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Jersey Number 8
Vinicius Fernandes
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- High School:
- South Kent School (Conn.)
Bio
2022 Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Newcomer of the Year
2022 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2022 (Graduate Student)
Appeared in 15 matches, making 14 starts…recorded seven point on one goal and five assists…fired 20 shots with 10 coming on target…tallied his goal in a 3-1 win at South Carolina (Oct. 8)…registered assists in four matches, including a season-high two in a 5-0 season-opening win over VCU (Aug. 25).
2021 (Senior)
2021 Second Team All-Conference USA
GP/GS: 17/17 … Major piece to the Herd attack as well as its ball-control who helped turn MU into a national contender during career … Talented midfielder with great moves, ball-handling skills and used it to perfection in career-best season … Scored six goals and tied for team lead with eight assists … Second on the Herd with 20 total points … 17 shots with nine on goal … Eight assists tied for eighth-most in a single-season in team history … Opened senior campaign scoring a goal in the first four matches … Missed only one contest, started the other 17 … Logged 1,271 minutes … Started the season with a bang, scoring one goal and assisting on two more at No. 21 James Madison (Aug. 26), first career game with two assists … Scored a goal, the 10th of his career, and assisted on one more versus No. 15 Virginia Tech (Aug. 29) … Scored again in the third match of the season against (RV) Coastal Carolina (Sept. 4) … Nailed his fourth goal of the year at East Tennessee State (Sept. 7) scoring the first goal of the match in the 28th minute of Herd’s 4-1 win … Assisted on the game-winner and then later scored in 2-0 win over No. 20 Akron (Sept. 21) … Recorded second career game with two assists in 2-0 victory over Butler (Sept. 29) … Tallied seventh assist of the season at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 9) … Played all 90 minutes versus Wright State (Oct. 19) … Eighth assist of the season came at Charlotte (Oct. 23) in the 25th minute to put the Herd on the board of eventual 2-1 overtime win … Scored sixth goal of the year in the 80th minute against Florida Atlantic in the semifinal round of the Conference USA Tournament (Nov. 12), played all 90 minutes … Logged 88 minutes against No. 18 Providence in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 21) … In Herd career appeared in 74 matches with 61 starts, logged 5,125 minutes, scored 14 goals, had 14 assists and 42 total points … 36-of-65 career shots were on goal, good for 55.4-percent … Tied for 11th in program history in career assists.
2020-21 (Junior)
2020 College Cup National Champions
2020 NCAA All-Tournament Team
GP/GS: 18/14 … Key piece of the midfield that helped lead the Herd to its first ever College Cup National Championship and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team … Season was played in the spring of 2021 instead of the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19 … Played in all 18 matches with 14 starts … Logged 1,156 minutes, third consecutive season with over 1,100 minutes on the pitch … Tied for fourth on the team in goals with three … Had one assist and finished with seven points … Totaled 24 shots with 16 on goal … Played a season-high 98 minutes in the opener against Ohio Valley (Feb. 13), took two shots both on goal … Recorded lone assist versus West Virginia Tech (Feb. 21) … Scored first goal of the season against East Tennessee State (Feb. 23) in the 65th minute … Knocked in the game-winner at No. 11 Kentucky (March 18) in the 62nd minute of 1-0 victory … Third goal of the year came in the fourth minute versus Old Dominion (March 27) … Played 68 minutes in Herd’s Conference USA Championship win over No. 12 Charlotte (April 18) … Did not start, played 59 minutes off the bench in NCAA second round win versus No. 23 Fordham (May 2), took two shots with one on goal … Started the final four matches through the NCAA Tournament … Played 75 minutes in Sweet 16 shootout victory over No. 1 Clemson (May 6), was Herd’s fourth player in the penalty kick shootout and was Marshall’s third successful conversion to tie it up at 3-3 … Logged 75 minutes in the Elite 8 win over No. 8 Georgetown (May 10) … Played 63 minutes in Final Four victory over No. 16 North Carolina (May 14) … Was on the pitch for 84 minutes, and had two shots on goal, in the Herd’s National Championship victory over No. 3 Indiana (May 17) … During Herd career has played in 57 matches with 44 starts, 3,907 minutes, eight goals, six assists, and 22 points.
