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Jersey Number 2
Anna Guard
- Position:
- Middle Blocker/Pin Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Ky.
- High School:
- St. Henry District
EMU: 2025: Appeared in 20 matches, playing 55 sets…Named Academic All-MAC...Totaled 83 kills on 289 total attacks, averaging 1.51 kills per set…Added 28 digs and a career-best 21 total blocks (three solo, 18 assists) on the defensive end…Totaled 95 points (1.73 per set)...Established herself as a key contributor against Kent State, Oct. 9, finishing with 11 kills on .375 hitting with three blocks and one dig in the three-set victory…Followed with another strong outing against Kent State, Oct. 10, recording eight kills across four sets…Posted a season-high 12 kills in a five-set match at Ohio, Oct. 16, marking one of her top offensive outputs of the year...Recorded 10 kills alongside five blocks and five digs against Buffalo, Oct. 24 in a great performance on both sides of the court...Had one of her most efficient matches of the season against Central Michigan, Oct. 28, posting nine kills on .450 hitting in the three-set win...Tied a career-high with six blocks in a five-set win at Miami, Nov. 15.
2024: Joined the EMU volleyball program as an incoming freshman...Landed 137 kills (1.76 per set – third on the team) while notching 13 aces (0.17 per set), the fourth-most on the team…Also dished 11 assists (0.14 per set)…On defense, posted 95 digs averaging 1.22 per set and recorded 32 blocks (0.41 per set)…Posted a .250 hitting percentage with a career-best 17 kills while adding six digs and four blocks for 19.5 points, the most in her career to help secure a win against Evansville, Sept. 13...Her 17 kills and 19.5 points were the most by an EMU freshman in 2024…Notched single-game career highs with three assists and four aces in a win over Kent State, Sep. 26…Had a season-best six blocks in a victory over Valparaiso and grabbed a career-high 10 digs against Central Michigan, Oct. 1…Had 12 kills and seven digs with one block in a win over Miami, Oct. 5…Had a career-best .375 hitting percentage with nine kills, seven digs, and one block in a five-set win over Ohio, Oct. 26…Played 78 sets over 29 matches with 14 starts.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Henry District High School where she earned three letters and served as a captain for one season on the Crusader’s volleyball team as a middle blocker… Part of a Crusader’s team that won the Kentucky State Championship in 2021…Named most improved player on that 2021 state championship squad…Landed on the district all-tournament team in 2022 after winning the NKGVCA award…Also earned Maxpreps Player of the Game honors four times in the 2022 campaign…All-A State Tournament Champion and all-tournament team selection in 2023…Named 2023 All-A Regional Tournament MVP…Also a standout for the track & field team as she holds the school and regional record in the discus throw, and won the Kentucky State Championship in the event in the 2024 season.
PERSONAL: Name: Anna Guard…Native of Burlington, Ky…Daughter to Jason and Theresa Guard…Has four brothers; Zach, Adam, Brady, and Cooper; along with one sister, Abbie…Father played football at the University of Illinois and mother played volleyball and basketball at Thomas More University…Aspires to start a career as a dermatologist…Major: Biology.
2024: Joined the EMU volleyball program as an incoming freshman...Landed 137 kills (1.76 per set – third on the team) while notching 13 aces (0.17 per set), the fourth-most on the team…Also dished 11 assists (0.14 per set)…On defense, posted 95 digs averaging 1.22 per set and recorded 32 blocks (0.41 per set)…Posted a .250 hitting percentage with a career-best 17 kills while adding six digs and four blocks for 19.5 points, the most in her career to help secure a win against Evansville, Sept. 13...Her 17 kills and 19.5 points were the most by an EMU freshman in 2024…Notched single-game career highs with three assists and four aces in a win over Kent State, Sep. 26…Had a season-best six blocks in a victory over Valparaiso and grabbed a career-high 10 digs against Central Michigan, Oct. 1…Had 12 kills and seven digs with one block in a win over Miami, Oct. 5…Had a career-best .375 hitting percentage with nine kills, seven digs, and one block in a five-set win over Ohio, Oct. 26…Played 78 sets over 29 matches with 14 starts.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Henry District High School where she earned three letters and served as a captain for one season on the Crusader’s volleyball team as a middle blocker… Part of a Crusader’s team that won the Kentucky State Championship in 2021…Named most improved player on that 2021 state championship squad…Landed on the district all-tournament team in 2022 after winning the NKGVCA award…Also earned Maxpreps Player of the Game honors four times in the 2022 campaign…All-A State Tournament Champion and all-tournament team selection in 2023…Named 2023 All-A Regional Tournament MVP…Also a standout for the track & field team as she holds the school and regional record in the discus throw, and won the Kentucky State Championship in the event in the 2024 season.
PERSONAL: Name: Anna Guard…Native of Burlington, Ky…Daughter to Jason and Theresa Guard…Has four brothers; Zach, Adam, Brady, and Cooper; along with one sister, Abbie…Father played football at the University of Illinois and mother played volleyball and basketball at Thomas More University…Aspires to start a career as a dermatologist…Major: Biology.
Plot twist: she’s just getting started👀
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