Nicole De La Cruz

1 Nicole De La Cruz
Nicole De La Cruz
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Hometown:
    Santo Domingo, D.R.
  • Position:
    MB/OPP
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Previous School(s):
    The Academy of Central Florida
  • m
    39
  • k/s
    1.83
  • h %
    .271
  • a/s
    0.20
  • b/s
    1.02
  • sa/s
    0.67
  • d/s
    0.83
Bio

Motivated by her mom and inspired by the motto “the limit is the sky,” Nicole De La Cruz sets her sights on becoming one of the best in her position while helping her team build strong chemistry and chase championships. She originally wore No. 11 in honor of her father’s birthday, but now looks forward to “making history with a new number” at VU.

Away from the court, Nicole is pursuing a degree in Physiotherapy with the long-term goal of becoming a physiotherapist for NBA players. Her hobbies include shopping, walking, eating ice cream, and spending time with her sister and family. Known by friends as “Niki” or “Nico,” she describes herself as kind, funny, and always smiling—something “nobody knows how much I love to do.”

Choosing Vincennes because she felt the coach’s genuine interest in her, Nicole is ready to make her mark as both a student-athlete and teammate.

Coach Sien on Nicole...

"Nicole is a long, athletic player with strong back-row skills to complement her front-row presence...very good blocker and offensive contributor...brings international experience from playing with the Dominican Republic junior national team."

