Lexi Castellano-Mugica

Freshman (2016): Played in seven matches, earning a total of 155 minutes of playing time … Saw 20-minutes of action three times … Ranked sixth on the team with seven shots on goal … Missed multiple matches due to injury … Logged three shots, including two on goal, in a season-best 51 minutes during her Hurricane debut at North Florida (8/19) … Had a shot on goal in 23 minutes of action at Stetson (8/21) … Notched one shot on goal in the home opener against Ohio State (8/26) … Recorded five shots, including two on goal, in 36 minutes versus Jacksonville (8/28) … Attempted two shots, with one on goal, against Miami (OH) (9/2).

High School: On the soccer team all four years at St. Andrew’s School … Team captain as both a junior and senior … Only played half a season as a senior due to injury … Tabbed by the Sun Sentinel as a player to watch in Palm Beach County before her junior season … Missed sophomore season due to injury … Teammate of Hurricane goalkeeper Catalina Perez for one year … Two-time Grand Slam tennis champion Corina Morariu and former Duke soccer standout Laura Weinberg also attended St. Andrew’s.

Club: Played for Team Boca from U-10 through U-18 … Also competed with Orlando City ECNL at the U-18 level.

International: Invited to play for the Venezuelan U-20 National Team in June of 2016 … Also invited to multiple U.S. Soccer Federation trainings.

ODP: Participated in Region III Camp in Alabama in 2012, 2014 and 2015 … Played with the Region III Team at a tournament in Boca Raton, Fla., in both 2014 and 2015 … Competed at a tournament in the Netherlands with the Region III Team in 2015 … Invited to play with the team in Argentina in 2016, but did not participate due to injury.

Personal: Full name is Alexis Seanna Castellano … Last name is pronounced Cass-Tuh-LAH-No … Born March 4, 1998 … Parents are Pedro and Jaclyn Mugica … Father owns a technological company … Has two younger brothers, Lucas and Max, and a younger sister, Valentina … Majoring in exercise physiology and intends to take a pre-med track … Favorite athlete is Ali Krieger because of her hard work … Best sports memory is scoring a goal off a volley at an ODP tryout … Enjoys biking, reading, jogging, going to the beach and skateboarding …  Two of her great-grandparents, Edith and Maurice Castellano, also attended Miami … Chose Miami because of the coaching staff, campus and feeling when she visited … Committed to Miami over FGCU, Georgia State and USF.