| Founded | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Ground | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, Texas, U.S. Frost Bank Center San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Strahan Arena (2025) San Marcos, Texas, U.S. |
| Chairman | |
| Manager | Erik Sullivan |
| League | LOVB Pro |
| 2026 | Champions 3rd in LOVB Pro |
| Website | www |
| Championships | 2 (2025, 2026) |
LOVB Austin is an American professional women's indoor volleyball team based in Austin, Texas. It is a member of LOVB Pro, which began play in January 2025.
History
In 2021, LOVB announced plans to start a professional women's volleyball league in the United States.1 Austin, home of the Texas Longhorns women's volleyball team, was announced as LOVB's sixth team location in December 2023. Carli Lloyd was the team's founding player.2 Austin's inaugural roster for the 2025 season featured eight former Texas Longhorns, including Madisen Skinner, Logan Eggleston, Asjia O'Neal, Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres, and Zoe Jarvis.3 Finishing in 5th place in the 6-team LOVB Pro's inaugural season, Austin would win the LOVB Finals, defeating LOVB Omaha 3 sets to 0 in the title match after coming from 2-0 down to win both their quarterfinal and semifinal matches.
In June 2025, LOVB Austin was announced as the first LOVB Pro franchise to have non-league ownership. The team is now owned by a group headed by David Blitzer, Peter Holt (investing through his San Antonio-based Spurs Sports & Entertainment), and Amy Griffin. As part of the sale, the trio also acquired an equity stake in the league.4
Roster
| LOVB Austin roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Height | From | |
| 1 | Khat Bell | Opposite Hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Texas | ||
| 2 | Leah Hardeman | Outside Hitter | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Coastal Carolina | ||
| 3 | Carli Lloyd | Setter | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | California | ||
| 4 | Madi Banks | Outside Hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Nebraska | ||
| 5 | Molly McCage | Middle Blocker | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Texas | ||
| 6 | Madisen Skinner | Opposite Hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Texas / Kentucky | ||
| 7 | Asjia O'Neal | Middle Blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Texas | ||
| 10 | Zoe Jarvis | Libero | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Texas | ||
| 11 | Bella Bergmark | Middle Blocker | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Texas / California | ||
| 13 | Juliann Faucette | Opposite Hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Texas | ||
| 15 | Kotoe Inoue | Libero | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | |||
| 17 | Brie O'Reilly | Setter | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||
| 22 | Bailey Miller | Outside Hitter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Arizona State / West Virginia | ||
| 33 | Logan Eggleston | Outside Hitter | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Texas | ||
| 33 | Magdalena Jurczyk | Middle Blocker | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||
| Updated as of: February 2, 2026 | Source: [1] | ||||||
Season standings
- 2025: 5th (5–11), Champions (19 points)
- 2026: 3rd (10–10), Champions (26 points)
References
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.
- "Austin Selected as Sixth City for LOVB Pro Inaugural Season". LOVB. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- Jones, Cristela (December 19, 2024). "Texas star Madisen Skinner joins Austin's new pro volleyball team". MySanAntonio.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- Sim, Josh (June 20, 2025). "David Blitzer and Spurs' Peter Holt among LOVB volleyball league's first team owners". SportsPro. Retrieved August 8, 2025.