“Thank you, Ally. Wishing you the best on the sand!” the Omaha Supernovas wrote on 21 July, bidding farewell to Ally Batenhorst . Achieving an impressive 2.91 kills/set average across only 44 sets, fans thought this was only the beginning of the rookie pro’s journey to pro volleyball greatness. However, an even bigger bombshell landed after Batenhorst left the Supernovas.

Barely two weeks after Batenhorst joined Sara Hughes to embark on her Olympic beach volleyball dreams, PVF announced a historic merger with MLV. The Pro Volleyball Federation’s massive $325 million deal with Major League Volleyball opened the floodgates for the unified league to commence a free agency period starting August 7. That’s how another former Husker and offensive specialist came in to fill the void.

“Merrit

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