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
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2020
Setter
6-1 / -
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2021
Setter
6-1 / -
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2023
Outside Hitter
6-1 / -