Ashley Harris

Head Volleyball Coach at Saint Mary of the Woods College.

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Looks pretty good to me! @Coachianharris @SMWCvball @SMWCAthletics @smwc

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Not the way we wanted to end out season, but they left everything on that court. This senior class is special and has left behind a legacy that will be talked about for many years to come. So proud of this group!

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History made. 💙

🏐 27 wins — MOST in program history
🏠 First-ever HOME postseason match
⚔️ 5-set battle in the RSC Quarterfinals

Meyer 15 | Martinez 14 | Duranceau 11

Three straight winning seasons for this senior class 👏

The standard has been raised.

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As a tribute to the class of 2026, SMWC is spotlighting seniors throughout the academic year! This week's Senior Spotlight is Blake Patterson! Blake is from Terre Haute, Indiana, and majors in Mathematics. Read more about Blake and his Woods experience! https://t.co/B6BQmdDz43

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If you are an incoming undergraduate campus student this fall and you haven’t yet registered for classes you can signup for our June or July in-person registration events (links on our Instagram bio and on our Facebook page)

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SENIOR NIGHT ✔️
STATEMENT WIN ✔️

Poms take down IU East in FOUR 🔥
25-18 | 25-19 | 23-25 | 25-22

💥 Tedeschi: 14 kills
💥 Duranceau: 11 kills, 9 digs
💥 Ricketts: 27 assists, 10 digs (double-double)
💥 TEAM hitting .291

Knoerle was ROCKIN’ 🎉

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Today we recognize all of our students who double as athletes! Every day, these students go the extra mile to excel both in the classroom and in their respective sports, representing SMWC with pride.

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We are excited to finally announce our summer camp dates. The signup link is now live. If you are wanting to get better this summer, make your way out to SMWC and train exactly like our players do.

https://t.co/92C5SvhHiX

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School Record ✔️
National Qualifier ✔️

Jerahmia Smith is headed back to the NAIA Indoor National Championships after breaking the SMWC indoor shot put record with a 16.68m throw 💪

2nd straight year on the national stage.

📍 Gainesville, Fla.
📅 March 7 | 2:30 pm (ET)

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SMWC has opened registration for the 2026 Equine Summer Camps! For more information and how to register, visit https://t.co/wj5GuZBhtN

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The clock is ticking! TWO DAYS until the 11th annual Woods Giving Day. Every gift matters and goes towards benefiting the lives of current and future students. Be sure to give on February 10!

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Congratulations guys!!

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New season, new captains

We are excited to announce our 2026 men’s volleyball captains as voted by their teammates:

Junior OH #1 Bentley Meyer

Senior RS #9 Josh Stembridge

Senior MH #21 Yammiel Martinez

Senior RS #23 Christian Green

Senior OH #34 Joseph Szadorski

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From all of us at The Woods, Merry Christmas to you!

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Our Union Health Student Athletes of the Week are Lanna Martinez, a senior on the softball team, and Ryan Banister, a sophomore on the men's volleyball team! Congratulations!

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❤️❤️❤️

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⚫️ 2026 Men’s Volleyball Poster ⚫️

For this year’s poster, we honor our 7️⃣ seniors that have been with the program since day one. They reminisce on stories of their journeys over the past four years at The Woods. While they came here as strangers, they quickly became brothers.

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Yes. Yes. Yes. Incredibly proud of these 3. Let’s keep making history!

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Say it louder for the back row! 🔊🔥

KARLA. ADEN. MASA.
Three Pomeroys earn AVCA All-Region honors—the FIRST in program history!
And oh yeah… KARLA IS THE MID-SOUTH REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR 😤💙

This team is different. 🏐

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36 Pomeroys.
1 Standard: Excellence. 💙

Congrats to our RSC Scholar-Athletes!

Full list: https://t.co/zKJhqLqHgu

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🎓 30 Pomeroys Named NAIA Fall Scholar-Athletes!

Congrats to our outstanding student-athletes from soccer, volleyball & XC who earned one of the NAIA’s top honors with GPAs of 3.5+!

Proud of your hard work in the classroom! 💙🐎

Full list ➡️ https://t.co/OZs2Y9XHe8

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❤️❤️❤️

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🏐✨ HISTORY MADE! ✨🏐

Karla Melendez is the 2025 River States Conference Player of the Year!

Melendez becomes the first postseason specialty award winner in SMWC volleyball history after a dominant season:
🔥 380 kills (.283) | 🎯 49 aces | 💪 279 digs | 🧱 43 blocks

[Ashley Harris @vbcoachharris]

Congratulations to these lovely ladies! So proud of the work they have put in this season!

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💙🐴 POMEROYS STACK THE HONORS! 💙🐴

Five earn @RSC_Sports All-Conference nods! 🙌🏐

⭐ 1st Team: Melendez, Pesic, Britt
💪 2nd Team: Virella
🔥 3rd Team: Morales

Next up ➡️ RSC Semifinal vs. Rio Grande
🕓 Fri, 4 PM (ET) | 📍 Kokomo, Ind.