UPCOMING — The Pepperdine women’s basketball team (6-12,1-4) will be on the road this week as they meet conference rivals University of San Francisco (12-8, 3-2) and University of San Diego (9-10, 0-5).

GAME #19 PEPPERDINE VS. SAN FRANCISCO — Thursday, (Jan. 31), at 7 p.m., at War Memorial Gym, located in San Francisco, Calif.

GAME #20 PEPPERDINE VS. SAN DIEGO — Saturday, (Feb. 2), at 2 p.m., at the Jenny Craig Pavillion, in San Diego, Calif.

ON THE WEB — Pepperdine fans can catch all home women’s basketball games on the internet at www.pepperdinesports.com. Live video, audio and statistics will be provided. Go to the Pepperdine Athletics website and look for the WaveCasts button.

SAN FRANCISCO — University of San Francisco leads the series against Pepperdine (29-25). At their last meeting (Feb. 2007), the Waves were defeated by the Dons 64-60. The Dons are currently in third place in the WCC standings.

San Francisco suffered a loss to Bay area rivals Santa Clara 57-50, on Saturday night (Jan. 26). Senior Dominique Carter scored 21 points against the Broncos, making it her third conference game with over 20 points.

SAN DIEGO — The Waves record against the Torero’s is 36-20, with Pepperdine narrowly defeating San Diego at its last meeting (Feb. 2007) 51-50.

The Torero’s lost Saturday (Jan. 26) to St. Mary’s 71-63. Freshman Sam Child scored a career-high 18 points, shooting 5-for-11 from the field and 2-for-3 from beyond the arc.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT RECAP — The Pepperdine women’s basketball was unable to overcome a second-half deficit of 25 points, as the Waves dropped a 70-57 decision to Loyola Marymount on Saturday night at Firestone Fieldhouse.

The Waves (6-12, 1-4 WCC) shot just 35.1% for the game and committed 22 turnovers, while the Lions (11-9, 3-2 WCC) shot 41.4%, recorded 34 points in the paint to the Waves 20, and scored 25 points off Waves’ turnovers.

Daphanie Kennedy (Oakland, Calif./Kearny HS) scored a game-high 22 points, Teena Wickett (Oakland, Calif./Castlemont HS) notched 13 points and eight rebounds and Katie Menton (Yosemite, Calif./Yosemite HS) recorded 14 points and six rebounds.

DAPHANIE KENNEDY HITS 1,225 AND COUNTING — Senior guard Daphanie Kennedy broke the 1,000 point mark for her career (Nov. 28,) against UCLA.. She becomes the 16th player in Pepperdine history to surpass the 1,000-point level. Kennedy scored a total of 915 points in her first three seasons. Kennedy is currently ranked No. 3 in the WCC for scoring with a 17.2 average per game, No. 6 for steals with a 1.94 average per game. For Offensive rebounds, Kennedy is ranked No. 11 with 2.11 per game and No. 14 for assists with a 2.72 game average. Kennedy leads the team in scoring with 310 points

MIRANDA AYIM — Sophomore forward Miranda Ayim (London, Ontario) is ranked in the top two on four WCC lists. Ayim is second in the WCC for field goals percentage with a .553 average and is ranked No. 2 for defensive rebounds with 5.83 per game. She is No. 2 for blocked shots with 2.00 per game and second for free throw percentages with an .821 average per game. Ayim is ranked No. 12 for scoring with a 11.8 average per game and No. 5 in rebounding, posting an 7.7 average per game. She is the second highest scorer for the Waves with 212 points.

TEIOSHA GEORGE — Junior forward Teiosha George is ranked No. 10 in the WCC for blocked shots with a 2.00 game average and holds the No. 15 spot for field goal percentages with a .443 average per game. For rebounds, George is ranked No. 8 with a 6.8 game average. For scoring, George holds the No. 23 ranking with a 9.9 average per game.George is the Waves No. 4 scorer with 168 points.

