Women's Basketball

Castillo Named ECAC Player of the Year, Four From CUNYAC Women's Basketball Named All-ECAC

DANBURY, Conn. - Baruch senior Mia Castillo was named the ECAC women's basketball Player of the Year on Thursday afternoon, while a total of four CUNY Athletic Conference women's basketball players were voted All-ECAC.

Castillo, Hunter's Alexa Charles and Lehman's Heaven Figueroa each received First Team All-ECAC accolades.  John Jay's Ashley Zeolla was named to the Second Team.

Castillo, the CUNYAC Co-Player of the Year and a First Team All-Star, averaged 27.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 5.0 steals per game for the Bearcats this season.  Earlier this season she became the all-time leading scorer in CUNYAC women's basketball history as she finished her career with 2,369 points.  Her scoring average places her first in NCAA Division III and the CUNYAC, while she finished first in the conference in assists and steals, ranking No. 1 nationally in steals and No. 4 in assists.

Charles, who was CUNYAC Co-Player of the Year along with Castillo and a First Team All-Star, finished second in the conference and nationally in scoring with her 26.6 ppg average.  She led the conference and ranked inside the top 20 in Division III in rebounding with 11.0 rebounds per game, while contributing 4.5 steals and 2.6 steals per game.  Charles posted 18 double-doubles in 26 games, good for No. 4 nationally, while ranking second in Division III in steals per game.

Figueroa, a CUNYAC First Team All-Star who was named Honorable Mention WBCA All-America earlier this week, recorded 24.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for the Lightning this season while starting all 25 games.  She ranked third in the conference and fifth nationally in scoring while finishing sixth in the league in rebounding.  Figueroa also averaged 4.9 steals and 3.6 assists per contest, with her steals ranking her third in the conference and in all of Division III.

Zeolla, a First Team CUNYAC All-Star, led the Bloodhounds and ranked No. 5 in the CUNYAC in scoring with her 16.3 ppg average.  She reached double figures in the scoring column 23 times and recorded five double-doubles, while adding 7.6 rebounds per game, ranking No. 11 in the conference.
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