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Athlete Awards

Student-Athlete of the Week

Nalani Hernandez

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/16/2014
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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Hernandez led the way in several categories over the weekend as she was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Against Adams State she scored a team-high 12 points, connecting on 6-of-9 and also had six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and three steals. She added a double-double in the win over Fort Lewis with 11 points and 11 rebounds. In that same game she added three steals, three blocks and a steal. She again shot well from the field making 5-of-9. For the week she led the team in minutes played (67), field goals made (11), field goal percentage (61.1), rebounds (17), blocks (5) and steals (6). The win over Fort Lewis was the first for WNMU in their last 16 tries. Hernandez has three double-doubles this season and averages 7.9 points and 8 rebounds per contest.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/4/2016 Steven Loucks Men's Basketball
12/21/2015 Willie McCray Men's Basketball
12/21/2015 Jade Botelho Women's Basketball
12/14/2015 Jada Grady Women's Basketball
12/14/2015 Adam Kesler Men's Basketball
12/7/2015 Steven Loucks Men's Basketball
12/7/2015 Jordan Gutierrez Women's Basketball
11/24/2015 Willie McCray Men's Basketball
11/24/2015 Deandra Williams Women's Basketball
11/16/2015 Alfonso Wilson Football
11/16/2015 Josh McIntire Football
11/11/2015 Dominic Barry Football
11/11/2015 Ashley Mataele Volleyball
11/3/2015 Heather Verrill Volleyball
11/3/2015 Alfonso Wilson Football
10/27/2015 Harry Wetton Men's Golf
10/27/2015 Kelli McGhiey Volleyball
10/20/2015 Harry Wetton Men's Golf
10/20/2015 Mitch Glasmann Football
10/13/2015 Xavier Ayers Football
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