LOVB Makes Austin Area Debut

The newest era of professional volleyball in the United States begins in 2025!

Each week of LOVB’s first season will have four matches: one head-to-head contest and a Weekend with LOVB, where four teams meet in one market for a trio of matches. Each Weekend with LOVB will contain two matches for the host team and a neutral-site match featuring two out-of-town teams, allowing fans to both cheer on their local squad and see more of the world’s top volleyball players compete on U.S. soil.

LOVB Austin’s home debut comes January 15 when it hosts LOVB Atlanta at home in a head-to-head match.

All six teams will gather in Kansas City, Missouri, February 14-16, for the LOVB Classic, an in-season tournament hosted alongside Triple Crown NIT, the premier junior tournament in the country. The two pro teams with the best records at that point will receive byes to the LOVB Classic semifinals, while the other four teams will compete in the quarterfinal round on Friday, February 14. The semifinals take place Saturday, February 15 and the championship, third-place and fifth-place matches are on Sunday, February 16.

After the LOVB Classic, the regular season resumes with a head-to-head match and Weekend with LOVB each week through early April. LOVB Omaha hosts LOVB Atlanta during the final head-to-head match of the year, and LOVB Salt Lake welcomes LOVB Madison, LOVB Austin and LOVB Houston in the last Weekend with LOVB of the year.