Charleen Abigaile "Cha" Ramos Cruz-Behag (born May 11, 1988) is a

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professional

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player and an

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. She is a member of the Philippine women's national volleyball team. Currently, she is playing and is the team captain for the

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in the

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, a semi-professional corporate club volleyball league in the

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. She was a member of De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers, the official women's volleyball varsity team of

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. She was a two-time

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's (UAAP) Finals Most Valuable Player and was part of DLSU Lady Spikers' four UAAP championships. She is known for her versatility in playing the sport of volleyball earning her the

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"Ms. Everything".

Personal life

Cruz was born on May 11, 1988. She studied in the

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high school from 2003 to 2006 and completed her

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and as of 2012 was pursuing her

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. She is the older sister of volleyball players Camille Cruz and Cienne Cruz. Cruz married

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Rey Behag on February 28, 2018, in

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. In October 2019, she gave birth to her son, Leon Sol.

Career

Cruz is known for her versatility and multidimensional skills in playing volleyball. Over the years of playing, she has played every position except libero and has embraced the 7th woman role for the DLSU Lady Spikers. According to her: "Kung sino yung nagkamali, or sino yung medyo off sa game, I’ll replace them. So even setter, even center spiker, utility or open spiker I played." This all-around athleticism in playing the sport and her ability to transition from setter to all spiking positions earned her the

"Miss Everything". However, she completed playing the final position of libero during the Battle of the Rivals last July 16, 2017. Cruz began playing volleyball during her 6th grade. She abruptly took a break in the succeeding years but picked it up again during high school. She was later recruited by Coach Ramil De Jesus for the

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varsity team and played for the team from 2005 to 2012. Her first three years in her collegiate career was a shaky journey. Midway during her UAAP rookie year (Season 68, 2005–2006), while doing the setting job for the team, she sustained a stress fracture in her left ankle which forced her to sit out the remaining games of the season. While in the following UAAP season (Season 69, 2006–07), all DLSU varsity teams were suspended from the athletic association as consequence of its men's basketball team's violation on a UAAP rule. In UAAP Season 70 (2007–08), Cruz-Behag failed to suit up for the team due to academic requirements. In 2008, Cruz finally returned to suit up for the team this time playing the open spiker and middle blocker positions. The DLSU Lady Spikers only dropped two matches in UAAP Season 71 (2008-2009) winning the championship title over the Far Eastern Lady Tamaraws. However, in Season 72 (2009–10), the DLSU Lady Spikers were dethroned by the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Lady Tigers and finished as runner up. In her last two UAAP seasons easons 73 (2010–11) and 74 (2011–12) Cruz was named team captain for the DLSU Lady Spikers. In both seasons, the team won the championships and Cruz was awarded the UAAP Finals Most Valuable Player for both seasons. Eventually, the back-to-back championships turned into a 3-peat as the DLSU Lady Spikers again won the UAAP Women's Volleyball championship in Season 75. After exhausting her UAAP playing years, Cruz temporarily took a break from playing volleyball and focused on her teaching job. She is currently finishing her master's degree in education major in special education at

. After a two-year hiatus, in 2014, Cruz made a comeback via the now defunct

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, reuniting with Coach Ramil de Jesus and other DLSU Lady Spikers. Currently, she is the team captain of the

in the

Clubs

(2014) *

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(2014) *

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(2015) *

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(2015) * Cignal HD Spikers (2015) *

(2016–present)

Awards (Partial list)

Individuals

* '' UAAP Season 73 "Finals Most Valuable Player"'' * '' UAAP Season 74 "Finals Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2015 Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"''

Collegiate

Partial list, pre-season tournaments (PVF, Unigames, Shakey's V-League) not included * UAAP Season 68 volleyball tournaments - Champions, with DLSU Lady Spikers *

UAAP Season 69 volleyball tournaments The volleyball tournaments of UAAP Season 69 ran from December 3, 2006 to February 21, 2007 at various locations within Metro Manila which include Rizal Memorial Coliseum, University of The Philippines Human Kinetics Gym and Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym ...

