Honors & Awards
First Team All-Mountain West (2020 & 2022)
Second Team All-Mountain West (2023)
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2020)
Academic All-Mountain West (2020, 2021 & 2023)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022 & 2023)
As a Senior (2023 Season)
Mountain West Rankings: t-6th in points, t-6th in assists, t-7th in points/game, 7th in assists/game, t-9th in goals
Earned Second-Team All-Mountain West honors… Started 19 of the Aztecs’ 20 matches… Tied for third on the team in goals and assists with five of each… Also tied for third with 18 shots on goal and placed fourth with 30 shots… Scored in three straight matches against San Diego on Sept. 14, at Fresno State on Sept. 21 and at San Jose State on Sept. 24… The goals against San Diego and at Fresno State were game winners… Also scored a game-winning goal against Colorado College on Oct. 1 and scored against Utah State on Oct. 8… Her three game-winners tied for the team lead… Opened the season with an assist against Sacred Heart on Aug. 17… Logged assists in three consecutive matches at UC San Diego on Sept. 7, against San Diego on Sept. 14 and at Fresno State on Sept. 21… Also had an assist in the Colorado College match… Finished third with a 60.0% shot on goal percentage and fifth with a 16.7% shooting percentage… Played 1285 minutes… Also excelled in the classroom, bringing home Academic All-Mountain West accolades.
As a Junior (2022 Season)
Earned her second career first-team all-MW honors in 2022 ... College Sports Communicators academic all-district team honoree ... Led the Aztecs in assists with seven and was second on the team in goals scored with six, for a total of 19 points ... Her seven assists and six goals were both a career-high for a single season ... Tallied a total of 55 shots with 24 being on goal ... Scored two goals and added another assist in the Aztecs 7-2 win over Idaho (8/21) ... Scored a goal and hauled in another assist in a 2-2 tie with Saint Mary’s (9/9) ... Earned MW Offensive Player of the Week (10/03) after she dished out two assists in the 3-3 tie with Colorado College (9/29) and tallied two more assists in the 2-1 win over Air Force (10/02) ... Scored and assisted in the Aztecs 3-0 win over Nevada (10/13).
As a Sophomore (2021 Season)
In Conference Play: 6th in shots
Started in 19 games, while appearing in all 20… Totaled two goals and six points… Scored against Utah State (10/3) and New Mexico (10/29)… Assisted a goal against Boise State (10/1) and UNLV (10/8)… Attempted 29 shots with 18 coming on goal including a single-game high four against Air Force (10/22) and New Mexico (10/29)… Played a total of 1295 minutes with a single-game high of 87 against Fresno State (10/14).
As a Freshman (2020 Season)
Mountain West Rankings: T-7th in assists
First-Team All-Mountain West... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete... Academic All-Mountain West...Earned a starting assignment in all 11 games… Produced three assists, the second most by an Aztec true freshman in the last five years, and 18 shots… Assists came at San Jose State (3/12), on the game winner vs. UNLV (3/20) and vs. San Jose State (3/28)… Three times, in her collegiate debut vs. Nevada (3/5), at San Jose State (3/12) and at UNLV (4/3) attempted a single-game high three shots… Took two shots each in games at Fresno State (3/14), vs. UNLV (3/20), and at Nevada (4/11)… Put a single-game best two shots on goal vs. UNLV (3/20) and at UNLV (4/3)… Played a total of 571 minutes with a single-game high 70 at Boise State (4/9).
High School/Club
A graduate of Otay Ranch High School in Chula Vista, Calif…. A four-year letter winner (coach Wayne Brewton)... Named team’s best attacking player three years in a row after leading the team in goals as a freshman... Played for the club the Rebels where she was a member of the 2018 U18 USYS national championship squad... Competed in Cal South National Cup earning two championships and reaching the finals in the other year... A three-time California Regional League champion, three-time Coast Soccer League champion, three-time Farwest Regional competitor (quarterfinalist, semifinalist & champion)... Two-time US National League runner-up... Also competed in track and was the Mesa League 300-meter hurdle champion as a freshman... an honor roll performer in each of her first three years.
Personal
Majoring in business marketing.
Emma Gaines-Ramos Season 2024
#5Aztecs Tripped Up at No. 12 Utah State 5-1
Alexa Madueno tallied a season-high ten saves in a 5-1 defeat at the No. 12 Aggies.
Aztecs Head to No. 12 Utah State & Boise State
SDSU will face the Aggies on Thursday evening and the Broncos on Sunday on the road.
Two Late Goals Lift Aztecs Past UNLV 2-0
SDSU scored twice in the last ten minutes of the match for a 2-0 win over the Rebels.
Aztecs Stomp Nevada 5-0 in MW Opener
Four Aztecs scored including Denise Castro twice in the shutout victory.
Aztecs Open MW Play vs. Nevada and UNLV
SDSU will face the Wolf Pack on Thursday evening and the Rebels on Sunday on the SDSU Sports Deck.
Madueno Shatters Saves Record in 4-2 Defeat to Utah Valley
Alexa Madueno’s nine saves gave her the program career saves record as SDSU was bested 4-2 by Utah Valley.
Aztecs Welcome Utah Valley to the Sports Deck on Sunday
SDSU will face the Wolverines on Sunday at noon on the SDSU Sports Deck.
Denise Castro’s Brace Leads Aztecs Past Eastern Washington 4-2
Denise Castro’s two goals led SDSU to a 4-2 win over Eastern Washington on Sunday on the SDSU Sports Deck.
Aztecs Fall to UC San Diego 1-0
SDSU had more shots and shots on goal but was tripped up by the Tritons 1-0 on Thursday.
Aztecs Host UC San Diego and Eastern Washington This Week
SDSU will host the Tritons on Thursday night and the Eagles on Sunday on the SDSU Sports Deck.
Aztecs Dropped 3-1 at No. 16 Texas on Thursday
SDSU took an early 1-0 lead but ceded three goals without scoring again in a 3-1 defeat at No. 16 Texas.
Aztecs Host No. 2-Ranked Stanford on Thursday
SDSU will battle the second ranked Cardinal on the SDSU SportsDeck on Thursday.
Aztecs Blank Cal State Bakersfield 3-0 in Season Opener
SDSU earned a 3-0 victory over the Roadrunners at Snapdragon Stadium in Thursday night’s season opener.
Aztecs Tabbed as MW Preseason Favorites
SDSU was picked to win the Mountain West in the Preseason Coaches Poll.
75 Aztecs Named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes
San Diego State had 75 student-athletes named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes, the Mountain West Conference office announced from Colorado Springs, Colorado on Wednesday afternoon.