Luiza Da Cruz - Miami Dade College

Height:

5'8
Year:

Freshman
Hometown:

Jaragua Do Sul, Brazil
High School:

Colegio Evangelico Jaragua
Position:

S

m

28
k/s

0.30
h %

.333
a/s

11.57
b/s

0.26
sa/s

0.42
d/s

2.24

Bio

Luiza da Cruz

Position: Setter

Height: 5-8

Weight: 132

Class: Freshman

Hometown: Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

High School: Colegio Evangelico Jaragua

College major: Physical therapy

Career after volleyball: Physical therapist

Why you chose MDC? “The volleyball program has a great history with a lot of national championships. The program and school came well recommended by other players.”

How would you describe yourself as a player? “I’m hungry to win. I always do my best, and I’m motivated to help myself and all our players connect as one team.”

Twitter: @cruzcredo04

BIO: MDC Coach Kiko Benoit said: “Luiza is a smart and consistent setter.” ... Her parents are Janete de Souza and Fabiano da Cruz. Her brother is Gustavo de Souza Drews. ... She speaks Portuguese, English, and a bit of Spanish. … The biggest adversity she has overcome was her time in Brazil when she had to balance work, school, and volleyball. “It was difficult,” she said, “but I think it was essential to my personal growth.”

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result
Nov 4	at Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-0
Nov 5	Monroe College	W, 3-1
Nov 15	vs. Casper College	W, 3-0
Nov 16	vs. Weatherford College	W, 3-0
Nov 17	vs. Navarro College	W, 3-1
Nov 18	vs. Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-1

Season Statistics

	Overall	Conference
Matches	28	14
Sets	98	50
Kills	29	17
Kills per set	0.30	0.34
Errors	6	1
Total Attacks	69	29
Total Attacks per set	0.70	0.58
Hitting Percentage	.333	.552
Assists	1134	561
Assists per set	11.57	11.22
Service Aces	41	24
Service Errors	25	14
Service Aces per set	0.42	0.48
Receptions	7	3
Reception Errors	2	1
Digs	220	102
Digs per set	2.24	2.04
Block Solo	2	2
Block Assist	23	9
Block Total	25	11
Blocks per set	0.26	0.22
Block Errors	3	1
Ball Handling Errors	26	16
Points	83.5	47.5
Points per set	0.9	0.9
Matches started	28	14

Date	Opponent	Score	ms	s	k	e	ta	pct	a	pts
Aug 18	at Lynn University		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aug 18	at Palm Beach State College		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aug 25	vs. College of Southern Idaho	W, 3-1	1	4	0	0	0	-	49	1.0
Aug 25	vs. Missouri State University - West Plains	W, 3-0	1	3	2	0	2	1.000	36	4.5
Aug 26	vs. Iowa Western Community College	W, 3-0	1	2	1	0	1	1.000	20	3.0
Aug 26	vs. Jefferson College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	0	4	.000	41	1.5
Sep 1	vs. Northeastern Junior College	L, 3-1	1	4	1	0	2	.500	49	2.5
Sep 1	vs. New Mexico Military Institute	W, 3-1	1	4	1	0	3	.333	51	3.0
Sep 2	vs. Western Nebraska Community College	W, 3-0	1	3	2	0	4	.500	42	7.0
Sep 2	vs. Salt Lake Community College	W, 3-1	1	4	1	0	3	.333	50	1.5
Sep 6	Indian River State College	W, 3-0	1	3	1	0	1	1.000	38	7.5
Sep 13	Eastern Florida State College	W, 3-1	1	4	0	0	0	-	47	3.0
Sep 16	at Daytona State College	W, 3-0	1	3	1	0	1	1.000	33	1.5
Sep 20	Polk State College	W, 3-1	1	4	2	0	2	1.000	40	5.0
Sep 23	at Hillsborough Community College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	0	0	-	35	2.0
Sep 27	Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-0	1	3	1	0	2	.500	31	1.5
Sep 30	at Indian River State College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	0	1	.000	39	0.0
Oct 6	Santa Fe College	W, 3-0	1	3	5	0	6	.833	37	8.0
Oct 7	at Eastern Florida State College	L, 3-2	1	5	0	0	2	.000	47	0.0
Oct 11	Daytona State College	L, 3-2	1	5	1	0	4	.250	67	4.5
Oct 14	at Polk State College	W, 3-0	1	3	1	0	2	.500	39	1.0
Oct 18	Hillsborough Community College	W, 3-0	1	3	1	0	1	1.000	32	4.5
Oct 21	at Florida Southwestern State College	W, 3-2	1	5	0	1	3	-.333	43	3.5
Oct 24	at Santa Fe College	W, 3-0	1	3	4	0	4	1.000	33	5.5
Nov 3	vs. Daytona State College	W, 3-1	1	4	1	0	2	.500	51	3.0
Nov 4	at Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-0	1	3	0	1	2	-.500	21	0.0
Nov 5	Monroe College	W, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 15	vs. Casper College	W, 3-0	1	3	1	0	5	.200	33	1.5
Nov 16	vs. Weatherford College	W, 3-0	1	3	1	1	4	.000	40	3.0
Nov 17	vs. Navarro College	W, 3-1	1	4	0	2	3	-.667	54	3.0
Nov 18	vs. Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-1	1	4	1	1	5	.000	36	1.5

