Limestone University

2021: Made 19 appearances in first year with the Saints, totaling 57 sets played … finished with 84 kills, 27 blocks, 26 digs, and five assists … posted six kills and a pair of blocks against Belmont Abbey in the Pacer Invitational (9/11) … followed up with six kills, three digs, and a block assist against UVA Wise (9/14) … logged seven kills at Catawba (9/18) … also had seven kills while adding four blocks in a 3-1 win over Coker (9/21) … tallied three kills and three blocks against Lenoir-Rhyne (9/25) … combined for six kills and seven digs at Carson-Newman (10/2) and against Anderson (10/8) … went for eight kills, four blocks, and 10.5 points at Coker (10/21) … followed up with six kills at Wingate (10/23) … chipped in six kills and a pair of blocks in a win at UVA Wise (10/30) … finished with five kills and three digs in a win over regionally-ranked Queens (11/5) … registered six kills at Anderson (11/12) … brought the season to a close with season highs after posting 11 kills, four blocks, and 13 points in a 3-2 come-from-behind win at Mars Hill (11/13).
 
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
Spring 2021: Played in 23 matches for the Manatees during an unusual spring season … played in a total of 71 sets as a sophomore … led the team with 157 kills to earn all-conference honors during sophomore season … tallied 16 kills against Palm Beach State (2/2) … registered 14 kills and four digs in first start of the year, a 3-0 win over Spartanburg Methodist (2/6) … logged at least eight kills in matches at Pasco-Hernando State (2/10), against Hillsborough (2/11), and at St. Petersburg (2/18) … notched a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs against Polk State (2/23) …had a 14-kill, 9-dig performance in a 3-2 win over St. Petersburg (3/9).
 
2019: Appeared in 24 matches as a freshman, finishing with 151 kills and 197 digs … added a total of 19 blocks … posted eight kills and 13 digs in her first career game (8/23) … chipped in 11 digs against Palm Beach State (8/28) … tallied back-to-back double-doubles, recording 16 kills and 10 digs at Broward (9/4) and 17 kills and 15 digs in a win over Palm Beach State (9/6) … followed up with 12 digs and six kills against Broward (9/6) … posted 10 kills and 16 digs against Palm Beach State (10/4) … recorded 10 kills in a win over St. Petersburg (10/10) … had 12 kills and 17 digs against Monroe (10/18).
 
Christchurch Girls High School: School did not sponsor volleyball.
 
Personal: Born on May 4, 2001, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Leilani is the daughter of Miriam and Nofoatolu Nanai … family includes four siblings: Marly, Otis, Taleta, and Siera … was a member of the New Zealand Junior National Team … named MVP after helping guide the national team to win the Asian Championships … also played for the South Island National Team … was the MVP and an all-tournament team selection at the Canterbury Tournament … moved up to the senior women’s national team … played for the Shirley volleyball club … led the team to senior women’s national championship in 2017 and a runner-up finish in 2018 … earned a distinction in academics and the whanau award while in high school … majoring in Psychology.