{"id":215268,"date":"2025-05-06T12:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T22:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=215268"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T22:26:32","slug":"womens-water-polo-big-west-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/06\/womens-water-polo-big-west-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa women\u2019s water polo sweeps Big West awards"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa women\u2019s water polo team<\/a> swept the Big West\u2019s major awards, and a total of seven members of the program received postseason recognition from the conference.<\/p>\n

The Big West announced its 2025 awards on May 2. Bernadette Doyle’s all-around performance earned the senior conference Player of the Year honors in a voting of the league’s coaches. Ema Vernoux, the team’s leading goal scorer, was named the Freshman of the Year, and James Robinson was voted Coach of the Year in his first season leading the Rainbow Wahine.<\/p>\n

Doyle and Vernoux, both attackers, also made the All-Big West First Team along with goalkeeper Daisy Logtens. Senior utility Jordan Wedderburn was a second-team selection and junior attacker Roni Perlman earned honorable mention recognition. Vernoux and attacker Gabrielle Doyle also made the All-Freshman team.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Wahine are preparing for the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship in Indianapolis. Â鶹´«Ã½is the fourth-seed in the bracket and will face California in a first-round match on May 9 at the Indiana University Natatorium.<\/p>\n

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