Career Accolades
- Two-time Pac-12 champion (2022, 2023)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
As a Senior (2023) • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Played in six matches, appearing in 16 sets
- Made four starts at middle blocker
- Twice registered a career-high three kills (vs. Arizona, vs. Cal)
- Career-high seven blocks in a win at No. 4 Washington State (Oct. 8)
As a Junior (2022) • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Played in three matches, appearing in three sets
As a Sophomore (2021)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Played in nine matches, appearing in 22 sets
- Utility player who saw time at setter, outside hitter, opposite, middle and libero
- Averaged 3.41 assists and 1.00 dig per set
- Started at setter at Arizona State (Oct. 31), posting a career-high 39 assists
- Set from the middle position versus No. 21 Washington State (Nov. 13), finishing with 26 assists, a career-best 9 digs and three blocks
As a Freshman (2020-21)
- Played in eight matches, appearing in 29 sets
- Tied for second on the team with eight aces
- Career-high three aces at Arizona (Feb. 7)
- Career-bests in kills (2) and blocks (4) versus Arizona State (March 21)
Prior to Stanford
- A 2020 graduate of Costa Mesa High School in Costa Mesa, Calif.
- A four-year letterwinner in volleyball, captaining her team as a junior and senior
- 2019 Orange Coast League MVP
- Three-time First Team All-Orange Coast League
- Three-time Daily Pilot Dream Team, earning first-team honors as a senior
- Two-time team MVP
- Also lettered in softball (twice), basketball, golf and water polo
- Played for Apex1 Volleyball Club
Personal
- Daughter of Maliumai "Mai" and Yvette Tufuga
- Has an older brother, Mason
- Played men's volleyball at Stanford (2017-21)
- Full name is Malialani Isabell Tufuga
Career Highs
| Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kills | 3 (2X) | last vs. California | Nov. 24, 2023 |
| Attempts | 9 | vs. Arizona State | March 21, 2021 |
| Hitting Percentage | .100 (3-0-3) | vs. Arizona | Oct. 1, 2023 |
| Assists | 39 | at Arizona State | Oct. 31, 2021 |
| Service Aces | 3 | at Arizona | Feb. 7, 2021 |
| Digs | 9 | vs. Washington State | Nov. 13, 2021 |
| Blocks | 7.0 | at Washington State | Oct. 8, 2023 |