2000-2001 West Coast Conference Honorable Mention 1999-2000Kodak Junior College All-American
GENERAL CAPSULE: Great all-around player... can score and makeplays from anywhere on the floor... good court awareness andexcellent instincts... penetrates and defends well... expected toscore and make plays this season.
2000-2001 SEASON (11.4PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.1 SPG): Made animmediate impact for the Lady Dons in her first season on theHilltop... averaged 11.4 points to rank second on the team inscoring... pumped in a career-high 26 points against Pepperdine inthe first round of the 2001 West Coast Conference Tournament...scored 23 points in the tournament semifinals against LoyolaMarymount (3/2/01) and also scored 20 at LMU (1/27/01) during theregular season... reached double-digit scoring 19 times... dishedout a career-high eight assists to go along with 16 points againstGonzaga (2/10/01)... passed out five or more assists on sixoccasions... averaged 12.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assistsduring league play... pulled down a career-high seven rebounds in avictory against UMass (12/1/00)... connected on a team-high 443-pointers, converting on .419 (44-105) from long distance... 44threes rank third in the USF single-season record books, while .419from beyond the 3-point arc rates sixth in program history...earnedAll-WCC Honorable Mention Honors last season after averaging 12.1points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists during league action... rankedamong conference leaders in scoring (14th), 3-point percentage(third) in overall contests and during league action improved tothe top-10 in scoring (10th), assists (6th), free throw percentage(7th), 3-point percentage (4th) and 3-pointers made (6th)...established a new WCC Tournament record with 10 3-pointersmade.
AT CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE: One of just 10 players awarded withKodak All-American accolades in 1999-2000... earned all-statehonors after averaging 20.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and4.6 steals per game for the Comets.... also won MVP honors in theBay Valley Conference and the Bay Division.... posted a 3.8GPA.
PREP CAREER: Four year player at Pinole Valley High School...earned MVP honors in the BVAL League as a senior... named one ofthe top 100 athletes of Contra Costa/Tri-Valley Times... led entireregion in scoring with 22.4 points per game... also averaged 12rebounds and five assists per contest.
PERSONAL: Alicia Janee Hernandez... enjoys basketball, waterskiing and sleeping in her spare time... best advice she's everbeen given is to keep your composure... best advice she would giveto youngsters is stop, drop and roll... favorite movie is YoungGuns... daughter of Anne Veronica Hernandez... born January 8, 1981in Richmond, CA.
WHY USF?: I liked the team, the school and the atmosphere. It isalso close to home.
STRAIGHT FROM THE COACHING STAFF: Alicia came on very strong atthe end of last season. She has the ability to score, but can alsoget others involved. We are expecting a great season from Alicia.She is a quality player with a passion for winning.
USF CAREER HIGHS: POINTS: 26, vs. Pepperdine (3/1/01) - FirstRound, 2001 WCC Tournament REBOUNDS: 7, at Cal State Fullerton(11/25/00) ASSISTS: 8, vs. Gonzaga (2/10/01) BLOCKS: 1, multiple,last vs. Loyola Marymount (2/23/01) STEALS: 5, vs. Cal (12/8/00) FGMADE: 9, vs. Loyola Marymount (3/2/01) - Semifinals 2001 WCCTournament FG ATT: 17, vs. Pepperdine (2/24/01) 3FG MADE: 5, twice,vs. Loyola Marymount (3/2/01) & vs. Pepperdine (3/1/01) 3FGATT: 10, vs. Loyola Marymount (3/2/01) FT MADE: 9, vs. Pepperdine(3/1/01) FT ATT: 12, vs. Pepperdine (3/1/01) MINUTES: 32, threetimes, last vs. Loyola Marymount (3/2/01)
