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Gandhi Cruz

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Aurora, Ill.
High School:
Metea Valley HS

2024 (Senior): Started 12 matches in goal ... Allowed 14 goals on the year, and posted a pair of clean sheets ... Made five saves in a shutout at Santa Clara ... Made a season-high six saves vs. San Francisco.

DePaul

2023 (Senior): All-Big East Third Team … Big East All-Academic … Led the BIG EAST in saves with 87 on the season in 14 starts in net … Averaged 6.21 saves per game, leading the conference for the second-straight season … Recorded a save percentage of .750, to rank third among league keepers … Posted a pair of shutouts to push his career tally to 10 clean sheets … Earned BIG EAST goalkeeper of the week honors on Sept. 11 … Landed on All-BIG EAST Third Team for second time in his career

2022 (Junior): Big East All-Academic … Saw action in 16 of the 17 total matches for the Blue Demons … Totaled 72 saves on the season, which ranks first in the BIG EAST … Averaged 4.5 saves per game, which led the BIG EAST … Named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week for first time in his career (8/29/22) … Made career-high nine saves at UIC to help earn the 3-2 victory (9/20/22) … Made five-plus saves in seven matches

2021 (Sophomore): All-Big East Third Team … Played the entirety of all 17 matches in goal for DePaul … Logged a 7-7-3 record in goal … Made 76 saves which ranked 17th in the nation … Made 48 saves in conference action which was tied for the BIG EAST lead … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on three separate occasions (9/6, 9/20, 9/27) … Made five-plus saves in nine matches, including six in conference action … Made a season-high eight saves in a 3-1 win over Oakland (9/18) and in a 0-0 draw versus Butler (10/23)

2020-21 (Freshman): Did not see any action

High School: Graduate of Metea Valley High School … Named to the IHSA All-State team and also earned all-sectional and all-conference honors … Played club with Eclipse Select and won the 2019 USCS National Championship

Personal: Son of Jesus Cruz and Minerva Gamon Ramirez … Has one brother, Jesus … Enjoys golf and fishing … Favorite club is FC Barcelona