2024 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Cruise, Katie
L/DS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballOPP
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH/OPP
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ VolleyballDS/S
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ Volleyball
Jersey Number 11
Katie Cruise
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, NC
- Previous School:
- Appalachian State
Bio
2024: Played in all 27 matches, including 22 starts at setter…Ranked sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in assists per set (6.86), dishing out 665 overall…Ranked second on the squad in digs (233, 2.40 per set), and service aces (25, 0.26 per set) while also adding 80 kills, a .245 attack percentage and 18 blocks…Handed out at least 25 assists in 13 different matches, including 40 or more on four separate occasions…Recorded 10 double-doubles, including a near triple-double against Southern Illinois (career-best nine kills on a .364 hitting percentage, 38 assists and 14 digs) on Sept. 10…Was responsible for a career-best 42 assists in double-double efforts against Grambling (13 digs on Aug. 30) and at Little Rock (11 digs on Sept. 28)…Tallied a career-high 15 digs in double-double performances against The Citadel (40 assists on Aug. 30) and at Southern Indiana (24 assists on Oct. 1)…Posted six or more kills in five different matches, including a dominant seven-kill, .636 performance (no errors in 11 swings) with 29 assists and 14 digs against Southeast Missouri on Nov. 9…Managed two or more service aces in eight different matches, including season-highs of three aces against Grambling (Aug. 30) and Southern Illinois (Sept. 10)…All five multi-block efforts came in the season’s first 10 matches, including a career-best four rejections in her Skyhawk debut in the aforementioned Aug. 30 matchup against The Citadel.
BEFORE UTM: Transferred to the Skyhawks from Appalachian State, where she was the starting setter in 2023 under head coach Sarah Rumely Noble…Was part of 32 victories and 15 Sun Belt Conference wins in her two seasons in Boone, NC…Started in 28 of her 29 matches in 2023, topping the Mountaineers in assists (540), service aces (32) and sets played (109)…Additionally provided 182 digs as the squad began the season with nine consecutive victories…Directed an offense that hit .210 as a team for the season and had at least a .300 attack percentage on six different occasions (including a blazing season-best .458 mark on Oct. 26 against Old Dominion)…Recorded six double-doubles, setting a season-high with a dozen digs three times during a six-match span from Oct. 6 through Oct. 21…Season-best 30 assists and career-high four service aces came in a Sept. 7 victory over North Carolina A&T…Served up multiple aces in 10 separate matches, including four outings with three or more…Redshirted in 2021 as App State went 18-10 with an 11-5 mark in league play, winning 11 of the last 12 regular season matches…Prepped at Providence High School, where she was an all-state, all-region and all-conference honoree for head coach Maggie Malone…Helped the Panthers to a 91-16 record during her storied career and back-to-back state 4A playoff appearances over her final two seasons…PHS went 18-1 and earned a berth in the championship finals in 2020 after knocking off the No. 1, 3 and 4 seeds – capturing the Western Regional after a win over four-time defending 4A state champion Green Hope…Garnered third team Under Armour All-American status and Southwestern 4A Player of the Year plus SoMeck 4A Conference Player of the Year awards…Posted 2,605 assists, 623 digs, 263 kills, a .347 hitting percentage, 179 service aces and 45 blocks in 288 sets over her four-year high school career…Came away with season career-highs of 928 assists, 208 digs and 110 kills as a freshman in 2018…Landed a career-best 56 service aces during her sophomore campaign, helping guide the Panthers to the SoMeck 7 championship.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 11, 2004...Daughter of Tammy and Dave Cruise…Has two siblings, Ashley and Jacob...Majoring in communications.
BEFORE UTM: Transferred to the Skyhawks from Appalachian State, where she was the starting setter in 2023 under head coach Sarah Rumely Noble…Was part of 32 victories and 15 Sun Belt Conference wins in her two seasons in Boone, NC…Started in 28 of her 29 matches in 2023, topping the Mountaineers in assists (540), service aces (32) and sets played (109)…Additionally provided 182 digs as the squad began the season with nine consecutive victories…Directed an offense that hit .210 as a team for the season and had at least a .300 attack percentage on six different occasions (including a blazing season-best .458 mark on Oct. 26 against Old Dominion)…Recorded six double-doubles, setting a season-high with a dozen digs three times during a six-match span from Oct. 6 through Oct. 21…Season-best 30 assists and career-high four service aces came in a Sept. 7 victory over North Carolina A&T…Served up multiple aces in 10 separate matches, including four outings with three or more…Redshirted in 2021 as App State went 18-10 with an 11-5 mark in league play, winning 11 of the last 12 regular season matches…Prepped at Providence High School, where she was an all-state, all-region and all-conference honoree for head coach Maggie Malone…Helped the Panthers to a 91-16 record during her storied career and back-to-back state 4A playoff appearances over her final two seasons…PHS went 18-1 and earned a berth in the championship finals in 2020 after knocking off the No. 1, 3 and 4 seeds – capturing the Western Regional after a win over four-time defending 4A state champion Green Hope…Garnered third team Under Armour All-American status and Southwestern 4A Player of the Year plus SoMeck 4A Conference Player of the Year awards…Posted 2,605 assists, 623 digs, 263 kills, a .347 hitting percentage, 179 service aces and 45 blocks in 288 sets over her four-year high school career…Came away with season career-highs of 928 assists, 208 digs and 110 kills as a freshman in 2018…Landed a career-best 56 service aces during her sophomore campaign, helping guide the Panthers to the SoMeck 7 championship.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 11, 2004...Daughter of Tammy and Dave Cruise…Has two siblings, Ashley and Jacob...Majoring in communications.
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