Aurea cruz biography

Puerto Rican volleyball player

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Dalmau.

Áurea Esther "Aury" Cruz Dalmau (born January 10, ) is an indoor and beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who currently plays for the Orlando Valkyries of the Pro Volleyball Federation.^[1] She is best known for competing for the Puerto Rico national team at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, where she was named Best Server at the event.

College career

Cruz accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she competed for coach Mary Wise's Florida Gators women's volleyball team from to The Gators competed in NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and were the regular season SEC champions for four straight years during Cruz's college career.

In , Cruz guided the Gators to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA champio