League One Volleyball (LOVB) has truly hit the jackpot! They’ve signed six top rookies to their teams, which will undoubtedly, spice things up as the 2024 volleyball season unfolds. From Lexi Rodriguez from Nebraska to Sarah Franklin from the Bagders’ tent, there’s exceptional talent added to the LOVB roster. And one of these well-deserved recruits is Sophie Fischer.

Well, we’d be stating the obvious if we say Sophie is an ace player who’s been nailing it on the collegiate court. After all, every one in five of LOVB’s pro players is either past NCAA champions or a whopping 80 percent of them have bagged All-American honors. And Sophie Fischer is no exception. Here’s what sets this professional volleyball debutant in a league of her own.

Sophie Fischer, the Pro Gawg that LOVB recruited

Around mid-December 2024, Sophie Fischer, the University of Georgia alum, put down her signature on a pro contract with LOVB Salt Lake. This came exactly a week after Fischer was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region Team for the Southeast Region. It opened a pathway for her to enter the elite Dawg company. Moreover, she became the fifth Georgia Bulldog to earn All-Region honors three times in their career, after 29 years!

Fischer was ecstatic and needless to say why. “Joining LOVB is just an indescribable feeling, it’s really a dream come true,” she expressed, unable to hold back her emotions. After all, it’s hardly an everyday affair when you get recruited by a pro volleyball team! “It just means so much to be able to play at an extremely high level in the United States where us athletes can still be close to friends and family,” her words reflect the gratitude in her heart.

Sophie Fischer’s career in red and black has looked exceptional. She was on the AVCA National Players of the Year Watchlist for 2024 and became a member of the NORCEA Final Six. She lost only to the Dominican Republic national team that competed in the Paris Olympics in 2024, in the finals. In fact, her 2023 season looked equally spectacular thanks to honors like the 2023 SEC Player of the Year and the 2023 AVCA Second Team All-American.

If we speak of how she’s been nailing it with the Bulldogs, Fischer concluded her career with 1,119 kills and third in total blocks (488). This season, her 156 total blocks tied for seventh in a single season, and her 146 block assists finished third. She also ripped apart UGA’s all-time block assist record (450) and blocks per set record (1.42).

We know what you must be wondering: enough of her UGA feats already! Tell us, when and where does she play for LOVB Salt Lake next? Here are the details!

When and where do we get to watch Fischer next?

Well, it’s time for some good news! LOVB is kicking off the inaugural season of its professional league, LOVB Pro in January 2025, and that day is just hours away now. Starting January 6, the 6 teams will play for 14 weeks, with matches rotating between the LOVB Pro cities every 7 days.

Mind you: each week, all six teams will play! There will also be a mid-season, winner-take-all LOVB Classic that will feature all six teams in Kansas City in February. And by April, we’ll have the first LOVB Pro Champion!

In this mix, LOVB Salt Lake will kick off its season on Wednesday, January 8 against LOVB Atlanta at the Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta. The match will begin at 7:30 p.m. streaming live on ESPN+. And that’s exactly where we can catch Sophie Fischer in action! So would you be tuning in to watch this star?

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