2021 Men's Volleyball Roster

7 Mason Tufuga

  • Position Opposite
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-5
  • Hometown Costa Mesa, Calif.
  • High School Costa Mesa
  • Major Communication

Biography

As a Redshirt Senior (2021)
  • Played in 14 matches, appearing in 30 sets
    • Started one match at setter
  • Averaged 0.97 assists per set
  • Season-high four kills versus No. 6 UCLA (March 23)
  • Season-best 17 assists and an ace at USC (March 28)
As a Senior (2020)
  • Did not compete
As a Junior (2019)
  • Played in 59 sets off the bench
  • Twice matched his career-high with two aces - vs. UC San Diego (Feb. 23) and at Grand Canyon (April 6)
As a Sophomore (2018)
  • Appeared in 53 sets, starting two (vs. UCLA, vs. Pepperdine) at setter
  • Averaged 2.25 assists per set, ranking 10th in the MPSF
  • Career-best nine digs versus No. 3 UCLA (March 1)
  • Career-high 35 assists against No. 8 Pepperdine (March 3)
As a Freshman (2017)
  • Played in 40 sets, making four starts
  • Averaged 1.35 kills and 1.58 points per set
  • Career-high 19 kills on .394 hitting in a five-set win over No. 4 UCLA (Feb. 9)
  • 13 kills, season-high six digs and a career-best three blocks in a five-set victory against No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 11)
Prior to Stanford
  • A 2016 graduate from Costa Mesa High School in Costa Mesa, Calif.
  • A three-year letterwinner, captained his team in 2014, 2015 and 2016
  • Qualified for CIF playoffs in 2016
  • Three-time all-league first team
  • Two-time league MVP
  • Three-time team MVP
  • Two-time Daily Pilot Dream Team selection
  • Orange Country all-star
  • Had 50 or more kills in a match twice (58, 50), and also had a 48-kill outing
  • Earned four letters in basketball, captaining his team in 2015 and 2016. Also earned letters in golf and baseball
  • Played for Orange Coast Volleyball Club
  • Won gold for the 18 Club Division Boys' Junior National Championships
Personal
  • Son of Maliumai and Yvette Tufuga
  • Has a younger sister, Malialani (Malia)
    • Malia is a member of the Stanford women's volleyball team
  • Born in La Habra, Calif.
  • Full name is Mason Daniel Maliumai Tufuga  

Career Highs
Statistic Career High Opponent Date
Kills 19 vs. UCLA Feb. 9, 2017
Attempts 37 vs. UC Santa Barbara Feb. 11, 2017
Hitting Percentage .394 (19-6-33) vs. UCLA Feb. 9, 2017
Assists 35 vs. Pepperdine March 3, 2018
Service Aces 2 (3X) last at Grand Canyon April 6, 2019
Digs 9 vs. UCLA March 1, 2018
Blocks 3 (3X) last vs. Pepperdine March 3, 2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2017Freshman

    Opposite
    6'5"
    7
  • 7

    2018Sophomore

    Opposite
    6'5"
    7
  • 7

    2019Junior

    Opposite
    6'5"
    7
  • 7

    2021Senior

    Opposite
    6'5"
    7