Grand Valley State University Athletics

2024
Appeared and started in 16 games…Scored four goals and dished out one assist for nine points…Led the team with three game-winning goals…Totaled 30 shots with 14 shots on goal…Dished out an assist at Northwest Missouri State (9/13/24)…Scored two goals including the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win at Michigan Tech (9/22/24)…Notched the game-winning goal in the win 2-0 win at Parkside (10/11/24)…Scored the game-winning goal in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Maryville (11/24/24)…Helped lead team to a Midwest Regional Championship and elite eight appearance.

2023
Did not play…Redshirted.

2022
Earned D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches Midwest All-Region first team honors…Named to the All-GLIAC first team…Notched 13 goals and seven assists for a team leading 33 points. Led the team with 68 shots and 38 shots on goal…Was tied for a team leading five game-winning goals…Helped team to a GLIAC regular season and tournament championship…Named to the GLIAC All-Tournament team…Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 3-0 win over Missouri S&T (8/25)…Notched a goal in a 2-2 draw against #6 Central Missouri (9/2)…Tallied a goal and assist in a road win at Saginaw Valley (9/11)…Had a career high nine shots and five on goal, while assisting on the game-winning goal vs Parkside (9/16)…Scored two goals and dished out two assists in an 8-0 win vs Purdue Northwest (9/18)…Notched a goal and assist including the game-winning goal in the 88th minute in a 2-1 win vs #23 Northern Michigan (9/23)…Tallied two goals and assist on five shots on goal in a 5-1 win vs Saginaw Valley (10/14)…Scored a pair of goals in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinals against Purdue Northwest (11/1)…Scored the game-winning goal in the GLIAC Tournament semifinals (11/4).

Fall 2021
United Soccer Coaches first team All-Region performer and second team All-GLIAC honoree...Appeared in all 27 games, making 26 starts...Scored 15 goals, including five in the NCAA Tournament to earn Offensive Most Outstanding Player, and dished 11 assists for 41 points, which ranked second on the team...Scored the double-overtime, golden-goal game-winner in the national championship game against Saint Rose for her final of six game-winners on the season (three of which came in the NCAA Tournament)...CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree and GLIAC All-Academic team member.

Spring 2021 
Abbreviated season moved to spring as a result of COVID-19 but did not count against eligibility...Recorded three goals and two assists...Scored the game-winner at Ferris State in the 1-0 GLIAC Semifinal win...Scored and had an assist in GLIAC Quarterfinal win over Michigan Tech...Helped Lakers to 14th straight GLIAC Tournament title. 

2019
Appeared in 17 games, making three starts in her freshman season...Scored five goals and added four assists for 14 points on the campaign...Had the assist on the golden-goal game-winner in the National Championship game in double-overtime against Western Washington...Scored once in each of her first two collegiate games in opening-weekend wins over Rollins and Lee...Had the assist on the Lakers goal in a 1-0 win over Columbus State that would start the 22-game winning streak that carried throughout the season...Helped the Lakers to a record sixth National Championship, 11th straight Midwest Region title, 15th straight GLIAC regular season title and 13th GLIAC Tournament crown in a row.

Prior to GVSU
Joins the Lakers from Detroit Country Day High School, where she played varsity soccer and volleyball...Bearden is already a four-time All-District, All-Region and All-State honoree, including first team honors her junior and senior year...Entering her Senior season, Kennedy has scored 77 goals which ranks on the MHSAA all-time goal scorer list while dishing 35 assists across her three seasons...She’s played travel club soccer since age 12, most recently with Vardar ECNL...Bearden led the ECNL club to the National Championships in 2018.