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VB Anna D'Cruz 2020 HS

Anna D'Cruz Season 2021

#10
PosMB
Ht6-3
YearRedshirt Senior
HometownAtlanta, Ga.
Previous SchoolUAB

CAREER HONORS

  • Conference USA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9-15, 2019)

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020-21)

  • Appeared in 17 matches, starting 15 in her first season with Mizzou
  • Produced a season-best nine kills at Tennessee (2/13)
  • Twice recorded five blocks in SEC action, against Texas A&M (3/19)
  • 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll 

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE / UAB (2019)

  • Enjoyed breakthrough campaign, pacing the Blazers in solo blocks (11), block assists (79) and total blocks (90.0)
  • Also produced career-highs offensively in kills (129) and points (180.5)
  • Blazers' top defensive threat at the net, recording at least one total block in all 27 matches played
  • Posted multiple total blocks 23 times, highlighted by career-high eight total blocks at Samford (Sept. 7)
  • Enjoyed dominant defensive stretch early in the season, tallying five-plus total blocks seven times over an 11-match stretch (Sept. 6-27)
  • As a part of that stretch (Sept. 9-15) was named Conference USA Co-Defensive Player of the Week
  • Compiled a team-high 16 total blocks (1.14 per set), helping UAB to a 3-1 weekend on the court. Top performance occurred versus Georgia State (Sept. 13), as she posted seven total blocks
  • Consistently contribued offensively, posting five-plus kills in a match 12 times and .400-plus hitting percentage in five contests
  • Top offensive night occurred versus Jackson State (Sept. 19), as she exploded for 13 kills on .500 hitting. Also tacked on a service ace and six total blocks en route to a career-best 17.0 points

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN / UAB (2018)

  • Made her UAB debut, appearing 59 total sets
  • Finished with 10 kills, two assists, four digs, one solo block and three total blocks on the year
  • Enjoyed big weekend at Skyhawk Invite in Martin, Tenn. (Aug. 31 - Sept. 1), posting seven kills on .455 hitting and two total blocks
  • Top offensive performance came versus Florida A&M (Aug. 31), tallying four kills on .600 hitting 

FRESHMAN / UAB (2017)

  • Took redshirt in first-year campaign at UAB

HIGH SCHOOL (WOODWARD ACADEMY)

  • Starred at Woodward Academy in Atlanta from 2013-16
  • Played key role into Woodward reaching the state semifinals all four years, including trip to the finals her senior campaign
  • Named 2016 all-state after posting 197 kills on .318 hitting, 16 solo blocks and 47 total blocks
  • Broke through in her 2015 junior season, earning honorable mention all-state accolades after recording 158 kills on .326 hitting and 60 total blocks

PERSONAL

  • Born on Oct. 21, 1998
  • Father - Jason, Mother - Carol
  • Pursuing general studies major at the University of Missouri
  • In the transfer process, ultimately chose Mizzou over Tennessee, Maryland and San Jose State
VB Anna D'Cruz 2020 HS

Redshirt Junior
2020

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