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  Tianna Tuatagaloa

Tianna Tuatagaloa

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
San Rafael, CA

High School:
San Rafael

Height:
6-0

Position:
Outside Hitter

Experience:
2V

Club Team:
Empire Juniors

HIGH SCHOOL: Played volleyball for coach Jim Bakken at San Rafael High, earning four varsity letters...led team in kills and service aces as a senior after leading team in total blocks as a sophomore and junior...team MVP as a senior...named most improved player as a freshman...volleyball team captain...earned Marin County Athletic League honors as a senior...also earned two varsity letters in soccer.

Tianna Tuatagaloa's Collegiate Career

FRESHMAN (2004): Redshirted at Gonzaga.

FRESHMAN (2005): Played in 15 matches, 36 games...appeared in just seven of first 23 matches averaging 1.25 kills per game...became a regular in the line-up following injury to Michelle Boevers during West Coast Conference match at Pepperdine (10/22)...responded with seven kills during three games against the Waves...averaged 1.75 kills-per-game in remaining eight matches...season-high eight kills in season finale against Loyola Marymount (11/19)...season-high three blocks against No. 11 Santa Clara as the Bulldogs lost in five games on Nov. 5.

SOPHOMORE (2006): Played in 25 matches, 69 games...closed out the season with 69 kills, 47 blocks, 29 digs, 11 assists and four service aces...finished with a career-high of 11 kills, six blocks and four service aces against North Dakota State (9/9)...had nine kills in the Bulldogs victory over Eastern Washington (9/12)...finished with four kills, four digs and five blocks at Montana (9/19).

Misc: Born 10-11-86...3.56 high school GPA...president of leadership sports council...played club volleyball for Empire with fellow Gonzaga teammate Heather Dunn...father Natu played professional football for the Seattle Seahawks.

 

 
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