Game Notes

This Week: The No. 12 Pepperdine women's soccer team closes out the regular season this week, hosting Portland for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday. A win would give the Waves the West Coast Conference title.

Game #19: Saturday (Nov. 4) at Tari Frahm Rokus Field in Malibu, Calif.: Pepperdine (13-2-3, 7-0-1) vs. Portland (5-12-1, 2-6-0) at 1 p.m.

Multimedia: Saturday's game will be streamed live on TheW.tv. Links to the broadcast and live stats will be available on the Pepperdine soccer schedule page at PepperdineWaves.com. Fans can follow @WavesSoccer on Twitter for live, in-game updates.

Series vs. Portland: Portland leads 16-5-2. The Waves are 3-7-1 at home against the Pilots. Pepperdine is unbeaten in the last three meetings between the teams, drawing Portland last year and winning the previous two.

Last Week: The Waves returned home after playing five of their last six games on the road. Pepperdine put up a record-setting 9-0 win over Pacific to start the week and then played to a scoreless draw against Saint Mary's on Sunday.

Title Hunt: Pepperdine is looking for its first back-to-back WCC titles in program history this weekend, currently sitting in first place in the conference standings. The Waves are four points up on Santa Clara and San Diego heading into the week. The Waves also hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, which would come into play when determining the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, with the Broncos and Toreros after winning in Santa Clara and San Diego this year. A win on Saturday would give Pepperdine the outright WCC title. Santa Clara and San Diego play each other on Thursday and then have games on Saturday to close their seasons.

On the Defensive: Pepperdine has featured one of the top defensive units in the country this year, coming into the weekend ranking fourth in the nation and first in the WCC with a 0.321 goals against average. The Waves have posted 12 shutouts already this season, setting the program record, and have had scoreless minute streaks of 537 and 338 over the course of the year. Pepperdine has allowed just one goal since Sept. 17.

Waves in the Rankings: Pepperdine currently sits at No. 12 in the Coaches Poll and 13th in RPI. The Waves are also ranked No. 14 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll and No. 21 in the Soccer America rankings. Pepperdine is ranked No. 4 in the West Region coaches poll.

Senior Day: The Waves will be honoring five seniors in a pregame ceremony on Saturday: Meagan Harbison, Alex Marmureanu, Emily Tanaka, Jamie Van Horn and Bri Visalli.

In Net: Brielle Preece has been spectacular in net so far this season for the Waves, currently leading the WCC in goals against average (0.321) and save percentage (.910). Preece is on pace to break both program single-season marks for the Waves and has already set the Pepperdine single-season record with 11 solo shutouts this year.

Visalli in the Record Books: Senior midfielder Bri Visalli recently climbed her way into the record books for the Waves when she scored her 21st career goal against Gonzaga to move into a tie for eighth on the program's all-time scorers list. She is now tied for seventh with 23 career goals. She is also tied for third on the career list with 12 game-winning goals and is the Pepperdine career record holder with six penalty-kick goals. She is tied for seventh on the program's all-time games played list at 80 and her current 78 starts are tied for third all-time.

On a Roll: The Waves are currently riding a 12-game unbeaten streak dating back to Sept. 8. The team's nine wins in a row earlier this year set a program record, and the team's 12 shutouts this year set the program record as well. The team has given up just one goal since Sept. 17 and has outscored opponents 25-1 in WCC play so far this year. Since starting its unbeaten streak, the Waves have jumped into the national rankings and risen all the way to No. 12 in the country and as high as No. 10 in RPI.

The Road Ahead: Pepperdine closes the regular season this weekend and then will await its postseason fate when the NCAA Announces the field on Monday, Nov. 6.