- Entire DLSU varsity teams suspended from the UAAP * UAAP Season 70 volleyball tournaments - Cruz-Behag did not suit up *

UAAP Season 71 volleyball tournaments The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 71 volleyball tournaments opened December 6, 2008. Tournament host will be Far Eastern University. Tournament games will be at the Far Eastern University Gym and The Arena in San Juan. The juniors' d ...

- Champions, with DLSU Lady Spikers *

UAAP Season 72 volleyball tournaments Men's tournament Elimination round Team standings Schedule Bracket Fourth–seed playoff Semifinals UST vs. UP , - !colspan=10, ''UST advances to the Finals'' FEU vs. Ateneo , - !colspan=10, ''FEU advances to the Finals'' Fi ...

- Silver medal, with DLSU Lady Spikers *

UAAP Season 73 volleyball tournaments The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 73 volleyball tournaments opened November 27, 2010. Tournaments are hosted by De La Salle University. Tournament games are held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City. The juniors' division tourn ...

- Champions, with DLSU Lady Spikers *

UAAP Season 74 volleyball tournaments The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 74 volleyball tournaments opened November 26, 2011. Tournaments are hosted by Ateneo de Manila University. Tournament games are held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City. Usually held in the fi ...

- Champions, with DLSU Lady Spikers

Clubs

2014 PSL Grand Prix Conference The 2014 PSL Grand Prix was the second tournament of the Philippine Super Liga for its 2014 season. The tournament ran from October 18, 2014 to November 30, 2014. The tournament's major sponsor was Asics. FIVB Referees Commission director Moha ...

- Silver medal, with Generika LifeSavers (now Generika-Ayala Lifesavers) *

2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference The 2015 PLDT Home Ultera PSL All-Filipino was the first conference of the Philippine Super Liga for its third season. The conference began on March 21, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena and ended on May 14, 2015 at the Cuneta Astrodome. There was ...

- Silver medal, with

2016 PSL Invitational Cup The 2016 PLDT Home Ultera PSL Invitational Cup was the first indoor volleyball tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's fourth season. It ran from February 18 to April 9, 2016, coinciding with the UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments. A guest ...

- Bronze medal, with

* 2016 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Champions, with

2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference The 2016 Asics PSL Grand Prix was the second indoor conference of the Philippine Super Liga for its fourth season. The conference took place between October 8, 2016, and December 10, 2016. There was no men's tournament for this conference. Team ...

- Bronze medal, with

2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference The 2017 Rebisco PSL All-Filipino Conference was the third conference and second indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's fifth season. The games began on June 6, 2017 with the formal opening ceremonies taking place on June 10, 2017 at ...

- Silver medal, with

2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference The 2017 Chooks-To-Go PSL Grand Prix Conference was the fourth conference and third indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's fifth season. The games began on October 21, 2017 with the formal opening ceremony on October 28, 2017 at the ...

- Champions, with

2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference The 2018 Chooks-To-Go PSL Grand Prix Conference was the first conference and first indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The games commenced February 17, 2018 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig and the formal opening ...

- Silver medal, with

2018 PSL Invitational Cup The 2018 Chooks-to-Go PSL Invitational Cup was the third conference and second indoor volleyball tournament of the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The tournament commenced on June 23, 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City. As wit ...

- Champions, with

2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference The 2018 Chooks-To-Go PSL All-Filipino Conference was the fourth conference and third indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The games began on October 30, 2018 at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan. Teams Prelimin ...

- Silver medal, with

Beach Volleyball

* 2015 Nestea Fantasy Beach Volleyball, Champions, with Light Blue Team composed of Cruz, Michele Gumabao, Rachel Anne Daquis, and Gretchen Ho

Recognition

* 2015,

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100 Sexiest Woman, ranked No. 98 * 2015 DLSAA Lasallian Sports Achievement Award * 2015 season of the

's brand ambassador

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz-Behag, Cha Living people Filipino women's volleyball players 1988 births University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players De La Salle University alumni People from Valenzuela, Metro Manila Volleyball players from Metro Manila Outside hitters Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for the Philippines