Eva Marie Cruz Dalmau (born January 22, 1974 in
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Toa Baja (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Toa Alta and Bayamón; east of Dorado; and west of Cataño. Toa Baja is spread over five barrios, including Toa Baja Pueblo (the downtown area and ...
) is a member of the
Puerto Rican national volleyball team. Cruz plays for
Valencianas of
Juncos in the Puerto Rican league of volleyball. She is for many "La Reina" (the queen) of volleyball in Puerto Rico.
She participated at the
2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 30 August to 15 September 2002 in Berlin, Bremen, Dresden, Münster, Schwerin, Riesa, Le ...
in Germany.
Cruz was the first player in the
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
women's volleyball league (
Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino) to have 4,000 points. She reached this mark on February 27, 2009. She reached 2,000 defenses on February 2, 2007, and 200 serves, to become second in league history.
Awards
Individuals
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2006 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Attacker"
See also
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Volleyball in Puerto Rico
References
External links
NewsProfile
1974 births
Living people
Puerto Rican women's volleyball players
People from Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico
Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Wing spikers
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball
Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
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