East Tennessee State University

2023 Season (Senior) - Cruz appeared in 25 matches and 96 sets in her lone season as a Buc...Made her debut on August 25 vs. Bowling Green...Totaled 18 double-digit dig performances...Had three matches where she topped over 20 digs...Her top dig outing came at Wofford where she totaled 24 digs...Had 23 digs vs. The Citadel and Furman...Her dig total of 321 ranked second on the team...Her 26 aces ranked second on the team as well...Four aces vs. UNC Greensboro on October 28 was also a season-high. 

Prior to ETSU - Transferred to ETSU from Delaware State where she played for current Buccaneer Head Coach Bruce Atkinson...Helped the Hornets go to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history last fall...In 2022, Cruz earned All-MEAC Second Team honors...Ranked near the top of the conference in digs per set (4.29) and total digs (463)...Also ranked among the top 10 in aces with 38...As a high school player, she earned a letter in volleyball from St. Mary's School and played six years of club volleyball. 

Personal - Daughter of Luis and Maria Cruz … has three sisters … born 7/23/01 … majoring in Biological Sciences