2019 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 19/12 … Appeared in 19 matches with 12 starts … Tallied 1,185 minutes on the pitch … Played every minute of three matches … Finished season with two goals, three assists, seven points, 12 total shots and five on goal … Had one shot in 76 minutes of action in season-debut at Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 30) … Had first assist of the season in win over South Carolina (Sept. 14) … Scored first goal of the year versus UTRGV (Sept. 17) … Recorded an assist in win against UAB (Oct. 5) … Played 71 minutes and had two shots in 0-0 double-overtime draw at then No. 5 Charlotte (Oct. 12) … Played every minute in back-to-back matches at Oakland (Oct. 29) and at home versus No. 15 Kentucky (Nov. 3) … Scored the Herd’s lone goal in the 77th minute of 1-0 win over Kentucky (Nov. 15) in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament to help Marshall advance to Championship Title match … Played 83 minutes in Conference USA Tournament Championship Cup victory over No. 2 seed Charlotte (Nov. 17) … Assisted on Marshall’s first-ever NCAA Tournament goal in 2-1 win over West Virginia (Nov. 24) in the second round … Played 76 at No. 6 Washington in the NCAA Tournament third round loss.
2018 (Freshman)
2018 All-Conference USA Third Team
2018 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
GP/GS: 20/18 … Appeared in all 20 matches while starting 18 during freshman season … Finished sixth on the team in minutes played with 1,566 … Also sixth on the team in points with eight … Tied for third most goals with three and registered two assists … Ended the year with 12 total shots and six on goal … Played every minute of six matches including season-high of 110 in 2-2 draw at New Mexico (10/27) … Made collegiate and starting debut in the season-opener against Duquesne (8/23) … Scored first career goal against FIU (9/7) … Registered assists in back-to-back contests at Butler (9/26) and versus Old Dominion (9/29) … Scored a goal against Wright State (10/23) … Hit the equalizer in the 14th minute of the eventual win at South Carolina (10/30).
2022 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2022 (Graduate Student)
Appeared in 15 matches, making 14 starts…recorded seven point on one goal and five assists…fired 20 shots with 10 coming on target…tallied his goal in a 3-1 win at South Carolina (Oct. 8)…registered assists in four matches, including a season-high two in a 5-0 season-opening win over VCU (Aug. 25).
2021 (Senior)
2021 Second Team All-Conference USA
GP/GS: 17/17 … Major piece to the Herd attack as well as its ball-control who helped turn MU into a national contender during career … Talented midfielder with great moves, ball-handling skills and used it to perfection in career-best season … Scored six goals and tied for team lead with eight assists … Second on the Herd with 20 total points … 17 shots with nine on goal … Eight assists tied for eighth-most in a single-season in team history … Opened senior campaign scoring a goal in the first four matches … Missed only one contest, started the other 17 … Logged 1,271 minutes … Started the season with a bang, scoring one goal and assisting on two more at No. 21 James Madison (Aug. 26), first career game with two assists … Scored a goal, the 10th of his career, and assisted on one more versus No. 15 Virginia Tech (Aug. 29) … Scored again in the third match of the season against (RV) Coastal Carolina (Sept. 4) … Nailed his fourth goal of the year at East Tennessee State (Sept. 7) scoring the first goal of the match in the 28th minute of Herd’s 4-1 win … Assisted on the game-winner and then later scored in 2-0 win over No. 20 Akron (Sept. 21) … Recorded second career game with two assists in 2-0 victory over Butler (Sept. 29) … Tallied seventh assist of the season at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 9) … Played all 90 minutes versus Wright State (Oct. 19) … Eighth assist of the season came at Charlotte (Oct. 23) in the 25th minute to put the Herd on the board of eventual 2-1 overtime win … Scored sixth goal of the year in the 80th minute against Florida Atlantic in the semifinal round of the Conference USA Tournament (Nov. 12), played all 90 minutes … Logged 88 minutes against No. 18 Providence in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 21) … In Herd career appeared in 74 matches with 61 starts, logged 5,125 minutes, scored 14 goals, had 14 assists and 42 total points … 36-of-65 career shots were on goal, good for 55.4-percent … Tied for 11th in program history in career assists.
