the Best Server award. Her ace total is 11 more than her closest competitors, Orlando's Wilma Rivera and Adora Anae, who finished the season with 21. Delacruz's best serving performance came early in the season, when she set the PVF record for most aces in 2016. It will be a six-man singles match against Vegas Thrill on February 7th and Grand Rapids Rise on February 12th.
Nuneviller was one of PVF's most productive outside hitters in his first season. The Omaha team captain had a team-high 280 kills on the season and ranked eighth in the league with an average of 3.33 kills per set. The Oregon product also excelled defensively, finishing seventh in the PVF with 279 digs, which equates to a 3.32 digs per set average. These totals are second among non-liberos.
Although she missed out on the Best Middle Blocker award, Vuchkova led the league in total blocks with 70 and secured a spot on the All-League Second Team. The Bulgarian finished two blocks ahead of winner Kaz Brown, who had 68 blocks in 20 sets, more than Vuchkova. Supernova's middle blocker averaged 0.85 blocks per set and had seven matches with five or more blocks. That includes a franchise-record six blocks against the San Diego Mojos on April 2nd and again against the Mojos on April 20th.
PVF's MVP and Coach of the Year will be announced at the inaugural 2024 Professional Volleyball Federation Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 16th.
2024 Professional Volleyball Federation Season Awards
Outside Hitter of the Year…Leah Edmonds, Atlanta Vibe
Middle Blocker of the Year: Kaz Brown, Orlando Valkyries
Setter of the Year…. Nusara Tomcom, San Diego Mojo
Libero of the Year….Morgan Hentz, Atlanta Vibe
Batter of the Year…. Emilia Dimitrova, Grand Rapids Rise
Server of the Year….. Bethania de la Cruz, Omaha Supernova
Most Inspirational Player Award…… Alisha Glass Childress, Vegas Thrill
Rising Star Award…Reagan Cooper, Columbus Fury
2024 Professional Volleyball Federation All League Team
First army
Leah Edmond, Atlanta Vibe, Ohio
Morgan Hentz, Atlanta Vibe, L
Anna Lazareva, Atlanta Vibe, OPP
Claire Chausse, Grand Rapids Rise, Ohio
Emilia Dimitrova, Grand Rapids Rise, OPP
Bethania de la Cruz, Omaha Supernovas, Ohio
Brooke Nuneviller, Omaha Supernovas, Ohio State
second team
Marley Monserez, Atlanta Vibe, S
Reagan Cooper, Columbus Fury, Ohio
Ristina Vuchkova, Omaha Supernova, MB
Kaz Brown, Orlando Valkyries, MB
Ronica Stone, San Diego Mojo, MB
Nusara Tomcom, San Diego Mojo, South Carolina
Alisha Glass Childress, Vegas Thrills, S
Omaha will face San Diego in the Professional Volleyball Federation Championship semifinals on Wednesday, May 15th at 8:30pm CDT at CHI Health Center. CBS Sports Network will televise the game, and fans will also be able to listen to every game on the Supernovas Radio Network, led by flagship station 93.7 The Ticket. The winner will compete for the PVF Championship against the winner of No. 1 seed Atlanta Vibe and No. 4 seed Grand Rapids on Saturday, May 18th at 3:30 p.m.
Full-session and single-session tickets will be available for the championship and can be purchased through this link.
