PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College women's volleyball team picked up a marquee River States Conference victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating Shawnee State 3-1 in the league's featured Game of the Week at Waller Gymnasium.

The Pomeroys improved to 24-2 overall and 8-1 in RSC play with the win, while Shawnee State fell to 16-8 (6-3). Set scores were 24-26, 25-16, 25-18, 25-19 as SMWC bounced back after a narrow first-set loss to take control of the match.

SMWC won the statistical battle across the board, finishing with advantages in kills (57-49), hitting percentage (.229 to .139), digs (90-83), blocks (15-2), and aces (11-2).
Senior Karla Melendez powered the Pomeroy attack with a match-high 21 kills, hitting .422 while adding 14 digs and 4 blocks. Masa Pesic contributed 10 kills, and Sofia Soto tallied 9 kills with a .333 hitting percentage to go with 4 blocks.

Setter Aden Britt turned in a standout performance, dishing out 40 assists while serving up 6 aces and adding 20 digs. Defensive specialist Leishmarie Virella anchored the back row with a career-high 30 digs and chipped in 10 assists and 2 aces. Evelyn Morales led the blocking effort with 5.0 total blocks.

The win solidifies SMWC's place near the top of the RSC standings as the season heads into its stretch run.

The Pomeroys will continue conference play on the road, traveling to Rio Grande on Friday, Oct. 17, for a 7 p.m. (ET) matchup.