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{{short description|Puerto Rican volleyball player (born 1974)}}
{{about||the Mexican politician|Eva Diego Cruz}}
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{{infobox volleyball player
| name            = Eva Marie Cruz Dalmau
| fullname        = Eva Marie Cruz Dalmau
| nickname        = La Reina
| nationality     = Puerto Rican
| height          = 182 cm
| position        = Wing spiker
| medaltemplates  =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[Volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{PUR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship|NORCECA Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2009 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship|2009 Bayamón]] | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|2006 Cartagena]] | [[Volleyball at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|Team]]}}
}}
'''Eva Marie Cruz Dalmau''' (born January 22, 1974, in [[Toa Baja, Puerto Rico]]), known as '''Eva Cruz''', is a former member of the [[Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team|Puerto Rican national volleyball team]]. Cruz played for [[Valencianas de Juncos|Valencianas]] of [[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]] in the Puerto Rican league of volleyball. She is for many "La Reina" (the queen) of volleyball in Puerto Rico.
Cruz participated at the [[2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.ch/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2002/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?Code=PUR|title=Team Rosters|website=fivb}}</ref>
She was the first player in the [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] women's volleyball league ([[Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino]]) to achieve 4,000 points. She reached this mark on February 27, 2009. She reached 2,000 digs and 200 aces on February 2, 2007, becoming the second in league history.
==Awards==
===Individuals===
* [[Volleyball at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games#Awards|2006 Central American and Caribbean Games "Best Attacker"]]
==See also==
* [[Sports in Puerto Rico#Volleyball|Volleyball in Puerto Rico]]
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.fpvoleibol.com/noticias/muestra_nota.php?categoria=categoria_LVFS_09_noticias&id=44 News]
* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldOQT/2008/WWOQT08/Teams/VB_PlayerDB.asp?No=113536 FIVB Profile]
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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican women's volleyball players]]
[[Category:People from Toa Baja, Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Wing spikers]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball]]
[[Category:Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico]]