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Siena University Athletics

2020 Women's Water Polo Roster

3 Diana Fernandez

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. Ignatius
  • Hometown Chicago, IL

Biography

2020 (SENIOR):

  • Concluded her collegiate career as the program's all time leader in ejections drawn, second in goals and shots and inside the top-10 in seven different offensive categories
  • Earned ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention selection for the second straight year 
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
  • Siena's nominee for NCAA woman of the Year
  • Recieved Siena's Female Spring Sport Recognition Award 
  • Served as a team captain
  • Preseason All-MAAC selection
  • Named the Leo Dufort Female Student Athlete of the Month for March 2020
  • Played in all 13 games, leading the team in scoring (37 goals & 56 points), exclusions drawn (18) and springs (7-11), while ranking second in assists (19)
  • Ranked third in the MAAC in goals per-game (2.85), tied for third in points per-game (4.31), tied for sixth in points, eighth in goals and steals per-game (1.38) and 10th in assists per-game (1.46)
  • Logged 10 multi-goal games, including eight hat tricks, four four-goal performances and a pair of five-goal outings 

2019 (JUNIOR):

  • ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention selection; First player in program history to earn AA honors
  • Second Team All-MAAC selection
  • ACWPC All-Academic selection with "superior" distinction 
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & Academic Honor Roll selection
  • Served as team captain
  • Preseason All-MAAC selection
  • Appeared in all 32 matches
  • Led team with 64 goals and 32 assists for a total of 96 points
  • Ranked 10th in the MAAC with 3.00 points per-game 
  • Led team with 138 shots and a .464 shot percentage
  • Drew a team-best 22 ejections and ranked third with 34 steals
  • Went 10-27 on sprint opportunities 
  • Registered 17 multi-goal games, including 12 hat tricks
  • Netted five goals against conference foe Iona on April 6 

2018 (SOPHOMORE):

  • Second Team All-MAAC selection
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
  • Preseason All-MAAC selection
  • Set the program record for ejections drawn on 3/24, doing so in just 49 career games
  • Appeared in all 29 matches on the season
  • Finished second on team and ninth in the MAAC with 93 points
  • Finished ninth in the MAAC with 63 goals, adding 30 assists 
  • Went 3-2 in sprints for a .600 sprint winning percentage, good for fifth in the MAAC
  • Led team with 186 shots and 69 defensive exclusions 
  • Tied for team lead with 47 steals
2017 (FRESHMAN):
  • Second Team All-MAAC selection
  • Five-time MAAC Rookie of the Week winner (2/22, 3/1, 3/9, 3/22 & 4/19)
  • She finished with 104 points (fifth highest in the MAAC)
  • She set a new single season school record with 94 ejections drawn
  • Finished the season ranked fifth in the MAAC in goals (75) and fourth in steals (59)
BEFORE SIENA:
  • Three-time All-Conference and All-Sectional honoree at Saint Ignatius College Prep
  • Played water polo for the Chicago Park District for 10 years
  • Started swimming for the Chicago Park District at age three
  • Center attacker on her club and high school teams
  • Nominated for Illinois Player of the Year her senior year of high school
  • All State player in multiple seasons
PERSONAL:
  • Born on December 13
  • Daughter of Bartolo and Maria Fernandez
  • Has a brother - Arturo, and a sister - Stephanie
  • Sister played water polo at Mercyhurst University
  • Majoring in health science
  • Chose Siena because of the opportunity to play the sport she loves at a higher level

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2017Freshman

    Attacker
    5'4"
    3
  • 3

    2018Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'4"
    3
  • 3

    2019Junior

    Attacker
    5'4"
    3
  • 3

    2020Senior

    Attacker
    5'4"
    3