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.
 
Previously, a comprehensive women's basketball list of the top Waves to wear each number was published. Today, Pepperdine women's basketball coach Kristen Dowling narrows that down and provides her opinion on the best Wave to wear each number (and in the case of ties where she couldn't decide on just one, the best Waves).
 
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• Lisa Siders (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo South HS), wearing #00, was a four-time All-WCC honoree from 1994-97, including three times on the first team. She led the Waves in scoring each of those three years, including 14.4 points and 7.0 rebounds as a junior and 13.3 points and 8.4 rebounds as a senior. The center scored 1,371 career points.

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• 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.
• Dowling says: "Malia is a flat-out shooter who works on her game tirelessly. I expect her to have a big final two seasons. Everyone knows Malia can shoot, but she is also a lockdown defender who can guard the 1-3 positions."

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• Sherriel Boyd (Bellflower, Calif./Narbonne HS) is the highest-scoring Wave to wear #2. The guard scored a total of 407 points in her two seasons (2006-07).

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• Nakeya Isabell (Seattle, Wash./Cleveland HS/College of Southern Idaho) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2009. An exceptional point guard who played three seasons after transferring, she averaged 6.5 points, 5.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds as a senior.
• Dowling says: "Nakeya was a stud lockdown defender who has a huge heart. She worked tremendously hard on and off the court and is an unsung hero of her teams."

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• Sara Pierce (Los Osos, Calif./Morro Bay HS) scored 753 points over her five seasons (1993-97) with the Waves, and the guard averaged 10.7 points per game as a junior.
• Teena Wickett (Vallejo, Calif./Castlemont HS) made the All-WCC first team in 2007. The forward/center averaged 10.3 points and 7.5 rebounds that season.

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• Shanell Law (Los Angeles, Calif./Washington Prep) made the All-WCC first team in 2003. She averaged 9.9 points and 3.6 rebounds that season. The guard scored a total of 620 points in her four-year career.
• Jazmine Jackson (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) was a four-time All-WCC honoree, making the first team in 2011 and 2012, and was the WCC Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012. The guard had four-year career totals of 1,419 points, 614 rebounds, 272 assists and 258 steals.
• Dowling says: "Jaz, as she was known by her teammates, was super quick and an excellent defender and scorer. She was asked to be a scorer and lockdown defender. Jaz and her high school teammate, Lauren Bell, led Pepperdine basketball back to its winning ways."

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• Stephanie Meneze (Hayward, Calif./Moreau HS) made the All-WCC first team in 1988. She averaged 8.3 points and 5.9 assists that season. The guard scored 590 points in her three-year career.
• Bria Richardson (Hawthorne, Calif./Serra HS) made the All-WCC second team in 2015. She averaged 16.9 points as a junior and 14.8 points as a senior. The guard scored 809 points in her four seasons.
• Paige Fecske (Studio City, Calif./Chaminade HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2018. She averaged 11.0 points per game that season. The guard just wrapped up her five-year career scoring 1,054 points and finishing fourth all-time in three-pointers made with 163.
• Dowling says: "Bria was a scoring guard who really came into her own her junior and senior seasons. She was a great athlete, quick, coachable, skilled, and really blossomed as a Wave ... Paige was a flat-out scorer. She worked tirelessly on her game from the day she arrived in Malibu. We don't beat BYU this year if she doesn't come into the game and dominate the fourth quarter."

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• 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.
• Dowling says: "Ea was a very crafty point guard who had incredible court vision. She would make unreal passes and it looked effortless ... Mo had a monster junior season and is not done yet. She was a WCC Player of the Week and Pepperdine Athletics' Breakout Athlete of the Year. Let's reassess this number after her senior year."

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• Desi Marcelin (Inglewood, Calif./St Mary's Academy) was an All-American in 1978. The guard averaged in double-figures all four seasons and scored 1,463 career points.
• Tamara McDonald (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Chaffey HS) was the WCC Player of the Year in 2003. She averaged 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals that season. She scored a total of 842 points in her four-year career.

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• Erica Ogwumike (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Woods HS) made the All-WCC first team in 2016. She averaged 18.4 points per game in her only season with the Waves.

