2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

20 Maria Kostourkova

20 Maria Kostourkova

  • Position:
    Center
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lisbon, Portugal
  • Highschool:
    E.S.P.J.A.L.
  • Major:
    Digital Technology and Culture

Summary

Biography

WSU CAREER

SENIOR (2018-19): Started in all 29 games she played in her final season… averaged a career high 6.7 rebounds…  racked up 217 rebounds, averaging 7.5 rebounds per game… out of the 217 rebounds 153 of them were defensive rebounds (tied for 5th most all-time)… recorded 19 rebounds against Nebraska (11/16/18) for a career high (tied for 3rd all-time)… Finishes her career with 125 games played… 631 career rebounds… 426 defensive career rebounds… 207 career offensive rebounds… 135 career blocks (4thall time)… and averaged one block a game for her career… made the All-Academic second team.

JUNIOR (2017-18): Appeared in all 30 games, started in 23…named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Team for the second-straight season...averaged 5.5 points per game on the court…scored in double digits three times…scored a career high points (18) vs. Colorado…blocked 32 shots on the season, second-best among Cougars...tied for 9th in the Pac-12 at 1.1 blocks per game…played a career high in minutes (35) vs. Oregon.

SOPHOMORE (2016-17): One of three Cougars to earn Pac-12 All-Academic honors after being named honorable mention…one of eight Cougs to play in a record 36 games while starting 29…averaged 4.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg…blocked 42 shots which ranked sixth all-time in single-season history…averaged 1.2 bpg ranking 11th in the Pac-12…twice blocked five shots in a contest, vs #5 Maryland (Nov. 26) and at Gonzaga (Dec. 8) tying for sixth most in single-game history…a major part of the Cougars’ record 152 blocks on the year…four times scored in double-figures including a season-high 12 points versus Cal (Jan. 29)…grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds at St. Louis (Dec. 18)…finished the season with 41 assists and 23 steals.

FRESHMAN (2015-16): Played in all 30 games for the Cougars, starting eight games…averaged 5.5 ppg and 4.3 rpg…scored a career-high 17 points in win at Colorado (Jan. 4)…also scored 12 points in win over Colorado (Feb. 25) and 10 points in victory over No. 25 USC (Jan. 15)…part of WSU’s frontline that set the single-season blocks record, blocking 23 of the Cougars’ 120 total blocked shots…second on the team with 130 total rebounds…shot .442 (73-of-165) from the floor, sixth-best in freshman history…record three blocks in a single game on two occasions (vs. UCLA and Utah)…recorded 16 assists and 12 steals…played a season-high 27 minutes at Hawaii (Nov. 22) and in win over USC (Jan. 15)…pulled in eight rebounds in collegiate debut vs. UC Santa Barbara and against USC (Jan. 15).

HIGH SCHOOL

In 2014, received MVP honors at the U16 European Championships…averaged 17.1 ppg and 13.7 rpg…in 2015, competed at the U18 European Championships…averaged 13.9 ppg and 10.6 ppg and shot over 52 percent from the floor…competed at the FIBA U18 European Championships…averaged 13.8 ppg and 11.6 rpg…competed at the FIBA U20 European Championships…averaged 9.3 ppg and 7.2 rpg…ranked the third-best international collegiate prospect by Peach State Basketball…also named fourth-best international collegiate prospect for her age by NetScouts Basketball International.

PERSONAL

Parents Ivan and Mariyana…graduated with a degree in Digital Technology and Culture (DTC) with a minor in Global Studies and a minor in Spanish
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    2015-16Freshman

    Center
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    2016-17Sophomore

    Center
    6'4"
    20
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    2017-18Junior

    Center
    6'4"
    20
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    2018-19Senior

    Center
    6'4"
    20