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 39 -
Sets 132 -
Kills 242 -
Kills per set 1.83 -
Errors 84 -
Total Attacks 583 -
Total Attacks per set 4.42 -
Hitting Percentage .271 -
Assists 27 -
Assists per set 0.20 -
Service Total Attempts 0 -
Service Aces 88 -
Service Errors 45 -
Service Aces per set 0.67 -
Receptions 14 -
Reception Errors 2 -
Digs 109 -
Digs per set 0.83 -
Block Solo 42 -
Block Assist 92 -
Block Total 134 -
Blocks per set 1.02 -
Block Errors 27 -
Ball Handling Errors 1 -
Points 418.0 -
Points per set 3.2 -
Matches started 39 -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Lincoln Trail College W, 3-2
Oct 27 Kaskaskia College W, 3-0
Nov 1 vs. Southwestern Illinois College W, 3-0
Nov 2 at Lake Land College L, 3-1
Nov 8 vs. Frontier Community College W, 3-0
Nov 8 at Mineral Area College L, 3-1
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 16 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Indiana University South Bend - - - - - - - -
Aug 19 at Brescia University - - - - - - - -
Aug 21 at Shawnee Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 7 .286 2 6.5
Aug 23 Frontier Community College W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 17 .471 1 13.0
Aug 29 vs. Clark State College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 8 .375 0 6.0
Aug 29 vs. Danville Area Community College W, 3-1 1 4 8 2 17 .353 0 15.5
Aug 30 vs. Muskegon Community College W, 3-2 1 5 4 3 11 .091 0 9.5
Aug 30 vs. Terra State W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 8 .500 0 9.0
Sep 2 Lake Land College W, 3-1 1 4 2 4 12 -.167 1 9.0
Sep 5 Southwestern Illinois College W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 10 .900 1 17.5
Sep 5 Mineral Area College L, 3-2 1 5 17 1 34 .471 3 24.0
Sep 6 Wallace State Community College-Hanceville W, 3-1 1 4 8 1 18 .389 0 15.0
Sep 6 Ellsworth Community College W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 14 .500 1 16.0
Sep 10 at Southeastern Illinois College W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 13 .231 0 8.5
Sep 12 Shawnee Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 9 .556 2 13.5
Sep 13 Wabash Valley College W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 13 .385 0 7.5
Sep 17 at John A. Logan College W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 22 .182 0 13.5
Sep 19 vs. Walters State Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 4 15 .133 2 9.0
Sep 19 at Wallace State Community College-Hanceville L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 11 .091 0 9.0
Sep 20 vs. Itawamba Community College W, 3-1 1 4 10 3 18 .389 0 14.0
Sep 20 vs. Bevill State Community College W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 13 .615 0 11.0
Sep 22 at Lincoln Trail College W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 13 .308 0 9.0
Sep 24 at Kaskaskia College W, 3-2 1 5 6 4 20 .100 1 12.5
Oct 3 Edison State W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 19 .368 1 15.0
Oct 3 Calhoun Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 18 .111 4 9.0
Oct 4 Lewis & Clark Community College W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 19 .474 1 11.5
Oct 4 St. Louis Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 23 .130 1 6.5
Oct 9 at Southwestern Illinois College L, 3-2 1 5 10 4 24 .250 0 18.0
Oct 10 vs. Indian Hills Community College L, 3-0 1 3 6 2 17 .235 0 11.5
Oct 11 vs. Iowa Western Community College L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 14 .286 1 9.0
Oct 11 vs. Missouri State University - West Plains L, 3-1 1 3 7 2 17 .294 0 11.0
Oct 13 at Frontier Community College L, 3-1 1 4 7 8 21 -.048 0 15.5
Oct 15 Southeastern Illinois College W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 15 .200 0 10.0
Oct 17 at Lake Land College L, 3-0 1 3 2 4 18 -.111 0 4.5
Oct 20 at Wabash Valley College W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 17 .412 0 9.5
Oct 22 John A. Logan College W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 2 .500 0 2.0
Oct 25 Lincoln Trail College W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Kaskaskia College W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 14 .357 1 10.5
Nov 1 vs. Southwestern Illinois College W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 7 .143 0 7.0
Nov 2 at Lake Land College L, 3-1 1 4 2 2 9 .000 1 6.0
Nov 8 vs. Frontier Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 3 16 .125 2 8.0
Nov 8 at Mineral Area College L, 3-1 1 4 3 3 10 .000 1 5.0
Mar 28 Indiana State University - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. Southern Illinois University - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. University of Evansville - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Brescia - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 vs. Lincoln Trail College - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 16 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Indiana University South Bend - - - - - - - -
Aug 19 at Brescia University - - - - - - - -
Aug 21 at Shawnee Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 2 1 0
Aug 23 Frontier Community College W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 4 2 4 0
Aug 29 vs. Clark State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Aug 29 vs. Danville Area Community College W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 3 6 3 1
Aug 30 vs. Muskegon Community College W, 3-2 1 5 2 2 1 0 3 0
Aug 30 vs. Terra State W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 0 1 2 0
Sep 2 Lake Land College W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 6 0 6 0
Sep 5 Southwestern Illinois College W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 3 2 3 0
Sep 5 Mineral Area College L, 3-2 1 5 6 3 2 0 5 0
Sep 6 Wallace State Community College-Hanceville W, 3-1 1 4 4 4 2 0 6 0
Sep 6 Ellsworth Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 3 2 2 5 0
Sep 10 at Southeastern Illinois College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 2 5 0
Sep 12 Shawnee Community College W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 0
Sep 13 Wabash Valley College W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 17 at John A. Logan College W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 1 0 3 0
Sep 19 vs. Walters State Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 19 at Wallace State Community College-Hanceville L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 20 vs. Itawamba Community College W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 20 vs. Bevill State Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 2 0 4 0
Sep 22 at Lincoln Trail College W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 24 at Kaskaskia College W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 5 1 5 0
Oct 3 Edison State W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 3 Calhoun Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 0
Oct 4 Lewis & Clark Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 4 St. Louis Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 9 at Southwestern Illinois College L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 8 1 8 0
Oct 10 vs. Indian Hills Community College L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 0
Oct 11 vs. Iowa Western Community College L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 0 4 0
Oct 11 vs. Missouri State University - West Plains L, 3-1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0
Oct 13 at Frontier Community College L, 3-1 1 4 1 3 1 1 4 0
Oct 15 Southeastern Illinois College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 0 4 0
Oct 17 at Lake Land College L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 1 1 3 0
