MALIBU, California – Joelle Anderson scored two goals and Devyn Glifoy notched a goal, all in the second half, as the #16 Pepperdine women's soccer team blanked West Coast Conference foe Pacific 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Waves (15-2-1, 6-1-1) dominated possession and outshot the Tigers (10-5-3, 2-4-2) 20-6. Pepperdine came out of halftime eager to find the back of the net and they did just that, with three goals on 15 shots in just the second half.

The win today marks the 15th win of the season, which is only the sixth time in program history the Waves have hit that milestone. Pepperdine collected the 12th shutout of the season, which is the second-most in program history.

GOALS

Pepperdine 54': Sophomore forward Tori Waldeck (Newhall,Calif./Hart HS) sent a beautiful pass from midfield to Anderson (San Jose, Calif./The Harker School) who was crashing between two Pacific defenders. Anderson pulled up at the top of the box and sent a blast over the goalkeeper for the first goal of the match. This was Anderson's eighth goal of the season. 

Pepperdine 73': Junior midfielder Carlee Giammona (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS/Alabama) did a circle move through two Pacific defenders and sent a pass through the legs of a Pacific defender to Anderson in the right side of the box. Anderson sent a right-footed tap just past the goalkeeper for the second Waves' goal. This was Anderson's ninth goal of the season and second in the game.

Pepperdine 85': Sophomore midfielder Julianna Duckett (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS) sent a hook pass from midfield to senior forward b(Bonita, Calif./Eastlake HS). McFarland came across the top of the box and sent a left-footed pass to Gilfoy (Brentwood, Calif./Liberty HS) who beat out the Pacific goalkeeper with a sliding right-footed shot into the net for the third goal of the game. This was Gilfoy's fifth of the season.

STATS

Shots: Pepperdine 20, Pacific 6
Shots on Goal: Pepperdine 8, Pacific 2
Saves: Zoe Clevely (Pepperdine) 2, Breanna Crump (Pacific) 4
Corner Kicks: Pepperdine 5, Pacific 1
Fouls: Pepperdine 9, Pacific 8
Offsides: Pepperdine 1, Pacific 1


QUOTABLE

Pepperdine Head Coach Tim Ward said: "They're a really good team. I'm so impressed with Danesha and J.J. on what they've done. I told them before the game I'm really proud of their work because it helps our conference. That is an excellent soccer team. 

"I thought the first 25-30 minutes, they were just better than us and then we made some changes. It's been a long season for a lot of girls, putting in a lot of mileage. I thought our subs and our bench did an amazing job coming in and making an impact in the game today. They got us going back in the right direction. At halftime, we were able to make some adjustments and challenge the girls as they've been doing all year. They rose to the challenge and played excellent in the second half, some great goals.

"It really came down to our energy, to be honest. Our energy at the start was poor, and I felt like Pacific outworked us in the first 20-25 minutes and then we found our way and some good things started to happen. It was fun."


NOTABLE
 

• Zoe Clevely (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS) now ranks second on the Pepperdine single-season solo shutout list with 11, is now tied for second on the all-time single-season wins list with 15 and is now tied for sixth on the all-time career wins list with 22. 
• Anderson is now third on the Pepperdine all-time list for career goals with 33, tied for second on the all-time game-winning goals list with 14 and third on the all-time points list with 87.

UP NEXT

The Waves finish the regular season at BYU on Saturday, November 6 at 5 p.m. PT. The matchup will be live streamed on BYUtv.org. The Waves can claim the WCC title with a victory and a Santa Clara loss.