Mariah Van Asperen named assistant volleyball coach

MARSHALL, Minn. – Southwest Minnesota State University head volleyball coach Tyler Boddy announced today that Mariah Van Asperen has been named the new assistant volleyball coach at SMSU. Van Asperen replaces Julia Peniata, who resigned following two seasons as an assistant coach. Van Asperen is no stranger to SMSU having served as a graduate assistant for the program during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. “We are incredibly excited to welcome Mariah back to SMSU and the Marshall community,” Boddy said. “She will be a great asset to our program and helping provide a great student-athlete experience. Her and her husband,…