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Number Project 1

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The Greatest Waves at Every Number: #1

MALIBU, California – Who are the best Waves ever to wear a particular number on their jersey or cap? This series will aim to identify the most accomplished Pepperdine student-athletes, number by number.
 
Today, the greats who wore number one are listed.
 
First, some caveats:
  • Student-athletes before a certain year may not be included, as complete numerical rosters only go back so far. For the eight sports that wear numbers, only women's soccer and women's beach volleyball have every roster available.
  • The complete numerical rosters for baseball (1971), men's basketball (1968-69), women's basketball (1979-80), men's volleyball (1975), women's indoor volleyball (1976) and men's water polo (1982) date back to the year shown here.
  • In some cases, additional standout student-athletes from prior to those years were identified.
  • Any student-athlete who received at least all-conference honors during this time, and others of note, were included based on current available information.
  • Pepperdine sponsored football between the years of 1946 and 1961. Fifteen football players have been inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame and those former student-athletes have been included in this series.
 BASEBALL
  • Tim Gloyd (Auburn, Calif./Sacramento City College) was all-conference first team in 1979. The infielder set Pepperdine's single-season record for stolen bases that year with 67 and batted .326 for a team that made the College World Series.
  • Larry Lee (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) was all-conference first team in 1982. The infielder batted .324 that season with 51 RBI.
  • Danny Worth (Valencia, Calif./Valencia HS) was a three-time all-conference honoree, including the 2007 first team. The infielder batted .320 for his three-year career, including .344 with 36 RBI in 2007. He went on to play six seasons in MLB and is currently an assistant coach with the Waves.
  • Denny Duron (Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy) was the WCC Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. The infielder hit .288 in 184 games over four seasons.
  • Drew Hacker (Moorpark, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2013. The infielder played three seasons with the Waves.
MEN'S BASKETBALL 
  • Devin Montgomery (Los Angeles, Calif./Moorpark College) was All-WCC honorable mention while averaging 11.7 points and 3.8 assists for an NCAA Tournament team in 2001-02. The transfer guard played two seasons for the Waves.
  • Tashaan-Forehan Kelly (Irvine, Calif./California) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2005-06 as he was the team's top scorer and rebounder at 15.5 points and 5.8 boards per game. The guard/forward played two seasons for the Waves after transferring.
  • Jordan Baker (Tempe, Ariz./Tempe HS) was All-WCC honorable mention as he averaged 11.4 points in 2012-13. He played two seasons for the Waves.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 
  • Malia Bambrick (Santa Clarita, Calif./Bishop Alemany HS), a guard heading into her junior season, made the WCC All-Freshman team in 2019 and has scored 594 points through two seasons. Bambrick is among the top 10 most accurate three-point shooters in program history.
WOMEN'S SOCCER 
  • Sumon Nicole (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) earned All-WCC second team in 1997. She went 7-6-1 as the starting goalkeeper that year and won 22 games in her career.
  • Anna Picarelli (Downey, Calif./St. Joseph HS) was All-WCC second team in 2004 and 2005. She is Pepperdine's all-time leader in shutouts (32) and went 45-18-6 with a 0.81 goals-against average in her career. She played internationally with Italy and was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.
  • Hannah Seabert (Riverside, Calif./Woodcrest Christian HS) was the WCC Goalkeeper of the Year in 2016. She made the All-WCC first team in 2016 and was honorable mention in 2014. She is Pepperdine's all-time leader in saves (331). She went 46-24-12 with a 0.90 goals-against average in her four years as a starter.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 
  • Marty Nora (Minneapolis, Minn.) was an All-American in 1976.
  • Mike Blanchard (Newport Beach, Calif.) was the NCAA Tournament MVP in 1978 and an All-American and all-conference first team selection in 1978 and 1979.
  • Steve Friedman (Mission Viejo, Calif.) was the NCAA Tournament MVP in 1986. The outside hitter recorded 1,028 career kills.
