Michael Beard (photo courtesy of Lincoln Earl '24)
Michael Beard, Brandon Long, and Michael Devlin Earn All-Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League honors (photos courtesy of Kevin Wilker '26)
Michael Beard (pictured left) and Aiden Kim (pictured right) Named MCVL Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week (photos courtesy of Kevin Wilker '26)
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Michael Beard

1 Michael Beard

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Hilliard
  • High School:
    Darby
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Accounting
m 33
k/s 3.73
h % .291
a/s 0.28
b/s 0.36
sa/s 0.53
d/s 1.73

2023

  • All-Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League first team selection
  • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League All-Tournament team
  • Academic All-Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League honoree
  • College Sports Communicators Academic At-Large All-District honoree
  • Named American Volleyball Coaches Association National Player of the Week on Feb. 7, 2023
  • Named Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Offensive Player of the Week on April 11, 2023
  • Named Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Offensive Player of the Week on March 21, 2023
  • Appeared in 33 matches
  • Led the team and the MCVL and was fifth in all of DIII in total kills, totaling 407
  • Led the team and was second in the MCVL and 16th in DIII, averaging 3.73 kills per set
  • Was second on the team in digs, tallying 189 (averaging 1.73 per set)
  • Led the team and the MCVL and was 8th in DIII in total service aces, posting 58
  • Led the team and was third in the MCVL and 22nd in DIII with 0.53 aces per set
  • Led the team with 15 block solos
  • Fourth on the team with 39 total blocks
  • Added 31 assists
  • 12th in DIII in points per set, averaging 4.51
  • Earned third varsity letter

2022 

  • Earned All-Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Second Team honors
  • Was named an Academic All-Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League recipient
  • Named MCVL Defensive Player of the Week on February 1, 2022
  • Appeared in 25 matches and played in 82 sets
  • Notched a career-high 252 kills, leading the team
  • Second on the team in total digs, tallying 142 (1.73 digs per set)
  • Posted 22 total blocks, 21 service aces, and 10 assists
  • Averaged 3.07 kills per set, leading the team and was fifth in the MCVL
  • Earned a .948 serve reception percentage with a team-high 496 attempts
  • Earned his second varsity letter

2021

  • Named a Second Team All-MCVL selection
  • Earned Academic All-Midwest College Volleyball League honors
  • Appeared in all 16 matches and played in 57 sets
  • First on the team in kills, totaling 187
  • Averaged 3.28 kills per set
  • Third on team in digs, posting a 102 total
  • Recorded 16 total blocks, 15 assists, and 15 service aces
  • Earned his first varsity letter

Career Match Bests

  • 29 kills vs Concordia-Chicago on Feb. 4, 2023
  • 15 digs (2x) with last vs. Adrian on March 20, 2022
  • Six blocks vs Adrian on March 7, 2021
  • Five service aces (2x) with last vs Randolph-Macon on Jan. 27, 2023
  • Two assists (12x)

High School

  • Three-year letter winner in volleyball
  • Three-year letter winner in golf
  • Two-year letter winner in bowling
  • National Honor Society member
  • Four-year Honor Roll recipient

Personal

  • Dean's List student
  • Jacket Scholar
  • Member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
  • Son of Andrew Beard and Lisa Pomarico
This page was last updated on June 20, 2023

 

