Saturday, April 3
Malibu, Calif.
12:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
vs
San Diego
Madi Cook
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Women's Soccer Entertains USD on Saturday
4/1/2021 12:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MALIBU, California — The Pepperdine women's soccer team begins the final three weekends of the regular season with a home match against San Diego. The two schools already met in non-conference play with the Waves earning a 4-1 win at USD.
MATCH #10 — Saturday (April 3) at Tari Frahm Rokus Field in Malibu, California: Pepperdine (5-3-1, 4-1-1) vs. San Diego (1-6-0, 1-4-0) at 12 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 are not permitted to attend home matches at Tari Frahm Rokus Field.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 16-11-2 all-time against San Diego after posting a 4-1 non-conference victory in mid-February. Trinity Watson, Emily Sample, Tori Waldeck and Leyla McFarland were the goal-scorers. The Waves have won five in a row and nine of the last 11. In the last conference meeting in 2019 in San Diego, Devyn Gilfoy was named WCC Player of the Week after filling in as an emergency goalkeeper and Madi Cook scored a game-winning penalty kick in overtime in the Waves' 1-0 win. Pepperdine's record is 8-4-1 in games played in Malibu.
LAST MATCH — Calista Reyes cemented her place as a PCH Cup legend as her 23rd-minute goal was the difference in a 1-0 home victory over rival Loyola Marymount on Saturday. Reyes scored all of Pepperdine's goals in victories over the Lions in 2017 (2-1) and 2018 (1-0), making this her fourth career goal and her third game-winner against LMU. The Waves posted their fourth shutout in WCC play and outshot the Lions 21-5.
AWARDS — Pepperdine won four consecutive WCC Defensive Player of the Week awards in March ... Trinity Watson received the honor on March 9 (after a shutout win vs. San Francisco in which she assisted on the game-winning goal) and 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 received the WCC award on March 2 (after the shutout win at Saint Mary's, which included a save on a penalty kick) and on March 22 (after a career-high-tying seven saves in the shutout at Portland) ... 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 outshot the opponent in each of the first seven games and in eight of nine overall ... Nine different players have scored the Waves' 17 goals this season (Trinity Watson leads with four and Tori Waldeck has three) ... Pepperdine's three losses this season have come to teams ranked #3, #4 and #11 in the country at the time of the contest ... Eighteen players have started a game this season and three (Waldeck, Madi Cook, Emily Sample) have started every match.
WCC STATS — Pepperdine is first in shutouts (four), third in goals per game (1.89), third in shots per game (15.33), fifth in assists per game (1.11) and sixth in goals against average (1.17) ... Trinity Watson is seventh in goals per game (0.50) and eighth in points per game (1.13) ... Tori Waldeck is 10th in goals per game (0.33) ... Joelle Anderson is sixth in shots per game (3.13) ... Zoe Clevely is first in goals-against average (0.61), first in shutouts per game (0.50), third in save percentage (.789) and eighth in saves per game (1.88).
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 #10 — Saturday (April 3) at Tari Frahm Rokus Field in Malibu, California: Pepperdine (5-3-1, 4-1-1) vs. San Diego (1-6-0, 1-4-0) at 12 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 are not permitted to attend home matches at Tari Frahm Rokus Field.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 16-11-2 all-time against San Diego after posting a 4-1 non-conference victory in mid-February. Trinity Watson, Emily Sample, Tori Waldeck and Leyla McFarland were the goal-scorers. The Waves have won five in a row and nine of the last 11. In the last conference meeting in 2019 in San Diego, Devyn Gilfoy was named WCC Player of the Week after filling in as an emergency goalkeeper and Madi Cook scored a game-winning penalty kick in overtime in the Waves' 1-0 win. Pepperdine's record is 8-4-1 in games played in Malibu.
LAST MATCH — Calista Reyes cemented her place as a PCH Cup legend as her 23rd-minute goal was the difference in a 1-0 home victory over rival Loyola Marymount on Saturday. Reyes scored all of Pepperdine's goals in victories over the Lions in 2017 (2-1) and 2018 (1-0), making this her fourth career goal and her third game-winner against LMU. The Waves posted their fourth shutout in WCC play and outshot the Lions 21-5.
AWARDS — Pepperdine won four consecutive WCC Defensive Player of the Week awards in March ... Trinity Watson received the honor on March 9 (after a shutout win vs. San Francisco in which she assisted on the game-winning goal) and 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 received the WCC award on March 2 (after the shutout win at Saint Mary's, which included a save on a penalty kick) and on March 22 (after a career-high-tying seven saves in the shutout at Portland) ... 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 outshot the opponent in each of the first seven games and in eight of nine overall ... Nine different players have scored the Waves' 17 goals this season (Trinity Watson leads with four and Tori Waldeck has three) ... Pepperdine's three losses this season have come to teams ranked #3, #4 and #11 in the country at the time of the contest ... Eighteen players have started a game this season and three (Waldeck, Madi Cook, Emily Sample) have started every match.
WCC STATS — Pepperdine is first in shutouts (four), third in goals per game (1.89), third in shots per game (15.33), fifth in assists per game (1.11) and sixth in goals against average (1.17) ... Trinity Watson is seventh in goals per game (0.50) and eighth in points per game (1.13) ... Tori Waldeck is 10th in goals per game (0.33) ... Joelle Anderson is sixth in shots per game (3.13) ... Zoe Clevely is first in goals-against average (0.61), first in shutouts per game (0.50), third in save percentage (.789) and eighth in saves per game (1.88).
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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