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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

22 Gracie Castaneda

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arlington, WA
  • High School Arlington
  • Pronunciation cast-ehn-yay-duh

Biography

WWU Career: 2023 NCAA Inspiration Award winner, accepting the award at the NCAA Honors Celebration on January 11, 2023 in San Antonio ... spent six seasons in the WWU program including redshirt season in 2016-17 ... appeared in 216 career games (46 starts) to tie for the most games played in program history ... graduate of WWU in December 2022 with double major in multidisciplinary studies and elementary education, and a minor in multilingual education ... named the head girls basketball coach at Blaine High School in Summer 2022.
 
2021-22 (Senior2):

  • Appeared in all 31 games, making nine starts (17.5 minutes per game).
  • Averaged 3.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.6 steals per game.
  • Started two of three West Regional Championship games, scoring nine points in championship game.
  • Scored in double-digits twice during the season with season-high 15 points vs. Lincoln (12/2).
  • GNAC All-Academic selection.
  • Tied for first in games played at Western (T-126). 
  • Started the final two games of the NCAA tournament, scoring eight points on .500 shooting (2-4). 

2020-21 (Senior):

  • Appeared in all six games during COVID-shortened season, making one start.
  • Averaged 20.0 minutes per game and 4.2 points per game.
  • Scored season-high 10 points with 6 rebounds at Seattle Pacific (3/6).

2019-20 (Junior):

  • Appeared in all 31 games, making one start.
  • Averaged 4.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
  • Shot 43.0% from the field (46-for-107) and was 32-for-36 from the free throw line (.889).
  • Scored in double-digits in three games, with season-high 13 points in GNAC quarterfinal vs. MSU Billings.
  • Was 19-for-51 (.373) from 3-point range.
  • Opened the season going 17-for-17 from the free throw line.

2018-19 (Sophomore):

  • Appeared in 30 games, starting in 9 and averaging 20 minutes per game.
  • Scored double digits in six games.
  • Averaged 5.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
  • Shot .388 from beyond the arc and went 19-for-49 on the season. 

2017-18 (Freshman):

  • Started 26 games and played in 28 contests overall, averaging 29.2 minutes per game (817 total minutes).
  • Averaged 10.6 points, 2.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds, .9 steals per game.
  • Shot .423 from the field, .329 from 3-point range and .796 for free throws.
  • Scoring average ranked 2nd on team and free throw percentage led WWU as well as ranked 9th in the GNAC.
  • Scored career-high 21 points at Seattle Pacific (2/10), tied for the 3rd-most points in a game by a WWU player during the season.
  • Named to Lynda Goodrich Classic All-Tournament Team.
  • Scored in double digits 16 times during the season, including six consecutive games from November to mid December.
  • Led team in scoring in six games during the season.
  • Grabbed career-high 9 rebounds at Alaska Fairbanks (1/27).
  • Had 4 assists in a game 12 times during the year, including five consecutive games in late November and December.
  • Totaled a career-best 4 steals in first game for Vikings at Fresno Pacific (11/10).
2016-17 (Redshirt):
  • Utilized redshirt season.
Prior to WWU: Attended Arlington High School...Played in all 24 games her senior season and led the team in scoring with 10.5 points/games (total of 252)...Helped her team average 59.1 points/game, almost 25% more than the national average...Named to 3A All-State team as honorable mention.
 
  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2017-18   28-26  817  29.2  94  222  .423  27  82  .329  82  103  .796  31  64  95  3.4  69  1  72  78  5  24  297  10.6 
2018-19   30-9  601  20.0  60  140  .429  19  49  .388  27  40  .675  29  53  82  2.7  40  0  53  56  2  17  166  5.5 
2019-20   31-1  516  16.6  46  107  .430  19  51  .373  32  36  .889  11  63  74  2.4  53  0  33  28  2  23  143  4.6 
2020-21   6-1  120  20.0  10  31  .323  5  18  .278  0  0  .000  5  16  21  3.5  7  0  7  10  1  3  25  4.2 
2021-22   31-9  541  17.5  35  93  .376  15  47  .319  22  32  .688  29  39  68  2.2  56  0  44  33  0  12  107  3.5 
TOTAL  126-46  2595  20.6  245  593  .413  85  247  .334  163  211  .773  105  235  340  2.7  225  1  209  205  10  79  738  5.9 
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 21, at Seattle Pacific -- 02/10/18
Rebounds: 9, at Alaska Fairbanks -- 01/27/18
Assists: 6, at Concordia -- 02/09/19
Steals: 4, at Fresno Pacific -- 11/10/17
Blocks: 1, 10 times
FG made: 7, at Seattle Pacific -- 02/10/18
FG attempts: 16, vs UC San Diego -- 11/17/17
3FG made: 5, at Seattle Pacific -- 02/10/18
3FG attempts: 6, 5 times
FT made: 9, Saint Martin's -- 01/13/18
FT attempts: 10, Saint Martin's -- 01/13/18

Updated 1/10/23 

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Senior

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