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Tiara Cruse
First Season: 2019-20 or earlier
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 541
Crew Chief: 53 (10%)
U1: 208 (38%)
U2: 280 (52%)
Home Wins: 64%
Home Fouls: 15.9
Away Fouls: 15.9
Foul Diff: 0.1
Attendance: 3,072
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 541 | 86 | 79 | 83 | 77 | 77 | 55 | 84 |
| Crew Chief | 53 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| U1 | 208 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 39 | 32 | 19 | 25 |
| U2 | 280 | 42 | 37 | 44 | 33 | 38 | 33 | 53 |
| NCAA Tournament | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Big 10 | 140 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 15 |
| ACC | 139 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 19 |
| Big East | 80 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Big 12 | 70 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| American | 55 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| A-10 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| SEC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| CAA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CUSA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Am. East | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| PAC 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ASUN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MAAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-28 | Roy Gulbeyan | Brenda Pantoja | Tiara Cruse | South Carolina | Oklahoma | 94 - 68 | 14 - 12 | $3,900 | $315,900 |
| 2026-3-23 | Tiffany Bird | Kenneth Nash | Tiara Cruse | UConn | Syracuse | 98 - 45 | 8 - 15 | $3,600 | $312,000 |
| 2026-3-21 | Tom Danaher | Tiara Cruse | Gina Catanzariti | UConn | UTSA | 90 - 52 | 15 - 19 | $3,600 | $308,400 |
| 2026-3-14 | Meadow Overstreet | Tiara Cruse | Teresa Stuck | Drexel | Hofstra | 49 - 53 | 10 - 8 | $2,600 | $304,800 |
| 2026-3-13 | Rod Creech | Katie Lukanich | Tiara Cruse | Rice | North Texas | 71 - 67 | 19 - 18 | $3,100 | $302,200 |
| 2026-3-10 | Karen Preato | Tiara Cruse | Kristen Bell | Charlotte | Florida Atlantic | 70 - 74 | 22 - 15 | $3,100 | $299,100 |
| 2026-3-7 | Joseph Vaszily | Tiffany Bird | Tiara Cruse | Louisville | North Carolina | 65 - 57 | 16 - 16 | $3,800 | $296,000 |
| 2026-3-6 | Angie Enlund | Brenda Pantoja | Tiara Cruse | Minnesota | Ohio State | 55 - 60 | 10 - 9 | $4,000 | $292,200 |
| 2026-3-5 | Rod Creech | Talisa Green | Tiara Cruse | Syracuse | California | 70 - 59 | 22 - 17 | $3,800 | $288,200 |
| 2026-3-4 | Maj Forsberg | Talisa Green | Tiara Cruse | Miami | Stanford | 83 - 76 | 11 - 15 | $3,800 | $284,400 |
| 2026-3-1 | Joseph Vaszily | Tiara Cruse | Mark Resch | North Carolina | Duke | 74 - 69 | 17 - 20 | $3,800 | $280,600 |
| 2026-2-28 | Joseph Vaszily | Tiara Cruse | Mark Resch | East Carolina | Charlotte | 64 - 57 | 16 - 24 | $3,100 | $276,800 |
| 2026-2-27 | Carla Fountain | Talisa Green | Tiara Cruse | Campbell | Towson | 55 - 63 | 13 - 15 | $2,600 | $273,700 |
| 2026-2-26 | Jules Gallien | Tiara Cruse | Toni Patillo | Miami | Pittsburgh | 79 - 58 | 11 - 14 | $3,800 | $271,100 |
| 2026-2-25 | Frank Steratore | Brian Garland | Tiara Cruse | Rutgers | Indiana | 69 - 79 | 22 - 16 | $4,000 | $267,300 |
| 2026-2-22 | Bill Larance | Tiara Cruse | Josh Howell | Maryland | Purdue | 99 - 66 | 12 - 18 | $4,000 | $263,300 |
| 2026-2-21 | Brenda Pantoja | Tiara Cruse | Teresa Stuck | Georgetown | Butler | 58 - 66 | 19 - 21 | $3,600 | $259,300 |
| 2026-2-19 | Lisa Jones | Tiara Cruse | Nicole Leon | USC | Wisconsin | 66 - 59 | 15 - 16 | $4,000 | $255,700 |
| 2026-2-18 | Felicia Grinter | Roy Gulbeyan | Tiara Cruse | Iowa State | Arizona State | 90 - 64 | 18 - 24 | $3,800 | $251,700 |
| 2026-2-15 | Billy Smith | Tiffany Bird | Tiara Cruse | Notre Dame | NC State | 79 - 67 | 12 - 12 | $3,800 | $247,900 |
| 2026-2-14 | Jeff Wooten | Denise Brooks | Tiara Cruse | Seton Hall | DePaul | 96 - 74 | 13 - 14 | $3,600 | $244,100 |
| 2026-2-12 | Felicia Grinter | Kevin Pethtel | Tiara Cruse | Minnesota | Nebraska | 84 - 67 | 13 - 21 | $4,000 | $240,500 |
| 2026-2-11 | Lisa Jones | Michael McConnell | Tiara Cruse | Houston | Colorado | 63 - 73 | 17 - 13 | $3,800 | $236,500 |
