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2025 Women's Water Polo Roster

Julie Kim
Leroy Yau / Big West
Leroy Yau
Dan Respicio
Derrick Tuskan/Big West

3 Bernadette Doyle

3 Bernadette Doyle

  • Position:
    Attacker
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • High School:
    St. Cuthbert's College

Summary

Biography

2025 (Senior):
ACWPC All-America Second Team

Big West Player of the Year

All-Big West First Team

Women’s National Collegiate Water Polo Championship All-Tournament First Team

Big West Player of the Week (March 19, April 16)

  • Ranked first in the conference in steals (55) and steals per game (2.1)
  • Finished second in the league in field blocks (17)
  • Led the conference with 37 points (19 goals and 18 assists) and tied for second with 14 steals in Big West regular-season play
  • Led first the team in assists (39)
  • Ranked second on the team in points (95) and third in goals (56)
  • Became the second player in program history to reach triple digits in career goals (132), assists (104), and steals (133)
  • Finished her career ranked fifth in the program history in assists (104) and eighth in steals (133)
  • Concluded her career tied for sixth in school history in goals (eight) at the NC Women’s Water Polo Championship
  • Posted 12 hat tricks, including at least four goals in seven games
  • Posted at least three steals in nine matches
  • Set a career high with five goals and tied a career high with eight points against UC Santa Barbara (3/7/25)
  • Completed a hat trick by scoring the golden goal in overtime against Long Beach State (3/15/25)
  • Tied her career high with five goals and set a career best with eight steals — matching the third highest single-game total in program history — against UC San Diego in the Big West Championship semifinals.
  • Named to the Peter J. Cutino Award Watch List
  • Named to the Big West Commissioners Honor Roll


2024 (Junior):
ACWPC All-America Second Team
All-Big West First Team
Big West Championship Most Valuable Player
Women’s National Collegiate Water Polo Championship All-Tournament First Team
Academic All-Big West
ACWPC All-Academic Team
Big West Player of the Week (Jan. 31)

  • Named MVP of the Big West Championship after posting a season-high four goals and four steals in the title game against Long Beach State
  • Led the tournament with nine goals and eight steals
  • Ranked first in the Big West in steals (49) and steals per game (2.0)
  • Finished third in the Big West in assists per game (1.6) and points per game (3.5)
  • Tied for fourth in the Big West in points per game (3.5) and fifth in points (87)
  • Led the team in points (27) and assists (13) in Big West play
  • Tied for second on the team with 87 points (46 goals, 41 assists)
  • Tallied 41 assists, the sixth highest single-season total in program history
  • Scored at least three goals in seven games and had nine games with at least three steals
  • Earned Big West player of the week honors after recording five goals, five assists and seven steals helping the ‘Bows finish 3-0 in the Rainbow Invitational

2020 (COVID Season):
  • Fourth most goals scored on the team (24).
  • Third most points on the team (40).
  • Tied for second-most assists on the team (16).
  • Had eight multi-goal games including a career-high four goals against #10 Arizona State (2/1) and Ottawa-Arizona (2/2).
  • Led the team in scoring against Ottawa-Arizona (2/2).
  • Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award.

2019 (Freshman):
  • Played in 21 games in her first season for the Rainbow Wahine.
  • Scored six goals and added eight assists for 14 points on the year.
  • Drew three exclusions and notched 17 takeaways with three field blocks.
  • Put through a career-high two goals on three shot attempts against San Jose State (2/22).
  • Dished out a career-high three assists against USC (3/16).
  • Followed that performance with a career-high four steals, while adding one field block (3/23).

International Competition: 
  • Served as a team captain for New Zealand at the FINA World Women’s Youth Water Polo Championships in 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.
 
Prep:
  • A 2018 graduate of St. Cuthbert's College in Auckland, New Zealand. 
  • Captained New Zealand National Secondary Schools and World Youths/School Premier team that won Nationals in 2017. 
  • Competed five years in water polo, five years in swimming and four years in netball. 
  • Led the water polo team to School Girls National Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2017. 
  • Named MVP at School Girls National in 2017. 
  • Earned 2017 Auckland College Sports Water Polo Player of the Year. 
  • Secured 2018 Auckland College Sports All-Around Athlete of the Year. 
  • Competed on the club level for North Harbour - age group teams for eight years and the senior team for four years. 
  • Named Panpacs MVP in 2014 and 2016. 
  • Team won National League and Auckland League Championships in 2018. 
  • National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 1 and 2 Achieved with Excellence.
 
Personal:
  • Graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Photo Media. (Auckland,NZ)
  • Earned a Masters of Science in Marketing Management (Hawaii) 
  • Has one brother and three sisters. 
  • Parents are Helen and Paul Doyle of Auckland, New Zealand. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2019Freshman

    Attacker
    5'6"
    9
  • 9

    2020Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'6"
    9
  • 3

    2024Junior

    Attacker
    5'6"
    3
  • 3

    2025Senior

    Attacker
    5'6"
    3