Saturday, November 9
Malibu, Calif.
1:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
vs
Saint Mary's
Hailey Stenberg
Photo by: Stephen Wandzura
Women's Soccer Set for Senior Day on Saturday
11/7/2019 1:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MALIBU, California — The Pepperdine women's soccer team takes a season-best three-game winning streak into the regular-season finale and a home contest against Saint Mary's on Saturday, with one last chance for the Waves to state their case to the NCAA Tournament committee.
Pepperdine will honor its four seniors — Courtney Merrill, Tara Morris, Hailey Stenberg and Brooke Zenner — in a pregame ceremony.
The Waves, who entered the week at #46 in the NCAA RPI and played one of the nation's toughest non-conference schedules, are assured of a top-three finish in the WCC with 18 points after eight matches.
Devyn Gilfoy was named the WCC Player of the Week on Monday.
MATCH #19 — Saturday (November 9) at Tari Frahm Rokus Field in Malibu, California: Pepperdine (10-6-2, 6-2-0) vs. Saint Mary's (7-10-1, 1-6-1) at 1 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — The match will be shown online via WaveCasts on the WCC Network, with Pepperdine Hall of Famer Al Epstein on the call. Links to the broadcast and live stats can be found at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 12-8-4 all-time against Saint Mary's. The Gaels have been a problem opponent of late, as the Waves are 1-2-2 in the last five meetings. Saint Mary's pulled off a 1-0 win in Moraga last year, and the teams tied 0-0 in their last meeting in Malibu in 2017. Pepperdine's last home win over SMC was in 2013.
LAST GAME — On a foggy Wednesday night in San Francisco, Pepperdine and USF put up five first-half goals, but the Waves had three of them in a seven-minute stretch to post a crucial 3-2 road victory. After the Waves fell behind 1-0, Devyn Gilfoy assisted on a pair of Joelle Anderson goals, and Trinity Watson followed with a goal on a free kick. The Waves outshot the Dons 20-9.
NOTABLE — Pepperdine has posted double-digit victories for the fourth straight year, the eighth time in the last nine seasons and the 19th time in program history ... During the current three-game winning streak, Pepperdine has outshot its opponents 82-17 ... The win over Portland was the 250th in Tim Ward's career ... The win over Gonzaga was the 300th in program history ... The Waves are assured of a winning record at home for the 27th time in the program's 27 years.
NUMBERS — Thirteen different Waves have scored Pepperdine's 30 goals this season. Joelle Anderson has team highs of five goals and 14 points, while five players have scored three times ... Leyla McFarland leads with five assists (tied for ninth in the WCC) ... Kinsey Ehmann is first in the WCC in shutouts per game (0.43), second in goals-against average (1.33), fourth in save percentage (.743) and fifth in saves per game (3.93) ... The Waves' defense, which has four sophomores across the back line and a redshirt freshman goalkeeper, is fifth in the WCC in goals-against average (1.18) and tied for second in shutouts (nine). At the other end of the field, they're fifth in scoring at 1.67 goals per game.
TICKETS — Single-game tickets at Tari Frahm Rokus Field cost $10 each for adults and $8 each for children under 12, seniors 65+ and alumni/Crest members. Students, faculty and staff are free with an ID. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets for $5 each.
NEXT — The NCAA Tournament field will be announced on Monday (November 11) at 1:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.
Pepperdine will honor its four seniors — Courtney Merrill, Tara Morris, Hailey Stenberg and Brooke Zenner — in a pregame ceremony.
The Waves, who entered the week at #46 in the NCAA RPI and played one of the nation's toughest non-conference schedules, are assured of a top-three finish in the WCC with 18 points after eight matches.
Devyn Gilfoy was named the WCC Player of the Week on Monday.
MATCH #19 — Saturday (November 9) at Tari Frahm Rokus Field in Malibu, California: Pepperdine (10-6-2, 6-2-0) vs. Saint Mary's (7-10-1, 1-6-1) at 1 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — The match will be shown online via WaveCasts on the WCC Network, with Pepperdine Hall of Famer Al Epstein on the call. Links to the broadcast and live stats can be found at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 12-8-4 all-time against Saint Mary's. The Gaels have been a problem opponent of late, as the Waves are 1-2-2 in the last five meetings. Saint Mary's pulled off a 1-0 win in Moraga last year, and the teams tied 0-0 in their last meeting in Malibu in 2017. Pepperdine's last home win over SMC was in 2013.
LAST GAME — On a foggy Wednesday night in San Francisco, Pepperdine and USF put up five first-half goals, but the Waves had three of them in a seven-minute stretch to post a crucial 3-2 road victory. After the Waves fell behind 1-0, Devyn Gilfoy assisted on a pair of Joelle Anderson goals, and Trinity Watson followed with a goal on a free kick. The Waves outshot the Dons 20-9.
NOTABLE — Pepperdine has posted double-digit victories for the fourth straight year, the eighth time in the last nine seasons and the 19th time in program history ... During the current three-game winning streak, Pepperdine has outshot its opponents 82-17 ... The win over Portland was the 250th in Tim Ward's career ... The win over Gonzaga was the 300th in program history ... The Waves are assured of a winning record at home for the 27th time in the program's 27 years.
NUMBERS — Thirteen different Waves have scored Pepperdine's 30 goals this season. Joelle Anderson has team highs of five goals and 14 points, while five players have scored three times ... Leyla McFarland leads with five assists (tied for ninth in the WCC) ... Kinsey Ehmann is first in the WCC in shutouts per game (0.43), second in goals-against average (1.33), fourth in save percentage (.743) and fifth in saves per game (3.93) ... The Waves' defense, which has four sophomores across the back line and a redshirt freshman goalkeeper, is fifth in the WCC in goals-against average (1.18) and tied for second in shutouts (nine). At the other end of the field, they're fifth in scoring at 1.67 goals per game.
TICKETS — Single-game tickets at Tari Frahm Rokus Field cost $10 each for adults and $8 each for children under 12, seniors 65+ and alumni/Crest members. Students, faculty and staff are free with an ID. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets for $5 each.
NEXT — The NCAA Tournament field will be announced on Monday (November 11) at 1:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.
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