Bio

Amy Beall is entering her eighth year as the Head Coach at the University of Saint Mary. In 2022, the Spires finished the year 22-14 as conference tournament runner-up, barely missing out on the national tournament with a tough five-set loss. In the 2021 season, Beall coached a team with a 22-10 record and fifth in the KCAC. During the 2020 season, the Spires made their second straight NAIA National Tournament Opening Round appearance and finished at 15-14 during the wild Covid year-long season. In the 2019 season, the Spires set a new school record for wins, going 30-13, while also winning the KCAC Regular Season Championship. The team also made their first ever NAIA National Tournament appearance in program history, picking up an Opening Round win and qualifying for the NAIA Final Site in Sioux City, Iowa. Beall was also named the KCAC Coach of the Year.

During the 2018 season, the Spires went 25-15 and finished 4th in the KCAC.

In her first three years, the program was on the rise. In 2016, the Spires earned five more wins than the season before going 12-20; in 2017, they went 18-18 and tied the school record for most wins; and in 2018, they were 25-15, breaking the previously held school record for wins.

Beall came to USM after spending five years as the assistant coach at the University of Nebraska - Kearney. She helped guide the Lopers to a 151-23 record, three conference championships, five NCAA tournament appearances, and a Sweet 16 birth in 2012. Beall helped coach six different All-American performers.

Before UNK, Beall was the head coach at Seminole State College. She turned that program around into a national competitor as they earned a spot in the NJCAA National Tournament for only the second time in school history. The Trojans won two Region II Championships and amassed a record of 87-69 during Beal's four years. She coached one NJCAA All-American and four Academic All-Americans. In 2009, Beall was named District B Coach of the Year. 

Before SSC, Beall started coaching at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, KS. During her two seasons, the Cougars went 67-19.

A native of Lebo, Kansas. Beall (Gillespie) attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College to begin her collegiate playing career. As a freshman, their team finished ninth in the NJCAA National Tournament. After two years at NEO, Beall attended Marist College, where she completed her playing career. She was named a team captain for the Red Foxes and earned All-MAAC Academic Honors as a senior. 

Beall is a resident of Leavenworth. She has a nine-year-old daughter, Maclee, and two-year-old Tori. She is married to Chris Beall. In 2022, she was named the USM Athletic Department Senior Woman Leader.

History Under Beall:

2022: 22-14 record - 5th In KCAC, Runner-up KCAC Tournament 

2021: 22-10 record - 5th in KCAC, Final Four KCAC Tournament 

2020: 15-14 record - 6th in KCAC, Runner-up KCAC Tournament

2019: 30-13 record - 1st in KCAC, Runner-up KCAC Tournament 

2018: 25-15 record - 4th in KCAC, Final Four KCAC Tournament 

2017: 18-18 record - 6th in KCAC

2016: 12-20 record - 7th in KCAC