  • Greg Gaudino (La Crescenta, Calif./USC) was a standout in his one season with the Waves in 2007. After transferring in, he led Pepperdine in hitting (.438) from the middle blocker position while averaging 2.12 kills and 1.19 blocks per set.
  • Tyler Jaynes (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2010. A middle blocker, he appeared in 102 career matches and averaged 1.55 kills and 1.29 blocks per set.
  • Matt West (Seattle, Wash./Shorewood HS) was a three-time All-American (twice on the first team in 2013 and 2015) and was a four-time all-conference selection (three times on the first team). The setter recorded 4,766 career assists (11.24 per set).
  • Michael Wexter (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West HS) earned All-American second team honors in 2019 and was an all-conference first team pick. The opposite averaged 3.46 kills and 2.00 digs per set as a senior and had a total of 700 kills in his four-year career.
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL 
  • Caitlin Racich (Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos HS) was an All-American in 2012 and 2013 and won the inaugural AVCA pairs national championship in 2012. She won 77 career matches.
  • Corinne Quiggle (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Ponte Vedra HS) was an All-American in 2017 and 2018, the WCC Player of the Year in 2018 and a two-time All-WCC first teamer. She won 91 career matches.
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL 
  • Angie Leaper (Woodland Hills, Calif.) was a standout setter in the program's early days (1977-79).
  • Nicole Sanderson (Surfers Paradise, Australia/Benowa State HS) was a four-time All-WCC first team pick from 1994-97. She is the program's all-time leader in kills (2,028) and aces (147). She would later compete for her native Australia at the 2004 Olympics in beach volleyball. She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
  • Jamie Hill (San Diego, Calif./UC Irvine) was an All-American second team pick in 1999. After transferring in, the middle blocker recorded 1,023 kills in her three-year career and averaged 3.84 kills and 1.15 blocks in her senior season.
  • Lyndsey Hache' (Chino Hills, Calif./St. Lucy's Priory HS) was a three-time All-WCC pick between 2001-03. A middle blocker, she had 911 kills and 320 blocks in her four seasons, and averaged 2.88 kills and 1.18 blocks per set as a senior.
  • Jazmine Orozco (Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood HS/Illinois) was All-American honorable mention and made the All-WCC first team in 2012. After transferring in, she averaged 3.84 kills and 2.74 digs as an outside hitter in her only season with the Waves.
  • Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS) made the All-WCC first team in 2018 and 2019 and was honorable mention in 2017. The outside hitter recorded 1,327 career kills. She averaged 3.69 kills and 2.52 digs as a sophomore.
MEN'S WATER POLO 
  • Vukan Ruzic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) was All-American honorable mention in 1984. He played two seasons and set the school's single-season record for goalie saves with 416 in 1984.
  • Roberto Borelli (Sao Paulo, Brazil) played two seasons (1985-86) with the Waves and was a two-time Olympian for Brazil.
  • Peter Schuler (Santa Ana, Calif./Cuesta College) made the All-American third team in 1992 and was honorable mention in 1991. The goalie made 446 saves in his two seasons.
  • Merrill Moses (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Peninsula HS) was a three-time All-American, including the first team in 1997. The goalie made 818 career saves. He was named tri-Most Outstanding Player along with two teammates after winning the 1997 NCAA title. He would become a three-time Olympian and earned a silver medal in 2008. Moses returned to Pepperdine in 2012 and serves as associate head coach. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
  • Michael Soltis (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson HS) was a three-time All-American and made the third team in 2000 and 2001. He made 712 career saves.
  • John Hahn (Sydney, Australia/Macquarie University) was All-American honorable mention in 2008. The goalie made 152 saves in his only season with the Waves.
  • Bence Valics (Eger, Hungary/Erzsebet Secondary) was All-American honorable mention in 2012. The goalie recorded 889 career saves, once the school record.
  • Zack Rhodes (Palm Desert, Calif./Palm Desert HS) was All-American honorable mention in 2016. He is Pepperdine's all-time record holder with 1,100 saves.
 
 
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