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• Fannie Allen (Flint, Mich./Los Angeles HS) is the program's third all-time leading scorer at 1,851 points. The forward averaged 20.3 points in 1980-81. She played five seasons with the Waves (1979-83) and alternated between #14 and #15 her final two years.
• Jayla Ruffus-Milner (North Hills, Calif./Harvard-Westlake HS) made the WCC All-Freshman team in 2020. She averaged 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds this past season.
• Dowling says: "Jayla is a lockdown defender who rebounds the ball very well. Fannie is one of the all-time greats and she will be hard to beat but I would like to reassess this in three years when Jayla's career is over."

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• Fannie Allen (Flint, Mich./Los Angeles HS) is the program's third all-time leading scorer at 1,851 points. The forward averaged 20.3 points in 1980-81. She played five seasons with the Waves (1979-83) and alternated between #14 and #15 her final two years.
• Skye Barnett (Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola HS) scored 588 points in her four-year career between 2009-12. She is currently the Waves' director of basketball operations.
• Dowling says: "Skye is an unbelievable athlete and teammate who is the epitome of a Wave. She was a lockdown defender and the heart behind the Waves' run to the WNIT in 2011. She is someone you would always want on your team."

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• Rasheeda Clark (Ontario, Calif./Colorado) was the WCC Player of the Year in 2000 and was a three-time All-WCC first team pick, including the first team in 1999 and 2000. The guard averaged 15.5 points in 1999-00 and scored 1,191 points in her three seasons.

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• Jennifer Lacy (Simi Valley, Calif./Agoura HS) was All-WCC first team in 2005 and honorable mention in 2004. The forward averaged 16.9 points and 8.1 rebounds as a senior, and had four-year totals of 933 points and 504 rebounds. She went on to a 10-year career in the WNBA. Lacy was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
• Miranda Ayim (London, Ontario, Canada/Saunders Secondary) was a three-time All-WCC first team pick between 2008-10. The forward/center had career totals of 1,377 points and 735 rebounds. Ayim was the 2010 Division I-AAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She is a two-time Olympian for Canada, She will be inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in a future class.
• Dowling says: "#21 is an absolute tie between two of the best Waves ever to wear the jersey. Jen had an amazing collegiate and professional career and was the first Wave to make a WNBA roster. Miranda worked incredibly hard to develop her game from the time she stepped foot on campus. She was a very mobile and athletic post who could run the floor, score inside and out while rebounding the ball. She will represent Team Canada for her third Olympics next summer."

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• Daphanie Kennedy (Oakland, Calif./Kearny HS) was a four-time All-WCC pick, making the first team in 2006 and 2008, and was the 2006 WCC Tournament MVP. The guard averaged 19.6 points as a senior and scored 1,464 points in four years.
• Dowling says: "Daph, as she was referred to by her teammates, had one of the best crossovers I've ever seen. Daph was someone you wanted on your team, period. She could score in a variety of ways, was very strong and super-competitive. She willed her team to the 2006 NCAA Tournament. She went on to have a professional career overseas before returning home to courageously battle cancer. May God bless her soul."

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• Barbara Sitanggan (Fullerton, Calif./Troy HS) was All-WCC first team in 2020 and honorable mention in 2019. She just finished her career as the program's all-time leader in assists (503). She scored 951 points in four years.
• Dowling says: "An absolutely underrated player who led the Waves to the 2019 WNIT. Barbs is incredibly quick, a lockdown defender, and she always had a smile on her face. She was quiet but uber-competitive and led the Waves to many wins in her career. It's hard to compare players, but she was one of the best all-time point guards."

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• Dionne Burgess (Lansing, Mich./Waverly HS) was All-WCC first team in 1989 and honorable mention in 1988 and 1990. The guard scored 1,198 points in four years.

