Women’s Sports Scene is on Fire in Atlanta

Here’s Why You Should Be Watching

By Mary Welch

Published March 11, 2025

Meet Leah Edmond, Libero Morgan Hentz, Merritt Beason and Khori Louis. These four elite women athletes earned a spot on the Pro Volleyball Federation All-Star team — just as Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale, Reynaldo López and Marcell Ozuna and Atlanta Hawks Trey Young did with their leagues’ All-Star rosters. Yes, Atlanta is home to superstar athletes — both female and male.

While Atlanta’s men’s professional teams, such as the Hawks (basketball), Falcons (football), United (soccer) and Braves (baseball) are better known, Atlanta’s women’s professional and college teams are just as exciting, competitive and talented.

It’s time to root, root, root for the (women’s) home teams.

Atlanta Dream

The Atlanta Dream is the city’s professional women’s basketball team, led by such stars as Brittney Griner, Brionna Jones and Satori Walker-Kimbrough. Games are played at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, but when superstar Caitlin Clark and the Indianapolis Fever came to town last year, the game was switched to the State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks. More than 17,608 fans packed the stadium and, in the process, broke an attendance record as the largest WNBA game in Georgia history.

Clark and her team will challenge the Dream three times in 2025, on May 10, May 22 and June 10. So far, the game is still at the Gateway Center, but that may change. We suggest getting tickets as soon as possible. It’ll be a battle to the end.

(Photo courtesy of Atlanta Dream. Photographer Brian Savage)

Atlanta Fire United

The Atlanta Fire United is the professional women’s soccer team that was originally called the West Gwinnett Soccer Club. The team plays in the nine-team Southeast Conference of the Women’s Professional Soccer League and games take place at Oglethorpe University, Pinecrest Academy and Decatur High School.

Atlanta Truth

Atlanta Truth makes its debut this April as the city’s professional women’s football team and as one of the 17 teams of the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC). The team will play at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The season starts March 29 and ends with the IX Cup Championship June 20-22. Now in its sixth season, the WNFC is the most competitive and proactive women’s football league in the world, with players from more than 20 countries.

Atlanta Vibe

The Atlanta Vibe, our professional women’s volleyball team, competes in the Pro Volleyball Federation. These elite players come from volleyball powerhouses such as Florida State, Stamford and Kentucky. Bianca Bertolino, an outside hitter, is a Georgia Tech graduate. The Vibe’s last game of the 2025 season is May 4, so there is plenty of time to go to the Gas South Arena and see this fast-paced, hard-hitting, exciting team.

The Vibe was the third team to join the Pro Volleyball Federation, which started in 2024. It is also (proudly) the first team with a female owner, Colleen Durham Craig. Craig, who is the founder and managing partner in Rally Sports Management, was a dual sport Division 1 athlete at Cornell University where she was a volleyball middle hitter and track athlete.

(Photo courtesy of Atlanta Vibe)

LOVB Atlanta

Can’t get enough of women’s volleyball? Then, check out LOVB Atlanta. LOVB (pronounced ‘love’) calls itself a “holistic volleyball ecosystem, from club to pro.” LOVB showcases every stage of an athlete’s journey from youthful amateur to professional — competing side-by-side. Started in 2020, LOVB (League One Volleyball) has grown to the largest community of junior clubs in the country with more than 17,000 athletes competing in 26 states. LOVB Atlanta’s games are played the Gateway Center Arena in nearby College Park.

Atlanta Harlequins

The Atlanta Harlequins (formerly the Southeast Harlequins) are celebrating their 40th season as Atlanta’s women’s rugby team. Currently, the Harlequins play in the D1 Capital Union, meaning they travel up the East Coast to compete but have no home games. The team is a member of International Gay Rugby. Celebrating its 40th season, the team’s goals are an inspiration for everyone: Growth mindset, respect, inclusivity and team first (GRIT).

Atlanta Roller Derby

Atlanta Roller Derby is a founding member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which started in 2004. Since then, the sport has delighted fans as a full-contact sport for women. The four home teams — the Apocalypstix, Black Water Reapers, Glamma Rays and Toxic Shock — take to the track from March to September at Agnes Scott College in Decatur. In addition, the league sponsors three travel teams. The Dirty South Derby is the WFTDA-chartered All-Stars who compete at the highest level. The Rumble Bs is a regionally competitive team of rising stars, while the Rolling Ruckus is a locally competitive team.

College Sports

Not only does Atlanta boast several professional women’s teams, but area colleges also offer exciting women’s sports as well.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are playing at a high level this year in all the women’s sports — basketball, cross country, outdoor track and field, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball.

Interesting fact: Georgia State University has more women’s teams than men’s. Yes, in addition to sports such as basketball and soccer that the men also have, the women’s teams include field volleyball, softball, beach volleyball, cross country, and track and field teams.

Atlanta is a sports city. Check out the major event in Atlanta in 2025.

Journalist Mary Welch writes business and lifestyle stories for local and national publications.