Hernandez recorded 73 total digs in three games this week. She averaged 24.3 digs per game. Hernandez set a new career-high with 42 digs in the team's game against St. Mary's College, the fourth most in a single game in school history. In addition, she recorded 14 service aces, averaging 4.6 service aces per match. This is the fifth Defensive Player of the Week for Hernandez who previously earned the honor for the weeks of September 27, 2021, September 6, 2022, and September 19, 2022 while NDMU was a part of the CSAC and September 11, 2023. Hernandez earned a spot on the CSAC Second Team in 2022 as well.