First Team Under Armour All-American Mia Tuaniga has been a setter for one of the best high school teams in the country since she was only a freshman. Incredibly, at just 5-9, she’s also been one of the team’s go-to attackers for all four years too. 

The Mia Tuaniga File

Position: Setter/Opposite

Height: 5-9

Hometown: Santa Ana, California 

High School: Mater Dei High School

Club: Apex 1

Tuaniga leaves Mater Dei with career totals of 2,721 assists, 878 digs, 781 kills, 228 blocks, and 184 aces. 

.@LBSU_WVB commit Mia Tuaniga on the attack!

Got a tight 4th set going in the D1 @CIFSS Championships! Tune in on #PrimeTicket/FS GO pic.twitter.com/2Db5V16Njs

— FOX Sports Prep Zone (@prepzone) November 10, 2019

Volleyball runs in the family for Tuaniga. Her parents met at an open gym in Long Beach and her two older brothers played in college (Gus at Hawaii and 2018 National Player of the Year Josh at Long Beach State). Gus is now a volunteer assistant with the LBSU beach volleyball team, while Josh plays for the U.S. men’s national team and professionally in Poland for MKS Slepsk Malow Suwalki. Mom Tinei works as the club director for Apex 1, where Gus is also a head coach.

Mia will add yet another Tuaniga connection to Long Beach State, as she signed her National Letter of Intent to the 49ers last month. 

Welcome to the Beach Mia Tuaniga! #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/bCXlUxu8lB

— LBSU W. Volleyball (@LBSU_WVB) December 11, 2019

“Mia has a great understanding of the game,” Long Beach State head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer said. “As a setter, she can create opportunities offensively for her attackers. She has an ability to bring out the best in her teammates.”

Tuaniga led Mater Dei to a CIF Southern Section crown and CIF state title in 2018 as a junior, earning the MVP honor.

“(Mia) has a great understanding of the game,” Mater Dei coach Dan O’Dell said in an interview with the OC Register, “and a great ability as a setter to create offense and create opportunities for her teammates.”

Setter Mia Tuaniga of Mater Dei is as good as they come. Headed to Long Beach State. Brother Josh led 49ers to NCAA men’s title. Quite a family of volleyball players. pic.twitter.com/hjHm3aX8gD

— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) September 6, 2019

This fall, Tuaniga quarterbacked Mater Dei to a runner-up finish in the CIF Southern Section Championship. The team lost in four to Redondo Union in the final, but got redemption in the Open division of the state tournament. The two teams played each other in the second round of the state bracket after both received byes in the first round, and Mater Dei advanced with a five-set victory. The Monarchs finished tied for third with a loss to Torrey Pines in the semis.

On the season, Tuaniga led Mater Dei to a .275 team hitting percentage, averaging 7.1 assists per set, as well as 2.0 kills and 2.5 digs per set.

Watch Mia Tuaniga in action at the 2019 Under Armour High School All-America Match, streaming live right here on FloVolleyball, Dec. 31 at 7 PM ET.