2020 W. Water Polo Roster
Castellano, Amy
Jersey Number 12
Amy Castellano
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Yorba Linda High School
- Hometown:
- Yorba Linda, Calif.
Bio
At Princeton:
2020: ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America ... Led the team with 24 goals and 33 points … Added nine assists, eight steals, seven drawn ejections and seven sprint wins … Graduates 10th all-time in goals with 167 and tied for eighth in assists with 93 ... Started the year with a goal and two steals vs. Cal State East Bay (Feb. 1) … Produced two tallies and two steals at No. 10 Arizona State (Feb. 2) … Tied career high with six goals vs. No. 17 Wagner (Feb. 15) … Hat trick vs. Iona (Feb. 19) … Scored twice vs. La Salle (Feb. 20) … Hat trick and two helpers vs. Villanova (Feb. 28) … Dropped in five goals and two assists at George Washington (Feb. 29).
2019: ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America ... CWPA All-Conference First Team … CWPA Championships All-Tournament First Team … CWPA Player of the Week twice (Feb. 18, Mar. 25) … Led the team in goals (74), shots (130), shooting percentage (.569), steals (47), blocks (13) and sprint wins (18) … Her 74 goals and 43 assists are the eighth best for a single-season in program history … Scored a goal in 27 games and produced 21 multi-goal outings … Scored twice to start the season at No. 7 Arizona State (Feb. 1) … Snagged four points vs. No. 10 UC-Santa Barbara (Feb. 2) … Recorded four straight hat tricks (Feb. 9-22) … Had nine points (four goals, five assists) at Villanova (Feb. 16) … Outing with five goals, three assists and three steals vs. No. 19 Wagner (Feb. 23) … Hat trick vs. Siena, along with two assists and two steals vs. Siena (Feb. 24) … Streak of four straight hat tricks vs. No. 11 UC-Davis (Mar. 2), No. 24 Cal-Baptist (Mar. 3), George Washington (Mar. 9) and Cal-State East Bay (Mar. 15) … Added four goals and five steals at Concordia (Mar. 20) … Secured four goals vs. No. 16 Wagner (Mar. 30) … Season-best six goals along with two helpers and four steals vs. Saint Francis (Apr. 6) … Helped team with three assists and three steals vs. Saint Francis (Apr. 26) in the first round of the CWPA Championships … Had two goals and two assists vs. No. 6 Michigan (Apr. 28) in the CWPA Championship Game.
2018: Started every contest … Great all-around season with 46 goals, 31 assists, team-best 57 steals and sprint wins, 19 drawn ejections and 12 blocks … Registered a goal, two steals, two drawn ejections and two sprint wins vs. No. 5 Arizona State (Feb. 2) … Did not lose a sprint vs. No. 16 UC-San Diego (Feb. 3) … Scored twice vs. No. 6 Hawaii (Feb. 4) … Added five points vs. Iona (Feb. 17) … Did not lose a sprint vs. Villanova (Feb. 18) … Contributed three points vs. No. 15 Wagner (Mar. 3) … Stole three passes and scored twice vs. No. 18 San Jose State (Mar. 4) … Scored five times and won three sprints vs. Brown (Mar. 11) … Swiped three passes, added two goals and an assist vs. No. 20 San Diego State (Mar. 19) … Hat tricks vs. Concordia (Mar. 21) and No. 13 Indiana (Apr. 7) … Impressive performance with six points, four steals and a block vs. George Washington (Apr. 14) … Stole eight passes and had a hat trick vs. No. 19 Harvard (Apr. 15) … Score two goals vs. No. 23 Harvard (Apr. 27) and No. 14 Indiana (Apr. 28).
2017: Played in the first 14 games before an injury … Managed 23 goals, 10 assists, 22 steals, six drawn ejections, four blocks and six sprint wins … Began collegiate career with two goals vs. Iona (Feb. 4) … Followed that with tallies vs. Villanova (Feb. 4) and No. 21 Wagner (Feb. 5) … First career hat trick vs. Claremont Mudd-Scripps (Feb. 11) … Snagged another hat trick with an assist and steal vs. George Washington (Feb. 12) … Back-to-back hat tricks vs. No. 21 Wagner (Mar. 4) and No. 16 UC-San Diego (Mar. 5) … Season-best five points (four tallies and an assist), adding three steals, a drawn ejection and block vs. No. 16 UC-San Diego (Mar. 5) … Scored vs. No. 6 Arizona State (Mar. 18) and assisted on two other goals.
Before Princeton:
Yorba Linda: Set the school record for career goals (369) and goals in a single season (118) … Captain as junior and senior … Two-time All-Crestwood League first team (2014-16), All-Empire first team and All-CIF Division Six (2012-14) … Team MVP from 2013-15 and 2013-14 Offensive Player of the Year … School team won the CIF Division Six championship in 2012-13 and followed that up with a runner-up finish the next season … Squad also won back-to-back Empire League titles (2012-14).
Club/National Team: Two-time USA Water Polo Junior Olympics U16 All-American (honorable mention, 2013), (first team, 2016).
Personal: Daughter of Laura and Allen Castellano ... Has a sister, Jessica ... CIF 2015-16 Southern Section Student Athlete of the Year … Four-year recipient of the Academic Mustang Achievement Award … Scholar Athlete four straight years … USA Water Polo Academic All-American 2013-15.