Date	Opponent	Score	ms	s	digs	bs	ba	be	tot	bhe
Aug 18	at Lynn University		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aug 18	at Palm Beach State College		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aug 25	vs. College of Southern Idaho	W, 3-1	1	4	12	0	0	0	0	0
Aug 25	vs. Missouri State University - West Plains	W, 3-0	1	3	5	0	3	0	3	1
Aug 26	vs. Iowa Western Community College	W, 3-0	1	2	2	0	2	0	2	0
Aug 26	vs. Jefferson College	W, 3-0	1	3	8	0	1	0	1	0
Sep 1	vs. Northeastern Junior College	L, 3-1	1	4	10	0	1	0	1	0
Sep 1	vs. New Mexico Military Institute	W, 3-1	1	4	6	0	4	0	4	2
Sep 2	vs. Western Nebraska Community College	W, 3-0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	2
Sep 2	vs. Salt Lake Community College	W, 3-1	1	4	4	0	1	0	1	3
Sep 6	Indian River State College	W, 3-0	1	3	2	1	1	0	2	1
Sep 13	Eastern Florida State College	W, 3-1	1	4	5	1	2	0	3	3
Sep 16	at Daytona State College	W, 3-0	1	3	2	0	1	0	1	4
Sep 20	Polk State College	W, 3-1	1	4	7	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 23	at Hillsborough Community College	W, 3-0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 27	Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-0	1	3	11	0	1	1	1	1
Sep 30	at Indian River State College	W, 3-0	1	3	6	0	0	0	0	2
Oct 6	Santa Fe College	W, 3-0	1	3	12	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 7	at Eastern Florida State College	L, 3-2	1	5	11	0	0	0	0	1
Oct 11	Daytona State College	L, 3-2	1	5	17	0	1	0	1	2
Oct 14	at Polk State College	W, 3-0	1	3	6	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 18	Hillsborough Community College	W, 3-0	1	3	2	0	1	0	1	1
Oct 21	at Florida Southwestern State College	W, 3-2	1	5	12	0	1	0	1	1
Oct 24	at Santa Fe College	W, 3-0	1	3	5	0	1	0	1	0
Nov 3	vs. Daytona State College	W, 3-1	1	4	10	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 4	at Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-0	1	3	7	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 5	Monroe College	W, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 15	vs. Casper College	W, 3-0	1	3	13	0	1	0	1	0
Nov 16	vs. Weatherford College	W, 3-0	1	3	13	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 17	vs. Navarro College	W, 3-1	1	4	8	0	0	1	0	0
Nov 18	vs. Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-1	1	4	16	0	1	1	1	2

