Awards and Recognition:
CSC Academic All-District (2022-23 and 2023-24)
CUSA All-Academic Team (2023-24)
Features:
Faustino Emerges as Defensive Force for WKU
Senior (2023-24): Named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team and the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team…Had the third highest steals per game average in CUSA (1.78)…During conference play, led WKU in field goal percentage (40.6 percent) and steals (34)…Averaged 2.1 steals per game in league play, which was the second highest in the conference…Had a career high 18 points against FIU…Poured in 17 points at Miami (Ohio) and at UTEP…Hit a career high five 3-pointers against Miami (Ohio)…Had a career high eight assists West Virginia State…Dished out seven assists at Southern Utah.
Junior (2022-23): Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Played in all 33 games for the Lady Toppers...Scored in double digits seven times and was the leading scorer in four games...Scored a career high 17 points at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 16...Scored 16 points twice, once against Missouri and another time at Louisiana Tech...Had a season high five steals at Florida Atlantic...Tied her career high in assists with five against UTSA...Had a stretch in a pair of games in February where she went 6-of-8 from the 3-point line.
Sophomore (2021-22): Played in 29 games and got the starting nod five times…Had a career high 14 points in just her second game with WKU against North Carolina A&T to go along with a career high six steals…Pulled down a career high six rebounds against Marshall and also had a career high five assists against the Thundering Herd...Earned the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal and was named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2021-22 academic year.
Prior to WKU: Comes to WKU from Oregon State where she played in five games in the 2020-21 season…Played for the club team GDESSA in Portugal, suiting up for the senior team in 2019-20…During that season, she was named Rookie of the Week twice and earned National Starting Five of the Week once…That season was highlighted by a 28-point performance…In 2018-19, she helped the GDESSA U-19 squad to a national title, earning MVP honors after putting up 23 points and seven assists in the final…Made the All-Star Five that season after averaging 17.7 points per game and 4.3 assists per game…Played with GDESSA senior team in 2017-18, participating in the EuroCup for the first time in the team’s history…Has played in the Portugal National Team system…With the U-16 team, was a team captain and played with the squad in the 2017 European Championships…In 2016-17, earned a spot at Portugal’s High Performance Center…Played with the U-15 team in the CPLP Games in South Africa.
