11 Luiza Da Cruz
11 - Luiza Da Cruz
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

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
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
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 28 14
Sets 98 50
Kills 29 17
Kills per set 0.30 0.34
Errors 6 1
Total Attacks 69 29
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 sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe 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 3 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 25 vs. Missouri State University - West Plains W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1.000 36 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 3 1 4.5
Aug 26 vs. Iowa Western Community College W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 20 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3.0
Aug 26 vs. Jefferson College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 .000 41 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Sep 1 vs. Northeastern Junior College L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 49 1 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 1 vs. New Mexico Military Institute W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 .333 51 0 1 0 0 6 0 4 0 4 2 3.0
Sep 2 vs. Western Nebraska Community College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 .500 42 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 7.0
Sep 2 vs. Salt Lake Community College W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 .333 50 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 3 1.5
Sep 6 Indian River State College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 38 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 7.5
Sep 13 Eastern Florida State College W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 47 1 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 3 3 3.0
Sep 16 at Daytona State College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 33 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 1.5
Sep 20 Polk State College W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 2 1.000 40 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 23 at Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 35 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 27 Florida Southwestern State College L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 31 0 1 0 0 11 0 1 1 1 1 1.5
Sep 30 at Indian River State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 39 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Oct 6 Santa Fe College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 6 .833 37 3 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Oct 7 at Eastern Florida State College L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 2 .000 47 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Oct 11 Daytona State College L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 4 .250 67 3 0 0 0 17 0 1 0 1 2 4.5
Oct 14 at Polk State College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 39 0 3 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 18 Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 32 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 4.5
Oct 21 at Florida Southwestern State College W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 3 -.333 43 3 0 1 1 12 0 1 0 1 1 3.5
Oct 24 at Santa Fe College W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 4 1.000 33 1 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Nov 3 vs. Daytona State College W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 51 2 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 4 at Florida Southwestern State College L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 21 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 5 Monroe College W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 vs. Casper College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 5 .200 33 0 1 1 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Nov 16 vs. Weatherford College W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 40 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 17 vs. Navarro College W, 3-1 1 4 0 2 3 -.667 54 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 3.0
Nov 18 vs. Florida Southwestern State College L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 5 .000 36 0 1 0 0 16 0 1 1 1 2 1.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 28 98 29 0.30 6 69 .333 1134 11.57 41 0.42 7 2 220 2.24 2 23 25 0.26 83.5 0.9
Conference 14 50 17 0.34 1 29 .552 561 11.22 24 0.48 3 1 102 2.04 2 9 11 0.22 47.5 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 7 25 11 0.44 0 16 .688 292 11.68 18 0.72 1 0 56 2.24 2 6 8 0.32 34.0 1.4
Away 8 28 6 0.21 2 15 .267 290 10.36 6 0.21 4 1 53 1.89 0 3 3 0.11 13.5 0.5
Neutral 13 45 12 0.27 4 38 .211 552 12.27 17 0.38 2 1 111 2.47 0 14 14 0.31 36.0 0.8
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Wins 22 74 25 0.34 4 52 .404 883 11.93 37 0.50 5 2 148 2.00 2 19 21 0.28 73.5 1.0
Losses 6 24 4 0.17 2 17 .118 251 10.46 4 0.17 2 0 72 3.00 0 4 4 0.17 10.0 0.4
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August 4 12 3 0.25 0 7 .429 146 12.17 4 0.33 0 0 27 2.25 0 6 6 0.50 10.0 0.8
September 11 38 10 0.26 0 19 .526 455 11.97 17 0.45 1 1 61 1.61 2 11 13 0.34 34.5 0.9
October 7 27 12 0.44 1 22 .500 298 11.04 13 0.48 3 1 65 2.41 0 4 4 0.15 27.0 1.0
November 6 21 4 0.19 5 21 -.048 235 11.19 7 0.33 3 0 67 3.19 0 2 2 0.10 12.0 0.6