Career Stats:
2020: ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America ... Led the team with 24 goals and 33 points … Added nine assists, eight steals, seven drawn ejections and seven sprint wins … Graduates 10th all-time in goals with 167 and tied for eighth in assists with 93 ... Started the year with a goal and two steals vs. Cal State East Bay (Feb. 1) … Produced two tallies and two steals at No. 10 Arizona State (Feb. 2) … Tied career high with six goals vs. No. 17 Wagner (Feb. 15) … Hat trick vs. Iona (Feb. 19) … Scored twice vs. La Salle (Feb. 20) … Hat trick and two helpers vs. Villanova (Feb. 28) … Dropped in five goals and two assists at George Washington (Feb. 29).
2019: ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America ... CWPA All-Conference First Team … CWPA Championships All-Tournament First Team … CWPA Player of the Week twice (Feb. 18, Mar. 25) … Led the team in goals (74), shots (130), shooting percentage (.569), steals (47), blocks (13) and sprint wins (18) … Her 74 goals and 43 assists are the eighth best for a single-season in program history … Scored a goal in 27 games and produced 21 multi-goal outings … Scored twice to start the season at No. 7 Arizona State (Feb. 1) … Snagged four points vs. No. 10 UC-Santa Barbara (Feb. 2) … Recorded four straight hat tricks (Feb. 9-22) … Had nine points (four goals, five assists) at Villanova (Feb. 16) … Outing with five goals, three assists and three steals vs. No. 19 Wagner (Feb. 23) … Hat trick vs. Siena, along with two assists and two steals vs. Siena (Feb. 24) … Streak of four straight hat tricks vs. No. 11 UC-Davis (Mar. 2), No. 24 Cal-Baptist (Mar. 3), George Washington (Mar. 9) and Cal-State East Bay (Mar. 15) … Added four goals and five steals at Concordia (Mar. 20) … Secured four goals vs. No. 16 Wagner (Mar. 30) … Season-best six goals along with two helpers and four steals vs. Saint Francis (Apr. 6) … Helped team with three assists and three steals vs. Saint Francis (Apr. 26) in the first round of the CWPA Championships … Had two goals and two assists vs. No. 6 Michigan (Apr. 28) in the CWPA Championship Game.
2018: Started every contest … Great all-around season with 46 goals, 31 assists, team-best 57 steals and sprint wins, 19 drawn ejections and 12 blocks … Registered a goal, two steals, two drawn ejections and two sprint wins vs. No. 5 Arizona State (Feb. 2) … Did not lose a sprint vs. No. 16 UC-San Diego (Feb. 3) … Scored twice vs. No. 6 Hawaii (Feb. 4) … Added five points vs. Iona (Feb. 17) … Did not lose a sprint vs. Villanova (Feb. 18) … Contributed three points vs. No. 15 Wagner (Mar. 3) … Stole three passes and scored twice vs. No. 18 San Jose State (Mar. 4) … Scored five times and won three sprints vs. Brown (Mar. 11) … Swiped three passes, added two goals and an assist vs. No. 20 San Diego State (Mar. 19) … Hat tricks vs. Concordia (Mar. 21) and No. 13 Indiana (Apr. 7) … Impressive performance with six points, four steals and a block vs. George Washington (Apr. 14) … Stole eight passes and had a hat trick vs. No. 19 Harvard (Apr. 15) … Score two goals vs. No. 23 Harvard (Apr. 27) and No. 14 Indiana (Apr. 28).
2017: Played in the first 14 games before an injury … Managed 23 goals, 10 assists, 22 steals, six drawn ejections, four blocks and six sprint wins … Began collegiate career with two goals vs. Iona (Feb. 4) … Followed that with tallies vs. Villanova (Feb. 4) and No. 21 Wagner (Feb. 5) … First career hat trick vs. Claremont Mudd-Scripps (Feb. 11) … Snagged another hat trick with an assist and steal vs. George Washington (Feb. 12) … Back-to-back hat tricks vs. No. 21 Wagner (Mar. 4) and No. 16 UC-San Diego (Mar. 5) … Season-best five points (four tallies and an assist), adding three steals, a drawn ejection and block vs. No. 16 UC-San Diego (Mar. 5) … Scored vs. No. 6 Arizona State (Mar. 18) and assisted on two other goals.
Before Princeton:
Yorba Linda: Set the school record for career goals (369) and goals in a single season (118) … Captain as junior and senior … Two-time All-Crestwood League first team (2014-16), All-Empire first team and All-CIF Division Six (2012-14) … Team MVP from 2013-15 and 2013-14 Offensive Player of the Year … School team won the CIF Division Six championship in 2012-13 and followed that up with a runner-up finish the next season … Squad also won back-to-back Empire League titles (2012-14).
Club/National Team: Two-time USA Water Polo Junior Olympics U16 All-American (honorable mention, 2013), (first team, 2016).
Personal: Daughter of Laura and Allen Castellano ... Has a sister, Jessica ... CIF 2015-16 Southern Section Student Athlete of the Year … Four-year recipient of the Academic Mustang Achievement Award … Scholar Athlete four straight years … USA Water Polo Academic All-American 2013-15.
Career Stats:
| Season | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) | Ej. Drawn | Blocks |
| 2017 | 14 | 23 | 55 | 10 | 22 | 6-8 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 31 | 46 | 142 | 31 | 57 | 57-42 | 19 | 12 |
| 2019 | 30 | 74 | 130 | 43 | 47 | 18-21 | 18 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 7-7 | 7 | 7 |
| Career | 86 | 167 | 374 | 93 | 134 | 88-78 | 50 | 36 |
Career Highs:
| Goals | 6, 2x - MR - vs. No. 17 Wagner (2/15/20) |
| Assists | 5, at Villanova (2/16/19) |
| Steals | 8, vs. No. 19 Harvard (4/15/18) |
| Ejections Drawn | 3, 2x - MR - vs. No. 19 San Jose State (3/15/19) |
| Blocks | 3, at No. 15 Harvard (3/2/19) |
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