Mexico City, Mexico - Senior Cal State Fullerton women's basketball forward Aixchel Hernandez represented her country last week at the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Mexico City.

The Mexico National team was vying for a spot for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments. The 2026 FIBA women's Basketball World Cup will be hosted in Germany. 

Mexico came in second place during the group stage after defeating Mozambique (71-65) and New Zealand (71-64) before falling to Montenegro (74-71) in overtime.  Mexico fell to the eventual tournament champions Czech Republic in the semi-finals, 82-72

Hernandez saw action in all three of the group stage games but did not play in the semi-final match against the Czech Republic.  

Hernandez is one of the top returners for the Titans women's basketball team this season in her senior season. 

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