Wednesday, October 6
San Diego, Calif.
7:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
at
San Diego
Leyla McFarland
Photo by: Jeff Golden
#6 Women's Soccer Visits USD, LMU
10/5/2021 11:36:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MALIBU, California — The #6 Pepperdine women's soccer team, which has won 10 of 11 games and is off to the program's best start ever, looks to continue its historic run with a pair of West Coast Conference road matches against local foes San Diego and Loyola Marymount.
MATCH #12 — Wednesday (Oct. 6) at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California: #6 Pepperdine (10-1-0, 1-0-0) at San Diego (5-5-0, 0-1-0) at 7 p.m.
MATCH #13 — Saturday (Oct. 9) at Sullivan Field in Los Angeles, California: #6 Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount (0-11-0, 0-1-0, plays at San Francisco on Wednesday) at 4 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — Both matches will be streamed online via the WCC Network. Links to broadcasts and live stats can be found at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENTS — Pepperdine is 17-11-2 all-time against San Diego and has won six in a row. The teams met twice in the spring and the Waves outscored the Toreros 11-1 ... Pepperdine is 16-8-5 all-time against LMU and has won four in a row (all by one-goal margins). Calista Reyes has scored the game-winner in three of those four wins, including a 1-0 victory this past spring.
PCH CUP — An annual all-sport competition between two local rivals that are separated by just 19.1 miles of scenic coastline, the PCH Cup is in its 13th season of existence. Pepperdine has won 10 of the 12 years that this competition with LMU has been held.
LAST TIME OUT — The Waves opened up WCC play with a 3-0 home win over Portland on Saturday. Carlee Giammona scored less than two minutes into the game. The Waves added a penalty kick goal by Trinity Watson in the 68th minute, and Tori Waldeck tallied the final goal in the 72nd minute. The Waves outshot the Pilots 17-4.
NOTABLES — Pepperdine's 10-1-0 start is the best in program history after 11 games (the Waves were 9-1-1 in 2005 and 9-0-2 in 2002) ... Pepperdine's win at #5 TCU was the program's third-ever against a top-five team on the road (following #3 Portland in 2002 and #4 Stanford in 2004) ... The Waves have won their first seven road games to start a season for the first time in program history ... With four consecutive shutouts, Pepperdine hasn't allowed a goal in the last 424 minutes of play ... Continuing a trend that began in the spring, the Waves have outshot all 11 opponents this season ... Carlee Giammona tied a school record with three assists against Vanderbilt.
WCC STATS — The Waves rank second in goals against average (0.45) and third in goals per game (2.45) ... Joelle Anderson is fourth in goals per game (0.55) and points per game (1.36) and tied for ninth in assists per game (0.27) ... Tori Waldeck is second in assists per game (0.50), fifth in points per game (1.30) and tied for seventh in goals per game (0.40) ... Carlee Giammona is fifth in assists per game (0.36) and seventh in points per game (1.09) ... Trinity Watson is tied for ninth in points per game (1.00) and assists per game (0.27) ... Zoe Clevely is second in shutouts (six), third in goals against average (0.46), fourth in save percentage (.848) and seventh in saves per game (2.55).
RANKINGS — The Waves had a few big swings in the first few United Soccer Coaches polls, going from receiving votes in the preseason, all the way up to #8 after the first week, then to #23. They've moved up since then, going from #13 to #9 to #6 (best since 2012).
HONORS — Joelle Anderson has been named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list for the second straight season, and she's also one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS award.
The Waves have had two National Players of the Week courtesy of Top Drawer Soccer in Anderson (Sept. 7) and Tori Waldeck (Sept. 21) ... Anderson also received the WCC Offensive Player of the Week award (Sept. 6) after scoring a golden goal at Lipscomb and recording a goal and assist at Vanderbilt ... Anderson received her second WCC Offensive Player of the Week award in a row on September 13 after a goal against UCSD and a goal and an assist against UCSB ... Waldeck also earned the WCC Offensive Player of the Week award (Sept. 20) after scoring the game-winning goal at #5 TCU and assisting on the winner at Texas A&M ... Zoe Clevely received the WCC Defensive Player of the Week award on August 23 (the third of her career) after the season-opening shutouts against #14 USC and SDSU.
Trinity Watson has been named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week twice. The first one came on August 24 after the two opening shutouts and scoring a goal on a penalty kick. The second was on September 14 after she had two assists against UCSD and a goal against UCSB. Carlee Giammona received it on October 5 after notching a goal and an assist against Portland.
ANDERSON — Back in January, Joelle Anderson was picked in the third round of the 2021 NWSL Draft by the Houston Dash. But she decided to stick around Malibu for a little while longer before she joins the pros. The four-time All-WCC pick (twice on the first team) and three-time All-West Region honoree is utilizing a COVID-19 redshirt year to play a fifth season at Pepperdine. All-time at Pepperdine, she ranks tied for third in game-winning goals (13), fourth in goals (30), fifth in points (79) and sixth in assists (19). Anderson scored a goal in four consecutive games this season, one shy of the school record.
