Honors & Awards
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
First Team All-Mountain West (2022 & 2023)
Second Team All-Mountain West (2021)
Mountain West All-Freshman Team (2021)
Three-time Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 22, 2022, Sept. 25, 2023 and Oct. 9, 2023)
Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021)
As a Junior (2023 Season)
Mountain West Rankings: 1st in points/game, t-2nd in goals, t-2nd in assists, 2nd in goals/game, 2nd in shots, 2nd in shots/game, 3rd in points, t-3rd in assists/game
Named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Mountain West… Two-time Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25 and Oct. 9) … Started all 20 matches… Led the team with 10 goals and six assists… Also finished first on the team with 64 shots and 31 shots on goal… No one had more game-winning goals than Castro’s three… Opened the season with a goal on six shots including two on goal… Had an assist against UTEP on Aug. 20… Scored another goal at Washington State on Aug. 31… Put together a two-goal performance against San Diego on Sept. 14… Earned her first weekly award of the season for having a goal and an assist each at Fresno State on Sept. 21 and at San Jose State on Sept. 24… Tallied three more assists, coming on Oct. 1 against Colorado College, on Oct. 15 at Nevada and on Oct. 22 at Colorado State… Earned another Offensive Player of the Week award after scoring the game-winning goal against Utah State on Oct. 8… Scored three more goals: at UNLV on Oct. 12, at Colorado State on Oct.22 and on Senior Day vs. New Mexico on Oct. 26… Took a single-game high six shots against Sacred Heart on Aug. 17 and against New Mexico on Oct. 26… Had five shots, all on goal, at UC San Diego on Sept. 7… Played 1542 minutes including 90 or more minutes seven times.
As a Sophomore (2022 Season)
Mountain West Rankings: 5th in shots, 4th in shots on goal, 5th in goals, 8th in points
In Conference Play: 3rd in shots, 3rd in shots on goal
Named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (8/22) for her game winning goal against Air Force (10/2) and comeback contributing goal against Colorado College(9/29)… Named First-Team All-Conference…Started in all 20 of her appearances… Led the team with seven goals and 56 shots… Scored against Idaho (8/21), Long Beach State (8/25), Saint Mary’s (9/9), Colorado College (9/29), and Air Force (10/2)… Had both Aztec goals in a 2-1 victory over Nebraska (8/18)… Assisted a goal against Idaho (8/21), Long Beach State (8/25), San Jose State (10/6), and Nevada (10/13)… Attempted 56 shots with 22 coming on goal, including a single-game high seven against Wyoming (11/02)… Played a total of 1710 minutes and played 90 minutes or more in 13 of 20 games.
As a Freshman (2021 Season)
Mountain West Rankings: 6th in shots, 5th in shots per game, T-7th in points, 8th in points per game, T-3rd in goals, 3rd in goals per game
In Conference Play: 3rd in shots, 3rd in shots on goal
Named Mountain West Freshman of the Week (9/13) for her play against San Diego (9/10)… Named Second-Team All-Mountain West… Named to Mountain West All-Freshman Team… Started in 16 of her 18 appearances… Led the team with eight goals and 17 points… Scored against Saint Mary’s (8/26), Long Beach State (9/5), San Diego (9/10), Boise State (10/1), and Nevada (10/10)… scored twice against Nevada (10/10)… Had all three Aztec goals in a 3-0 victory over San Diego (9/10)… Assisted a goal against Boise State (10/1)… Attempted 49 shots with 25 coming on goal including a single-game high seven against Boise State (10/1)… Led offensive players with 1325 minutes and played 90 minutes or more against Washington State (9/2), Fresno State (10/14), and San Jose State (10/17).
High School/Club
A graduate of San Ysidro (Calif.) High School… Competed for Albion SC from 15U to 18U… Internationally was a member of the CONCACAF Girls' U15 Mexican Women's National Team and competed in friendlies against the United States, Russia, Portugal, North Korea, Canada, Ghana and Spain… As a 15-year-old member of Mexico's U17 National Team, played friendlies against the United States, Columbia, and England which enabled her to be part of the U17 World Cup… Her team reached the final of the 2019 U17 World Cup, where she scored in the 29th minute of a 2-1 loss to Spain.
Personal
Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Denise Castro Season 2023
#11Four Aztecs Named to All-Mountain West Teams
SDSU’s Denise Castro, Trinity Coker, Emma Gaines-Ramos and Kali Trevithick were named All-MW on Monday.
Aztecs Defeat UNLV 3-1 to Advance to MW Semis
Kali Trevithick’s brace led [4] SDSU past [5] UNLV 3-1 in Sunday night’s MW First Round match.
Fourth-Seeded Aztecs Open MW Championship vs. Fifth-Seeded UNLV
SDSU will face UNLV at 7 p.m. on Sunday night on the SDSU Sports Deck to begin the Mountain West tournament.
Aztecs Defeat New Mexico 4-1 to Earn 4th Seed
Dori Savage’s brace leads SDSU past UNM 4-1 on Thursday night.
Aztecs Wrap Up Regular Season at New Mexico on Thursday Night
SDSU is travelling to Albuquerque, N.M., to face the New Mexico Lobos on Thursday night.
Aztecs Clinch Tournament Berth with 1-0 Win over Colorado State
Dori Savage scored in the 87th minute in SDSU’s 1-0 victory vs. CSU to clinch a berth in the MW Championship.
Aztecs Rally Late to Tie Wyoming 3-3
SDSU scored twice in the last 12 minutes of the match in a 3-3 draw with Wyoming.
Aztecs Play at Wyoming, Host Colorado State This Week
SDSU will face the Cowgirls on the road on Thursday and the Rams on Sunday on the SDSU Sports Deck.
Aztecs Shut Out Fresno State 4-0 on Sunday
Alexa Madueno tallied her program record 27th career shutout in a 4-0 win over Fresno State on Sunday.
Mike Friesen Breaks MW Wins Record as Aztecs Beat San Jose State 2-1
Mike Friesen earned his conference record 191st win in a 2-1 victory over San Jose State on Thursday night.
Aztecs Host San Jose State and Fresno State This Week
SDSU will face the Spartans on Thursday evening and the Bulldogs on Sunday on the SDSU Sports Deck.
Aztecs Wrap Up Road Trip at Colorado College and Air Force
SDSU will face the Tigers on Thursday evening and the Falcons on Sunday on the road.
Aztecs 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.
Aztecs Women’s Soccer Sweeps Weekly Mountain West Awards
SDSU takes home Offensive Player, Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week awards for the MW.
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.
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 No. 11 Oklahoma State
The Aztecs had more shots, shots on goal and corners than the Cowgirls, but couldn’t find the back of the net.
Aztecs Fall to No. 2-Ranked Stanford 3-1
SDSU got on the board but fell 3-1 to the second-ranked Cardinal on Thursday night.
Aztecs Host No. 2-Ranked Stanford on Thursday
SDSU will battle the second ranked Cardinal on the SDSU SportsDeck on Thursday.
Aztecs Tie Weber State 1-1 on Sunday
SDSU tied Weber State with one goal each at the SDSU SportsDeck on Sunday.
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 Host Cal State Bakersfield, Weber State to Open Season
SDSU will play host to Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday and Weber State on Sunday.
Aztecs Tabbed as MW Preseason Favorites
SDSU was picked to win the Mountain West in the Preseason Coaches Poll.
Aztecs Set for Exhibition Match at San Diego on Thursday
SDSU will play an exhibition match at San Diego on Thursday night.