2022-23 (Sr.): Started five of 15 appearances after missing first half of campaign with preseason foot injury … averaged 2.8 points and was team’s third-leading rebounder with 3.5 rpg … grabbed multiple boards in 14 of 15 outings, including season-high 6 rebounds in home win over Alaska Fairbanks … had season-high 10 points (3-5 FG, 4-5 FT) and snatched 5 rebounds in OT road loss to Northwest Nazarene … earned team’s top grade-point average at 3.77, repeating on GNAC All-Academic Team … finished with UAA career ranks of 31st in total rebounds (403) and 16th in victories (91).
2021-22 (Jr.): Came off bench in every contest, averaging 4.3 points on team-best .525 FG shooting for Seawolf club that went 20-7, finished GNAC runner-up and made NCAA Tournament … team’s second-leading rebounder (3.9 rpg) despite logging just 15.4 minutes per game … shot 50 percent or better in nine of last 11 games, connecting at .639 (23-36) rate in February and March … scored career-high 17 points (8-10 FG) in overtime loss at Hawaii-Hilo … other top efforts included 10 points (5-7 FG), 2 steals and a block in comeback road win over fellow NCAA qualifier Central Washington; 10 points (5-8 FG), 5 rebounds and 2 steals in win over Hillsdale; 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in road win over Saint Martin’s; and 8 points (4-4 FG) in road win over Simon Fraser … repeated as Academic All-GNAC selection, producing UAA’s second-best overall GPA at 3.73.
2020-21: Averaged 6.3 points and was team’s second-leading rebounder with 5.0 rpg in brief pandemic-forced three-game campaign … scored career-high 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting and grabbed six rebounds to power road win over Multnomah.
2019-20 (So.): Averaged 3.4 points per game was second-leading rebounder with 3.7 rpg for Seawolf club that went 31-2 and swept GNAC regular-season and tournament titles … helped UAA to No. 4 national ranking and No. 2 seed in NCAA West Regional Championships prior to coronavirus-caused cancellation of playoffs … averaged 6.7 ppg (20-37 FG) and 4.7 rpg over final seven games, boosted by 10 points (5-8 FG), 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 79-77 GNAC Tourney semifinal win over Central Washington … other top efforts included 7 points and 3 rebounds in win over No. 23 Westminster; 7 points (3-4 FG) and 4 rebounds in home win over CWU; 8 points (4-5 FG) in just 9 minutes of road win over MSU Billings; 7 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals in home win over Simon Fraser; and 6 points (3-5 FG) and 7 rebounds in GNAC Tourney title-game victory over Western Washington … ranked 13th in GNAC stats with 1.8 offensive rebounds per game … made GNAC All-Academic Team with Seawolves’ second-highest overall GPA at 3.77.
2018-19 (Fr.): Played in every game as key reserve for UAA team that finished 30-3, won GNAC title and reached NCAA Tournament ‘Sweet 16’ ... had seven games with at least 7 points and eight games with 6-plus rebounds ... top efforts included 12 points (5-9 FG), 8 rebounds, 2 assists and no turnovers in home win over Saint Martin’s; 12 points (6-8 FG) and 7 rebounds in road win over Saints; 10 rebounds in win over Cal St. Dominguez Hills; and 9 points (3-4 FG, 3-4 FT) and 8 rebounds in GNAC Tournament title-game loss to No. 9 Northwest Nazarene.
HIGH SCHOOL: Captained Kamehameha Schools-Maui to State Div. I quarterfinals as senior in 2017-18, earning first-team all-league honors ... three-sport athlete in basketball, volleyball and track & field ... honor-roll student and student body vice president.
PERSONAL: Born Mar. 19, 2000 ... daughter of Robert and Cecelia Fernandez ... has three brothers and three sisters ... mother was two-time All-Western Athletic Conference performer and 4-year volleyball letterwinner at Hawaii, helping Rainbow Wahine to 1996 NCAA title match ... interests include hiking, football and cooking.
MAJOR: Psychology
CAREER HIGHS
Points – 17 at Hawaii Hilo, 12/19/21
Rebounds – 10, three times (last: vs Western Washington, 1/20/22)
Assists – 3, four times (last: vs Saint Martin’s, 2/16/23)
Blocks – 2, four times (last: at Montana State Billings, 2/25/23)
Steals – 3, four times (last: at Seattle Pacific, 1/30/22)
CAREER STATS
Season GP-GS Min/Avg FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg
2018-19 (Fr) 33- 0 413/12.5 40- 82 .488 0- 3 .000 12- 24 .500 46- 70-116/3.5 81-2 17 36 6 26 92/2.8
2019-20 (So) 31- 7 429/13.8 42- 99 .424 3-11 .273 19- 26 .731 55- 59-114/3.7 54-2 20 29 6 14 106/3.4
2020-21 (Jr) 3- 0 44/14.7 9- 14 .643 0- 1 .000 1- 3 .333 9- 6- 15/5.0 10-2 2 5 1 2 19/6.3
2021-22 (Jr) 27- 0 415/15.4 52- 99 .525 1- 3 .333 12- 28 .429 53- 53-106/3.9 76-2 18 26 6 27 117/4.3
2022-23 (Sr) 15- 5 248/16.5 14- 40 .350 0- 1 .000 14- 21 .667 27- 25- 52/3.5 41-1 12 13 10 12 42/2.8
TOTALS 109-12 1549/14.2 157-334 .470 4-19 .211 58-102 .569 190-213-403/3.7 262-7 69 109 29 83 376/3.4
