MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine women's basketball team downed Eastern Washington 67-48 on Sunday afternoon in Firestone Fieldhouse for its home opener. 

The Waves (1-1) never trailed the Eagles (0-2) in the contest. 

BIG WAVES

• Redshirt junior forward Eve Braslis (Newton, Victoria, Australia/Geelong College/Utah Valley) led the Waves with 15 points, shooting 6-for-9 from the field and had two steals.
• Senior guard Malia Bambrick (Santa Clarita, Calif./Bishop Alemany HS) had 10 points and had two assists. 
• Redshirt junior forward Becky Obinma (Manifee, Calif./Rosary Academy/Texas Christian) had 10 points, shooting 4-for-6 and had nine rebounds. 
• Senior guard Cheyenne Givens (Gardena, Calif./Serra HS/Los Angeles Trade-Tech) had eight points, three rebounds and two assists. 

GAME RECAP

The Waves got off to a hot start, scoring the first six points and then taking a 12-5 lead with three minutes left in the first quarter. After back and forth shots from the Eagles and Waves, the Waves finished the first quarter with a five-point lead at 17-12.

In the second quarter, Eastern Washington went on a four-point scoring run to get within one point, 17-16. The Waves then took back control and went on an eight-point scoring run to extend the lead to 25-16. Pepperdine went into the half with a nine point lead at 32-23.

After the half, it was all Waves through the third quarter. The Waves continued to extend the lead and were up 39-25 with under seven left to go. After another eight-point scoring run by the Waves, the lead got larger and Pepperdine was up 53-31. The Eagles cut down the margin as the quarter ended, but the Waves were still up 53-36. 

In the final quarter, Pepperdine scored the first 13 points to reach the largest lead in the game at 66-36. Eastern Washington tried to make a comeback run and went on an eight-point scoring run with under three minutes left. The Waves went on to win its home opener by a 19-point margin. 

STATS

• The Waves outscored the Eagles in every quarter. 
• Pepperdine outshot Eastern Washington 45.6% to 32.1%
• The Waves brought down 44 rebounds compared to the Eagles' 27 rebounds. 

HIGHLIGHTS

HIGHLIGHTS | Win number one was so much fun! Relive the moments inside Firestone Fieldhouse!#WavesUp pic.twitter.com/o8xXylgBKh
— Pepperdine Women's Basketball (@WavesHoops) November 15, 2021
 

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Kristen Dowling:

VIDEO | Hear from @CoachKristenD after today's home-opening win! #WavesUp pic.twitter.com/WmcacIUr1K
— Pepperdine Women's Basketball (@WavesHoops) November 15, 2021
 

Redshirt junior forward Eve Braslis: 

VIDEO | After a 15-point day, hear from 
Eve Braslis following today's win!#WavesUp pic.twitter.com/h6RfvWvY0b
— Pepperdine Women's Basketball (@WavesHoops) November 15, 2021
 

UP NEXT

Pepperdine will host UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Nov. 20 with tip-off set for 6 p.m. inside Firestone Fieldhouse. The game will be streamed live on the WCC Network.