Date	Opponent	Score	ms	s	ta	sa	se	r	re
Aug 18	at Lynn University		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aug 18	at Palm Beach State College		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aug 25	vs. College of Southern Idaho	W, 3-1	1	4	0	1	3	0	0
Aug 25	vs. Missouri State University - West Plains	W, 3-0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
Aug 26	vs. Iowa Western Community College	W, 3-0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
Aug 26	vs. Jefferson College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
Sep 1	vs. Northeastern Junior College	L, 3-1	1	4	0	1	1	0	0
Sep 1	vs. New Mexico Military Institute	W, 3-1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0
Sep 2	vs. Western Nebraska Community College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	5	1	0	0
Sep 2	vs. Salt Lake Community College	W, 3-1	1	4	8	0	0	1	1
Sep 6	Indian River State College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	5	0	0	0
Sep 13	Eastern Florida State College	W, 3-1	1	4	0	1	2	0	0
Sep 16	at Daytona State College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 20	Polk State College	W, 3-1	1	4	0	3	1	0	0
Sep 23	at Hillsborough Community College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	2	1	0	0
Sep 27	Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0
Sep 30	at Indian River State College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0
Oct 6	Santa Fe College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	3	1	0	0
Oct 7	at Eastern Florida State College	L, 3-2	1	5	0	0	2	0	0
Oct 11	Daytona State College	L, 3-2	1	5	0	3	0	0	0
Oct 14	at Polk State College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	0	3	1	0
Oct 18	Hillsborough Community College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	3	0	1	0
Oct 21	at Florida Southwestern State College	W, 3-2	1	5	0	3	0	1	1
Oct 24	at Santa Fe College	W, 3-0	1	3	0	1	2	0	0
Nov 3	vs. Daytona State College	W, 3-1	1	4	26	2	2	0	0
Nov 4	at Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-0	1	3	7	0	0	2	0
Nov 5	Monroe College	W, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 15	vs. Casper College	W, 3-0	1	3	13	0	1	1	0
Nov 16	vs. Weatherford College	W, 3-0	1	3	18	2	0	0	0
Nov 17	vs. Navarro College	W, 3-1	1	4	16	3	0	0	0
Nov 18	vs. Florida Southwestern State College	L, 3-1	1	4	14	0	1	0	0

	m	s	k	k/s	e	ta	ta/s	pct	a	a/s	pts	pts/s
Event
Total	28	98	29	0.30	6	69	0.70	.333	1134	11.57	83.5	0.9
Conference	14	50	17	0.34	1	29	0.58	.552	561	11.22	47.5	0.9
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	7	25	11	0.44	0	16	0.64	.688	292	11.68	34.0	1.4
Away	8	28	6	0.21	2	15	0.54	.267	290	10.36	13.5	0.5
Neutral	13	45	12	0.27	4	38	0.84	.211	552	12.27	36.0	0.8
Result
Wins	22	74	25	0.34	4	52	0.70	.404	883	11.93	73.5	1.0
Losses	6	24	4	0.17	2	17	0.71	.118	251	10.46	10.0	0.4
Month
August	4	12	3	0.25	0	7	0.58	.429	146	12.17	10.0	0.8
September	11	38	10	0.26	0	19	0.50	.526	455	11.97	34.5	0.9
October	7	27	12	0.44	1	22	0.81	.500	298	11.04	27.0	1.0
November	6	21	4	0.19	5	21	1.00	-.048	235	11.19	12.0	0.6

Splits Stats: Offense

	m	s	digs	d/s	bs	ba	tot	b/s
Event
Total	28	98	220	2.24	2	23	25	0.26
Conference	14	50	102	2.04	2	9	11	0.22
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	7	25	56	2.24	2	6	8	0.32
Away	8	28	53	1.89	0	3	3	0.11
Neutral	13	45	111	2.47	0	14	14	0.31
Result
Wins	22	74	148	2.00	2	19	21	0.28
Losses	6	24	72	3.00	0	4	4	0.17
Month
August	4	12	27	2.25	0	6	6	0.50
September	11	38	61	1.61	2	11	13	0.34
October	7	27	65	2.41	0	4	4	0.15
November	6	21	67	3.19	0	2	2	0.10

Splits Stats: Defense

	m	s	ta	sa	sa/s	se	r	re
Event
Total	28	98	102	41	0.42	25	7	2
Conference	14	50	0	24	0.48	14	3	1
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	7	25	0	18	0.72	5	1	0
Away	8	28	7	6	0.21	9	4	1
Neutral	13	45	95	17	0.38	11	2	1
Result
Wins	22	74	81	37	0.50	20	5	2
Losses	6	24	21	4	0.17	5	2	0
Month
August	4	12	0	4	0.33	4	0	0
September	11	38	8	17	0.45	9	1	1
October	7	27	0	13	0.48	8	3	1
November	6	21	94	7	0.33	4	3	0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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