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Malia Tufuga Season 2022
PositionOH
Height6-1
ClassJunior
HometownCosta Mesa, Calif.
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
Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
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Kills | 2 | vs. Arizona State | March 21, 2021 |
Attempts | 9 | vs. Arizona State | March 21, 2021 |
Hitting Percentage | .333 (1-0-3) | at Arizona State | Oct. 31, 2021 |
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 | 4 | vs. Arizona State | March 21, 2021 |