CAREER ACCOLADES
- Cruz became the 5th Titan in program history to earn three All-Big West First Team Honors joining Kellie Cox, Kandace Wilson, Karen Bardsley, and Morgan Batcheller
- Cruz became the 18th player in Big West history to be named a Three-Time All Conference First Team Honoree
- Tied for fourth all-time in program history with Christina Burkenroad with 8 game winning goals.
- Tied for first all-time with four career penalty kick goals with Rebecca Wilson, Tamara Dewey, Marlene Sandoval, and Kaya Hawkinson
- Cruz finished her Titan career with 42 points (14 goals and 14 assists). She played in 74 games, making 57 career starts.Â
2023 All-Big West First Team (10/28/23)
2024 All-Big West First TeamÂ
2024 United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team
2025 All-Big West First Team
2x Big West Offensive Player of the Week (8/25/25), (10/31/25)
2025 All-Big West Preseason Coaches Team
2025 United Soccer Coaches Preseason Midfielder to Watch
2025 Big West NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
SENIOR (2025)
One of two Titans field player to start and play in all 20 games this season...Was third on the team with 1,571 minutes played....Led the Titans in points with 19....led the team in goals with seven...and also led the team in assists with 5....Led the conference in points before the postseason began...Was tied for the team and conference lead with 5 game winning goals and tied for 20th in the nation...Scored the game winning goal against Pitt as the Titans defeated their second ACC opponent in program history...Led the team with 41 shots and 25 shots on goal...Was 2-for-2 on penalty kicks...Was named the Big West Offensive Player of the Week twice for the season...Was named to the All-Big West First Team for the third consecutive season...Was named a United Soccer Coaches Top 50 Midfielders to Watch...Was named to the All-Big West Coaches Preseason Teams...Was named one of the Big West NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee's
JUNIOR (2024)
Appeared in all 20 games, making 17 starts...Was fourth on the team with 1,341 minutes played....Was second on the team with 12 points...Scored four goals for the season and tallied 4 assists...Scored against Nevada, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, and Cal State Bakersfield....Had two game-winning goals against UC Riverside and UC San Diego....Was second on the team with 42 shots with 16 shots on goal....Was named to the All-Big West First Team...Was named to the All-Region Third Team
SOPHOMORE (2023)
Appeared in and started in all 20 games this season...Played a total of 1,524 minutes...Totaled 10 points for the season...Scored three goals for the season against UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, and Long Beach State...Scored two of the Titans penalty kicks this season....Also led the team with 4 assists for the season against Utah, San Diego, and Cal Poly...Recorded 22 shots with 7 shots on target...Was named to the All-Big West First team
FRESHMAN (2022)
Appeared in 14 games...Played a total of 386 minutes...Recorded 1 assist against Southern Utah...Recorded 6 shots with 3 shots on goal
HIGH SCHOOL
She lettered in soccer in all four years of high school. She also did varsity cross country and track for two years. She also lettered in tennis her senior year. She was the varsity women's soccer MVP every year in high school. She was 1st team all league in sophomore year. She was the team cross country MVP her sophomore year. She was named All-League first team her junior year. She was named the team captain during her sophomore year through her senior year. Her team were the NSL League Champions in 2020 and 2021. She was given the principal's award all four years of high school. She was the student of the month for English her freshman year and for math her sophomore year.  Â
PERSONAL
She was born in Fresno, Calif. to Jesus and Aydee Cruz. She has two brothers, Alexander and Sebastian. Sebastian plays on the men's soccer team. She chose Cal State Fullerton because she loves everything about the campus and the community. She likes the family atmosphere with the rest of the CSF Athletics teams. She enjoys the bond between the coaches, players, and staff. She enjoyed the family-like environment of the women's soccer team. She played a variety of sports besides soccer including softball, volleyball, running, and tennis. She danced folklorico from third grade to her sophomore year. She began playing soccer at four years old. She plans on majoring in either kinesiology or communications. During her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, watching Netflix, or walking her dogs. She models her game after her older brother Sebastian. They are both midfielders and she admires his ability to create scoring chances. Favorites include ; Ceviche (Food), Carli Lloyd, Lionel Messi (Athletes), The Bee Movie and Twilight Saga (Movies), Lil Uzi Vert, Adele (Musical Artists), Titan Stadium (Place to play), I am Malala (Book), Adam Sandler (Actor), Olive Garden and BJ's (Restaurant)
