Ember's Nest

In a bit of a 2 for 1 special here the Rise lose to Atlanta (who isn't losing to Atlanta these days?!) before emerging victorious in what is proving to be a series of matches at breakneck speed for the Rise.

Big shout out to the Rise who stayed together as a team and avoided their second reverse sweep against Vegas and came out on top 3-2. With the win the Rise move to 3rd place in the PVF as the playoff race heats up!

The Grand Rapids Rise snap their 3 game losing streak against the Orlando Valkyries and get revenge against Orlando! This was a total team effort to get the W, with big contributions from Erika Pritchard!

Track: Ode to Joy Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com

Grand Rapids Rise played a thriller at home in front of over 5000 fans-- the most attended game outside of the home opener! Unfortunately, they weren't able to come out on top.

Big thanks to the Grand Rapids Rise for allowing me to attend a game as a member of the press. Please rate and share this to grow the Ember's Nest listenership!

The Grand Rapids Rise this week reignited my true sports passion-- crusading against unreviewable calls! The team played pretty well all things considered, and I am bouncing-off-the-wall excited for Saturday's nationally televised game against Orlando!

A non-triumphant post-game recap here as the Grand Rapids Rise lose 3-1 to the dominant Omaha Supernovas. A boatload of assists from Ashley were not enough to propel the Rise to 5 sets or a win. What can the team do to win close sets?

The Grand Rapids Rise get revenge after previously becoming victim to the first ever reverse sweep in Professional Volleyball Federation history! It was a great showing from the Rise, Sarah Sponcil and Emilya Dimitrova led the way! What did you think about the performance? If you're on Spotify you can sound off and might get your feedback read on the pod!

Welcome to the inaugural podcast of Ember's Nest, a fan podcast covering the Grand Rapids Rise Professional Volleyball team! Here I set some expectations for the podcast, and also discuss the last 2 games that the Rise played against the Vegas Thrill and Columbus Fury! Join the fun!

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