TEENA WICKETT — Sophomore forward Teena Wickett is ranked No. 6 in the WCC for offensive rebounds with a 2.53 average per game. Wickett is No. 8 for defensive rebounds with a 4.67 average per game. She holds the No. 12 spot for assists with a 2.87 average per game.

KATIE MENTON — Freshman guard Katie Menton had a career-high scoring game against Saint Mary’s with 18 points. Menton ranks No. 9 in the WCC for 3-point field goals made with a 1.67 average per game. The freshman sensation is No. 13 for 3-point field goal percentage with a .319 average per game. For scoring, Menton holds the No. 27 position with 171 points and an 9.5 average per game. Menton is the Waves third leading scorer.

ROSTER — All five starters and 10 letterwinners return from last year’s team, which went 14-17 overall and fifth in the WCC with a 6-8 record. The Waves added three new players (two true freshmen and one transfer) this year. The roster breakdown is as follows: four seniors, four juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen.

TOP SIX — The WCC’s coaches released a preseason "top six" of the best players in the conference, and senior guard Daphanie Kennedy and sophomore forward/center Teena Wickett earned two of the six slots. Kennedy earned All-WCC first team honors as a sophomore and honorable mention as a junior. Wickett was an All-WCC first teamer as a freshman.

WCC PRESEASON POLL — Pepperdine was picked to finish third in the West Coast Conference in a preseason vote of the league’s coaches. The predicted order is as follows: San Diego, Gonzaga, Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco, Santa Clara and Portland.

JULIE ROUSSEAU — The fifth head coach in Pepperdine women’s basketball history, Julie Rousseau is now in her fourth season with the Waves. She is a former head coach of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks and was an assistant coach at Stanford before joining the Waves. In just her second season, she led Pepperdine to a WCC Tournament title and a spot in the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

SERVICE — The women’s basketball team is one of the most involved teams at Pepperdine in community service. On Nov. 23, they hosted their second annual Time Out 4 HIV/AIDS Tournament to promote awareness and raise money to fight the disease. The tournament was also used as an avenue to raise funds for the rebuilding of the Malibu First Presbyterian Church. Unfortunately, the Malibu canyon fires forced the cancellation of the second day of the tournament. In October, they participated in a two-mile walk to support The Leukemia-Lymphoma Society, and on Thanksgiving, the team will spend the day feeding the homeless in downtown Los Angeles. All of this involvement, Rousseau believes, is the key to success in life and on the court – which is giving to others and making the world a better place.

PEPPERDINE HISTORY — Pepperdine has posted a winning record in 10 of the last 14 years and has registered six 20-win seasons over the past 10 years. The Waves captured the program’s first-ever West Coast Conference Tournament title in 2002 and followed that up with victories in 2003 and 2006. Pepperdine has also won at least a share of the regular-season championship in four of the last nine seasons. Pepperdine has made the postseason in seven of the last nine years, including the NCAA Tournament four times. The Waves also played in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament three times in recent years.

WAVES IN THE PROS — Rasheeda Clark, who played for the Waves from 1999-2001 and was the 2000 WCC Player of the Year, became the school’s first-ever player to be chosen in the WNBA Draft (however, she didn’t end up making a team). Then, Jennifer Lacy became the first WCC women’s basketball player to make a WNBA roster, as she won a spot with the Phoenix Mercury in 2006. Lacy was then part of the Mercury’s 2007 WNBA championship squad.

FIRESTONE FIELDHOUSE — Firestone Fieldhouse opened on Nov. 30, 1973. and it has long been the home of the Pepperdine women’s basketball program. Since the 1976-77 season, which spans the last 31 seasons, the Waves have won more than 63 percent of their home games. Pepperdine has posted 24 winning seasons at home and just six sub-.500 seasons.

TICKETS — A limited number of 2007-08 Pepperdine women’s basketball season tickets in the Lower Reserved section are available for purchase at a cost of $60 each. Individual game prices are $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and children. For more information please call 1-866-WAVE-TIX.