| Eya Laure | |||||||||
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| Full name | Ejiya Cruz Laure | ||||||||
| Nickname | Eya | ||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||
| Born | (1999-03-21)March 21, 1999 (age 26) | ||||||||
| Hometown | Dipolog | ||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||
| Spike | 298 cm (117 in) | ||||||||
| Block | 276 cm (109 in) | ||||||||
| College / University | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||
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| Position | Outside / Opposite Hitter / Setter | ||||||||
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Ejiya "Eya"Cruz Laure (born March 21, 1999) is aFilipino volleyball player. She is a former team captain ofUST Golden Tigresses[1] volleyball team in theUAAP and previously played forChery Tiggo Crossovers in thePremier Volleyball League. She is a member of thePhilippines women's national volleyball team.[2]
Laure is from a family of athletes. She is the daughter ofEddie Laure, a professional basketball player who earned the titles "The Dominator" and "The Bounty Hunter" in his stint in thePBA, and Jovie Laure. Her older sister,Ennajie Laure, is her teammate inUST Golden Tigresses andChery Tiggo Crossovers who plays as an outside spiker. Her younger brother, Echo Laure, is a member of the boys' basketball team ofNU.
In June 2022, Laure graduated with a bachelor's degree in tourism management. It was reported in August 2022 that she enrolled with a master's degree in business administration majoring in entrepreneurship.
Laure played withUST Junior Tigresses for UAAP Juniors from Season 75-80 where she brought home one gold, four silvers, and one bronze. She received multiple individual awards in this division including the "Season’s Most Valuable Player" forUAAP Season 78 Girls' Volleyball.
She then played her rookie year in the Seniors division withUST Tigresses onUAAP Season 81 Women's Volleyball, where they end up with a silver medal. Laure was awarded “Rookie of the Year” and “1st Best Outside Spiker”. She is also the Season's Best Attacker and Rank 2nd for Most Valuable Player behindSisi Rondina.
Laure returned to play withUST Tigresses onUAAP Season 84 Women's Volleyball andUAAP Season 85 Women's Volleyball after the COVID-19 pandemic, where they finished 4th on both occasions. Laure, although not officially awarded, was the Best Scorer for bothSeason 84 andSeason 85.
She forewent her last playing year inUAAP to play inPVL, a Professional Volleyball League, withChery Tiggo Crossovers in 2023.
Laure debuted on2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference withChery Tiggo Crossovers where they placed 8th out of 13 teams.
Few months later, they played on2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference where they finished 4th out of 12 teams. Laure was hailed as the "1st Best Outside Spiker", her first ever individual award in a professional league.
In2024 PNVF Champions League for Women, she bagged a bronze medal withChery Tiggo Crossovers, her first podium finish since 2019 and on her professional career. On that same year, she parted ways with the team.[3]
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