Eastern Michigan Athletics
2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
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Robert Morris
Nov 26 (Wed)
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Jersey Number 6
Fernanda Ovalle
- Position:
- Y/W
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Santiago, Chile
- High School:
- Montverde Academy
EMU: 2025-26: Joins the EMU women’s basketball program as an incoming transfer after originally attending Xavier University.
FIBA CHILE: 2023-Present: Competed in a multitude of 5x5 and 3x3 FIBA events throughout her career…A member of the Chilean U15 South American Women’s Championship Team in 2018 where she averaged a double-double with 17.6 points per game and 10.2 rebounds, earning MVP honors…Also led Team Chile to third place in the 2019 FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship, where she again averaged a double-double, posting 17.8 points per game and 13 rebounds per game…Most recently competed in the FIBA U23 3x3 World Cup in Xionang, China, where she grabbed 10 points in 10 minutes to lead Chile to a win over the Philippines…Led Team Chile to a victory at the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League Americas 2 -Stop 6, July 27, 2025, also winning the first stop of the tournament, July 21…Saw action in 33 total FIBA 3x3 competitions from 2023-25, earning five first-place finishes and 12 top-three finishes.
XAVIER: 2022-23: Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshmen team after averaging 8.4 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game while shooting 42.5% from the field and 34% from three-point range…The Santiago, Chile, native led all BIG EAST freshmen in rebounding (4.4), while ranking second in scoring (8.5)…She also ranked second in total blocks (10), third in total assists (47), fourth in total steals (19), and fifth in field-goal percentage (.429)…Became the first Chilean-born NCAA Division I player with her debut at Miami, Nov. 7, 2022…Had a career-high 20 points against SIUE, Nov. 27, 2022, and a career-best 12 rebounds at Old Dominion, Nov. 19…Posted a career-best four steals versus Marquette, Feb. 25, 2023, and a career-high three blocks against DePaul, Feb. 4.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played HS basketball at Montverde Academy…Was the MVP of the South American U14 and U15 Championships…Played for the AAU Central Florida Elite…Helped her AAU team to an Adidas Championship in 2021…Led Montverde Academy to a 21-2 overall record in 2020-21…Averaged 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game last season at Montverde Academy.
PERSONAL: Full name: Fernanda Constanza Ovalle Cáceres…Daughter of Mauricio Ovalle and Silvana Cáceres…Has one sister, Javiera…Major: Psychology.
FIBA CHILE: 2023-Present: Competed in a multitude of 5x5 and 3x3 FIBA events throughout her career…A member of the Chilean U15 South American Women’s Championship Team in 2018 where she averaged a double-double with 17.6 points per game and 10.2 rebounds, earning MVP honors…Also led Team Chile to third place in the 2019 FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship, where she again averaged a double-double, posting 17.8 points per game and 13 rebounds per game…Most recently competed in the FIBA U23 3x3 World Cup in Xionang, China, where she grabbed 10 points in 10 minutes to lead Chile to a win over the Philippines…Led Team Chile to a victory at the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League Americas 2 -Stop 6, July 27, 2025, also winning the first stop of the tournament, July 21…Saw action in 33 total FIBA 3x3 competitions from 2023-25, earning five first-place finishes and 12 top-three finishes.
XAVIER: 2022-23: Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshmen team after averaging 8.4 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game while shooting 42.5% from the field and 34% from three-point range…The Santiago, Chile, native led all BIG EAST freshmen in rebounding (4.4), while ranking second in scoring (8.5)…She also ranked second in total blocks (10), third in total assists (47), fourth in total steals (19), and fifth in field-goal percentage (.429)…Became the first Chilean-born NCAA Division I player with her debut at Miami, Nov. 7, 2022…Had a career-high 20 points against SIUE, Nov. 27, 2022, and a career-best 12 rebounds at Old Dominion, Nov. 19…Posted a career-best four steals versus Marquette, Feb. 25, 2023, and a career-high three blocks against DePaul, Feb. 4.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played HS basketball at Montverde Academy…Was the MVP of the South American U14 and U15 Championships…Played for the AAU Central Florida Elite…Helped her AAU team to an Adidas Championship in 2021…Led Montverde Academy to a 21-2 overall record in 2020-21…Averaged 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game last season at Montverde Academy.
PERSONAL: Full name: Fernanda Constanza Ovalle Cáceres…Daughter of Mauricio Ovalle and Silvana Cáceres…Has one sister, Javiera…Major: Psychology.
Game week work😤
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Tuesday, October 21
2025 E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony
Saturday, October 11
E-Club Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Cinematic Recap
Saturday, October 11
