Supernovas Sweep Columbus Behind Parsons’ Historic Night

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 10, 2026.- The Omaha Supernovas, the world’s leading professional volleyball franchise, rallied behind a record-setting night from outside hitter Sarah Parsons to right the ship and deliver a dominant 25-22, 25-16, 25-17 sweep of the Columbus Fury (3-12) on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena in front of 2,226.

Coming off her standout performance against Grand Rapids a few nights earlier, Parsons continued to put her name in the franchise record book, turning in an Omaha (8-9) three-set record with 18 kills on a .441 efficiency while posting a match-high 12 digs and one block for her second straight double-double and fifth of the season. She was dominant in the match-sealing third set, matching the franchise single-set record with 10 points and 10 kills.

Fellow outside hitter Brooke Nuneviller enjoyed her best outing since missing the Feb. 22 match at San Diego due to illness, tallying 11 kills, eight digs and one assist. Opposite Emily Londot produced nine points on seven kills and two blocks, while adding eight digs in her return to her home state.

Janice Leao made her first start since the third match of the season on Jan. 16 and delivered her best performance of the year. The former Fury middle blocker recorded a .625 hitting percentage with six kills on eight swings and one error. While she added just one block, the 6-foot-3 Leao helped ignite a slumping Supernovas block with her size and physicality, resulting in Omaha outplaying the league’s best blocking squad. Despite a slow offensive night with two kills on a negative hitting percentage, rookie Kiara Reinhardt stepped up alongside Leao at the net with a match-high two blocks and two aces — pushing her season total to 15 and tying her for second in MLV.

Setter Sydney Hilley dished out 37 assists with three digs and combined with Reinhardt for two of the team’s four aces. Libero Elena Oglivie finished with seven digs, marking just the second match this season she did not reach double-digit digs.

The Supernovas compiled a .269 hitting percentage with four aces, seven blocks, 42 assists, 43 digs and 44 kills.

Columbus struggled under Omaha’s service pressure, producing a .107 team hitting percentage with 18 hitting errors compared to just 30 kills. No player recorded more than six kills, as Raina Terry and Megan Lush each finished with six. The Fury added two aces, six blocks, 29 assists and 37 digs.

After the team’s longest road stretch of the season, the Supernovas return to Kiewit Court at the CHI Health Center for Luck of the Novas on Saturday, March 14, against the league-leading Indy Ignite in what is expected to be a record-breaking professional volleyball crowd. First serve is set for 7 p.m. CDT.

The Fury travel to Dallas to play the Pulse on Friday, March 13, at 8 p.m. EST.