2020-21 (Junior)
2020 College Cup National Champions
2020 NCAA All-Tournament Team
GP/GS: 18/14 … Key piece of the midfield that helped lead the Herd to its first ever College Cup National Championship and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team … Season was played in the spring of 2021 instead of the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19 … Played in all 18 matches with 14 starts … Logged 1,156 minutes, third consecutive season with over 1,100 minutes on the pitch … Tied for fourth on the team in goals with three … Had one assist and finished with seven points … Totaled 24 shots with 16 on goal … Played a season-high 98 minutes in the opener against Ohio Valley (Feb. 13), took two shots both on goal … Recorded lone assist versus West Virginia Tech (Feb. 21) … Scored first goal of the season against East Tennessee State (Feb. 23) in the 65th minute … Knocked in the game-winner at No. 11 Kentucky (March 18) in the 62nd minute of 1-0 victory … Third goal of the year came in the fourth minute versus Old Dominion (March 27) … Played 68 minutes in Herd’s Conference USA Championship win over No. 12 Charlotte (April 18) … Did not start, played 59 minutes off the bench in NCAA second round win versus No. 23 Fordham (May 2), took two shots with one on goal … Started the final four matches through the NCAA Tournament … Played 75 minutes in Sweet 16 shootout victory over No. 1 Clemson (May 6), was Herd’s fourth player in the penalty kick shootout and was Marshall’s third successful conversion to tie it up at 3-3 … Logged 75 minutes in the Elite 8 win over No. 8 Georgetown (May 10) … Played 63 minutes in Final Four victory over No. 16 North Carolina (May 14) … Was on the pitch for 84 minutes, and had two shots on goal, in the Herd’s National Championship victory over No. 3 Indiana (May 17) … During Herd career has played in 57 matches with 44 starts, 3,907 minutes, eight goals, six assists, and 22 points.
2019 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 19/12 … Appeared in 19 matches with 12 starts … Tallied 1,185 minutes on the pitch … Played every minute of three matches … Finished season with two goals, three assists, seven points, 12 total shots and five on goal … Had one shot in 76 minutes of action in season-debut at Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 30) … Had first assist of the season in win over South Carolina (Sept. 14) … Scored first goal of the year versus UTRGV (Sept. 17) … Recorded an assist in win against UAB (Oct. 5) … Played 71 minutes and had two shots in 0-0 double-overtime draw at then No. 5 Charlotte (Oct. 12) … Played every minute in back-to-back matches at Oakland (Oct. 29) and at home versus No. 15 Kentucky (Nov. 3) … Scored the Herd’s lone goal in the 77th minute of 1-0 win over Kentucky (Nov. 15) in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament to help Marshall advance to Championship Title match … Played 83 minutes in Conference USA Tournament Championship Cup victory over No. 2 seed Charlotte (Nov. 17) … Assisted on Marshall’s first-ever NCAA Tournament goal in 2-1 win over West Virginia (Nov. 24) in the second round … Played 76 at No. 6 Washington in the NCAA Tournament third round loss.
2018 (Freshman)
2018 All-Conference USA Third Team
2018 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
GP/GS: 20/18 … Appeared in all 20 matches while starting 18 during freshman season … Finished sixth on the team in minutes played with 1,566 … Also sixth on the team in points with eight … Tied for third most goals with three and registered two assists … Ended the year with 12 total shots and six on goal … Played every minute of six matches including season-high of 110 in 2-2 draw at New Mexico (10/27) … Made collegiate and starting debut in the season-opener against Duquesne (8/23) … Scored first career goal against FIU (9/7) … Registered assists in back-to-back contests at Butler (9/26) and versus Old Dominion (9/29) … Scored a goal against Wright State (10/23) … Hit the equalizer in the 14th minute of the eventual win at South Carolina (10/30).
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