The senior is the first Flagler player to be selected as the national player of the year in the history of the program.
“Andrea is a worthy winner of this award,” said Ashley Martin, head women’s soccer coach. “It's quite the accomplishment to put up the goal and assist tally she did this season, especially given Flagler had the toughest strength of schedule in the nation. This accolade is only possible with the support of her teammates, and her effort and dedication to be the best player she could be for the team.”
The Pozoblanco, Spain native has quite a cache of awards this season. To go along with the player of the year award, she was a consensus All-American, a consensus all-region pick and was the D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year, the Peach Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year, the Select Sport Gold Ball Award recipient, and a first team all-conference selection.
In her final season with the Saints, Fernandez scored 22 goals and tallied 13 assists for 57 points. She currently leads the nation in goals, points, goals per game (1.22), points per game (3.17), third in assists, and second in assists per game (0.72).
Her career accolades are endless, but notable achievements were being the only four-time PBC Player of the Year in women’s soccer and winning the gold ball all four years.
