12 Ava Beard
12 - Ava Beard
Height: 5-11
Hometown: Berkley, Mich.
Position: S
Year: Jr.
High School: Berkley HS
m 11
k/s 0.59
h % .185
a/s 6.45
b/s 0.21
sa/s 0.38
d/s 1.97

2024 (Sophomore)

Built on her freshman year with another strong season, appearing in 44 sets across 15 matches. She finished just shy of her rookie assist total with 393, but boosted her assists per set to 8.93—nearly two more than her first year. Also chipped in 78 digs, 13 aces, 26 kills, and 13 total blocks. Her best performance came against Purdue Northwest on October 25 with a season-high 48 assists. She topped 30 assists in eight of her 15 matches and posted two double-doubles, including 34 assists and 10 digs at Northern Michigan (Oct. 4) and 45 assists and 14 digs versus Parkside (Oct. 26).

2023 (Freshman)

Made an immediate impact, playing in 58 sets over 22 matches. Dished out 412 assists at a clip of 7.10 per set while also collecting 24 kills and hitting .118 on the season. Contributed 101 digs on defense and totaled 16 blocks, including two solo. Finished her debut year with 55 total points.

High School

Graduated from Berkley High School in 2023. Played a key role in four district titles and a regional championship. A three-time All-Conference and All-Region selection, she also served as team captain and earned MVP honors. Lettered in both basketball and soccer as well.

Personal

Majoring in Health Science Interdisciplinary. Born on April 12, 2005, in Berkley, Michigan. Daughter of Kelly and Todd Beard.

Recent Games
Oct 30 at Lake Superior State W, 3-2
Nov 1 Purdue Northwest L, 3-1
Nov 7 RV Grand Valley State L, 3-0
Nov 8 Wayne State L, 3-2
Nov 14 at Michigan Tech L, 3-1
Nov 15 at Northern Michigan L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 11 10
Sets 29 28
Kills 17 17
Kills per set 0.59 0.61
Errors 5 5
Total Attacks 65 65
Total Attacks per set 2.24 2.32
Hitting Percentage .185 .185
Assists 187 187
Assists per set 6.45 6.68
Service Total Attempts 87 85
Service Aces 11 11
Service Errors 10 10
Service Aces per set 0.38 0.39
Receptions 1 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 57 57
Digs per set 1.97 2.04
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 6 6
Block Total 6 6
Blocks per set 0.21 0.21
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 31.0 31.0
Points per set 1.1 1.1
Matches started 5 5
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 vs. TBA   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 vs. Lock Haven W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 vs. California (Pa.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Point Park W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Walsh L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 vs. West Liberty St. W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Cedarville L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 vs. Indianapolis L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at RV Wayne State L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 7 .000 19 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 20 at #18 Grand Valley State L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 7 -.143 20 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 23 Northwood W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 25 Lake Superior State W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 26 at Purdue Northwest L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 4 .500 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 3 Northern Michigan L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Michigan Tech L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 10 #15 Ferris State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Davenport L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 vs. Ursuline W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 vs. Tiffin L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 vs. Lake Erie L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Roosevelt L, 3-2 1 2 0 1 3 -.333 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 25 at Parkside L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Lake Superior State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Purdue Northwest L, 3-1 - 4 4 1 12 .250 34 2 3 0 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Nov 7 RV Grand Valley State L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 10 .300 20 2 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Nov 8 Wayne State L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 10 .300 39 0 3 0 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Nov 14 at Michigan Tech L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 11 .273 40 3 0 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Nov 15 at Northern Michigan L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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
2023-24 22 58 24 0.41 9 127 .118 412 7.10 22 0.38 2 0 101 1.74 2 14 16 0.28 55.0 0.9
2024-25 15 44 26 0.59 4 60 .367 393 8.93 13 0.30 1 0 78 1.77 2 11 13 0.30 46.5 1.1
2025-26 11 29 17 0.59 5 65 .185 187 6.45 11 0.38 1 0 57 1.97 0 6 6 0.21 31.0 1.1
Total 48 131 67 0.51 18 252 .194 992 7.57 46 0.35 4 0 236 1.80 4 31 35 0.27 132.5 1.0
  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 11 29 17 0.59 5 65 .185 187 6.45 11 0.38 1 0 57 1.97 0 6 6 0.21 31.0 1.1
Conference 10 28 17 0.61 5 65 .185 187 6.68 11 0.39 1 0 57 2.04 0 6 6 0.21 31.0 1.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 6 16 10 0.63 1 33 .273 101 6.31 4 0.25 0 0 31 1.94 0 3 3 0.19 15.5 1.0
Away 5 13 7 0.54 4 32 .094 86 6.62 7 0.54 1 0 26 2.00 0 3 3 0.23 15.5 1.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 2 3 0 0.00 0 1 .000 8 2.67 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 26 17 0.65 5 64 .188 179 6.88 11 0.42 1 0 57 2.19 0 6 6 0.23 31.0 1.2
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September 5 10 4 0.40 3 19 .053 52 5.20 3 0.30 1 0 13 1.30 0 1 1 0.10 7.5 0.8
October 2 3 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 2 0.67 1 0.33 0 0 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0.3
November 4 16 13 0.81 1 43 .279 133 8.31 7 0.44 0 0 43 2.69 0 5 5 0.31 22.5 1.4
Ava Beard action photo 1
  • Lake Superior St. vs. Saginaw Valley
Ava Beard action photo 2
  • Lake Superior St. vs. Saginaw Valley
Ava Beard action photo 3
  • Lake Superior St. vs. Saginaw Valley
Ava Beard action photo 4
  • Grand Valley St. vs. Saginaw Valley
Ava Beard action photo 5
  • Grand Valley St. vs. Saginaw Valley
Ava Beard action photo 6
  • Grand Valley St. vs. Saginaw Valley