REYES — She'll have the benefit of an extra season, but Calista Reyes is about to equal the Pepperdine record for all-time games played. Reyes is at 81, while Bri Visalli played in 83 games between 2014-17.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 26 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
MATCH #12 — Wednesday (Oct. 6) at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California: #6 Pepperdine (10-1-0, 1-0-0) at San Diego (5-5-0, 0-1-0) at 7 p.m.
MATCH #13 — Saturday (Oct. 9) at Sullivan Field in Los Angeles, California: #6 Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount (0-11-0, 0-1-0, plays at San Francisco on Wednesday) at 4 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — Both matches will be streamed online via the WCC Network. Links to broadcasts and live stats can be found at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENTS — Pepperdine is 17-11-2 all-time against San Diego and has won six in a row. The teams met twice in the spring and the Waves outscored the Toreros 11-1 ... Pepperdine is 16-8-5 all-time against LMU and has won four in a row (all by one-goal margins). Calista Reyes has scored the game-winner in three of those four wins, including a 1-0 victory this past spring.
PCH CUP — An annual all-sport competition between two local rivals that are separated by just 19.1 miles of scenic coastline, the PCH Cup is in its 13th season of existence. Pepperdine has won 10 of the 12 years that this competition with LMU has been held.
LAST TIME OUT — The Waves opened up WCC play with a 3-0 home win over Portland on Saturday. Carlee Giammona scored less than two minutes into the game. The Waves added a penalty kick goal by Trinity Watson in the 68th minute, and Tori Waldeck tallied the final goal in the 72nd minute. The Waves outshot the Pilots 17-4.
NOTABLES — Pepperdine's 10-1-0 start is the best in program history after 11 games (the Waves were 9-1-1 in 2005 and 9-0-2 in 2002) ... Pepperdine's win at #5 TCU was the program's third-ever against a top-five team on the road (following #3 Portland in 2002 and #4 Stanford in 2004) ... The Waves have won their first seven road games to start a season for the first time in program history ... With four consecutive shutouts, Pepperdine hasn't allowed a goal in the last 424 minutes of play ... Continuing a trend that began in the spring, the Waves have outshot all 11 opponents this season ... Carlee Giammona tied a school record with three assists against Vanderbilt.
WCC STATS — The Waves rank second in goals against average (0.45) and third in goals per game (2.45) ... Joelle Anderson is fourth in goals per game (0.55) and points per game (1.36) and tied for ninth in assists per game (0.27) ... Tori Waldeck is second in assists per game (0.50), fifth in points per game (1.30) and tied for seventh in goals per game (0.40) ... Carlee Giammona is fifth in assists per game (0.36) and seventh in points per game (1.09) ... Trinity Watson is tied for ninth in points per game (1.00) and assists per game (0.27) ... Zoe Clevely is second in shutouts (six), third in goals against average (0.46), fourth in save percentage (.848) and seventh in saves per game (2.55).
RANKINGS — The Waves had a few big swings in the first few United Soccer Coaches polls, going from receiving votes in the preseason, all the way up to #8 after the first week, then to #23. They've moved up since then, going from #13 to #9 to #6 (best since 2012).
HONORS — Joelle Anderson has been named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list for the second straight season, and she's also one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS award.
The Waves have had two National Players of the Week courtesy of Top Drawer Soccer in Anderson (Sept. 7) and Tori Waldeck (Sept. 21) ... Anderson also received the WCC Offensive Player of the Week award (Sept. 6) after scoring a golden goal at Lipscomb and recording a goal and assist at Vanderbilt ... Anderson received her second WCC Offensive Player of the Week award in a row on September 13 after a goal against UCSD and a goal and an assist against UCSB ... Waldeck also earned the WCC Offensive Player of the Week award (Sept. 20) after scoring the game-winning goal at #5 TCU and assisting on the winner at Texas A&M ... Zoe Clevely received the WCC Defensive Player of the Week award on August 23 (the third of her career) after the season-opening shutouts against #14 USC and SDSU.
Trinity Watson has been named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week twice. The first one came on August 24 after the two opening shutouts and scoring a goal on a penalty kick. The second was on September 14 after she had two assists against UCSD and a goal against UCSB. Carlee Giammona received it on October 5 after notching a goal and an assist against Portland.
ANDERSON — Back in January, Joelle Anderson was picked in the third round of the 2021 NWSL Draft by the Houston Dash. But she decided to stick around Malibu for a little while longer before she joins the pros. The four-time All-WCC pick (twice on the first team) and three-time All-West Region honoree is utilizing a COVID-19 redshirt year to play a fifth season at Pepperdine. All-time at Pepperdine, she ranks tied for third in game-winning goals (13), fourth in goals (30), fifth in points (79) and sixth in assists (19). Anderson scored a goal in four consecutive games this season, one shy of the school record.
REYES — She'll have the benefit of an extra season, but Calista Reyes is about to equal the Pepperdine record for all-time games played. Reyes is at 81, while Bri Visalli played in 83 games between 2014-17.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 26 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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