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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Goodrich
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- High School:
- Goodrich
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- Position:
- S
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- m
- 29
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- k/s
- 0.13
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- h %
- .238
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- a/s
- 5.45
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- b/s
- 0.04
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- sa/s
- 0.18
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- d/s
- 2.58
Bio
2015: Played in all 28 varsity matches to earn a third varsity letter ... led the team with 998 set assists ... also recorded 29 service aces.
2014: Played in all 29 varsity matches, including action in all 105 sets, to earn a second letter ... second on the team with 396 set assists and 26 service aces ... recorded a single-match high 29 set assists in a five-set win vs. Allegheny ... MIAA match single-game high was 26 set assists in a five-set loss to Adrian ... had double-double in set assists and digs in six matches ... single-match high three aces against Adrian and Calvin.
2013: Saw action in all 29 varsity matches, seeing action in 115 total sets to earn first letter ... led team with 602 set assists ... also recorded 24 kills, 17 aces and 234 digs ... single-match high 40 set assists in five-set loss to Buena Vista (Iowa) ... had double digit set assists in 27 matches ... single-match high 18 digs in five-set match vs. Franklin (Ind.).
OFF THE COURT: Named to the 2013-14 and 2015-16 MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters in both volleyball and soccer at Goodrich High School … first-team All-League and All-District for both sports … served as team captain for both sports as a junior and senior … member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Major – actuarial science … birthday – April 8 … daughter of Jeff Bearden and Christy Bearden … has a younger brother, Zachary.
Recent Games
| Total | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 29 | 16 |
| Sets | 110 | 60 |
| Kills | 14 | 7 |
| Kills per set | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Errors | 4 | 4 |
| Total Attacks | 42 | 29 |
| Hitting Percentage | .238 | .103 |
| Assists | 599 | 343 |
| Assists per set | 5.45 | 5.72 |
| Service Aces | 20 | 8 |
| Service Errors | 21 | 7 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| Receptions | 2 | 1 |
| Reception Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Digs | 284 | 170 |
| Digs per set | 2.58 | 2.83 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 4 | 1 |
| Block Total | 4 | 1 |
| Blocks per set | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 15 | 12 |
| Points | 36.0 | 15.5 |
| Points per set | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Matches started | 27 | 16 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 19 | 1.0 |
| Sep 2 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 29 | 2.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Franklin (Ind.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 0.0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 26 | 1.0 |
| Sep 7 | Kalamazoo | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 28 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | at Alma | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 28 | 2.0 |
| Sep 10 | Hope | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Franklin (Ind.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 20 | 2.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Earlham (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | at Kenyon (Ohio) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 16 | 2.0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Otterbein (Ohio) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11 | 3.0 |
| Sep 20 | at Albion | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 0.0 |
| Sep 23 | Trine (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 44 | 3.0 |
| Sep 24 | at Saint Mary's (Ind.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 20 | 1.0 |
| Sep 28 | Adrian | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 0.0 |
| Sep 30 | at Illinois Tech | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 1.0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. UC Clermont | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 0.0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Eureka (Ill.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 27 | 4.0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Principia (Ill.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 21 | 1.0 |
| Oct 4 | Calvin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Oct 7 | at Kalamazoo | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 25 | 1.0 |
| Oct 8 | Alma | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | 1.5 |
| Oct 12 | at Hope | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 19 | 0.0 |
| Oct 21 | Albion | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 25 | 1.0 |
| Oct 21 | Grace Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 3.0 |
| Oct 22 | at Trine (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 24 | 2.0 |
| Oct 25 | Saint Mary's (Ind.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 21 | 1.0 |
| Oct 28 | at Adrian | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 1.0 |
| Oct 29 | at Calvin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 8 | 2.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Franklin (Ind.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | Kalamazoo | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Alma | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Hope | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Franklin (Ind.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Earlham (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Kenyon (Ohio) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Otterbein (Ohio) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Albion | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Trine (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Saint Mary's (Ind.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | Adrian | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Illinois Tech | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. UC Clermont | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Eureka (Ill.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Principia (Ill.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Calvin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Kalamazoo | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | Alma | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 12 | at Hope | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Albion | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Grace Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Trine (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | Saint Mary's (Ind.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | at Adrian | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Calvin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Franklin (Ind.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | Kalamazoo | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Alma | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Hope | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Franklin (Ind.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Earlham (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Kenyon (Ohio) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Otterbein (Ohio) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Albion | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Trine (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Saint Mary's (Ind.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | Adrian | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Illinois Tech | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. UC Clermont | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Eureka (Ill.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Principia (Ill.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Calvin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Kalamazoo | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | Alma | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Hope | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Albion | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Grace Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Trine (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Saint Mary's (Ind.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Adrian | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Calvin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
Career Stats - Offense
Splits Stats - Offense
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 29 | 110 | 14 | 0.13 | 4 | 42 | .238 | 599 | 5.45 | 36.0 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 16 | 60 | 7 | 0.12 | 4 | 29 | .103 | 343 | 5.72 | 15.5 | 0.3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 33 | 4 | 0.12 | 3 | 16 | .063 | 199 | 6.03 | 9.5 | 0.3 |
| Away | 11 | 42 | 5 | 0.12 | 1 | 16 | .250 | 226 | 5.38 | 14.5 | 0.3 |
| Neutral | 9 | 35 | 5 | 0.14 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 174 | 4.97 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 52 | 9 | 0.17 | 1 | 22 | .364 | 314 | 6.04 | 19.5 | 0.4 |
| Losses | 16 | 58 | 5 | 0.09 | 3 | 20 | .100 | 285 | 4.91 | 16.5 | 0.3 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| September | 17 | 65 | 7 | 0.11 | 2 | 22 | .227 | 368 | 5.66 | 18.5 | 0.3 |
| October | 12 | 45 | 7 | 0.16 | 2 | 20 | .250 | 231 | 5.13 | 17.5 | 0.4 |
Splits Stats - Defense
| m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 110 | 284 | 2.58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.04 |
| Conference | 16 | 60 | 170 | 2.83 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 33 | 82 | 2.48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Away | 11 | 42 | 115 | 2.74 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Neutral | 9 | 35 | 87 | 2.49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 52 | 122 | 2.35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Losses | 16 | 58 | 162 | 2.79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 17 | 65 | 159 | 2.45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| October | 12 | 45 | 125 | 2.78 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.07 |
Splits Stats - Serve/Receive
| m | s | sa | sa/s | r | re | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 29 | 110 | 20 | 0.18 | 2 | 1 |
| Conference | 16 | 60 | 8 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 9 | 33 | 5 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 11 | 42 | 9 | 0.21 | 2 | 0 |
| Neutral | 9 | 35 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 13 | 52 | 9 | 0.17 | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 16 | 58 | 11 | 0.19 | 0 | 1 |
| Month | ||||||
| September | 17 | 65 | 11 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 |
| October | 12 | 45 | 9 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 |
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