2022: Appeared in all 28 matches, starting 11 of them, and played in all but three of the 103 total sets on the season … Finished the season third on the team with a career-high 254 digs and added a pair of kills, 29 assists and 28 aces, second most on the team … Finished 13 matches with double figure digs, including a career-high 24 in a neutral site match against Jefferson (Sep. 9) … That career-high began a streak of five straight matches with double figures defensively, finishing one shy of hitting the 20-dig mark for a second time the next day against Wilmington (Sep. 10) … Opened up the season with double figure digs in nine of the first 13 matches of the season … Finished 15 matches with at least one service ace, setting a career-high with three, three times … Her first time with three aces came as part of back-to-back matches with that number, against Lynn (Sep. 2) and Palm Beach Atlantic (Sep. 3) at the Bash at the Beach … Also matched her three-ace performance against Georgian Court (Oct. 18).
2021: Appeared in 15 matches and 46 total sets, most as a serving specialist … Finished the season with nine service aces and 15 digs ... Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following the Fall 2021 semester.
2020: Fall 2020 season canceled due to the CoVID-19 Pandemic ... Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following both the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.
2019: Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the NE10 Academic Honor Roll and New Haven Dean's List honors following the spring semester ... Appeared in 19 matches, playing in 49 sets, mostly as a serving specialist … Finished the season with five service aces, adding to that 20 digs and three sets … Set a season-best of two aces against Saint Anselm (11/19) in the opening round of the NE10 Championship … Twice finished with a season-high four digs in back-to-back matches against Bentley (11/14) and Saint Anselm (11/19) … Finished with at least one dig in 10 matches. Â
High School: Played volleyball for the Knights of Notre Dame High School in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Personal: Daughter of Wilfredo Cruz and Minerva Santos … Has one older brother, Wilfredo … Majoring in criminal justice with a concentration in investigative services.
