2026 Women's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 15
Charley Birdsall
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Tustin, Calif.
- High School:
- Foothill HS
- Major:
- Social Ecology
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2024 (Redshirt Freshman)
2023 (Freshman)
Career Highs
Foothill High School
Personal
- Named to the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Big West Spring All-Academic Team
- Scored three goals
- Dished out four assists
- Converted at a .429 rate at the cage
- Had one goal and two assists vs Concordia on March 12
2024 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Honor Roll)
- Big West Spring All-Academic Team
- UC Irvine Scholar Athlete
- Scored seven goals
- Recorded 14 shots
- Dished out three assists
- Added four steals and one field block
- Tallied first career goal against UC Davis on Jan. 21
2023 (Freshman)
- Utilized redshirt year
Career Highs
- Goals: 3, vs. Santa Clara (03/01/2025)
- Assists: 2, vs. Concordia Irvine (03/12/2025)
- Steals: 1, Four times (last vs. Cal State Fullerton, 04/13/2024)
- Field Blocks: 1, vs. USC (02/17/2024)
- Drawn Exclusions: 1, vs. San Diego State (03/01/2025)
Foothill High School
- Lettered in volleyball and water polo
- Played club water polo for Coach Andrew Rowe
Personal
- Dad played collegiate men's volleyball
- Brother plays water polo at Pepperdine
- Favorite food is her mom’s stuffed pasta shells
- Participates in beach clean ups and marsh restoration projects
- Knows how to dance hula
UC Irvine Water Polo | Ted Newland Endowment & Pool Naming Project
Monday, April 20
UCI Women's Water Polo | 2026 Big West Quarterfinals | 04.10.2026 | Postgame Interview
Saturday, April 11
Murphy making 'em pay 💯
Monday, March 23
Dabbing is BACK!!
Monday, February 09


