2024-25: Third-year team member ... first-year team captain ... has played in 41 career games … 174 career points, 98 career rebounds, 52 career assists, 20 career steals, 10 career blocks and two career three-point field goals ... career field goal percentage of 58% (77-133) ... career three-point field goal percentage of 15% (2-13) ... career free throw percentage of 43% (18-42).
2023-24: Played in all 34 games, averaging 5.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 10.9 minutes with two three-pointers … shot 59% (76-130) from the field, including 15% (2-13) on three-pointers, and 43% (18-42) at the free throw line, adding 19 steals and 10 blocks … team leader in field goal percentage ... career-high 15 points vs. Rowan (NJ) in NCAA Tournament Third Round (3/8) … career-high eight rebounds vs. Averett (11/29) … career-high six assists vs. Eastern Mennonite (1/13) … tied career-high two steals four times, most recent vs. (13)Trine (IN) in NCAA Tournament National Championship (3/16) … career-high two blocks vs. Averett (11/29) ... tied career-high one three-pointer two times, most recent vs. Lynchburg (1/24) ... tied career-high 20 minutes two times, most recent vs. (7)Guilford (NC) in NCAA Tournament National Semifinal (3/14) ... six double-figure scoring games ... led team in rebounding one time ... led team in assists three times ... had one dunk ... averaged 10.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 16.0 minutes during the six NCAA Tournament games, including 66% (27-41) from the field.
2022-23: Played in seven games, averaging 0.3 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 3.9 minutes … shot 33% (1-3) from the field, adding one steal … season-high two points vs. Transylvania (KY) (12/19) … season-high three rebounds at Franklin & Marshall (PA) (11/12) … season-high two assists vs. Transylvania (KY) (12/19) … season-high one steal at Eastern Mennonite (12/3) … season-high eight minutes at Franklin & Marshall (PA) (11/12).
High School: 2022 graduate of Lake Norman Christian School in Huntersville, North Carolina ... All-Conference and Team Captain as a senior … graduated with Honors.
Personal: Son of the late Jon Fernald and Cathy Smith … has one brother (Jonathan) and three sisters (Jayda, Kayla, Laycee) … undecided on major … favorite TV shows include Stranger Things and Outer Banks … favorite movie is Stand by Me ... favorite professional sports team is the Carolina Panthers … favorite sports figure is Nikola Jokic … hobbies include lake days and jet skis.
Why H-SC: “It's home away from home”
