The Final Set: Celebrating the 2025 Rosemont Ravens
Good evening everyone. They say that in sports, the scoreboard tells a story, but it never tells the whole story.
If you look at the 2025 season for Rosemont Women's Volleyball, you see a set of numbers. But if you were
there—in the Hirsh Community Center or traveling with the team to Williamsport—you saw something much
more significant than a win-loss column. You saw the final chapter of a 31-year legacy.
Tonight, we aren't just talking about a season; we're talking about the end of an era. The 2025 Ravens took the
court knowing they would be the last to wear the Rosemont jerseys, carrying three decades of history with
them, and even though it was a demanding role that each of them played, they did so with a level of grace and
tenacity that defines what it means to be a student-athlete at Rosemont.
This year's roster was a unique blend of veteran leadership and fresh energy. We saw returning players like
Jana Ehnot, Mya Hanford, Cameryn Roach, and Pearl Smith welcomed newcomers Mikalya Moffatt, Olivia
Oliver, Brianna Porter, and Lori Shorten—They weren't just playing for themselves they were playing for
every female and fall sport athlete who did not get to compete this season.
Think back to the home matches at the Hirsh Community Center. Even when the sets were tough, the support
from every fan in that gym was felt. That didn't happen by accident. It happened because of the character of
the players." Whether it was a service ace, big block, kill, or dig, this team celebrated every small victory as if it
were a championship point.
The true heart of this team was perhaps best displayed near the end of our season, with Jana Ehnot chasing a
ball and bruising her ribs at Penn State Harrisburg and continuing to play through the pain for the rest of the
season, Brianna Porter playing a match on a broken wrist at Penn State Berks or in our final match against
Penn College, when Pearl Smith, who returned to the court for that final game after an injury just days prior.
That is the Raven spirit in a nutshell—refusing to stay down, wanting to be there for your teammates one last
time.
In that final match, we saw the culmination of a season's worth of work. Even in the final set of the final game,
these athletes played with the same intensity they had in September. They "left it all on the court" isn't a cliché
for this group; it was a mission statement.
As Rosemont transitions away from NCAA competition, it's easy to feel a sense of loss. But look at what 31
years of volleyball has built. It built leaders. It built a sisterhood. It built a community that wears maroon and
black with pride.
To the players of the 2025 season: You were the guardians of the flame. You finished the race. You may be the
last NCAA volleyball team to represent Rosemont, but the standard of excellence, the grit you showed during
the season, and the way you supported one another will be the blueprint for every student organization and
club that follows in your footsteps.
Thank you for your hard work, your sweat, and for showing us how to finish strong. Remember, once a Raven,
Always a Raven