Career Accolades

  • Pac-12 champion (2022)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)

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 middle 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
StatisticCareer HighOpponentDate
Kills2vs. Arizona StateMarch 21, 2021
Attempts9vs. Arizona StateMarch 21, 2021
Hitting Percentage.333 (1-0-3)at Arizona StateOct. 31, 2021
Assists39at Arizona StateOct. 31, 2021
Service Aces3at ArizonaFeb. 7, 2021
Digs9vs. Washington StateNov. 13, 2021
Blocks4vs. Arizona StateMarch 21, 2021