ROUNDUP: Pomeroys sweep RSC volleyball tourney opener; Woods men fall to Bethel

Karla Melendez Martinez recorded 11 kills and 10 digs Tuesday night as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods swept Brescia 25-15, 25-12, 25-18 in the River States Conference volleyball tournament quarterfinals at the Jeanne Knoerle Sports and Recreation Center. Karla Melendez Martinez mug 2026.jfif Melendez-Martinez The Pomeroys improved to 39-1 and advanced to Friday’s semifinals. SMWC will host the remainder of the tournament. Brescia finished its season 11-19. SMWC hit .317 with 47 kills and just nine attack errors while limiting Brescia to a .066 hitting percentage. Melendez Martinez hit .346, and Masa Pesic added eight kills on .500 hitting. Raimey Owens finished with seven kills without an error in 15 attempts for a .467 hitting percentage, while Ryan Canter also contributed seven kills. Lily Richards directed the offense with 21 assists and added seven digs. Ariana Cruz-Gonzalez contributed eight assists, and Ayiana Nieves had five assists and four digs. Gaby Fernandez led the defense with 14 digs and added five assists, while Leishmarie Virella collected seven digs. Harper Ash served two of SMWC’s five aces. On Wednesday, eight Woods players earned All-RSC honors. Those included Fernandez, Melendez-Martinez, Pesic and Sofia Soto earning first-team recognition; Cruz-Gonzalez, Luci Morris and Richards receiving second-team honors; and Leishmarie Virella was named to the third team. Raimey Owens represented SMWC on the RSC Champions of Character Team. In other college volleyball: • Evansville 3, ISU 1 — At Evansville, Curry Kendall and Kira Holland tallied 10 kills each for Indiana State on Tuesday night, but it wasn’t enough for the Sycamores in a four-set Missouri Valley Conference loss (15-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-17) to Evansville in Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Lily Mueller added eight kills on an error-free 15 attempts, while Macy Lengacher led all players with 15 digs. Indiana State (10-16 overall, 4-11 MVC) closes the 2026 season with a 6 p.m. Saturday match at Southern Illinois. College men's basketball • Bethel 82, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 69 — At Mishawaka, K.C. Chandler scored 16 points and E.J. Reese added 15 in a losing cause Tuesday night at Gates Gymnasium. KC Chandler SMWC MBB 2627 Chandler The Pomeroys (3-4) cut a 20-point second-half deficit to eight but could not overcome Bethel’s perimeter shooting and rebounding advantage. The Pilots (3-1) made 14 of 28 attempts from 3-point range and outrebounded SMWC 38-22. Chandler finished 5 of 7 from the field, made both of his 3-point attempts and went 4 of 4 at the free throw line. He also collected four rebounds and three steals. Reese shot 7 of 13 and led the Pomeroys with six rebounds while adding three assists. D.J. Moss contributed nine points, all in the second half, on 4-of-4 shooting. Mike Elliott added eight points, six assists and two steals, while Donavon Barnett made both of his 3-point attempts for six points. SMWC’s reserves accounted for 51 points. SMWC plays next Tuesday at Mount Vernon Nazarene. College cross country • Pomeroy headed to nationals — Saint Mary-of-the-Woods' Christopher Boyd has qualified for the 2026 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championship on Nov. 20 at Vancouver, Wash. The men’s 8-kilometer race begins at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Boyd is among 75 individual qualifiers representing institutions whose teams did not qualify for the championship. The field also includes 36 qualifying teams. Boyd secured his national championship berth following a fifth-place