Western Illinois University Athletics

• Started all 34 games for the Leathernecks in her first season with the team
• Was named to the All-OVC Newcomer Team and All-OVC First Team
• Won OVC Newcomer/Player of the Week seven different times
• Averaged 15.3 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game
• Scored a season-high 29 points on January 25 vs SEMO shooting 10-18 from the floor
• Led the Leathernecks in free throw percentage making 85.7% of her free throws
• Led the team in blocks with 29 total blocks. 

• Appeared in 26 games for the Billikens
• Posted season highs of 11 points and six rebounds against Southern Indiana
• Put up 10 points and pulled down five rebounds in Saint Louis' win over Chaminade
• Played a season-high 16 minutes at Green Bay.
• Registered blocks against UIC and Southern Indiana

2022-23 Freshman (St. Louis): 

• Helped Saint Louis to its first Atlantic 10 Championship title, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after topping UMass in the highest-scoring A-10 final since 1995
• Started in 24 of the Billikens’ 35 games
• Led SLU’s 2022-23 freshmen class in all categories, including minutes (536) and scoring (169 pts)
• Posted back-to-back double-digit scoring games against Memphis (13 pts) and Southern Illinois (12 pts), to give her A-10 Rookie of the Week honors for two-straight weeks in the month of December
• In her first collegiate start, she pulled down six rebounds against Belmont (November 26)
• Shot 5-8 from the field, posting double digits (12 pts) for the first time in her collegiate career against No. 21 Baylor (Nov. 25)
• Swiped three steals against SEC in-state opponent Missouri (November 30)
• Averaged 15.8 minutes, 5.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game

High School:

• All-State as a senior
• 4x All-District
• McDonald All-American nominee
• Averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds during senior campaign
• Three-time Gateway Athletic Conference North champion
• Three-time Gateway Athletic Conference North Player of the Year
• Member of the 1,000-point club
• Averaged 21.2 points and 8.9 rebounds as a junior
• Also earned four letters in volleyball

Personal: 

• Daughter of Chip and Monica Nicastro
• Has two siblings, Alex and Ava
• Dad played football at the University of Illinois and mom played softball at Illinois, as well
• Majoring in Accounting as a Billiken
• Favorite season is Spring
• Favorite non-basketball athlete is Simone Biles
• St. Louis Cardinals fan