Spring 2022 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Luca Castorina
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 168
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Catania, Sicily
- High School:
- Liceo Galileo Galilei
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
2024
MAWPC All-Conference Second Team...MAWPC Championship All-Tournament Second Team...ACWPC All-Academic Outstanding Rank...Completed historic career with most saves in GW water polo history (1,358 saves), which included 299 in his graduate season, eighth most in a single season in GW history...Finished career with .513 save percentage...Made season-high 21 saves vs. Wagner (9/28)...Scored second career goal vs. UC Merced (9/20)...Collected 18 saves in MAWPC Championship Quarterfinal vs. Johns Hopkins (11/22)...Posted 14 saves in MAWPC consolation final to help secure third place against Wagner (11/24).
2023
MAWPC All-Conference Second Team…MAWPC Championship All-Tournament Second Team…Completed third straight season as GW’s primary goalkeeper, which culminated with becoming GW all-time save leader in final game of the season (1,059 career saves)...Played all 108 quarters…Finished fourth in single-season at GW in saves (317)...Made 15 saves with a .630 save percentage in season opener vs. LIU (9/2)...Allowed season-low 6 goals in win over Iona (10/14)...Scored first career goal with full-pool shot vs. LMU (9/15)...Added seven assists and 18 steals to career totals…Made a season-high 18 saves vs. LMU (9/15)...Made 13 saves in MAWPC Quarterfinal game vs. Wagner (11/17).
2022
All-MAWPC Second Team…Put together another quality season as GW's goalkeeper, starting every game in net for GW and making 327 saves in 30 games to rank third on the program’s all-time single-season saves list…Finished with a ..505 save percentage…Tacked on 26 assists and 14 steals…Made 13 saves to 5 goals allowed and matched a career-high 3 assists vs. Mt. San Antonio (9/4)...Made a season high 20 saves vs. Cal Lutheran and only allowed 8 goals against (9/10)...Stopped 15 shots to 7 goals allowed vs. Mckendree (9/24)...Made 14 saves and matched career-high 3 assists vs. Johns Hopkins (10/29)...Made 11 saves and only allowed just 5 goals in opening round of MAWPC Championship vs. Johns Hopkins (11/18)...Posted 18 saves in win over Salem to secure third place at MAWPC Championship (11/20).
2021
All-MAWPC East Second Team...All-MAWPC Championship First Team...Put together fantastic sophomore campaign, piling up 349 saves in 26 games to rank second on the program's all-time single-season list...Finished with a .541 save percentage...Also added 43 steals and 13 assists...Was named MAWPC Defensive Player of the Week three times over the course of the fall...Set a then-career high with 20 saves on opening day vs. Princeton (9/4)...Posted 15 saves and three steals vs. Harvard (9/11)...Made 15 saves vs. 11 goals allowed in victory over Brown (9/18)...Made 10 saves vs. five goals allowed and added a career-high five steals in win at Bucknell (9/26)...Tallied 19 steals in win over Westcliff (10/1)...Set a program record with 24 steals at Navy (11/4)...Compiled 37 saves across doubleheader vs. Wagner and Fordham (11/7)...Made 10 saves and chipped in a pair of assists in win over Navy to close regular season (11/13)...Made 17 saves vs. six goals allowed in MAWPC Championship win over Johns Hopkins (11/19)...Collected 18 saves in win over Wagner to secure third place at MAWPC Championship (11/21).
2020-21
Enjoyed tremendous rookie season in net, posting a .589 save percentage in five contests...Made 15 saves in collegiate debut vs. Navy (2/12)...Set a career high with 17 stops vs. Bucknell (2/27)...Posted 14 saves, plus two steals and an assist, in win over La Salle (2/28)...Named MAWPC Defensive Player of the Week following that weekend.
BEFORE GW
Member of Italian National Team…Helped U-17 Italian National Team to gold medal at 2019 European Championships in Tblisi, Georgia…Part of silver-winning squad at 2019 Mediterranean Cup and also competed at tournament in 2018 (fourth), 2017 (fifth)…Claimed gold medal and awarded Best Goalkeeper at 2019 OMV Cup Tournament…Also medaled internationally at 2017 Herceg Novi Tournament (gold), 2017 Easter Cup Tournament (silver) and Trophy of the Regions (silver in 2016 and bronze in 2015)…Represented Water Polo Nuoto Catania club, making A Division debut in 2017…Earned gold at Mediterranean Trophy (2017), silver at 2017 Italian Championship and bronze at 2016 Italian Championship…Claimed gold at 2015 regional championship and bronze at 2014 event…Earned CEFR B1 & B2 language certificates in French.
