Tuesday, March 23
Malibu, Calif.
3:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
vs
Santa Clara
Julianna Duckett
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Big WCC Soccer Matchup on Tuesday Between Waves, Broncos
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MALIBU, California — The last two unbeatens in West Coast Conference play meet on Tuesday when the #25 Pepperdine women's soccer team hosts #13 Santa Clara.
MATCH #8 — Tuesday (March 23) at Tari Frahm Rokus Field in Malibu, California: #25 Pepperdine (4-2-1, 3-0-1) vs. #13 Santa Clara (3-0-0, 3-0-0) at 3 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — The match will be streamed online on the WCC Network. Links to broadcasts and live stats can be found at PepperdineWaves.com.
HOME ATTENDANCE — Per the current COVID-19 guidelines set by the state of California and Los Angeles County, spectators will not be permitted to attend home matches at Tari Frahm Rokus Field.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 11-15-0 all-time against Santa Clara. The Waves have won 10 consecutive home matches in the series after starting 0-3 in Malibu. Since the year 2000, the home team has won every year except for one (when Pepperdine won at Santa Clara in 2017). Pepperdine beat then-#4 Santa Clara 1-0 in 2018, the last time they met in Malibu. The Broncos won 4-3 in Santa Clara in 2019. Leyla McFarland, Joelle Anderson and Devyn Gilfoy scored the Pepperdine goals.
LAST MATCH — Zoe Clevely made a career-high-tying seven saves and the Waves posted their third shutout in the last four games, but the Waves couldn't get on the scoreboard and settled for a 0-0 tie at Portland on Friday. The Waves outshot the Pilots 17-11, but Portland saved all six that were on target.
AWARDS — Trinity Watson was named WCC Defensive Player of the Week on March 9 after a shutout win vs. San Francisco in which she assisted on the game-winning goal, and again on March 16 after her two-goal game at Pacific. She's also been named to the Top Drawer Soccer national team of the week twice (Feb. 16, after she scored the game's first goal against USD, and March 9) ... Zoe Clevely was named WCC Defensive Player of the Week on March 2 after the shutout win at Saint Mary's, which included a save on a penalty kick ... Emily Sample was named to Top Drawer Soccer's national team of the week on March 2 after the shutout win at Saint Mary's.
NOTABLE — Pepperdine has outshot the opponent in all seven games ... Nine different players have scored the Waves' 13 goals this season (Tori Waldeck and Trinity Watson, with three apiece, are the only players with multiple goals) ... Pepperdine's two losses this season have come to teams ranked #3 and #4 in the country at the time (though the Waves outshot them too) ... Seventeen players have started a game this season and four (Waldeck, Watson, Madi Cook, Emily Sample) have started every match.
ANDERSON — Senior midfielder Joelle Anderson was picked in the third round of the 2021 NWSL Draft by the Houston Dash, but she's got business to finish in Malibu before she joins the pros. The three-time All-WCC pick (two-time first team) and two-time All-West Region honoree (2019 first team) has accumulated 22 goals (ninth all-time at Pepperdine), nine game-winning goals (tied for sixth), 14 assists and 58 points in her career. Anderson was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy preseason watch list.
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 nine 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 25 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 #8 — Tuesday (March 23) at Tari Frahm Rokus Field in Malibu, California: #25 Pepperdine (4-2-1, 3-0-1) vs. #13 Santa Clara (3-0-0, 3-0-0) at 3 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — The match will be streamed online on the WCC Network. Links to broadcasts and live stats can be found at PepperdineWaves.com.
HOME ATTENDANCE — Per the current COVID-19 guidelines set by the state of California and Los Angeles County, spectators will not be permitted to attend home matches at Tari Frahm Rokus Field.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 11-15-0 all-time against Santa Clara. The Waves have won 10 consecutive home matches in the series after starting 0-3 in Malibu. Since the year 2000, the home team has won every year except for one (when Pepperdine won at Santa Clara in 2017). Pepperdine beat then-#4 Santa Clara 1-0 in 2018, the last time they met in Malibu. The Broncos won 4-3 in Santa Clara in 2019. Leyla McFarland, Joelle Anderson and Devyn Gilfoy scored the Pepperdine goals.
LAST MATCH — Zoe Clevely made a career-high-tying seven saves and the Waves posted their third shutout in the last four games, but the Waves couldn't get on the scoreboard and settled for a 0-0 tie at Portland on Friday. The Waves outshot the Pilots 17-11, but Portland saved all six that were on target.
AWARDS — Trinity Watson was named WCC Defensive Player of the Week on March 9 after a shutout win vs. San Francisco in which she assisted on the game-winning goal, and again on March 16 after her two-goal game at Pacific. She's also been named to the Top Drawer Soccer national team of the week twice (Feb. 16, after she scored the game's first goal against USD, and March 9) ... Zoe Clevely was named WCC Defensive Player of the Week on March 2 after the shutout win at Saint Mary's, which included a save on a penalty kick ... Emily Sample was named to Top Drawer Soccer's national team of the week on March 2 after the shutout win at Saint Mary's.
NOTABLE — Pepperdine has outshot the opponent in all seven games ... Nine different players have scored the Waves' 13 goals this season (Tori Waldeck and Trinity Watson, with three apiece, are the only players with multiple goals) ... Pepperdine's two losses this season have come to teams ranked #3 and #4 in the country at the time (though the Waves outshot them too) ... Seventeen players have started a game this season and four (Waldeck, Watson, Madi Cook, Emily Sample) have started every match.
ANDERSON — Senior midfielder Joelle Anderson was picked in the third round of the 2021 NWSL Draft by the Houston Dash, but she's got business to finish in Malibu before she joins the pros. The three-time All-WCC pick (two-time first team) and two-time All-West Region honoree (2019 first team) has accumulated 22 goals (ninth all-time at Pepperdine), nine game-winning goals (tied for sixth), 14 assists and 58 points in her career. Anderson was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy preseason watch list.
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 nine 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 25 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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