finish at the River States Conference Championships on Nov. 7 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute. He covered the 8-kilometer course in 25 minutes, 39.6 seconds and was named the conference’s Men’s Cross Country Newcomer of the Year. Boyd also won the 5-kilometer race at the Franklin Grizzly Invitational on Sept. 5 in 15:45.7. Prep girls wrestling • Fountain Central 48, South Vermillion 12 — At Clinton, the visiting Mustangs spoiled the Wildcats' first-ever girls home opener on Tuesday. South Vermillion's wins came from Savannah Scott, who pinned her opponent in 25 seconds at 140, and Emma Conner, who won by forfeit at 110. Scott improved her record to 5-1 for the season. 115 — Kenzie Alexander (FC) pinned Natalia Bigler 3:17. 120 — Double forfeit. 125 — Analiese Maltsberger (FC) piinned Keirah Pine 4:32. 130 — Adelyn Donaldson (FC) pinned Dasha Maden 0:40. 135 — Katelyn DePugh (FC) pinned Lilly Felix 0:15. 140 — Savannah Scott (SV) pinned Zoe Wildman 0:25. 145 — Ruby Deel (FC) pinned Gracelynn Pitts 1:00. 155 — Riley Deel (FC) won by forfeit. 170 — Amiya Welles (FC) pinned Audrey McCall 1:28. 190 — Amira Wells (FC) won by forfeit. 235 — Double forfeit. 100 — Double forfeit. 105 — Double forfeit. 110 — Emma Conner (SV) won by forfeit. Next — South Vermillion hosts Parke Heritage next Tuesday. • Maroons compete — At Jerseyville, Ill., the Robinson girls had their first competition of the season in a beginners tournament for mostly freshmen and sophomores with no state qualifiers involved. Robinson results — Madison Siler 3-0, Addyson Yoder 0-2, Clara Zink 1-2, Natalie Davis 0-3, Alivia Bilyew 1-1, Rhaina Wesner 0-3, Samantha Neighbors 0-3, Amanda Armijos 0-3, Sophia Escabedo 0-3, Angeline Tedford 2-1,Adalyn Tiller 1-0. • Fall Brawl — At Sullivan, 24 teams competed Saturday at the Sullivan Fall Brawl. Terre Haute North's Rylie Walker won at 155 pounds. Team scores — Southridge 232, Mt. Vernon 201.5, Carmel 161, Jasper 150.5, Terre Haute North 148, South Putnam 120.5, North Posey 102.5, Bloomington South 99.5, Bloomington North 82, Pike Central 80, Owen Valley 66, West Vigo 64, Tecumseh 58, Evansville North 50, North Knox 45, Roncalli 41, South Vermillion 39, Bedford North Lawrence 30, Vincennes Lincoln 28, Edgewood 27, Washington 26, Northview 26, North Central 25, Boonville 15, Borden 15. Individual results (incomplete) 110 — Paislee Hoehn (Mt. Vernon), 7. Emma Conner (South Vermillion). 115 — Kenna Kleinschmidt (North Posey), 3. Addison Thomas (South Putnam), 8. Natalia Bigler (South Vermillion), 15. Gabriella Ransford (North Central). 125 — Analyn Penquite (Carmel), 3. Raegan Cook (South Putnam), 7. Keirah Pine (South Vermillion), 11. Aubrey Meyer (Terre Haute North), 12. Micah Craft (North Central). 130 — Mariyah Buchanan (Mt. Vernon), 3. Anniston Chesshir (Terre Haute North), 4. Hannah Woodall (South Putnam), 7. Memori Andrews (Northview), 9. Madi Dooley (West Vigo), 10. Kinley Sheese (Terre Haute North), 16. Dasha Maden (South Vermillion). 135 — Ellie O'Neil (Mt. Vernon), 9. Autumn Wurth (West Vigo), 10. Raylynn Bales (Terre Haute North), 11. Lilly Felix (South Vermillion). 140 — Addysen Rainey (Southridge), 5. Savannah Scott (South Vermillion), 6. Jessa Bark (West Vigo), 7. Emmie Haddon (South Putnam), 15. Llewella Hampton (Terre Haute North). 145 — Jade Chloe Johnson (Carmel), 10. Summer Swayze (Terre Haute North), 12. Gracelynn Pitts (South Vermillion), 13. Hailey Shannon (Terre Haute North), 17. Mariella Lacombe (West Vigo). 155 — Rylie Walker (Terre Haute North), 2. Kaylee Williams (South Putnam), 3. Miley Callahan (West Vigo), 7. Keilee Bays (Northview), 8. Chloe Bailey (North Central), 9. Lorelai Sperry (South Putnam), 16. Ardyn Magee (South Vermillion).