Lancaster Bible College Athletics

Major: Communication
Family: Parents - Brent & Carissa; Siblings - Emma, Tyler, Andrew, Chloe, Levi
Favorite Bible Verse: Isaiah 41:10
Places I'd Like to Visit: Italy
Hobbies: Going to the Beach | Getting coffee | Playing pickleball
Reason I Chose LBC: the community and the people were really welcoming, I could tell that there was something special about LBC and I knew I wanted to be a part of it

Previous Seasons
2025: Belford played and started in 27 of LBC's 29 matches in her junior season, finishing third on the team with 221 total points. She was second for the Chargers with 2.13 kills per set with 196 total kills and three 10-kill games, including an October 25 match against Susquehanna where she tied her career-high with 17 kills. Eden also ranked third for the Chargers in hitting percentage (min. 100 TAs) with a .230 hitting clip, adding 34 total blocks at the net and 60 total digs on defense. Belford was named to the United East All-Conference Second Team for her second straight selection, adding an Honorable Mention nod from the NCCAA for the Mideast Region.

2024: Eden Belford took a big leap in 2024, playing in 33 matches for the Chargers with over 300 total points on the season. She finished third on the team and fifth in the United East with 285 total kills, averaging 2.44 kills per set on a .217 hitting percentage. Eden reached double-digit kills in 15 matches with a season-high 17 kills on September 19 at York (Pa.). Belford was fourth on the team in blocks with 36 and second in solo blocks with 15, landing four blocks on September 5 against Messiah in a five-set thriller at home. Belford put up a total of 45 kills in the Chargers' postseason play, including 13 kills in the NCCAA Mideast Regional Championship en route to defeating Ohio Christian on November 22. Belford was named to the United East All-Conference 1st Team for her stellar sophomore season.

2023: Belford played in 10 matches in her first season, appearing in 23 sets as a right side. She amassed 14 kills on the season with a .103 hitting percentage, landing a season-high four kills twice in wins over Clarks Summit (Sep. 21) and Penn College (Oct. 7). Belford also had nine digs and four blocks, notching her first block against Gwynedd Mercy on September 14 and her first solo block against York (Pa.) on September 16.

Career Match Highs
Kills: 17 {2x} (October 25, 2025 (Susquehanna) | September 19, 2024 @ York (Pa.))
Attacks: 47 {2x} (September 19, 2024 @ York (Pa.) | September 5, 2024 vs Messiah)
Assists: 5 (August 30, 2025 (Randolph-Macon))
Aces: 2 {2x} (September 24, 2025 @ Dickinson | September 20, 2025 vs Rutgers-Newark)
Digs: 9 (August 30, 2025 (Susquehanna))
Blocks: 4 {3x} (Most Recent: November 1, 2025 vs St. Mary's (Md.))
Solo Blk: 3 (September 14, 2024 (Toccoa Falls))
Ast Blk: 4 (October 25, 2025 (Susquehanna))
Points: 19 {3x} (Most Recent: October 25, 2025 (Susquehanna))

Awards & Achievements 
1x United East All-Conference 1st Team (2024)
1x United East All-Conference 2nd Team (2025)
1x NCCAA Mideast All-Region Honorable Mention (2025)
1x United East Offensive Player of the Week (November 4, 2024)

LBC Program Ranks/Records
17th All-Time in Career Kills {511}
18th All-Time in Career Attacks (TAs) {1,534}
18th All-Time in Career Block Assists {55}