Redshirt-Sophomore (2010): Played in 19 matches, starting four ... Saw action in 54 sets on the season ... Contributed 82 digs, four assists and a pair of service aces for the year ... Recorded her first-career kill versus New Mexico State (8/27) ... Posted the first service ace of her career at Tulane (9/18) ... Notched her first-career assist at Florida A&M (8/27) ... Reached a career-high in digs with 16 versus nationally ranked Oregon (9/18) ... Contributed six digs and one service ace versus Troy (11/12) ... Registered her second-career double-digit dig match with 14 digs at Tulane (9/18).
Sophomore (2009): Was not a member of the FIU volleyball team.
Freshman (2008): Saw action in four matches ... Recorded four digs on the year ... Notched a career-high three digs versus ULM (11/1) ... Played in one set during FIU's NCAA Tournament match versus No. 22 Colorado State, contributing one dig.
Prior to FIU: Named First Team All-Dade by the Miami Herald in 2007... Named to the Class 2A All-State Honorable Mention team by the Florida Sports Writers Association ... Led her team to a district championship in 2006 ... Tabbed Best Fall Female Athlete at Westminster Christian in 2007, in addition to earning Athlete of the Month and Defensive MVP honors ... Played club volleyball for South Florida Volleyball Club (2007-08), Miami Storm Volleyball Club (2006-07), Miami Elite Volleyball Club (2005-06) and Spike Volleyball Club (2004-05) ... Excelled in the classroom as a member of National Honor Society, Foreign Language National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Society and National Society of High School Scholars ... Served as the Sports Editor of the Westminster Christian School Yearbook in 2007-08.
Personal: Born August 31, 1990 ... Daughter of Jorge and Yenise Fernandez ... Has one brother, Jorge, who was a backup quarterback at the University of Miami (Fla.) from 2005-07 ... Cousin, Nick Lucena, is a top player on the AVP Tour ... Enjoys beach volleyball, fishing and exercising ... A nursing major.
