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Dallas Pulse

American volleyball team

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Dallas Pulse is a women's professional indoor volleyball team based in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The team inaugurated play in Major League Volleyball (MLV) as an expansion team in 2026.

01History

On July 19, 2023, Dallas was announced as a 2025 expansion team in the PVF, owned by Armand Sadoughi. On July 3, 2024, it was announced that the 2025 PVF Season will have eight teams, not including Dallas. In the following days, Dallas Pro Volleyball website was edited to indicate that team will join the PVF in 2026. On August 5th 2025, it was announced that the Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF) and Major League Volleyball (MLV) will merge to form a combined league, and that Dallas would be joining the league in the 2026 season.

On May 9, 2026, the Pulse won the MLV Championship over the Omaha Supernovas, 3-2 to claim the league championship in their first season as a franchise.

02Roster

Current as of February 2, 2026.

Number Player Position College/Club Height
1 Natalia Valentín-Anderson Setter Florida International 5'10"
2 Sofia Maldonado Díaz Outside hitter Arizona/Louisville 6'0"
3 Celia Cullen Setter Michigan State/SMU 6'1"
6 Kylie Murr Libero Ohio State 5'6"
7 Layne Van Buskirk Middle blocker Pittsburgh 6'4"
8 Kelsie Payne Opposite hitter Kansas 6'3"
9 Kaylee Cox Outside hitter Western Kentucky 6'3"
10 Kendall White Libero Penn State 5'5"
11 Malaya Jones Opposite hitter Colorado State/SMU 6'0"
12 Geli Cyr Outside hitter Arizona State 5'10"
15 Mimi Colyer Outside hitter Oregon/Wisconsin 6'3"
16 Caroline Meuth Outside hitter Notre Dame/Texas A&M 5'11"
17 Isabel Martin Outside hitter Florida 6'0"
18 Ajcharaporn Kongyot Outside hitter Rattana Bundit University 6'0"
22 Tristin Savage Middle blocker UCLA 6'7"
23 Kaitlyn Hord Middle blocker Penn State/Nebraska 6'4"
42 Karson Bacon Middle blocker Oregon 6'4"
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