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• Damaris Hinojosa (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS) earned her third and fourth All-WCC awards after switching from #22, making the first team in 2002 and honorable mention in 2003. She was also the WCC Tournament MVP in 2002. The guard finished with 1,543 career points.
• Yasmine Robinson-Bacote (Hillside, N.J./Hillside HS) was the WCC Player of the Year in 2019 and a three-time All-WCC first team selection. The forward averaged 20.9 points and 7.8 rebounds as a senior and finished with career totals of 1,772 points and 792 rebounds.
• Dowling says: "I never had the privilege of coaching Yasmine but I know she was a baller!"

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• Shandrika Lee (Moreno Valley, Calif./J.W. North HS) was All-WCC first team in 2004. The guard averaged in double-figure scoring all four of her years and recorded 1,172 career points.

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• Nicole Funn (Carson, Calif./Oregon State) made the All-WCC first team in 2004 and was honorable mention in 2003. The forward scored 592 points in her two seasons with the Waves.
• Jessica Ross (Gilroy, Calif./Notre Dame HS) started more games than any other Wave (112) from 2006-09 and is among the program's top three-point shooters, as the guard made 137 career three-pointers.
• Dowling says: "A shooter who always had her hands up and was always in the right spot, Rossi, as she was known by her teammates, was cold-blooded when it came to knocking down shots."

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• Kim Bueltel (Hawthorne, Calif.) was a three-time All-American in 1977, 1978 and 1980. The center is the program's career leader in rebounds (1,270) and she's second in scoring (1,968 points). She averaged 17.8 points and 14.1 rebounds as a sophomore. Bueltel was also a three-time All-American in women's volleyball. She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989.

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• Ashleen Quirke (Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos HS/Foothill College) is the highest-scoring Wave to wear #33, as the forward accumulated 126 points the past two seasons.
• Dowling says: "Ashleen was a post player who could shoot the three ball well. As a junior college transfer, she had two solid years for the Waves and provided good size, shooting and inside game."

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• April Marion (Riverside, Calif./Golden West College) made the All-WCC first team in 1989. The forward averaged 15.1 points and 7.9 rebounds that season.

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• Sarah Richen (San Francisco, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2002. The forward scored 726 points in her four seasons.

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• Sharon Wilson (Denver, Colo./Denver Lutheran HS) accumulated 641 points in 93 games as a center from 1987-91.

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• Clare Walker (Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach HS) scored 596 points in 73 games as a guard from 1995-97.

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• Iseth Cowan (Chico, Calif./Butte College) was the WCC Newcomer of the Year and All-WCC honorable mention in 1995. The forward averaged 11.8 points and 7.7 rebounds in her only season with the Waves.

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• Earnesta Grace (Houston, Texas/Blinn JC) made the All-WCC first team in both 1987 and 1988 and was the WCC Freshman of the Year in 1987. The forward scored 737 points in her two seasons with the Waves.

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• Maureen Formico (Los Gatos, Calif./Mitty HS) was an All-American in 1985 and 1986 and made the All-WCC first team in the league's first season in 1986. She is the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,190 points. She averaged 24.6 points and 13.2 rebounds as a junior and 22.9 points and 11.6 rebounds as a senior. She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.

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• Tara Dusharm (Foley, Minn./St. Louis) became the first Wave to wear #45 during the 2019-20 season but the grad transfer center was limited to one game due to injury.
• Dowling says: "Due to her injury, Tara was granted an additional year of eligibility and will return for this coming season. She is a strong back-to-the-basket post player who brings size and presence to the basketball court. We are excited to have her for another season in Malibu."

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• Kim Hollingshead (Covina, Calif./Mt. SAC College) scored 192 points over the 1980 and 1981 seasons.

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• Keitra Wallace (Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda HS), the only Wave ever to wear #51, scored 1,041 points from 2012-16.
• Dowling says: "I saw and recruited Keitra in high school. A flat-out scorer and a competitor on both ends of the floor. She could post up and shoot from outside."

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• Jenny Frank (Moxee, Wash./East Valley HS) was All-WCC first team in 1998 and honorable mention in 1996. The center had career totals of 987 points and 595 rebounds.

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• Monet McNally (Santa Clarita, Calif./L.A. Baptist HS) is the only Wave to appear in a game wearing #55, playing in 21 games as a guard during the 2012-13 season.