Melissa Fernandez is entering her first season as an assistant coach of the Storm women's soccer program in 2023.

Fernandez joins the Lake Erie College women’s soccer staff after a year spent on the coaching staff of Thomas More University where she served as an assistant coach. At Thomas More, she coached the team to the semifinal round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament. She also coached All-Conference Second Team and All-Mid South Conference honorees, Ryann Meddings and Sterre Harsveld van der Veen. As well as Lauren Laake who was an Honorable Mention for Mid-South Conference honors.

She started her career playing at Auburn University at Montgomery for two seasons and was named Newcomer of the Year in 2017. After AUM she transferred to East Carolina University of the All-American Conference where she played and earned her Bachelors of Science degree. Post gradation she played in the inaugural season of Lexington Sporting Club in the USLW in 2022 as well as Oak City United of the Women’s Premier Soccer League 2017-2021.