Aurea Cruz
Encyclopedia
Áurea Cruz (born January 10, 1982 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
) is a female volleyball
player
from Puerto Rico
, who competed for the Women's National Team
at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament
in Japan
. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. Cruz was named Best Server at the event.
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...
) is a female volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player
Player (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....
from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, who competed for the Women's National Team
Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team
The Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team represents the Puerto Rico in international volleyball competitions. The team failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics by ending up in eighth and last place at the Olympic Qualifier in Japan...
at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament
2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament is a qualification tournament to determined the final four spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. Cruz was named Best Server at the event.
College
Attended University of Florida which competed in Division I (NCAA) - Southeastern Conference (SEC). There she established many school records. Guided University of Florida to its first ever NCAA championship match where they lost to University of Southern California (USC). On her last year at U.F. she was nominated for Best Player of NCAA Division I. She was a three time AVCA Division I First Team All-American (2001, 2002, 2003).Individuals
- 1999 Puerto Rican Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino "Final Series Most Valuable Player"
- 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best Receiver"
- 2006 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"
- 2006 Pan-American Cup "Best Server"
- 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Receiver"
- 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Scorer"
- 2006-2007 Italian League All Star
- 2007/2008 - For her excellent performance with Icaro Palma at "Copa de la Reina", she was chosen for the All-Star Team.
- 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Receiver"
- 2007 NORCECA Championship "Best Server"
- 2008 Olympic Qualifier "Best Server"
- 2009 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"
- 2009 NORCECA Championship "Best Scorer"
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Spiker"
- 2011 Recipient of Gazzetta Trophy awarded by the prestigious italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta Dello Sport to the best player of Serie A-1 regular season.
- 2011 Best Reception of Italian A-1 League and Best Scorer of 2010/2011 season (including playoffs).
Club
- 2007/2008 Runner-Up with Icaro Palma at Spain's Superleague.
- 2009/2010, 2010/2011 Runner-Up with MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese at Italian Serie A-1 Championship.
- 2010 Italian Cup (Serie A-1) - Champion, with MC-Carnaghi Villa CorteseGruppo Sportivo Oratorio Villa CorteseGruppo Sportivo Oratorio Villa Cortese is an Italian volleyball club based in Villa Cortese in the Province of Milan. The team plays in Serie A1 of women's Italian National League.-Team 2011-2012:As of August 2011Coach: Marcello Abbondanza...
- 2011 Italian Cup (Serie A-1) - Champion, with MC-Carnaghi Villa CorteseGruppo Sportivo Oratorio Villa CorteseGruppo Sportivo Oratorio Villa Cortese is an Italian volleyball club based in Villa Cortese in the Province of Milan. The team plays in Serie A1 of women's Italian National League.-Team 2011-2012:As of August 2011Coach: Marcello Abbondanza...