WEEK 1 STATS: 41.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, .625 FG pct., .750 FT pct.
Cruz accounted for the highest single-game scoring output of all NCAA Division I players during the season’s opening weekend. The senior guard exploded for a career-high 41 points during Fairleigh Dickinson’s lid-lifter against MAAC member Manhattan. She also recorded five rebounds and two assists during 32 minutes of floor time. Cruz was 15-of-24 shooting from the field, finishing one point short of the Knights’ single-game program record. Fourteen of her points came during FDU’s second-quarter surge that resulted in a 45-28 halftime lead. Cruz sank 2 of 4 three-point attempts and the former NCAA statistical champion produced a 9-for-12 clip from the charity stripe.