| 2026-2-10 | Bruce Morris | Tiara Cruse | Krystle Apellaniz | Rice | North Texas | 70 - 68 | 19 - 23 | $3,100 | $232,700 |
| 2026-2-8 | Meadow Overstreet | Linda Miles | Tiara Cruse | Syracuse | Louisville | 65 - 84 | 13 - 18 | $3,800 | $229,600 |
| 2026-2-7 | Gina Cross | Tiara Cruse | Jamie Broderick | West Virginia | Arizona | 87 - 68 | 13 - 17 | $3,800 | $225,800 |
| 2026-2-5 | Karen Preato | Tiara Cruse | Kristen Bell | Virginia | Miami | 67 - 56 | 14 - 19 | $3,800 | $222,000 |
| 2026-2-4 | Tiara Cruse | In'Fini Robinson | Natasha Camy | TCU | Houston | 90 - 45 | 16 - 15 | $3,800 | $218,200 |
| 2026-2-1 | Tiara Cruse | In'Fini Robinson | Nicole Brannon | USC | Rutgers | 71 - 39 | 13 - 22 | $4,000 | $214,400 |
| 2026-1-31 | Chuck Gonzalez | Michol Murray | Tiara Cruse | BYU | Utah | 77 - 65 | 19 - 19 | $3,800 | $210,400 |
| 2026-1-29 | Chuck Gonzalez | Cameron Inouye | Tiara Cruse | California | Notre Dame | 80 - 69 | 9 - 25 | $3,800 | $206,600 |
| 2026-1-28 | Tiara Cruse | Natasha Camy | Tiffany Bird Nelson | Texas Tech | Iowa State | 70 - 84 | 26 - 19 | $3,800 | $202,800 |
| 2026-1-24 | Melissa Barlow | Tiara Cruse | Esther Hsu | UCF | TCU | 50 - 67 | 6 - 10 | $3,800 | $199,000 |
| 2026-1-22 | Tiffany Bird | Tiara Cruse | Mark Resch | Virginia Tech | Clemson | 71 - 68 | 20 - 26 | $3,800 | $195,200 |
| 2026-1-21 | Tim Daley | Tiara Cruse | Nicole Leon | Washington | Penn State | 81 - 65 | 15 - 16 | $4,000 | $191,400 |
| 2026-1-20 | Cameron Inouye | Tim Daley | Tiara Cruse | Arizona | Kansas | 69 - 80 | 29 - 15 | $3,800 | $187,400 |
| 2026-1-18 | Eric Brewton | Jeff Wooten | Tiara Cruse | Florida State | North Carolina | 55 - 82 | 18 - 20 | $3,800 | $183,600 |
| 2026-1-17 | Billy Smith | Tiara Cruse | Teresa Stuck | South Florida | Wichita State | 75 - 53 | 14 - 18 | $3,100 | $179,800 |
| 2026-1-15 | Maj Forsberg | Tiara Cruse | Mark Resch | USC | Maryland | 55 - 62 | 22 - 18 | $4,000 | $176,700 |
| 2026-1-14 | Jeff Wooten | Michol Murray | Tiara Cruse | Utah | Baylor | 45 - 61 | 15 - 15 | $3,800 | $172,700 |
| 2026-1-13 | Eric Brewton | Karen Preato | Tiara Cruse | Xavier | DePaul | 71 - 61 | 15 - 23 | $3,600 | $168,900 |
| 2026-1-11 | Felicia Grinter | Kenneth Nash | Tiara Cruse | Nebraska | UCLA | 61 - 83 | 11 - 19 | $4,000 | $165,300 |
| 2026-1-10 | Meadow Overstreet | Tiara Cruse | Kevin Fahy | St. John's | Butler | 49 - 39 | 10 - 12 | $3,600 | $161,300 |
| 2026-1-8 | Tiara Cruse | Mark Resch | Kalei Enterline | Minnesota | Northwestern | 79 - 47 | 17 - 16 | $4,000 | $157,700 |
| 2026-1-7 | Lisa Jones | Brian Hall | Tiara Cruse | TCU | Oklahoma State | 69 - 61 | 15 - 13 | $3,800 | $153,700 |
| 2026-1-6 | Brenda Pantoja | Pualani Spurlock | Tiara Cruse | North Texas | East Carolina | 87 - 63 | 22 - 22 | $3,100 | $149,900 |
| 2026-1-4 | Gina Cross | Tiara Cruse | Kristen Bell | Ohio State | Rutgers | 71 - 49 | 12 - 13 | $4,000 | $146,800 |
| 2026-1-3 | Ed Sidlasky | Tiara Cruse | Mark Resch | Temple | UTSA | 47 - 50 | 20 - 16 | $3,100 | $142,800 |
| 2026-1-1 | Tim Daley | Mark Berger | Tiara Cruse | Illinois | Maryland | 73 - 70 | 18 - 22 | $4,000 | $139,700 |
| 2025-12-31 | Tiara Cruse | Kevin Fahy | Kristie Watkins-Day | Fordham | La Salle | 69 - 72 | 16 - 16 | $2,900 | $135,700 |
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Tiara Cruse Game Pace by Season
Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day
Estimated Salary Information
Salary estimates based on conference rates, tier level, and season adjustments. Rates vary by conference and year.
Career Summary
Current Tier: Tier 1
Career Total: $1,833,626
Total Games: 541
Avg per Game: $3,389
Highest Season: $315,900 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 1 | 86 | 11 | 75 | $315,900 | $3,673 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 1 | 79 | 10 | 69 | $286,600 | $3,628 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 1 | 83 | 11 | 72 | $296,358 | $3,571 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 1 | 77 | 5 | 72 | $260,578 | $3,384 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 1 | 77 | 7 | 70 | $251,063 | $3,261 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 1 | 55 | 3 | 52 | $170,932 | $3,108 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 1 | 84 | 6 | 78 | $252,195 | $3,002 |
Tiara Cruse Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day