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2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Mokihana Tufono
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- 'Iolani School
- Hometown:
- Aiea, Hawaii
Bio
Record Book
Tufono tied the UCLA single-match record for service aces with eight at Oregon (Nov. 18, 2022).
2023
Tufono played in 26 matches, 84 sets and made 10 starts, including eight as a defensive specialist and two as a libero … ranked second on the team with 21 service aces and led the Bruins with 0.25 service aces per set … led UCLA in service aces in six of 30 matches … had four contests with 3+ service aces … recorded back-to-back season-high ace totals with four at Washington (Nov. 12) and four versus No. 2 Stanford (Nov. 17) … totaled 100 digs (1.19 DPS) and 27 assists (0.32 APS) … recorded double-digit digs in her two starts at libero with 12 at Arizona (Oct. 6) and a season-high 16 at Arizona State (Oct. 8) … dealt three service aces in a win at Oklahoma (Sept. 16) … dealt three service aces versus California (Nov. 19) … sparked a run with an ace late in the fourth set to help defeat No. 23 Hawai’i (Sept. 11).
2022
Tufono made two starts and appeared in 20 matches and 50 sets her freshman season … finished second on the squad with 200 assists … made her collegiate debut in front of her hometown faithful at Hawai’i, notching three assists and serving up match point (Sept. 9) … tied the UCLA program record for service aces in a match with eight at Oregon in the first start of her career (Oct. 18) … also recorded the first double-double of her career in that match with 24 assists and 16 digs … led UCLA in assists in four matches ... had a season-high 35 assists versus Utah (Sept. 30) … operated in a 6-2 for the Bruins’ final four matches of the season, picking up at least 20-plus assists in each outing … recorded a double-double in the final match of the season at USC with 26 assists and 10 digs (Nov. 25).
'Iolani School
Tufono was a four-year letterwinner and the starting setter at ‘Iolani School in Honolulu … tabbed at No. 3 on Hawaii’s Fab 15 List, honoring the top 15 volleyball players in the state … selected as a 2021 AVCA High School Second Team All-American her senior season after leading her team with 241 assists along with 108 kills … honored as the 2022 Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) Girls Volleyball Player of the Year … selected ILH First Team all four years of high school … totaled 348 assists and 108 kills her freshman year on the way to leading ‘Iolani School to a Division I State Championship … finished her high school career with 929 assists, 247 kills and 74 service aces … played club for Kuikahi Volleyball Club.
Personal
Born Mokihana Mae Avasa Thompson Tufono in Honolulu, Hawaii … parents are Misty and Albert Tufono … has three brothers Jack-Eli (23), Maninoa (22) and Pati (13) … chose to attend UCLA of its excellence in academics and athletics … greatest athletic thrill was winning the state championship her freshman year and hitting on the opposite hitter … athlete she admires most is track star Sydney McLaughlin … hobbies include spending time with family, going to Waimanalo Beach and playing Trumps (a trick-taking card game) … comes from a big football family … father, Albert, played linebacker at Washington from 1983-87 … brother, Jack-Eli, was an offensive lineman at Idaho State from 2017-19 and is now a graduate assistant coach at Arizona State … brother, Maninoa, is a defensive lineman at USC … majoring in political science.
Mokihana Tufono's Match Highs
Tufono tied the UCLA single-match record for service aces with eight at Oregon (Nov. 18, 2022).
2023
Tufono played in 26 matches, 84 sets and made 10 starts, including eight as a defensive specialist and two as a libero … ranked second on the team with 21 service aces and led the Bruins with 0.25 service aces per set … led UCLA in service aces in six of 30 matches … had four contests with 3+ service aces … recorded back-to-back season-high ace totals with four at Washington (Nov. 12) and four versus No. 2 Stanford (Nov. 17) … totaled 100 digs (1.19 DPS) and 27 assists (0.32 APS) … recorded double-digit digs in her two starts at libero with 12 at Arizona (Oct. 6) and a season-high 16 at Arizona State (Oct. 8) … dealt three service aces in a win at Oklahoma (Sept. 16) … dealt three service aces versus California (Nov. 19) … sparked a run with an ace late in the fourth set to help defeat No. 23 Hawai’i (Sept. 11).
2022
Tufono made two starts and appeared in 20 matches and 50 sets her freshman season … finished second on the squad with 200 assists … made her collegiate debut in front of her hometown faithful at Hawai’i, notching three assists and serving up match point (Sept. 9) … tied the UCLA program record for service aces in a match with eight at Oregon in the first start of her career (Oct. 18) … also recorded the first double-double of her career in that match with 24 assists and 16 digs … led UCLA in assists in four matches ... had a season-high 35 assists versus Utah (Sept. 30) … operated in a 6-2 for the Bruins’ final four matches of the season, picking up at least 20-plus assists in each outing … recorded a double-double in the final match of the season at USC with 26 assists and 10 digs (Nov. 25).
'Iolani School
Tufono was a four-year letterwinner and the starting setter at ‘Iolani School in Honolulu … tabbed at No. 3 on Hawaii’s Fab 15 List, honoring the top 15 volleyball players in the state … selected as a 2021 AVCA High School Second Team All-American her senior season after leading her team with 241 assists along with 108 kills … honored as the 2022 Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) Girls Volleyball Player of the Year … selected ILH First Team all four years of high school … totaled 348 assists and 108 kills her freshman year on the way to leading ‘Iolani School to a Division I State Championship … finished her high school career with 929 assists, 247 kills and 74 service aces … played club for Kuikahi Volleyball Club.
Personal
Born Mokihana Mae Avasa Thompson Tufono in Honolulu, Hawaii … parents are Misty and Albert Tufono … has three brothers Jack-Eli (23), Maninoa (22) and Pati (13) … chose to attend UCLA of its excellence in academics and athletics … greatest athletic thrill was winning the state championship her freshman year and hitting on the opposite hitter … athlete she admires most is track star Sydney McLaughlin … hobbies include spending time with family, going to Waimanalo Beach and playing Trumps (a trick-taking card game) … comes from a big football family … father, Albert, played linebacker at Washington from 1983-87 … brother, Jack-Eli, was an offensive lineman at Idaho State from 2017-19 and is now a graduate assistant coach at Arizona State … brother, Maninoa, is a defensive lineman at USC … majoring in political science.
Mokihana Tufono's Match Highs
| KILLS | 1, at USC (11/25/22) |
| TOTAL ATTEMPTS | 3, at LMU (9/8/22) 3, vs. Utah (9/30/22) |
| ASSISTS | 35, vs. Utah (9/30/22) |
| SERVICE ACES | 8, at Oregon (11/18/22) |
| DIGS | 16, at Arizona State (10/8/23) 16, at Oregon (11/18/22) |
| POINTS | 8.0, at Oregon (11/18/22) |
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Oregon (Nov. 29, 2024)
Friday, November 29
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Iowa (Nov. 27, 2024)
Thursday, November 28
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 16, 2024)
Saturday, November 16
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Washington (Nov. 13, 2024)
Wednesday, November 13
