Telly Vunipola

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Chino Hills
Hometown:
Chino, Calif.

Senior Season (2021): Vunipola tallied a penalty kick goal and an assist during the season opener versus FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON on August 22 ... She scored her second of the season and recorded one assist against EASTERN MICHIGAN on August 29 ... She continued to key Syracuse's offensive attack until an injury ended her season ... She earned her place on the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average) at Syracuse.

Junior Season (2020): Vunipola started in all eight games she appeared in for the Orange ... She recorded one shot versus DUKE on October 18 and one against BOSTON COLLEGE on October 22 ... Vunipola tallied three shots, all on goal, versus VIRGINIA on November 1 ... She was named to the 2021 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year at Louisiana (2019): Vunipola started all 20 matches during the season, logging 1,557 minutes of play with two goals and one assist ... She attempted 14 shots during the year with nine on-goal ... Vunipola scored her first goal of the season against Northern Illinois on August 30 ... She tallied her second goal in the 84th minute of an eventual 1-1 draw at Little Rock on September 29, scoring the equalizer 13 seconds after Little Rock broke up a scoreless match ... Vunipola was credited with an assist on Rainey Niles' goal at Northwestern State on September 15 ... She had two shots on-goal in matches against Sam Houston State on September 8 , against South Alabama on September 22 and against Little Rock on September 29.

Freshman Year at Louisiana (2018): She played in all 18 matches on the season in her freshman campaign, earning 15 starts ... Vunipola totaled three points on the season with one goal and one assist ... She was credited with seven shots on the year, with four attempts on goal ... Vunipola logged 1,245 minutes of action ... She recorded one shot attempt and assisted on Lexie Turner's game-winning goal against Northwestern State on August 24 ... Vunipola scored her first collegiate goal in the 84th minute in Louisiana's season-finale against Georgia State on October 21 ... She took a season-high two shots against Tulsa on September 7.

High School: Vunipola played and lettered four years at Chino Hills High School under head coach Andy Phscencia ... With Chino Hills, she won the 2015-16 Baseline League Championship and helped CHHS reach the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) semifinals ... Vunipola was part of a Husky squad that reached the 2016-17 CIF quarterfinals and finished second in the Baseline League ... She was named 2015-16 Second-Team All-Baseline League ... Vunipola was a 2016-17 Honorable Mention All-CIF Team, a 2016-17 team offensive MVP and a scholar athlete ... She played club soccer with Arsenal FC in the Cal South Premier League.

Personal: Born in February of 2000 in West Covina, Calif., she is the daughter of Morokat Sok and John Vunipola and has one brother, Christian ... Vunipola comes from an athletic family with cousins Robert Stanley (football at Fresno State), Raychel Stanley (Loyola Marymount basketball), Kayla Sok (San Diego State softball) and Ronnie Stanley (Baltimore Ravens) all playing sports at either the collegiate or professional level ... She wants to join the FBI after earning her degree ... Vunipola is a political science major in the College of Arts & Sciences.