Recent Games
Apr 1 at Fontbonne (Mo.) W, 3-0
Apr 2 at Wabash (Ind.) W, 3-0
Apr 6 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0
Apr 14 vs. Wittenberg W, 3-1
Apr 15 at Mount Union W, 3-1
Apr 21 at Juniata (Pa.) L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 33 8
Sets 109 26
Kills 407 106
Kills per set 3.73 4.08
Errors 139 34
Total Attacks 922 247
Hitting Percentage .291 .291
Assists 31 8
Assists per set 0.28 0.31
Service Aces 58 17
Service Errors 105 31
Service Aces per set 0.53 0.65
Receptions 626 149
Reception Errors 20 4
Digs 189 50
Digs per set 1.73 1.92
Block Solo 15 6
Block Assist 24 4
Block Total 39 10
Blocks per set 0.36 0.38
Block Errors 5 3
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 492.0 131.0
Points per set 4.5 5.0
Matches started 26 5
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 19 Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 16 .563 2 2 3 16 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Jan 21 Marian (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 3 11 4 27 .259 2 1 4 19 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Jan 21 Hilbert (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 St. Norbert (Wis.) W, 3-1 - 3 10 1 23 .391 2 4 3 12 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Jan 22 Loras (Iowa) W, 3-1 1 4 16 9 34 .206 1 1 3 27 3 6 2 1 0 3 0 19.5
Jan 25 at Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 18 .222 0 5 1 28 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 14.0
Jan 27 at Medaille (N.Y.) L, 3-2 - 3 4 2 10 .200 0 1 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Jan 27 vs. Randolph-Macon (Va.) W, 3-2 1 5 7 6 29 .034 1 5 5 21 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Jan 28 vs. Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 3-1 - 4 20 5 40 .375 1 3 4 27 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 24.5
Jan 28 at #15 Nazareth (N.Y.) L, 3-0 1 3 16 6 34 .294 1 0 3 15 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16.0
Feb 2 at Thiel (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 13 6 31 .226 1 1 1 15 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Feb 4 Concordia Chicago (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 29 8 55 .382 1 1 4 19 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 30.5
Feb 4 Medaille (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 12 .500 2 4 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Feb 9 Carlow (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 1 3 1 4 .500 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Feb 18 Lancaster Bible (Pa.) L, 3-2 1 5 21 6 42 .357 1 1 3 20 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 22.0
Feb 18 Geneva (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 17 3 32 .438 1 1 5 10 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 19.5
Feb 25 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 9 5 19 .211 0 1 5 10 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Feb 25 at Penn State Behrend W, 3-0 1 3 10 5 26 .192 0 2 2 17 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Mar 4 at Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 18 .556 2 1 1 - 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Mar 8 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 3-2 - 3 12 3 33 .273 1 0 3 24 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 12.0
Mar 8 at Concordia Chicago (Ill.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 7 18 -.167 0 0 3 30 2 8 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Mar 10 at Aurora (Ill.) L, 3-0 1 3 12 3 23 .391 1 0 2 22 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 12.5
Mar 11 vs. Wisconsin Lutheran W, 3-0 1 3 15 1 28 .500 1 1 3 12 0 3 1 4 0 5 0 19.0
Mar 11 at Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 11 6 27 .185 1 1 3 18 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Mar 17 Mount St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 16 1 34 .441 2 2 5 13 1 12 2 0 0 2 0 20.0
Mar 18 Wittenberg W, 3-0 - 3 16 7 36 .250 1 3 6 21 0 9 1 2 0 3 0 21.0
Mar 21 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 5 13 7 35 .171 1 4 7 42 2 7 0 0 2 0 0 17.0
Mar 25 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 9 7 29 .069 0 2 2 21 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 11.0
Apr 1 at Fontbonne (Mo.) W, 3-0 1 3 11 4 28 .250 1 4 4 10 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 17.0
Apr 2 at Wabash (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 21 .333 0 0 3 25 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 11.0
Apr 6 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 20 4 46 .348 1 1 3 17 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 21.0
Apr 14 vs. Wittenberg W, 3-1 1 4 8 5 35 .086 0 3 2 23 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 12.0
Apr 15 at Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 17 5 37 .324 0 2 3 51 2 14 1 2 0 3 0 21.0
Apr 21 at Juniata (Pa.) L, 3-0 1 3 12 3 22 .409 1 0 3 24 4 3 1 1 0 2 0 13.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 33 109 407 3.73 139 922 .291 31 0.28 58 0.53 626 20 189 1.73 15 24 39 0.36 492.0 4.5
Conference 8 26 106 4.08 34 247 .291 8 0.31 17 0.65 149 4 50 1.92 6 4 10 0.38 131.0 5.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 42 184 4.38 52 390 .338 18 0.43 24 0.57 205 6 76 1.81 6 8 14 0.33 218.0 5.2
Away 15 48 164 3.42 65 381 .260 10 0.21 21 0.44 328 12 88 1.83 6 10 16 0.33 196.0 4.1
Neutral 5 19 59 3.11 22 151 .245 3 0.16 13 0.68 93 2 25 1.32 3 6 9 0.47 78.0 4.1
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Wins 25 83 317 3.82 102 711 .302 26 0.31 54 0.65 463 13 153 1.84 14 20 34 0.41 395.0 4.8
Losses 8 26 90 3.46 37 211 .251 5 0.19 4 0.15 163 7 36 1.38 1 4 5 0.19 97.0 3.7
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January 9 31 101 3.26 37 231 .277 10 0.32 22 0.71 172 5 50 1.61 4 5 9 0.29 129.5 4.2
February 8 26 109 4.19 35 221 .335 8 0.31 12 0.46 101 1 40 1.54 1 4 5 0.19 124.0 4.8
March 10 32 119 3.72 43 281 .270 10 0.31 14 0.44 203 6 62 1.94 4 12 16 0.50 143.0 4.5
April 6 20 78 3.90 24 189 .286 3 0.15 10 0.50 150 8 37 1.85 6 3 9 0.45 95.5 4.8