Coach Nalani Hernandez joins the Fillies after fininshing up her first season as an assistant coach on the women's basketball coaching staff at Western New Mexico University in 2015-16. The Lady Mustangs collected 10 wins in 2015-16 and added seven conference victories. 

Nalani played at WNMU for two years and was one of the instrumental parts of helping to turn the Western New Mexico University women's basketball program around. She played 19 games in the 2014-2015 season in helping WNMU to a 14-13 overall record and first-ever appearance in the RMAC Tournament. The Lady Mustangs also collected the most wins in 18 seasons. She averaged 27.4 minutes per game, 7.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, made 47.9 percent from the floor and also added 16 assists, 15 blocks and 37 steals. She led the team in rebounds and blocks. WNMU finished second in NCAA Division II in three-point field goal defense and 24th in points allowed per contest at 59.2 during the 2014-15 season. 

In her first season with the Lady Mustangs in 2013-14, she played in 28 games and averaged 28.4 minutes, 7.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game while also adding 31 assists, 23 blocks and 43 steals.

Hernandez came from Southern Oregon University, where she played her first two years of collegiate basketball before arriving in Silver City.

The Tucson, Arizona native is currently working on her MBA in International Studies from Western New Mexico University. She graduated from WNMU in 2015 with a Bachelors of Interdiciplinary Studies with concentrations in Special Education and Psychology.