MALIBU, Calif. - The Pepperdine women's basketball team will play its second exhibition of the season this week, taking on Bethesda Christian in Firestone Fieldhouse on Friday at 7 p.m.

MULTIMEDIA: Fans who can't make it to Malibu for the game can keep track of all the action on Gametracker. A link will be available at PepperdineSports.com. Fans can also keep up with all the action by following @WavesHoops on Twitter for live, in-game updates.

LAST TIME OUT: The Waves played their first exhibition last weekend, taking on Bristol University on Saturday. Pepperdine secured a 91-43 win in that game, getting four players in double-figures. Devin Stanback led the way with 16 points and seven rebounds, and freshman Kayla Blair posted 10 points and six assists.

A LOOK AT THE WAVES: Now in his third season at the helm, head coach Ryan Weisenberg and the Pepperdine women's basketball staff look to cash in on some of their rebuilding efforts with a new-look Waves team this season. Pepperdine has increased its win total each season under Weisenberg and now brings in a talented group of seven newcomers to help the program make another jump this year.

The Waves bring back three starters from last year's team, including second leading scorer Keitra Wallace, who put up 12.8 points per game as a junior last season. Former WCC All-Freshman team honoree Allie Green (11.8 ppg) also returns for the Waves, along with sophomore Olivia Ogwumike, who made the WCC's All-Freshman team last year.

Pepperdine brings in six players who earned All-State honors during their prep careers, including ESPN Top 100 recruit Erica Ogwumike, in what is the largest recruiting class during Weisenberg's tenure.

HEAD COACH Ryan Weisenberg: Weisenberg came to Pepperdine after professional coaching stints in New Zealand and with the L.A. Sparks and Houston Comets in the WNBA. He also worked with the Los Angeles Lakers as a video coordinator from 1999-2005. In addition to his professional experience, Weisenberg has also coached at the prep level throughout his career.

SEASON OPENER: The Waves have their regular-season opener on Nov. 13 as the team travels to West Point, N.Y. to take on Army. Pepperdine will also play Albany on the road trip and then play at UNLV before the team's home opener on Nov. 20 against Cal State Fullerton.

HOOPS EXTRA: Pepperdine is providing more insider content to its fans this season via the Hoops Extra basketball blog, which can be accessed at www.pepperdinesports.com/hoopsextra.

RULE CHANGES: NCAA women's basketball has adopted several new rule changes for the 2015-16 season. Here are some of the notable changes:

• Games will consist of four 10-minute quarters instead of the two 20-minute halves that were played in the past.
• There will be one media timeout per quarter and teams will have four timeouts per game (one full, three :30).
• Teams will be able to advance the ball in the final minute of a game.