18 Jasmine Soto-Castro
18 - Jasmine Soto-Castro
Height: 5-4
Year: Soph
High School: Schurr HS / Montebello (CA)
Position: Outside Hitter
Major: Kinesiology
Instagram: jasminesotovolleyball
m 24
k/s 2.38
h % .237
a/s 0.19
b/s 0.16
sa/s 0.17
d/s 2.58

Cerritos College Volleyball (2023): Named 1st Team All-South Coast Conference… Was second on the team with 206 kills, while she finished second on the team with 198 digs and added 13 total blocks... Turned in a season-high 23 kills against Rio Hondo College and had 20 kills in a win over East Los Angeles College… Recorded double-figure kills in nine matches, while she also had double figure digs 10 times, which included 19 against both Long Beach City College and East Los Angeles… Also had six service aces against Los Angeles City and three blocks against Mt. San Antonio College…..

Cerritos College Beach Volleyball (2024): Teamed with Brisa Cortez most of the season in the #2 pairs position and finished with a 6-10 record… Paired up with Kira Magdaleno for the conference tournament and dropped their only match…..

Cerritos College Women’s Track & Field (2024): Earned All-American honors as a member of the team’s 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay teams… Helped the team come in second place at the 3C2A State Championships, as the 4x100-meter relay team finished in third place, while the 4x400-meter relay team placed fourth… She ran a leg of both teams that placed second at the Southern California Championships, while the 4x100 won the South Coast Conference championship and the 4x400 came in second place… Also qualified for the Southern California Championships in the 200 meters and 400 meters…..

Schurr HS: Played for Commerce Crush and Volitude Club teams… Helped the team to two straight undefeated league seasons and championships… Team also went undefeated in league player as a freshman… Did not have a sophomore year due to Covid… Voted the league’s Player of the Year as a senior and junior and earned All-CIF recognition as a junior... Was a three-time 1st Team all-league selection… As a senior on the track and field team, she earned 1st Team all-league in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400-meter relay and 1600-meter relay teams… Team won the league championship as a senior… Spent four seasons on the volleyball team, as well as two years on the beach volleyball and track and field teams…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was when she and her beach partner, Brisa Cortez, played four tough matches in a row to qualify for the CIF Playoffs in pairs… Would like to transfer to Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Dominguez Hills, UC Riverside or UC Irvine… Hobbies include thrifting, hiking and dancing… Nicknamed “Jas”… Has two siblings – Stephanie (21) and Evelyn (18), who will be her teammate this season… Is the daughter of Juan Soto and Evelia Castro… Born on March 18, 2005…..

Favorite Athlete: Allen Iverson                          Favorite Movie: “Ponyo”
Favorite Food:  Asada Fries                               Favorite Book: “It Ends With Us”

Recent Games
Nov 8 Compton W, 3-0
Nov 13 at Long Beach City L, 3-0
Nov 15 at Los Angeles Harbor W, 3-0
Nov 26 Grossmont W, 3-0
Nov 30 San Bernardino Valley W, 3-0
Dec 6 vs. Fresno City L, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 24 8
Sets 77 22
Kills 183 50
Kills per set 2.38 2.27
Errors 54 15
Total Attacks 545 155
Total Attacks per set 7.08 7.05
Hitting Percentage .237 .226
Assists 15 6
Assists per set 0.19 0.27
Service Aces 13 4
Service Errors 18 7
Service Aces per set 0.17 0.18
Receptions 128 43
Reception Errors 5 3
Digs 199 70
Digs per set 2.58 3.18
Block Solo 1 0
Block Assist 11 3
Block Total 12 3
Blocks per set 0.16 0.14
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 202.5 55.5
Points per set 2.6 2.5
Matches started 24 8
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 16 TBA   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 at College of the Canyons W, 3-2 1 5 10 6 25 .160 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Aug 28 at Santa Ana W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 20 .300 0 1 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 9.0
Aug 30 at Golden West W, 3-0 1 3 3 4 24 -.042 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 4 LA Mission L, 3-2 1 5 9 4 29 .172 0 0 0 22 1 6 0 1 1 1 0 9.5
Sep 6 at Palomar W, 3-2 1 5 7 4 27 .111 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 2 0 3 0 9.0
Sep 11 at Moorpark L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 24 .417 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
Sep 13 at Saddleback W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 24 .125 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 18 at San Bernardino Valley W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 20 .450 2 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Sep 25 at Rio Hondo W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 13 .385 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 27 Mt. San Antonio W, 3-0 1 3 12 6 30 .200 2 0 1 20 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Oct 4 at El Camino W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 25 .120 2 1 2 16 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Oct 11 at Compton W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 4 .250 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 16 Long Beach City W, 3-1 1 4 9 7 37 .054 1 2 3 10 1 9 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Oct 18 Los Angeles Harbor W, 3-0 1 2 6 1 11 .455 3 0 0 4 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 23 at Los Angeles City W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 6 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 25 East Los Angeles W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 22 .364 1 0 0 9 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Oct 30 at Pasadena City W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 32 .344 2 0 0 11 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Nov 1 El Camino W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 23 .304 0 0 0 12 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Nov 8 Compton W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 11 .364 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Nov 13 at Long Beach City L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 19 .053 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 15 at Los Angeles Harbor W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 25 .480 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 14.0
Nov 26 Grossmont W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 25 .120 0 1 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Nov 30 San Bernardino Valley W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 24 .292 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Dec 6 vs. Fresno City L, 3-2 1 5 14 2 45 .267 1 0 0 13 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 14.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2023-24 21 71 206 2.90 87 613 .194 55 0.77 20 0.28 156 17 198 2.79 1 12 13 0.18 233.0 3.3
2024-25 24 77 183 2.38 54 545 .237 15 0.19 13 0.17 128 5 199 2.58 1 11 12 0.16 202.5 2.6
Total 45 148 389 2.63 141 1158 .214 70 0.47 33 0.22 284 22 397 2.68 2 23 25 0.17 435.5 2.9
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 24 77 183 2.38 54 545 .237 15 0.19 13 0.17 128 5 199 2.58 1 11 12 0.16 202.5 2.6
Conference 8 22 50 2.27 15 155 .226 6 0.27 4 0.18 43 3 70 3.18 0 3 3 0.14 55.5 2.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 29 71 2.45 24 212 .222 7 0.24 3 0.10 88 3 75 2.59 0 4 4 0.14 76.0 2.6
Away 14 43 98 2.28 28 288 .243 7 0.16 10 0.23 27 1 102 2.37 1 7 8 0.19 112.5 2.6
Neutral 1 5 14 2.80 2 45 .267 1 0.20 0 0.00 13 1 22 4.40 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 2.8
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Wins 20 60 148 2.47 47 428 .236 14 0.23 12 0.20 93 3 148 2.47 1 8 9 0.15 165.0 2.8
Losses 4 17 35 2.06 7 117 .239 1 0.06 1 0.06 35 2 51 3.00 0 3 3 0.18 37.5 2.2
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August 3 11 21 1.91 12 69 .130 1 0.09 2 0.18 0 0 20 1.82 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 2.1
September 7 26 61 2.35 20 167 .246 4 0.15 6 0.23 42 1 55 2.12 1 5 6 0.23 70.5 2.7
October 7 17 46 2.71 13 137 .241 9 0.53 4 0.24 50 3 48 2.82 0 4 4 0.24 52.0 3.1
November 6 18 41 2.28 7 127 .268 0 0.00 1 0.06 23 0 54 3.00 0 2 2 0.11 43.0 2.4
December 1 5 14 2.80 2 45 .267 1 0.20 0 0.00 13 1 22 4.40 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 2.8