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Number Project 11

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The Greatest Waves at Every Number: #11

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 11 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 Alcantar (Culver City, Calif./St. Bernard's HS) was all-conference first team in 1972. The outfielder batted .291 that season.
  • Jorge Paz (Claremont, Calif./Claremont HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 1991. The outfielder hit .328 that season.
  • G.J. Raymundo (Clovis, Calif./Fresno City College) was all-conference first team in 1998 and 1999. The infielder hit .345 with 13 home runs in 1998 and .379 with 16 home runs in 1999.
  • Danny Garcia (San Bernardino, Calif./North HS) made the all-conference first team in 2000 and 2001. The infielder hit .341 for his three-year career with 129 RBI, and had a .374 average in 2001. He went on to play two years in MLB.
  • Ed Montague (San Mateo, Calif./College of San Mateo) was chosen to the all-conference first team in 2002. The outfielder batted .359 that season.
  • Kea Kometani (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Punahou School) was twice all-conference honorable mention in 2004 and 2005. The right-handed pitcher won 21 games in his four seasons and went 10-5 with a 3.17 ERA as a senior.
MEN'S BASKETBALL 
  • Jon Korfas (Santa Barbara, Calif./USC) finished his career in 1986 at #2 on Pepperdine's career assist list. The guard had 438 in his three-year career after transferring in, and also scored 836 points.
  • Craig Lewis (Portland, Ore./Benson Tech HS) scored more than 800 career points at guard between 1999-02.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 
  • Stephanie Turman (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica College) averaged 13.1 points per game in 1983-84 and scored a total of 886 points in her three seasons.
  • Nikki Brodowy (Valencia, Calif./Fresno State) was All-WCC honorable mention in both 1993 and 1994. She averaged 14.0 points and 8.1 rebounds as a senior. The forward scored a total of 905 points in her three seasons.
  • Ea Shoushtari (Los Angeles, Calif./L.A.C.E.S.) had totals of 849 points, 529 rebounds and 281 assists as a guard from 2012-15.
  • Monique Andriuolo (Melbourne, Australia) has scored 518 career points heading into her senior season.
FOOTBALL 
  • Jack Bighead (Los Angeles, Calif.) was an All-American in both football and track from 1949-51. He set the program records for receptions (86) and receiving yardage (1,261). He played in the NFL with the Baltimore Colts in 1954 and the Los Angeles Rams in 1955. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981.
WOMEN'S SOCCER 
  • Eva Popper (San Francisco, Calif./Lick-Wilmerding HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in 1996. The forward scored 11 goals in 69 career games.
  • Kate Desmond (Lake Forest, Calif./Mission Viejo HS) ranks sixth all-time in goals at Pepperdine with 26 scored between the 1998 and 2001 seasons.
  • Callie Payetta (Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach HS) scored eight goals from 2009-12.
  • Megan Schoen (Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood HS) played in 73 games as a midfielder from 2013-16.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 
  • Doug Rigg (Honolulu, Hawai'i) made the All-American second team in 1988.
  • John Mayer (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Pierce College) was a key part of the Waves' 2005 national champions. The opposite averaged 2.70 kills and 1.87 digs that season.
  • James Gehrels (Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic HS) 2014-17) was an outside hitter from 2014-17 who now serves as Pepperdine's director of the Waves Athletic Fund.
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL 
  • Kelley Larsen (Jamul, Calif./Christian HS) was an All-American in 2014 and 2015. She won 101 matches in her four seasons and posted a 28-1 record in 2013. She is now a standout on the AVP Tour.
  • Kaity Bailey (Ojai, Calif./Villanova Preparatory School) was All-WCC first team in 2016. She won 31 matches in her three seasons.
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL 
  • Kim Takacs (Lake Forest, Calif./Mater Dei HS) was a great early setter from 1980-82.
  • Shawn Sturgeon (North Vernon, Ind./Esperanza HS) made the All-WCC first team in 1985. She had 307 kills that season.
  • Tami Seidenberg (Jamaica, N.Y./Benjamin Cordozo HS) made the All-WCC first team in 1988. The outside hitter/middle blocker had 921 career kills and averaged 3.97 per set as a senior.
  • Rainy Chrisman (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) was All-WCC second team in 1993. The outside hitter had 145 kills and 304 digs that season.
  • Melissa Plass (Huntington Beach, Calif./Fountain Valley HS) was All-WCC first team in 1999 and 2000 and honorable mention in 1998. The setter had 3,599 career assists, averaging 12.54 per set over four seasons.
  • Christina Hinds (Beverly Hills, Calif./William & Mary) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2004. The libero had 1,404 career digs, and averaged 5.73 per set as a senior.
  • Cassi Chamberlain (Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2007. The middle blocker had career totals of 722 kills and 302 blocks.
  • Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2019. The libero record 1,681 career digs, averaging 3.74 per set over four years.
MEN'S WATER POLO 
  • Chris Tilden (Riverside, Calif./Riverside Poly HS) was all-conference honorable mention for a second time in 2000 after switching from #4. He scored 38 goals that season and finished with 100 in his career.
  • Jesse Smith (Coronado, Calif./Coronado HS) was a four-time All-American, making the first team in 2002, 2003 and 2005. He scored 213 career goals, including 65 in 2002. He is a four-time U.S. Olympian who could make it for a fifth time in 2021. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.
  • Spencer Hamby (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS) was All-American honorable mention in 2011 before switching to #10. He scored 22 goals that season.
  • Mark Urban (Budapest, Hungary/Diablo Valley College) made the All-American third team in 2017 and was honorable mention in 2016. He scored 126 goals in his three seasons.
 
 
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