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Box Score 
MALIBU, Calif. -- The Pepperdine women's soccer team scored a 3-0 victory over Texas Tech in its first home game of the season.
Pepperdine scored twice in the first half on goals by Devyn Gilfoy (Brentwood, Calif./Liberty HS) and Danielle Thomas (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS), and Bri Visalli (San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian HS) added a strike early in the second half to put the game well out of reach. Brielle Preece (Livermore, Calif./Granada HS) got the shutout in goal, helping the Waves move to 1-1-1 on the season.
 | GOALS |
11' -- Pepperdine,
Devyn Gilfoy (second of the season), no assist -- Ball was stolen from a Texas Tech defender, dribbled into the box and slid just to the left of the goalkeeper.
24' -- Pepperdine, Danielle Thomas (first of the season), assisted by Bri Visalli -- Waves drew a foul 40 yards out, free kick was sent in by Visalli from the right side and headed in by Thomas.
49' -- Pepperdine, Bri Visalli (first of the season), assisted by Brie Welch and Michelle Maemone -- Welch played the ball in to the top of the box to Maemone, who then slid the ball to the right to Visalli for the finish inside the left post.
| STATS |
• Shots -- PEPP 13-7
• Shots on Goal -- PEPP 4-1
• Saves --
Brielle Preece (PEPP) 1, Carissa Christensen (TT) 1
• Fouls -- PEPP 10-7
• Corners -- TT 4-3
| QUOTABLE |
"I think it really came down to the first goal of the day," said Pepperdine Head Coach Tim Ward. "Those were two teams that keep the ball pretty well and in this kind of game the best defense is holding the ball. Once you get that first goal you can really manage the game via possession and control the tempo."
"Getting that second goal on a set piece was great," said Ward. "That's something we've worked a lot on and it was a great service and finish. Then that third goal was probably one of the better goals I've ever seen here at Pepperdine. It was an excellent combination, with four or five girls involved. That was really a thing of beauty."
| UP NEXT |
The Waves stay home for a pair of games next week, taking on Columbia on Friday and Dartmouth on Sunday.
