LOVB Houston

LOVB Houston is an American professional women's indoor volleyball team based in Houston, Texas. It is a member of LOVB Pro, which began play in January 2025.

LOVB Houston

Founded	2023
Ground	Fort Bend Epicenter Rosenberg, Texas, U.S.
Manager	Sanja Tomašević
League	LOVB Pro
2025	Semi-final 2nd in LOVB Pro
Website	www.lovb.com/teams/lovb-houston-volleyball

History

In 2021, LOVB announced plans to start a professional women's volleyball league in the United States.^[1] Houston was revealed as one of LOVB's first two team locations alongside Atlanta in March 2023.^[2] Micha Hancock and Jordan Thompson joined Houston as LOVB's first player signings.^[3]

Roster

As of January 8, 2025.^[4]

No.	Name	Position	Height	College / Home club	Nationality
1	Grace Frohling	Opposite hitter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	San Diego	United States
2	Karin Palgutova	Outside hitter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	St. John's	Slovenia
3	Amber Igiede	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Hawaii	United States
4	Anna Pogany	Libero	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		Germany
5	Jess Mruzik	Outside hitter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Penn State	United States
7	Raphaela Folie	Middle blocker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		Italy
8	Christina Bauer	Middle blocker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	ASPTT Mulhouse	France
9	Madi Rishel	Outside hitter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Arizona	United States
10	Kaisa Alanko	Setter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	University of Jyväskylä	Finland
11	Anita Anwusi	Middle blocker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	LSU	United States
12	Micha Hancock	Setter	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Penn State	United States
14	Julia Brown	Outside hitter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	NC State	United States
17	Sara Loda	Outside hitter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Bergamo	Italy
18	Key Alves	Libero	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)		Brazil
23	Jordan Thompson	Opposite hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Cincinnati	United States