Sydney Hilley reaches season high, leads Supernovas to 2-0 Week
Week Four of Major League Volleyball play featured an action-packed 8-game slate, and for the Omaha Supernovas, it was the perfect chance to boost their record after crawling out of a three-match losing streak last week.
As she guided the offense, Sydney Hilley dictated the pace and created opportunities for her hitters in Friday’s 5-set marathon match in San Diego.
Despite the Mojo capturing the first set, the Supernovas powered their way to a 28-26 Set 2 victory, rolled with that momentum in the third, and then recovered from a fourth-set stumble with a hard-fought fifth set that pushed both teams past the standard 15-point winning benchmark.
Hilley dished out 11 assists in the final frame before the Omaha squad snagged the 21-19 set win in the 3-2 (21-25, 28-26, 25-17, 20-25, 21-19) match victory, improving to a 4-3 season record.
Hilley’s go-to hitters were Brooke Nuneviller, who recorded 20 kills, 12 digs, 4 assists, and 3 aces, and Reagan Cooper, who racked up 23 kills, 17 digs, 2 blocks, and 1 assist. Meanwhile, Morgan Hentz anchored the defense with 17 digs, matching a team high.
Hilley’s final assists tally was 62, just shy of her MLV career high of 68 assists while playing for the Ignite in 2025.
Marlie Monserez guided the Mojo offense with 57 assists and added 12 digs. The Mojo suffered another setback later in the week with a 3-1 loss to Atlanta Vibe.
Orlando Valkyries at Grand Rapids Rise
AU players: Brittany Abercrombie, Chompoo Guedpard (Valkyries)
The Valkyries traveled to Grand Rapids on Thursday and made quick work of the Rise, but not without a fight in the final set. Orlando secured the sweep after three tight sets (25-23, 27-25, 31-29), with an all-out battle to finish the match.
Brittany Abercrombie posted 23 points with 22 kills on 43 attempts with just one error. She added one block and seven digs. Chompoo Guedpard racked up 44 assists, 9 digs, and 2 blocks.
Dallas Pulse at Columbus Fury
AU players: Natalia Valentin-Anderson (Pulse)
The Pulse swept Columbus on Thursday, 25-23, 25-21, 25-19, behind a strong performance from Natalia Valentin-Anderson. She finished with 38 assists, 7 digs, 3 blocks, 1 ace, and 1 kill.
Dallas went on to drop a match 3-0 to the league-leading Indy Ignite later in the week.
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Orlando Valkyries at Columbus Fury
AU players: Brittany Abercrombie, Chompoo Guedpard (Valkyries)
The Valkyries continued their winning momentum on Saturday with a five-set win over the Fury. The two teams swapped sets through the first four frames before Orlando closed the door with a 15-11 fifth set win to take the match 3-2 (25-19, 16-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-11).
Guedpard steered the ship once again with 47 assists and chipped in defensively with 13 digs. Abercrombie tallied 16 kills and 11 digs.
Omaha Supernovas at Grand Rapids Rise
AU players: Morgan Hentz, Sarah Wilhite Parsons, Reagan Cooper, Elise Goetzinger, Brooke Nuneviller, Sydney Hilley (Supernovas)
Omaha closed out the week Sunday with a 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22) win over the Rise, extending its winning streak to two matches.
Hilley recorded 44 assists, 4 digs, and 2 kills. Nuneviller contributed 12 kills and 15 digs, while Cooper posted 10 kills, a team-high 4 blocks, and 7 digs.
Team Records after Week 4:
Indy Ignite: 5-1
Orlando Valkyries: 5-2
Dallas Pulse: 4-2
Omaha Supernovas: 5-3
Atlanta Vibe: 3-4
Grand Rapids Rise: 2-4
Columbus Fury: 2-5
San Diego Mojo: 1-6
Siera Jones is the digital media reporter at Athletes Unlimited. You can follow her on Instagram and X @sieraajones.
