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Michael Beard (Photo Courtesy of BW Sports Information)
Michael Beard (Photo Courtesy of Lincoln Earl)
Michael Beard (Photo Courtesy of Lincoln Earl '24)
Michael Beard

1 Michael Beard

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Hilliard
  • High School:
    Darby
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Accounting
m 26
k/s 3.19
h % .231
a/s 0.24
b/s 0.15
sa/s 0.34
d/s 1.69

2024

  • All-Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League first team selection
  • Became first player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills at Hiram on Feb. 24
  • Appeared in 26 matches and 98 sets
  • Led the team and was sixth in the MCVL with 313 kills
  • Led the team and was eighth in the MCVL with 3.19 kills per set
  • Second on the team in digs with 166 (1.69 per set)
  • Led the team and was sixth in the MCVL with 33 service aces (0.34 per set)
  • Fifth on the team with 24 assists
  • Tied for third on the team with six block solos
  • Tallied 15 total blocks
  • Had a .231 hitting percentage
  • Led the team with 356.5 points (3.6 per set)

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
  • Four assists at Mount St. Joseph on Mar. 15, 2024

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 April 16, 2024

 

Recent Games
Mar 22 at Calvin (Mich.) W, 3-1
Mar 23 at Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0
Mar 29 Fontbonne (Mo.) W, 3-0
Mar 30 Wabash (Ind.) W, 3-0
Apr 6 at Mount Union L, 3-1
Apr 12 vs. Trine (Ind.) L, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 26 9
Sets 98 32
Kills 313 106
Kills per set 3.19 3.31
Errors 124 36
Total Attacks 819 275
Hitting Percentage .231 .255
Assists 24 14
Assists per set 0.24 0.44
Service Aces 33 15
Service Errors 72 27
Service Aces per set 0.34 0.47
Receptions 555 195
Reception Errors 20 6
Digs 166 61
Digs per set 1.69 1.91
Block Solo 6 1
Block Assist 9 4
Block Total 15 5
Blocks per set 0.15 0.16
Block Errors 13 5
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 356.5 124.0
Points per set 3.6 3.9
Matches started 25 9
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 20 Buffalo St. (N.Y.) W, 3-1 1 4 13 2 26 .423 0 2 6 24 1 8 0 0 2 0 0 15.0
Jan 21 Elmira (N.Y.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 Eastern Mennonite (Va.) W, 3-1 1 4 18 7 38 .289 0 2 3 32 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 20.0
Jan 27 at Penn State Behrend W, 3-2 - 2 1 0 8 .125 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2.0
Jan 27 vs. #5 St. John Fisher (N.Y.) L, 3-0 1 3 13 6 32 .219 0 1 3 17 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 14.0
Feb 3 Geneva (Pa.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 #17 Benedictine (Ill.) W, 3-1 1 4 13 5 29 .276 2 1 0 7 0 9 1 0 2 1 0 15.0
Feb 9 at Hobart (N.Y.) L, 3-1 1 4 10 5 31 .161 1 1 3 13 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Feb 10 vs. #16 Misericordia (Pa.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 6 24 .083 0 2 3 9 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Feb 10 vs. #1 Wentworth (Mass.) L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 16 .563 0 0 2 14 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Feb 15 #10 North Central (Ill.) L, 3-1 1 4 18 5 40 .325 1 0 4 41 3 7 0 0 1 0 0 18.0
Feb 16 Messiah (Pa.) L, 3-2 1 5 17 6 44 .250 2 2 1 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.0
Feb 17 #9 Nazareth (N.Y.) L, 3-2 1 5 11 2 34 .265 1 0 1 26 1 10 1 1 1 2 0 12.5
Feb 24 at Hiram W, 3-2 1 5 12 8 39 .103 1 3 3 29 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 15.0
Feb 24 vs. #9 Juniata (Pa.) L, 3-0 1 3 10 7 23 .130 0 0 2 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Mar 1 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 19 .263 0 1 2 17 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 8.5
Mar 2 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 12 3 28 .321 0 1 3 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Mar 7 at #6 California Lutheran L, 3-1 1 4 10 3 28 .250 1 0 7 28 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Mar 8 vs. #16 UC Santa Cruz (Calif.) L, 3-0 1 3 14 4 31 .323 0 1 3 14 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 15.5
Mar 9 at Aurora (Ill.) L, 3-2 1 5 17 11 53 .113 1 1 3 37 1 9 2 2 0 4 0 21.0
Mar 15 at Mount St. Joseph W, 3-2 1 5 18 8 42 .238 4 2 4 25 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 20.0
Mar 16 at Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 4 13 8 38 .132 2 3 1 17 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 16.0
Mar 22 at Calvin (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 11 4 34 .206 1 2 1 20 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Mar 23 at Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 16 2 39 .359 0 2 6 22 1 9 0 2 1 2 0 19.0
Mar 29 Fontbonne (Mo.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 19 .368 2 4 2 24 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 13.0
Mar 30 Wabash (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 20 .300 3 0 4 25 2 6 1 0 2 1 0 8.0
Apr 6 at Mount Union L, 3-1 1 4 13 6 36 .194 2 0 4 38 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Apr 12 vs. Trine (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 13 11 48 .042 0 2 0 28 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
  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 26 98 313 3.19 124 819 .231 24 0.24 33 0.34 555 20 166 1.69 6 9 15 0.15 356.5 3.6
Conference 9 32 106 3.31 36 275 .255 14 0.44 15 0.47 195 6 61 1.91 1 4 5 0.16 124.0 3.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 38 125 3.29 35 297 .303 11 0.29 13 0.34 218 8 67 1.76 3 2 5 0.13 142.0 3.7
Away 10 40 121 3.02 55 348 .190 13 0.33 14 0.35 232 9 69 1.73 3 5 8 0.20 140.5 3.5
Neutral 6 20 67 3.35 34 174 .190 0 0.00 6 0.30 105 3 30 1.50 0 2 2 0.10 74.0 3.7
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Wins 12 43 137 3.19 44 341 .273 13 0.30 20 0.47 235 6 86 2.00 3 4 7 0.16 162.0 3.8
Losses 14 55 176 3.20 80 478 .201 11 0.20 13 0.24 320 14 80 1.45 3 5 8 0.15 194.5 3.5
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January 4 13 45 3.46 15 104 .288 0 0.00 5 0.38 76 2 27 2.08 1 0 1 0.08 51.0 3.9
February 9 36 108 3.00 44 280 .229 8 0.22 9 0.25 177 7 55 1.53 2 2 4 0.11 120.0 3.3
March 11 40 134 3.35 48 351 .245 14 0.35 17 0.42 236 9 73 1.82 3 7 10 0.25 157.5 3.9
April 2 9 26 2.89 17 84 .107 2 0.22 2 0.22 66 2 11 1.22 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 3.1