Box Score Sept. 10, 2017 Final Stats
Box Score 
EVANSTON, Ill. " The Pepperdine women's soccer team rebounded from a tough loss to pick up a hard-fought 1-0 win at defending Big 10 Champions Northwestern on Sunday afternoon.
The Waves fell at DePaul 1-0 on Friday despite dominating the run of play, but showed no ill-effects against a strong Northwestern side on Sunday, getting a goal from Christina Settles (Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS) and a solid performance in goal from Brielle Preece (Livermore, Calif./Granada HS) for the win. The victory moves Pepperdine to 4-2-1 on the year while the Wildcats fall to 3-3-1.
Settles tallied her first goal of the season in the 26th minute and the Waves' defense held on from there, posting the fourth shutout of the year for Pepperdine. Preece finished with four saves on the day, including one in the 87th minute. The Waves outshot Northwestern 16-9, two days after outshooting DePaul 13-3 to open the road trip.
 | GOALS |
26' " Pepperdine, Christina Settles (first of the season), no assist " Settles fired in a shot that was mishandled by the Northwestern goalkeeper and rolled over the line for a score.
| STATS |
• Shots " Pepperdine 16, Northwestern 9
• Shots on Goal " Pepperdine 8, Northwestern 4
• Saves " Lauren Clem (NU) 7,
Brielle Preece (PEPP) 4
• Fouls " Pepperdine 11, Northwestern 8
• Corners " Pepperdine 7, Northwestern 5
| UP NEXT |
The Waves head back to Southern California, but stay on the road next week, playing at No. 1 UCLA on Friday night and then at UC Irvine on Sunday.
