Ainoah Cruz

CAREER HONORS

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (EVANSVILLE / 2023-25)

Collected 1,384 career digs (4.68 digs/set), 337 assists (1.14 assists/set) and 60 service aces (.20 SA/set)
In 2025, ranked eighth in the NCAA for digs per set with 5.16
Collected All-Missouri Valley second team honors after leading the league with digs
Amassed 547 digs in 28 matches during her junior campaign, as she posted 15 matches with 20 or more digs
Earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8, 2025), after racking up 31 digs and nine assists in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne
Named to the Butler Big Dawg Kickoff All-Tournament Team after recording 5.86 digs per set in the three-match tournament
Posted two double-doubles during her sophomore season, including a 36-dig and 12-assist match against Indiana State
Finished the 2024 season with an 8.71 digs/set mark during the final two matches of the season and had 22+ digs in three of the final four matches
Named to the 2023 MVC all-Freshman Team

HIGH SCHOOL

Regarded as Puerto Rico’s top libero in her age group
Represented Puerto Rico by playing on the U-19 National Team
Last year, her team won the National High School Championship
Her club team – Capitanas – finished in third place at the AAU National Championship last year in Orlando