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While the season of Baruch College women’s basketball came to a close following a loss in the second round of the ECAC Division III Championship, junior guard Mia Castillo can still expect more accolades. With an average of 27.4 points per game, the CUNYAC Player of the Year sits atop NCAA Division III women’s basketball as the nation’s leading scorer as well as leading in steals.
When it comes to being a great scorer, Castillo said she credits her success to head women’s basketball coach Michael Kotrozos. She started the season kind of rough, but putting in time in the gym and being intentional about training made a huge difference. Learning how to read the defender has been crucial in her offensive prowess.
Born and raised in the Bronx, Castillo moved upstate as a teenager. When it came time to choose a college, she knew she wanted to play basketball, achieve academically, study business and move back to New York City. Baruch proved a great fit. Originally studying finance, she switched to accounting and is vice president of the Baruch chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants . This summer she will intern at Grant Thornton LLP in the audit division. Her goal is to become a CPA.
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