In The News
- 3/17/23: Freshman Talana Lepolo quietly leading Stanford women's basketball into NCAA Tournament - Michelle Smith (Pac-12.com)
- 12/21/22: Alameda native Lepolo's hoop dreams come true at Stanford - Paul Kilduff (East Bay Times)
Career Accolades
- Two-time Pac-12 champion (2023-24)
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention - Coaches (2024)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention - Coaches (2023)
As a Sophomore (2023-24)
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention - Coaches
As a Freshman (2022-23) • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention - Coaches
- Appeared in 34 games, making 31 starts
- Averaged 4.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 25.6 minutes per game
- Dished out the sixth-most assists by a freshman in program history and was second on the team in that category
- Made 25 3-pointers, the third-most on the team
- Scored a season-high 17 points against No. 21 Creighton (12/20), hitting five 3-pointers
- Handed out 11 assists with zero turnovers in her collegiate debut against San Diego State (11/7)
- Most assists for a Stanford freshman since 2015 and most in a collegiate debut in program history
- Scored in double figures four times
- Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against No. 1 South Carolina (11/20)
- Nabbed a season-high three steals in the NCAA Tournament win over Sacred Heart (3/17)
- Had at least five assists in 11 different games
- Recorded at least one assist in all but three games
USA Basketball
- Won a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA U19 Women's World Cup in Madrid by averaging 3.1 points, 2.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 17.7 minutes over seven games
Prior to Stanford
- A 2022 graduate of Carondelet High School in Concord, Calif.
- Attended St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, Calif. as a freshman and sophomore
- Two-time CIF North Coast Section Open Division champion (2020, 2022)
- EBAL Player of the Year (2022)
- Three-time all-state (2019-20, 2022)
- Averaged 15.0 points, 8.6 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 steals per game as a senior
- Played club basketball for Cal Stars, winning the 2021 Nike National EYBL Championship
- Named to the All-Tournament team
Personal
- Born in Hayward, Calif.
- Daughter of Liana Dornenburg and Hank Ropati
- Has four siblings: Jared, Maila, Tallan and Manaia