Kayla Fernandez

Position:
Midfielder
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-3
Hometown:
Niceville, Fla.
High School:
Niceville

TULSA: Lettered all 5 years... has started in 68 of 78 games ... has six goals and 11 assists for 23 career points … returned for a fifth season as the NCAA granted student-athletes an extra year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic and helped lead the team to its first conference tournament appearance since 2015.

SENIOR (2023): Started in all 19 games … picked up goals against Oral Roberts and North Texas and the game winner against Temple … recorded two assists against UAB and one assist against both UTEP and Temple … earned conference offensive player of the week for performance against Temple and UAB … was named to CSC Academic All-District team ... attempted 35 shots.

JUNIOR (2022): Started in 15 of 16 games … had one assist … attempted 11 shots, five of which were on goal.

SOPHOMORE (2021): Started in 15 of 17 games … scored a goal against Temple … recorded an assist against Creighton and East Carolina … attempted 30 shots, 13 of which were on goal … was named TU’s “Player of the Match” against UTSA and Houston.

SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Started in six of seven games … earned an assist against UCF … attempted seven shots.

FRESHMAN (2019): Started in 13 of 19 games ... was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie team ... recorded goals against Lamar and Chicago State ... picked up assists against Chicago Sate, USF and Cincinnati ... attempted 18 shots, five of which were on goal.

PRIOR TO TULSA: Was selected to the U20 Mexico National Team in 2019 ... played club soccer for the Sunrise Sting ... helped the Sting claim the 2018 State, Regional and National Championship ... attended the U17 Mexican National Team training camp ... was a member of the Florida State and Region III pool for five years ... was a Region II Team selection in 2018 ... was also a four-year letterwinner at Niceville High School ... helped NHS post 74 wins ... led NHS to a Florida Class 4A State runner-up finish as a freshman, and to the regional finals as a sophomore, junior and senior ... helped NHS capture four-straight district championships.

PERSONAL: Earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing and is working on her master's degree in management ... born April 10, 2001 ... daughter of Jose and Kelly Fernandez ... her sisters Liliana (twin) and Ashlyn are also on the team ... was named to the 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.