MAWPC All-Conference Second Team...MAWPC Championship All-Tournament Second Team...ACWPC All-Academic Outstanding Rank...Completed historic career with most saves in GW water polo history (1,358 saves), which included 299 in his graduate season, eighth most in a single season in GW history...Finished career with .513 save percentage...Made season-high 21 saves vs. Wagner (9/28)...Scored second career goal vs. UC Merced (9/20)...Collected 18 saves in MAWPC Championship Quarterfinal vs. Johns Hopkins (11/22)...Posted 14 saves in MAWPC consolation final to help secure third place against Wagner (11/24).
2023
MAWPC All-Conference Second Team…MAWPC Championship All-Tournament Second Team…Completed third straight season as GW’s primary goalkeeper, which culminated with becoming GW all-time save leader in final game of the season (1,059 career saves)...Played all 108 quarters…Finished fourth in single-season at GW in saves (317)...Made 15 saves with a .630 save percentage in season opener vs. LIU (9/2)...Allowed season-low 6 goals in win over Iona (10/14)...Scored first career goal with full-pool shot vs. LMU (9/15)...Added seven assists and 18 steals to career totals…Made a season-high 18 saves vs. LMU (9/15)...Made 13 saves in MAWPC Quarterfinal game vs. Wagner (11/17).
2022
All-MAWPC Second Team…Put together another quality season as GW's goalkeeper, starting every game in net for GW and making 327 saves in 30 games to rank third on the program’s all-time single-season saves list…Finished with a ..505 save percentage…Tacked on 26 assists and 14 steals…Made 13 saves to 5 goals allowed and matched a career-high 3 assists vs. Mt. San Antonio (9/4)...Made a season high 20 saves vs. Cal Lutheran and only allowed 8 goals against (9/10)...Stopped 15 shots to 7 goals allowed vs. Mckendree (9/24)...Made 14 saves and matched career-high 3 assists vs. Johns Hopkins (10/29)...Made 11 saves and only allowed just 5 goals in opening round of MAWPC Championship vs. Johns Hopkins (11/18)...Posted 18 saves in win over Salem to secure third place at MAWPC Championship (11/20).
2021
All-MAWPC East Second Team...All-MAWPC Championship First Team...Put together fantastic sophomore campaign, piling up 349 saves in 26 games to rank second on the program's all-time single-season list...Finished with a .541 save percentage...Also added 43 steals and 13 assists...Was named MAWPC Defensive Player of the Week three times over the course of the fall...Set a then-career high with 20 saves on opening day vs. Princeton (9/4)...Posted 15 saves and three steals vs. Harvard (9/11)...Made 15 saves vs. 11 goals allowed in victory over Brown (9/18)...Made 10 saves vs. five goals allowed and added a career-high five steals in win at Bucknell (9/26)...Tallied 19 steals in win over Westcliff (10/1)...Set a program record with 24 steals at Navy (11/4)...Compiled 37 saves across doubleheader vs. Wagner and Fordham (11/7)...Made 10 saves and chipped in a pair of assists in win over Navy to close regular season (11/13)...Made 17 saves vs. six goals allowed in MAWPC Championship win over Johns Hopkins (11/19)...Collected 18 saves in win over Wagner to secure third place at MAWPC Championship (11/21).
2020-21
Enjoyed tremendous rookie season in net, posting a .589 save percentage in five contests...Made 15 saves in collegiate debut vs. Navy (2/12)...Set a career high with 17 stops vs. Bucknell (2/27)...Posted 14 saves, plus two steals and an assist, in win over La Salle (2/28)...Named MAWPC Defensive Player of the Week following that weekend.
BEFORE GW
Member of Italian National Team…Helped U-17 Italian National Team to gold medal at 2019 European Championships in Tblisi, Georgia…Part of silver-winning squad at 2019 Mediterranean Cup and also competed at tournament in 2018 (fourth), 2017 (fifth)…Claimed gold medal and awarded Best Goalkeeper at 2019 OMV Cup Tournament…Also medaled internationally at 2017 Herceg Novi Tournament (gold), 2017 Easter Cup Tournament (silver) and Trophy of the Regions (silver in 2016 and bronze in 2015)…Represented Water Polo Nuoto Catania club, making A Division debut in 2017…Earned gold at Mediterranean Trophy (2017), silver at 2017 Italian Championship and bronze at 2016 Italian Championship…Claimed gold at 2015 regional championship and bronze at 2014 event…Earned CEFR B1 & B2 language certificates in French.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Saves | 24 | vs. Navy (11/4/21) *Program Record* |
| Steals | 5 | at Bucknell (9/26/21) |
| Assists | 3 | 6x, last vs. Navy (10/25/24) |
| CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Saves | GA | Save % | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||
| Winter 2021 | 66 | 46 | .589 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 349 | 296 | .541 | 13 | 43 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 327 | 320 | .505 | 26 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 317 | 326 | .493 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 299 | 302 | .498 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,358 *Program Record* | 1,290 | .513 | 64 | 97 | ||||||||||
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