LAWRENCE, Kansas – The 2018 Pepperdine women's soccer season didn't get started as hoped, as the #18 Waves were beaten 1-0 in the opener at Kansas on Friday evening.
 
Though the Waves (0-1-0) had advantages in shots (8-6) and overall possession, the Jayhawks (1-0-0) got a goal early in the second half, and Pepperdine couldn't create the right chance over 90 minutes.
 
Pepperdine had a number of dangerous opportunities, perhaps most notably near-misses by senior midfielder Christina Settles (Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS) in the first half and sophomore forward Joelle Anderson (San Jose, Calif./Harker School) in the second half.
 
GOALS
 
Kansas 61': Jayhawks goalkeeper Sarah Peters kicked a ball upfield, and it took an unfortunate bounce off a Waves' defender at midfield, sending it ahead of Kansas' Katie McClure. That put McClure through on a breakaway and she found the back of the net.
 
STATS
 
Shots: Pepperdine 8, Kansas 6
Shots on Goal: Pepperdine 2, Kansas 2
Saves: Zoe Clevely (Pepperdine) 1, Sarah Peters (Kansas) 2
Corner Kicks: Pepperdine 5, Kansas 2
Fouls: Pepperdine 6, Kansas 5
Offside: Pepperdine 3, Kansas 5
 
NOTABLE
 
Two redshirt freshmen in the starting lineup were making their Pepperdine debut: goalkeeper Zoe Clevely (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS) and defender Emily Sample (Plano, Texas/Plano West Senior HS). A total of seven players made their first appearances for the Waves.
 
NEXT
 
Pepperdine stays in Big XII country for its second match of 2018, a road contest at Texas Tech on Sunday (August 19) at 5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT.