Justina Mascaro

Photo by: Jordan Burgess

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Bethel Park
Hometown:
Bethel Park, Pa.
Major:
Finance

COACH ADAIR SAYS

"Justina is a tough competitor that will make an immediate impact with her ability to score."

WHY DELAWARE?

"I wanted to be part of an athletics program that offered both a winning culture and family atmosphere. Also, the academics are outstanding, and the campus is breathtaking."

AT DELAWARE

· Majoring in finance
· One-time letter winner for the Blue Hens

2017-18 SEASON

    ·    Appeared in all 32 games while starting five in first season at Delaware
    ·    Averaged 3.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game during rookie campaign
    ·    Made collegiate debut and appeared in the starting lineup in season-opener at Buffalo (Nov. 10); posted five points and five rebounds with a season-best four assists, a block and a steal against the Bulls
    ·    Two-time CAA Rookie of the Week (Jan. 15, March 5)
    ·    Logged a season-best 12 points with five field goals made in win over Loyola (Dec. 22)
    ·    Collected a season-high seven rebounds versus Northeastern (Jan. 26)
    ·    Dean's List both semesters
    ·    CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL

· Led Bethel Park to an overall four-year record of 76-26 (.745)

· Recovered from ACL surgery to help guide the Black Hawks to the WPIAL title game and the first round of the PIAA playoffs as a senior

· 2017 The Almanac Girls Basketball MVP

· Three-time First Team All-Section selection

· Two-time Elite 11 player

· Averaged nearly 15 points and seven rebounds per game in her career as a 1,000-point scorer

· Played for head coach Jonna Burke

· Member of the Principal’s Advisory Council of Students, Homecoming committee and held the highest Team GPA
· Former teammate, Shannon Conely plays basketball at Canisius

AAU/CLUB

    ·    Member of the Western PA Bruins
    ·    Played alongside current Blue Hens teammate Abby Gonzales
    ·    Other teammates that play collegiately include Kenzie Bushee (Stony Brook) and Bree Hoover (Kennesaw State)

PERSONAL

· Born September 10, 1998 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

· Daughter of John Mascaro, Jr. and Holly Mascaro

· Both parents attended Ohio University; father played football for the Bobcats

· Father is the president of Mascaro Construction

· Has three siblings, Johnny, Joey and Julia

· Brother, Johnny, played football at Carnegie Mellon

· Brother, Joey, is a senior guard for the Pitt men’s basketball team

· Majoring in finance with the goals of working alongside her father at Mascaro Construction
· Served as an accounting intern at Mascaro Construction during the summer of 2018

· Lists favorite sports teams as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pirates and Steelers and Cleveland Cavaliers

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 12 vs. Loyola (Md.), 12/22/17
Field Goals: 5 vs. Loyola (Md.), 12/22/17
Field Goal Att.: 9 vs. Northeastern, 1/26/18
3-pt. Field Goals: 1 – 3x, last at Northeastern, 2/4/18
3-pt. Field Goals Att.: 4 vs. Northeastern, 1/26/18
Free Throws: 3 – 3x, last vs. Towson, 1/14/18
Free Throw Att.: 4 – 4x, last at Towson, 3/3/18
Rebounds: 7 vs. Northeastern, 1/26/18
Assists: 4 at Buffalo, 11/10/17
Blocks: 1 – 4x, last at Northeastern, 2/4/18
Steals: 1 – 10x, last at William & Mary, 2/23/18
Minutes: 29 vs. Northeastern, 1/26/18