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Jersey Number 20
Nick Cruz
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- MF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-7 / 150
- Hometown:
- Monroe, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Joseph's
- Club Team:
- Match Fit Academy
- Major:
- Psychology
Career Stats
Senior (Fall 2021)
Senior (Fall 2021)
- Missed the first seven matches of the season due to injury
- Made season debut with 31 minutes in the 1-0 victory over Penn
- Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society
- Assisted the game-winning goal to defeat Northwestern 2-1 on the road (Oct. 15)
- Spring 2021 United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
- Earned Rutgers' Mike Miller Most Improved Player Award
- Played in all nine matches, making eight starts - played 100 percent of the minutes in seven matches
- Tallied an assist at Penn State on March 15
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & Academic All-Big Ten
- Appeared in 11 games, making 3 starts
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
- Logged two assists on the season
- Appeared in 17 games, making six starts
- Logged three shots in games at Mt. St. Mary's (Aug. 31), at No. 5 Michigan State (Sept. 21) and at Ohio State (Sept. 30)
- Posted 22 goals and 27 assists in his career at St. Joseph's in nearby Metuchen
- As a senior in 2017, was named one of the top midfielders in the state by NJ.com
- Followed up with a Third Team All-Non-Public selection behind five goals and 12 assists
- The previous season,collected 13 goals and 14 assists in helping the Falcons to the GMC Tournament semifinals and the Non-Public A final
- Traveled to Spain with East Brunswick United FC winning the "Golden Boot" for best player in the Donosti Cup
Monday, October 06
Friday, February 28
Thursday, December 19
Friday, July 12
