Junior (2012)
Appeared in 16 contests with 11 starts, including starts in all eight Western Athletic Conference matches … recorded one assist and 26 shots … totaled 1,066 minutes on the pitch and logged at least 100 minutes in three matches … assisted the game-winner at San Jose State (Oct. 7).
Sophomore (2011)
Ranked third on the team in points (10) after recording a pair of goals and a team-high six assists … her six assists tied for seventh in the Southland … played in all 20 matches with 12 starts and logged 1,027 minutes of action … both of her goals came in victories against Sam Houston State (Oct. 2) and Northwestern State (Oct. 16), including the game-winner against the Bearkats … in fact, UTSA was 6-0-1 when she tallied a point, with assists in triumphs against Texas Southern (Sept. 6), Prairie View A&M (Sept. 16), Central Arkansas (Oct. 14) and Nichols (Oct. 28) to go along with a helper in a tie versus UTEP (Sept. 18) … tied her career high with two assists against the Lady Panthers.
Freshman (2010)
Second on the team in points (15), goals (5), assists (5) and shots on goal (24) … her five assists tied for sixth in the conference while her 48 shots ranked eighth … played in all 23 matches with nine starts and 1,098 minutes on the pitch … recorded a goal and an assist in her first two games − wins against Alcorn State (Aug. 20) and Prairie View A&M (Aug. 22) … scored the game-winner against Grambling State (Sept. 5) … had a season-high two helpers in a 3-0 win against Central Arkansas (Oct. 10) … played a season-high 83 minutes and netted a goal at McNeese State (Oct. 15) … opened penalty kicks with a goal to help UTSA advance past Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 5) in the semifinals of the conference tournament.
Prior To UTSA
Played for the Sao Jose club team in 2010 … spent three seasons with the Santos club team from 2006-09 … appeared with the U20 Brazilian national team in 2009.
Personal
Full name is Laylla Mariana Rodrigues da Cruz… born on Nov. 12, 1990, in Ouro Branco, Brazil … daughter of Wanderley and Valéria Da Cruz … has one brother, Guilherme and one sister, Ana Luisa … majoring in business.