2010 (Sophomore): Made six starts in 28 matches played…appeared in 88 sets…season-high 11 kills and hit .421 against USC in championship match of Outrigger Invitational (Jan. 8)…used primarily as a serving and defensive specialist…finished with six service aces, three of which occurred in season-opener against Ohio State (Jan. 7)…had four kills in seven swings against UCLA (Feb. 4).
2009 (Freshman): Competed in 69 sets and started 13 of 23 matches…tallied 127 kills, fifth best on the team, with a .218 kill percentage…finished second on the team with 11 service aces…averaged 1.84 kills, 1.16 digs, and 0.28 blocks per set…career high 18 kills at Long Beach State (Feb 13)...also topped double figures in kills at Long Beach State (Feb 12) and at BYU (Jan 23)…compiled 80 digs and 19 total blocks…had three service aces at UC Irvine (March 26)…season-high 13 digs against Pepperdine (Jan. 15)…also reached double figure digs against USC (Jan. 9) in Outrigger Invitational.
Prep: A 2008 graduate of West Valley High in California…lettered four years in volleyball…named team MVP twice…earned second team all-CIF recognition and named conference player of the year.
Personal: Born in Hemet, Calif…major is undecided…has two brothers, Joshua and Jake, and one sister, Amelia…parents are Eperu and Tinei Tuaniga of Hemet, Calif.
Career Highs:
K 18 at Long Beach St. (2/13/09)
Hit% .529 at Long Beach St. (2/12/09)
SA 3, 2x, last vs. Ohio St. (1/7/10)
BS 2 vs. Penn State (1/10/09)
BA 2, 5x, last vs. Ohio St. (1/7/10)
TB 3 vs. Penn State (1/10/09)
D 13 vs. Pepperdine (1/15/09)
AST 2, 3x, last at UCSD (3/13/09)
Career Statistics
Season SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE
2009 69 23 127 1.84 58 317 .218 10 0.14 11 0.16 30
2010 88 28 35 0.40 17 76 .237 4 0.05 6 0.07 30
TOTAL 157 51 162 1.03 75 393 .221 14 0.09 17 0.11 60
Season DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S
2009 80 1.16 20 2 17 19 0.28 6 0 148.5 2.14
2010 49 0.56 6 1 6 7 0.08 2 0 45.0 0.51
TOTAL 129 0.82 26 3 23 26 0.17 8 0 193.5 1.23
