The Columbus Fury (2-3) picked up a big road win over the Omaha Supernovas, 25-23, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, to snap their early season losing streak Thursday at the CHI Health Center. Omaha dropped to 2-3.

 

Regan Pittman-Nelson had an outstanding match, leading the Fury with 13 kills and a .455 hitting percentage to go with five digs and two blocks. Her partner in the middle, Abby Walker, also had a big outing with nine kills, four digs, and three blocks.

 

The Fury (2-3) had their first match without double-digit blocks but they had a season-high .267 hitting percentage. Ashley Evans played a big part in quarterbacking the Fury, dishing out 47 assists and adding 14 digs and a season-high four kills. Evans has had a double-double in every match this season.

 

“We did a lot of good things today that we have been working hard on,” head coach Angel Perez said. “Our discipline with our serving and block defense was great. We created great opportunities and made good decisions in transition, which is something we have been working on. Today we did a good job of finding opportunities and taking advantage of them.”

 

Raina Terry had another double-digit kill performance with 11 kills to go with eight digs and two blocks. Megan Lush added nine kills and 12 digs, while Flormarie Heredia Colon finished with nine kills.

 

Aleksandra Jegdic had another solid back row performance and finished with 13 digs and added three assists.

 

The Fury return to Nationwide Arena Sunday to take on the Atlanta Vibe (2-3) beginning at 2:00 p.m. Columbus won, 3-1, in Atlanta on January 8. All of Sunday’s action can be seen on YouTube.