Lucky Fasavalu Lucky Fasavalu 5'8" | S Sierra Canyon | 2027 State #78 Nation CA (2027, S, 5’8″) is a Missouri commit and the No. 21 player in the 2027 class. She ran the Sierra Canyon offense with 43 assists in the CIF-SS Final, and she passed 2,000 career assists in the first round of the playoffs. She has 720 assists this season.

~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247

Lucky Fasavalu Lucky Fasavalu 5'8" | S Sierra Canyon | 2027 State #78 Nation CA ran the Sierra Canyon offense with 43 assists and made four block assists, including a huge block on the middle and another on the outside. She also finished a free ball to the corner. She passed 2,000 career assists in the first round of the playoffs, and she has spoken about wanting to leave a legacy and connect with the younger girls. She will bring that leadership to Missouri.

~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247

Lucky Fasavalu Lucky Fasavalu 5'8" | S Sierra Canyon | 2027 State #78 Nation CA runs the Sierra Canyon offense, and this rivalry is personal for her in a way few others are. She is a senior setter and a Missouri commit.

She split the setting with Olive Shum Olive Shum 5'11" | S Sierra Canyon | 2027 CA in the 2024 final, finishing with 8 assists and 9 digs as a sophomore. A year later she ran the whole offense for 36 assists, 3 aces and 6 blocks in the title match. That is the clearest picture of how much she has grown in this series.

She reached 2,000 career assists in the 10/23 playoff opener against Marymount, using her strength to send the ball cross court and mixing in tricky dumps and fast serves. Last September she was a Durango All-Tournament selection and named to the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List for Region 9. At that point she told me she had been working on her connection with the younger girls, and Sydney Rincon credited her in our 10/23 preview for changing her approach as a setter.

She also told me in October that this is her last playoff run, and that she wants to leave a legacy with no regrets.

Here is what she told me this week:

“Saturday’s game can’t come soon enough! It’s always exciting to play MD. For the obvious reasons, long time rivals and just good competition against some of the best not only in California but the nation! It’s always a good time seeing my cousin West on the other side of the net doing her thing and all our family in the stands! The atmosphere is what I look forward to the most. It’s like no other. It’s electrifying. And to be at the center of it all is an indescribable feeling! Can’t wait to run this offense one more time with the best girls, on the biggest stage! Blazers Mount Up!!!”

The cousin is Mater Dei senior Westley Matavao Westley Matavao 6'0" | OH Mater Dei | 2027 State #5 Nation CA , a UCLA commit, so a cousin stands on each side of this final. Lucky wants the noise, the pressure and the family in the stands. A setter who calls the biggest stage “electrifying” is the kind who slows the match down for everyone else.

~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247

Lucky Fasavalu Lucky Fasavalu 5'8" | S Sierra Canyon | 2027 State #78 Nation CA , a Missouri commit, ran the Sierra Canyon offense like a true smooth operator as she reached 2,000 career assists in a playoff opener. She used her strength to send the ball completely cross court in either direction. At the net she got it done with tricky dumps, and at the service line she kept the pressure on with super fast serves.

Before the match, Lucky said, “This is my last playoff run in high school. Yes I want to have fun but more importantly I want to leave a legacy, make an impact and make memories in this final chapter with no regrets! I want it all!!!” A 2,000 assist milestone in a playoff opener does both. Missouri is getting a setter with strength, deception, and a serve that creates problems. Sierra Canyon hosts Los Alamitos on Tuesday.

~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247

Lucky Fasavalu Lucky Fasavalu 5'8" | S Sierra Canyon | 2027 State #78 Nation CA wants to leave a legacy in her last playoff run.

Fasavalu, a Missouri commit, was a Durango All-Tournament selection last September and was named to the AVCA Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List for Region 9 in September 2026. At that point she said she had been working on her connection with the younger girls on this team.

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“This is my last playoff run in high school. Yes I want to have fun but more importantly I want to leave a legacy, make an impact and make memories in this final chapter with no regrets! I want it all!!!”

Her younger teammates are already crediting her. Sydney Rincon Sydney Rincon 5'10" | S/RS Sierra Canyon School | 2029 State CA names Fasavalu and Olive Shum-Koubek as the senior setters who changed her approach, and that kind of impact does not show up in a box score.

~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247

“It’s awesome! But even if I don’t win, to be recognized is an honor in itself. I’m just blessed to be mentioned among other amazing athletes.”

On what’s clicking: “I’ve been working on my connection with all the younger girls and I feel like we’ve all gotten more comfortable with each other. Everything is slowly coming together and I’m excited for the remaining of the season and the future of this team.”

~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247

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Lucky Fasavalu Lucky Fasavalu 5'8" | S Sierra Canyon | 2027 State #78 Nation CA was the conductor that kept the Sierra Canyon train on track. She distributed the ball with precision, recording 40 assists while mixing in three aces and several well-timed dump kills to keep Mater Dei’s defense off balance. Her top-spin serve was a force to be reckoned with and consistently pressured the Monarchs’ passers.

Lucky Fasavalu Lucky Fasavalu 5'8" | S Sierra Canyon | 2027 State #78 Nation CA – Setter Who Elevates Everyone Around Her

Lucky Fasavalu Lucky Fasavalu 5'8" | S Sierra Canyon | 2027 State #78 Nation CA ran the floor with vision and confidence, showing her ability to move the offense with tempo and precision. She kept Sierra Canyon balanced, created seams with smart decision-making, and scored herself with timely dumps and a clutch block in the fifth. Fasavalu’s court presence continues to stand out, drawing the crowd in with her creativity and command. ~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247