University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: Transferred to UNLV after playing one year (2016) at North Texas.

2017: Played in 31 matches and 121 sets … Had a total of six kills with a season-high one on six occasions … Had a total of 57 assists with a season-high eight at San Jose State (Oct. 5) … Had a total of 25 aces with a season-high three on two occasions: vs. Eastern Washington (Aug. 26) and vs. UC Irvine (Sept. 8) … Had a total of 480 digs with 23 matches of 10 or more digs, including a season-high 29 at UNR (Oct. 7).

2016 North Texas: Played in 32 matches and 113 sets ... Had a total of 13 kills ... Had a total of 51 assists ... Had a total of 17 aces with a season-high three aces on two occasions: vs. Nevada, Reno (Aug. 26) and vs. UTEP (Oct. 14) ... Had a total of 335 digs with 10 or more digs in 16 matches, including a season-high 30 vs. Utah Valley (Sept. 2).

High School: A 2016 graduate of Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Lettered four years in volleyball ... Named to three times to the All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu three times (2014-16) ... Selected as the Owls MVP and Most Oustanding Athlete as a senior ... Most recently, played club volleyball for Imi'ike VBC in 2016; helped Rox Rainbow VC to a third-place finish at the 2014 USAV Junior National Championship ... Earned President's List and Honor Roll recognition all four years.

Personal: Lekaleka Maia Kiner-Falefa was born in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Daughter of Kimberly Kiner and Fili Falefa ... Has two brothers, Jaris and Isiah ... Brother, Isiah, was drafted in the fourth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers, and plays with the organization's Double-A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders.