IRVINE, Calif. – Senior
Hunter Hernandez has earned her second-straight Big West Women's Basketball Player of the Week award the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Â
Hernandez, who collected her fourth career weekly honor, is the Big West's first repeat winner of the 2025-26 season.
Â
Hernandez became the 16th member of UC Irvine women's basketball's 1,000-point club in Saturday's 77-57 win over California Baptist. Hernandez, who entered the game needing 21 points to reach the milestone, led all players with 27. She scored her 1,000th point on a free throw with 6:12 left in the fourth quarter.
Â
It was Hernandez's fourth 20+ point performance of the year. The 5-foot-9 guard shot 40% from the field, 60% from beyond the arc, and went a perfect 8-of-8 at the free throw line. She added four rebounds, a season-best four assists, and one steal with zero turnovers.
Â
For the season, Hernandez is tops on the squad with 16.7 points per game.
Â
The Anteaters extended their win streak to eight and improved to 9-2 overall to tie the program's best start through 11 games.
