Personal: Full name is Caroline Marie Doyle...Daughter of Kevin and Lisa Doyle...Has two sisters, Maggie and Kate, and two brothers, Kevin and Luke...Has a number of cousins who have played at the collegiate and professional level: Mick Doyle played baseball at Notre Dame (2007-11); Annie Doyle played basketball at St. Mary's College (Ind.) (2009-13); Jack Toner played football at John Hopkins (2012-16); Sheila Doyle played volleyball at North Carolina (2012-16); and Kathleen Doyle played basketball at Iowa (2016-20) and in the WNBA with the Indiana Fever...Has not decided on a major.
Career Honors
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2024 Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team
Career Highs (through Nov. 16, 2024)
Kills: 1, 6x - Last at UNCW | Sept. 29, 2024
Assists: 12 vs. N.C. Central | Sept. 7, 2024
Digs: 32 vs. William & Mary | Nov. 11, 2024
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Aces: -- 4 vs. North Carolina A&T | Oct. 15, 2023
2024: Appeared in all 29 matches with 109 sets played…Finished the season with 431 digs, 135 assists, and 17 service aces…Averaged 5.9 digs per set in the Wildcat Classic to earn All-Tournament Team honors…Reached 20 or more digs on six occasions…Notched double-figure digs on 24 occasions…Recorded two double-doubles in digs and assists in the team’s wins over Presbyterian and N.C. Central…Set a new career-high in digs with 32 against William & Mary…Recorded a season-high three aces versus Campbell.
2023: Made 16 starts in 27 matches with 96 sets played…Finished the season with 195 digs (2.03 / set), 25 service aces, 15 assists and three kills…Recorded double-digit digs on six occasions and finished second on the team in digs…Reached double-figure digs in three consecutive CAA matches including a season-high 16 digs against Northeastern…Set a new career-high in aces with four against North Carolina A&T… Finished the season with a 10-dig performance against Delaware.
2022: Played 93 sets in 25 matches, making nine starts. Finished the season with 155 digs (1.67/set), 20 assists and 14 service aces...Reached double-digit digs on five occasions...Posted eight digs in Elon's first victory of the season against VCU at the VCU Invitational...Registered a then career-high 14 digs against Tennessee at the NC State Tournament...Bested her career-high in digs with 21 in her first start at libero against Duke and also tallied a career-best seven assists...Hit a career-high three aces in a win over UNCG at the Volley for Unity Tournament...Reached 10 digs in a five-set match against William & Mary...Had 11 digs in a four-setter against Towson...Delivered 10 digs in Elon's five-set victory over College of Charleston...Racked up eight digs and a pair of assists in a straight sets win against Hampton.
2021: Finished her freshman campaign with one kill, eight assists and 77 digs through 25 matches and 72 sets played...Made her collegiate debut in the season-opener vs. Toledo on Aug. 27. She finished the match with two assists and one dig...Scored her only attack and added one dig in a 3-0 win at Furman on Sept. 4...Collected eight digs at CofC on Sept. 18...Tallied seven digs in a 3-0 sweep of JMU on Oct. 10...Had her best outing of the season in the CAA Championship Semifinal win over Hofstra on Nov. 19. She set season highs with three assists and 14 digs against the Pride.
High School: Was a three-year varsity letter winner for coach Brad Baker at Benet Academy...She helped the Redwings to a third-place finish in the class 4A state championships as a sophomore before helping her team capture the state title in 2019 as a junior...She also played club for coach Kate McGuire's 1st Alliance VBC 17 Black team.
Quoting Coach Tendler: "We needed to add a player that can play and compete at a high level in the back court for us and Caroline was the perfect fit. She has great ball control skills and can cover space on the court both defensively and in serve receive. We were also impressed with her leadership and communication skills. Having high-quality play in our defensive specialist/libero position is crucial to team success."
