Marquez Fernandez

Classroom

Maintaining a grade-point average of 3.68… Earned Semester Academic honors (3.50 gpa) in the fall 21013 semester… Selected to America East Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll… A President’s List (4.00 gpa) honoree in the spring semester.

Character

Recipient of 2014 Coaches’ Award, which is given to student-athletes who exemplify the highest standards on the field and in the classroom

Community

Very active with his teammates in various UMBC Athletics’ Community Service
programs, including hosting a clinic for the Casey Cares Foundation… Also
active in “Kicks for Chase” program which raised $3,000 for the Arc Northern
Chesapeake Region in honor of Chase Bugarin at their game vs. Maryland.

Competition

Selected to 2013 America East Second Team in his first season with the Retrievers… Speedy, skilled central defender fit neatly into the Retriever backline after his transfer from Maryland… Missed some games early in the season due to injury, but started 15 of 16 contests on the year… Scored his first collegiate goal in his first start since missing three games with a score in 3-2 double overtime victory over Navy on Sept. 17… With UMBC’s winning streak in the balance, he scored from close range in the 104’ against George Washington to give the host Retrievers a 2-1 triumph on Sept. 28… Recorded his third goal of the season in the first half at UMass-Lowell on Nov. 2, but suffered an injury and did not play in regular season finale… Played all 200 minutes in America East title game and NCAA Tournament contest.