Grand Rapids Rise

Grand Rapids Rise
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	2022
League	Pro Volleyball Federation
Based in	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Arena	Van Andel Arena
Colors	Elevation Red, Ascension Blue and Sunrise Gold;
Owner	Dan DeVos
Head coach	Cathy George
Website	grrise.com
	Current season

The Grand Rapids Rise are a professional indoor volleyball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that competes in the Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF). The Rise began play in the league's inaugural 2024 season. The team plays their home games at Van Andel Arena.

History

On December 5, 2022, Grand Rapids was announced as the first city to get a Pro Volleyball Federation franchise for the league's inaugural season. Dan DeVos, majority owner of the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic and American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins and owner of the former Arena Football League team the Grand Rapids Rampage, was announced as the new team's owner.^[1] The Rise name, logo and colors were announced on April 14, 2023.^[2]

Their inaugural match was played against the Columbus Fury at Van Andel Arena. The Rise swept the Fury, winning by set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-19. The game was a sellout, with an attendance of 7,805. ^[3]

Roster

Current as of January 7, 2025.^[4]

Number	Player	Position	College/Club	Height
1	Sherridan Atkinson	Opposite hitter	Long Beach State/Purdue	6'5"
2	Elena Oglivie	Libero	Stanford	5'10"
3	Valeria Leon	Libero	Ohio State	5'6"
4	Carli Snyder	Outside hitter	Florida	6'1"
5	Erika Pritchard	Outside hitter	Maryland/Penn State	6'3"
6	Kaleigh Nelson	Opposite hitter	Washington	6'0"
7	Raven Colvin	Middle blocker	Purdue	6'1"
8	Marin Grote	Middle blocker	Washington	6'4"
10	Ali Bastianelli	Middle blocker	Illinois	6'3"
11	August Raskie	Setter	Oregon	6'2"
13	Paige Briggs-Romine	Outside hitter	Western Kentucky	5'10"
17	Alyssa Jensen	Middle blocker	Michigan State	6'4"
19	Jena Otec	Libero	Purdue	5'10"
21	Naya Shime	Opposite hitter	SMU	6'0"
22	Camryn Turner	Setter	Kansas	5'8"
27	Symone Abbott	Outside hitter	Northwestern	6'1"