Oct 20 at Wabash Valley College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 22 John A. Logan College W, 3-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 25 Lincoln Trail College W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Kaskaskia College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 5 0 6 0
Nov 1 vs. Southwestern Illinois College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 0 6 0
Nov 2 at Lake Land College L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 4 1 4 0
Nov 8 vs. Frontier Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 2 1 4 0
Nov 8 at Mineral Area College L, 3-1 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0
Mar 28 Indiana State University - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. Southern Illinois University - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. University of Evansville - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Brescia - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 vs. Lincoln Trail College - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 16 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Indiana University South Bend - - - - - - -
Aug 19 at Brescia University - - - - - - -
Aug 21 at Shawnee Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0
Aug 23 Frontier Community College W, 3-1 1 4 0 3 2 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Clark State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Danville Area Community College W, 3-1 1 4 0 6 1 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Muskegon Community College W, 3-2 1 5 0 3 3 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Terra State W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0
Sep 2 Lake Land College W, 3-1 1 4 0 4 2 0 0
Sep 5 Southwestern Illinois College W, 3-1 1 4 0 5 0 0 0
Sep 5 Mineral Area College L, 3-2 1 5 0 3 1 1 1
Sep 6 Wallace State Community College-Hanceville W, 3-1 1 4 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 6 Ellsworth Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0
Sep 10 at Southeastern Illinois College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Shawnee Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 5 2 0 0
Sep 13 Wabash Valley College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 17 at John A. Logan College W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Walters State Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0
Sep 19 at Wallace State Community College-Hanceville L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0
Sep 20 vs. Itawamba Community College W, 3-1 1 4 0 2 0 1 0
Sep 20 vs. Bevill State Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 at Lincoln Trail College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 2 0 0
Sep 24 at Kaskaskia College W, 3-2 1 5 0 4 2 0 0
Oct 3 Edison State W, 3-0 1 3 0 6 2 2 1
Oct 3 Calhoun Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 2 6 0
Oct 4 Lewis & Clark Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0
Oct 4 St. Louis Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0
Oct 9 at Southwestern Illinois College L, 3-2 1 5 0 4 1 0 0
Oct 10 vs. Indian Hills Community College L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 4 0 0
Oct 11 vs. Iowa Western Community College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 11 vs. Missouri State University - West Plains L, 3-1 1 3 0 2 2 0 0
Oct 13 at Frontier Community College L, 3-1 1 4 0 5 2 0 0
Oct 15 Southeastern Illinois College W, 3-0 1 3 0 4 1 0 0
Oct 17 at Lake Land College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 20 at Wabash Valley College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0
Oct 22 John A. Logan College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 Lincoln Trail College W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Kaskaskia College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 vs. Southwestern Illinois College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 2 at Lake Land College L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 2 0 0
Nov 8 vs. Frontier Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 8 at Mineral Area College L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 Indiana State University - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. Southern Illinois University - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. University of Evansville - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Brescia - - - - - - -
Apr 25 vs. Lincoln Trail College - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2025-26 39 132 242 1.83 84 583 4.42 .271 27 0.20 418.0 3.2
Total 39 132 242 1.83 84 583 4.42 .271 27 0.20 418.0 3.2
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2025-26 39 132 109 0.83 42 92 134 1.02
Total 39 132 109 0.83 42 92 134 1.02
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2025-26 39 132 0 88 0.67 45 14 2
Total 39 132 0 88 0.67 45 14 2
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 39 132 242 1.83 84 583 4.42 .271 27 0.20 418.0 3.2
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 49 106 2.16 21 237 4.84 .359 17 0.35 180.0 3.7
Away 12 43 63 1.47 37 185 4.30 .141 5 0.12 117.5 2.7
Neutral 12 40 73 1.82 26 161 4.03 .292 5 0.13 120.5 3.0
Result
Wins 29 95 177 1.86 52 408 4.29 .306 21 0.22 304.5 3.2
Losses 10 37 65 1.76 32 175 4.73 .189 6 0.16 113.5 3.1
Month
August 6 22 31 1.41 7 68 3.09 .353 3 0.14 59.5 2.7
September 15 53 113 2.13 35 235 4.43 .332 11 0.21 189.0 3.6
October 14 43 84 1.95 31 238 5.53 .223 9 0.21 143.5 3.3
November 4 14 14 1.00 11 42 3.00 .071 4 0.29 26.0 1.9
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 39 132 109 0.83 42 92 134 1.02
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 49 49 1.00 17 36 53 1.08
Away 12 43 29 0.67 11 31 42 0.98
Neutral 12 40 31 0.78 14 25 39 0.97
Result
Wins 29 95 82 0.86 27 69 96 1.01
Losses 10 37 27 0.73 15 23 38 1.03
Month
August 6 22 16 0.73 4 11 15 0.68
September 15 53 46 0.87 21 38 59 1.11
October 14 43 38 0.88 13 31 44 1.02
November 4 14 9 0.64 4 12 16 1.14
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 39 132 0 88 0.67 45 14 2
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 49 0 39 0.80 16 11 2
Away 12 43 0 28 0.65 12 1 0
Neutral 12 40 0 21 0.53 17 2 0
Result
Wins 29 95 0 66 0.69 31 12 1
Losses 10 37 0 22 0.59 14 2 1
Month
August 6 22 0 19 0.86 7 1 0
September 15 53 0 36 0.68 14 5 1
October 14 43 0 31 0.72 19 8 1
November 4 14 0 2 0.14 5 0 0
News mentions
Trailblazers Fall in Region 24 Championship
Top-Seeded VU Advances to Region 24 Final
Top-Seeded VU Advances to Region 24 Final
Trailblazers Set for Region 24 Tournament as Top Seed
Trailblazers Sweep Kaskaskia, Clinch Region 24 Title
Trailblazers Sweep No. 1 Logan to Tighten Region Race
Trailblazers Rally Past Wabash Valley for Region Road Win
Trailblazers Slip in Region Clash at Frontier
Trailblazers Fall Short in Cardinal Classic Finale
Trailblazers Push No. 19 Indian Hills in National Matchup
Trailblazers Battle in Five-Set Region Road Loss
Trailblazers Sweep Day One of Showdown on the Wabash
Trailblazers Outlast Kaskaskia in Five-Set Battle
Trailblazers Sweep Day Two at Wallace State Fall Bash
Trailblazers Split on Opening Day at Wallace State Fall Bash
Trailblazers Sweep Logan in Clash of Region 24 Leaders
Trailblazers Stay Hot in Region, Down Warriors
Trailblazers Sweep Shawnee, Stay Perfect in League Play
Trailblazers Sweep Southeastern Illinois, Push Record to 11-1
Volleyball Closes Blazer Classic with Back-to-Back Wins
Trailblazers Split on Opening Day of Blazer Classic
Trailblazers Open Owens CC Invitational with Two Wins
Strong Response Lifts Trailblazers Past Frontier in Four Sets
Trailblazers Open Season with Sweep at Shawnee
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