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Photos of Beard / Beard's Career Statistics

As a Senior in 2011-12:   Established a career high in assists with seven against Cal State Stanislaus on Feb. 4... Ranked number seven in California Collegiate Athletic Association in assists averaging 2.8 per game... Scored a season high of 12 points against Chico State on Feb. 3 in a 81-56 victory.

As a Junior in 2010-11:  Appeared and started all 33 games for the West Region champion Broncos… Contributed seven points, four rebounds and four assists while also sinking two clutch free throws to close out a 68-61 victory over Grand Canyon in the NCAA West Region title game… In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, she tallied 10 points, four rebounds and a career-high five assists in a convincing 71-43 victory against Cal State San Bernardino… Established a new career high points with 14 in a 78-58 victory against Northwest Nazarene on Dec. 18… Finished third on the team in steals with 47… Second on the team with a .805 free throw percentage… Earned a spot on the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Academic Team for maintaining a grade point average above 3.40 during the 2010-11 school year... Also received CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for her work in the classroom.

As a Sophomore in 2009-10: One of four Bronco players to start in all 29 games... Averaged 3.7 points and 1.9 rebounds... Matched career high in points with 10 at home against Sonoma State (Jan. 8) and 10 on the road at Cal State East Bay (Jan. 30), with both games ending in Broncos' wins.. Scored her 200th career point at home on Feb. 26 in a CPP victory over San Francisco State... Finished with the second-best three-point percentage on the team at .385 (10 for 26)... Received selection to the CCAA All-Academic Team for holding a grade point average above 3.40 during the 2009-10 school year.

As a Freshman in 2008-09: Appeared in 24 games with 12 starts… A CCAA All-Academic choice… Averaged 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds… Scored season-best 10 in the road win at Humboldt State… Grabbed seven rebounds in home loss to Cal State San Bernardino… Hit seven-straight free throws to end the season... Earned a spot on the CCAA All-Academic Team for maintaining a grade point average above 3.40 during the 2008-09 school year.

High School: While at Sacred Heart Catholic Prep, played on team that won the California state title and named U.S. champion according to USA Today… Four-year letter winner and team captain junior and senior seasons… Team won three city titles, three NorCal titles and three state titles… Started sophomore season and defensive-reserve role junior and senior seasons… A 2007-08 NorCal Sportsmanship Award winner.

Personal: Daughter of Ross and Marlyn Beard… Kinesiology major… Enjoys watching sports, going to San Francisco Giants' games, listening to music, watching movies and hanging out with family and friends in her free time... Favorite athlete is Seimone Augustus... Favorite pro teams are the San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers and all U.S. National teams... Aspires to become a physical therapist.