Hernandez on returning for a fifth season: One More Year
Career Honors
- 2021 IWLCA First Team All-Midwest Region and First Team All-Big Ten
- Tewaaraton Watch List selection in 2021
- 2021 Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch
- Ended career fifth in program history in goals (137) and points (189), ranking seventh in assists (52) and eighth in draw controls (109)
- Earned bachelor’s degree in human resources in Spring 2020
- Enrolled in graduate school for sport administration
- Buck Go Pro 2.0 intern in 2019, working at Big Lots
- Two-time team captain
- Four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and five-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete; earned B1G Distinguished Scholar honors in 2021
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Feb. 12, 2019 and Feb. 23, 2021
- Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
2021 (Graduate Season)
- Earned First Team All-Midwest Region and First Team All-Big Ten accolades
- Tewaaraton Watch List selection
- Led Buckeyes with 38 goals and 43 points, ranking second with 41 draw controls
- Posted at least one in point in 12 of 13 games and had nine multiple-goal outings, including two six-goal performances, ending the season with four goals in each of the last three games
- Named B1G Offensive Player of the Week Feb. 23 after posting six goals and seven points, along with 10 draw controls, over Michigan
- Sixth in the B1G in goals and fifth in goals per game (2.92); ranked 11th in points per game (3.31) and 12th in draw controls per game (3.15)
- Six-goal games vs. Michigan (Feb. 21) and Johns Hopkins (March 7) are tied for the sixth-most in a single game in program history
- Four goals and five points vs. Northwestern April 8 and vs. Rutgers April 29 in the Big Ten Tournament; scored four times against Michigan April 16, including the gamewinner
- Hat trick against Maryland March 18
- Earned B1G Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accoaldes
 2020 (Senior Season)
- Selected a team captain
- Appeared and started in eight of nine games for the Buckeyes
- Led team with 20 goals and 24 points
- First on squad with 52 shots
- Tied for fifth on the team with 11 ground balls
- Recorded 22 draw controls, good for fourth on the team
- Seven caused turnovers on the season
- Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in free position goals per game (.750) and total goals, ranking eighth in goals per game (2.50).
- Third in both shots per game (6.50) and shots on goal per game (5.25) among B1G players
- Scored at least two goals in four of eight games, with two hat tricks
- Season-high four goals against Marquette March 7
- An Academic All-Big Ten choice and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
2019 (Junior Season)
- Started all 17 games
- Led the team with 26 assists and 61 points
- Scored 35 goals, ranking second on the team
- Second in the Big Ten in assists per game (1.53)
- Averaged 3.59 points per game, good for sixth in the Big Ten
- Picked up 20 ground balls, ranking fourth on the team for field players
- Third on the team with 20 draw controls
- Caused nine turnovers
- Career-high 10 points against Detroit Mercy Feb. 10 with six goals and four assists; 10-point game ranked fourth all-time in Ohio State single-game history and was the first 10-point game for a Buckeye since 2015
- Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Feb. 12 after performance vs. Detroit Mercy
- Scored the overtime game-winning goal against Brown Feb. 18
- Tallied at least one point in 15 games, with 10 multi-goal games
- Two four-goal games – Niagara March 3 and Cincinnati Feb. 8
- Leadership Council member
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Ohio State Scholar Athlete
 2018 (Sophomore Season)
- Appeared in and started 10 games, with a point in nine outings
- Tallied 27 points, with 23 goals and four assists
- Fourth on the team in points and third in goals
- Scored a career-high five goals against Detroit Mercy Feb. 16
- Followed her career high performance with another five-goal game against Jacksonville Feb. 23
- Eight multi-point games
- Netted three goals and notched an assist against No. 2 Maryland April 15
- Recorded a season-high four draw controls in two games, first at Cincinnati Feb. 26 and again at No. 8 Northwestern April 6
- Scooped up a season-high four ground balls at Cincinnati Feb. 26
- Academic All-Big Ten selection and an Ohio State Scholar Athlete
 2017 (Freshman Season)Â
- Appeared in and started nine games
- Third on the team with 21 goals and 34 points; second on the team with 13 assists
- Fifth on the squad with 13 draw controls
- Season-high seven points against No. 8 Notre Dame March 7
- Won fourth-consecutive Big Ten Freshman of the Week award Feb. 28 after a weekend where she scored five goals and tallied an assist in games against No. 15 Stanford and California
- Exploded for six points, with four goals and two assists, against Cincinnati to earn third straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week award Feb. 21
- Notched her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award with four-point performance against Jacksonville, with three goals and an assist Feb. 12
- Won first Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade after scoring three goals, scooping up a ground ball and tallying a draw control in the season opener against Vermont Feb. 6
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
High School
- Four-year starter for the New Albany High School Eagles
- Two-time All-American
- 253 career goals
- Scored 83 goals, recorded 141 draw controls and scooped up 68 ground balls as a senior
- Scored 82 goals and won 94 draw controls as a junior
- US Lacrosse Midwest Player of the Week in 2015
- Led team in scoring as a sophomore to earn honorable mention All-America accolades
- Helped carry the team to a 2013 state championship and 2016 regional final victory
- Lettered in basketball and field hockey and also played volleyball
- Two-time team defensive MVP in basketball and earned honorable mention all-league laurels
- Played for Midwestern Force Lacrosse from 2011-16
Personal
- Daughter of Rick and Gigi
- Two older sisters, Cara, who attended Robert Morris University, and Katie
- Earned bachelor’s degree in human resources in Spring 2020
- Enrolled in graduate school for sport administration
- Enjoys playing pool, spike ball and corn hole
- Got into lacrosse because her mother and older sisters all played the sport, so she started playing with them at a young age in the backyard
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Career Highs
Goals
6 (3x)
March 7, 2021 vs. Johns Hopkins
Feb. 21, 2021 vs. Michigan
Feb. 10, 2019 vs. Detroit Mercy
5 (2x)
Feb. 23, 2018 at Jacksonville
Feb. 16, 2018 vs. Detroit Mercy
Assists
4
Feb. 10, 2019 vs. Detroit Mercy
3 (4x)
Feb. 22, 2019 vs. Notre Dame
March 3, 2019 vs. Niagara
March 21, 2019 vs. Michigan
April 13, 2019 vs. Johns Hopkins
Points
10
Feb. 10, 2019 vs. Detroit Mercy (6G/4A)
7 (2x)
Feb. 21, 2021 vs. Michigan (6G/1A)
March 3, 2019 vs. Niagara (4G/3A)
6 (3x)
March 7, 2021 vs. Johns Hopkins (6G)
Feb. 19, 2017 vs. Cincinnati (4G/2A)
Feb. 12, 2017 at Jacksonville (3G/3A)
5 (5x)
April 29, 2021 vs. Rutgers (BTT) (4G/1A)
April 8, 2021 vs. Northwestern (4G/1A)
April 13, 2019 vs. Johns Hopkins (2G/3A)
Feb. 23, 2018 at Jacksonville (5G)
Feb. 16, 2018 vs. Detroit Mercy (5G)
Shots
11 (2x)
March 18, 2021 at Maryland
Feb. 9, 2020 vs. Robert Morris
10 (3x)
March 28, 2021 at Penn State
March 24, 2019 vs. SDSU
Feb. 6, 2017 vs. Vermont
Groundballs
4 (2x)
March 1, 2020 vs. UMass (Atlanta)
Feb. 26, 2018 at Cincinnati
Draw Controls
10
Feb. 21, 2021 vs. Michigan
8
March 7, 2020 at Marquette
Caused Turnovers
3
Feb. 28, 2021 at Rutgers
