She played college ice hockey at Clarkson and Ohio State.
During her freshman year, she recorded two goals and 11 assists in 37 games, and ranked third on the team with 65 blocked shots.
[3] During the 2021–22 season in her junior year, she recorded four goals and 20 assists in 38 games, and helped lead the Buckeyes to their first NCAA women's ice hockey tournament championship in 2022.
[6] During the 2023–24 season as a graduate student, she recorded eight goals and 15 assists in 39 games, and helped lead the Buckeyes to their second NCAA tournament championship in 2024.
[13] Bernard represented the United States at the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded one assist in five games and won a silver medal.