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Supernovas get weekend sweep over Indy, Atlanta

By Alex Hammeke Feb 10, 2025 | 12:05 PM

The Omaha Supernovas picked up a weekend road sweep over the Indy Ignite and the Atlanta Vibe.

In the Indy Ignite match (25-23, 25-23, 25-22), the Supernovas hit .306, which is the fourth-highest hitting percentage in franchise history as Omaha tallied 44 kills with only 10 errors on 111 swings. Olympic setter Natalia Valentín-Anderson ran the offense with style as she dished out 39 assists with 11 digs, one block, one kill and one ace. Libero Camila Gómez recorded 14 digs and three assists in the sweep. 

Middle blocker Kaitlyn Hord kept her grasp on the block title with six stuffs in Indy while adding four kills on six swings for a .667 clip. Kayla Caffey made her presence known from behind the service line with a pair of aces alongside two kills and two blocks. 

Indy hit .242 as a team with Leketor Member-Meneh leading the way with a match-high 19 kills (.310), 12 digs and one ace. Azhani Tealer broke out with 14 kills on a .632 clip while Nina Cajic added 10 kills and a pair of blocks. 

Against Atlanta (25-23, 25-10, 19-25, 25-22), Reagan Cooper led the duo with a match-high 18 kills while hitting at a .357 rate, which is the fourth time in the last five matches the Kansas graduate has topped the .300 mark. Nuneviller added to her impressive weekend with 13 kills (.333) and a team-high 17 digs. 

The Supernovas (6-3) continued to get solid production from rookie opposite Emily Londot who contributed a double-double in her second professional start with 10 kills and 10 digs, plus a team-high three blocks. Kayla Caffey was the leader for the Omaha middle blockers with five kills and a pair of blocks. Kaitlyn Hord added four kills on a .364 clip while matching Caffey with two blocks. Setter Natalia Valentín-Anderson handed out 38 assists, 10 digs, one block and one kill while libero Camila Gómeztallied 12 digs and three assists. 

Omaha hit .260 as a team with nine blocks, but failed to record a service ace. 

Reigning league MVP Leah Edmond led Atlanta by tying Cooper with a match-high 18 kills while digging out 11 attacks for a double-double. Taylor Head was the only other Vibe member to reach double figures with 10 kills and 14 digs. Merritt Beason added five kills off the bench in the last two sets. The Vibe hit .163 with eight team blocks and one ace. 

The Supernovas begin an eight-day break before returning home to host the San Diego Mojo for a Sunday matinee on February 16 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. First serve is set for 3 p.m. CST with Nebraska Public Media providing TV coverage.