2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Paulina Hernandez
- Height:
- 6-2
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oak Creek, Wis.
- High School:
- Oak Creek
- Prev School:
- Cleveland State
- Major:
- Marketing
- Position:
- F
2025-26 (Junior): Played in all 35 games off the bench… Named Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year… Totaled 260 points, 128 rebounds and 24 assists for averages of 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists… Shot 49.2% from the field (96 for 195), 37.7% from 3-point range (20 for 53) and 70.6% at the free throw line… Led the Horizon League with 63 blocked shots and 1.8 blocks per game while adding 15 steals… Scored in double figures in 12 games… Made multiple 3-pointers in seven contests… Posted multiple blocked shots in 22 contests… Recorded at least three blocks on nine occasions… Finished with 14 points, five rebounds, two assists, three blocks and three steals in the seasons opener vs. Thiel (11/3)… Scored 11 points with three 3-pointers while adding four rebounds and three blocks at North Dakota (11/7)… Posted a season-high 18 points with six rebounds at Cleveland State (12/29)… Recorded 15 points and three blocks vs. Salem (12/31)… Poured in 16 points going 7-for-10 from the field and 2-for-2 from 3-point range with nine rebounds vs. Oakland (1/5)… Posted a double-double with 10 points and a season-high 10 rebounds at Wright State (1/14)… Finished with 16 points, two triples, five rebounds and two blocks vs. Milwaukee (2/5)… Recorded 12 points, seven rebounds and a season-high five blocks at IU Indy (2/15)… Scored 15 points on 6-for-9 from the field and 2-for-3 from 3-point range at Northern Kentucky (2/19)… Posted 13 points, two triples and eight rebounds vs. Detroit Mercy (2/25)… Finished with 12 points, two 3-pointers, five rebounds and two blocks vs. Green Bay in the HL Tournament Championship Game… Scored 11 points and blocked two shots vs. UMES in the Postseason WNIT.
Before YSU: Played in 55 games over two seasons at fellow Horizon League member Cleveland State, helping the Vikings to 56 victories and a regular-season conference championship… Scored 86 points, grabbed 71 rebounds and blocked 30 shots during her two seasons… Averaged 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds while shooting 44.4% from the field as a freshman… Posted 1.4 points and 1.2 rebounds along with 19 blocks as a sophomore.
High School: Helped Oak Creek High School capture three straight Southeast Conference championships… Named All-SEC First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention… Earned Honorable Mention All-State honors as a senior.
Personal: Parents are Marcos and Elvira… Has three sisters (Johanna, Venecie and Nicole)... Major is marketing.
