RIVERSIDE, California – The #8 Pepperdine's women's soccer team defeated UC Riverside 4-1 under the lights on Sunday evening. 

The Waves (3-1-0) dominated play outshooting the Highlanders (2-1-0) 24-5. The Waves put up 14 shots alone in the first 45 minutes of the match.

GOALS
UC Riverside 7': The Highlanders earned a penalty kick that was unsuccessful, but Jessica Tamayo scored on the rebound.

Pepperdine 17' : Sophomore forward Tori Waldeck (Newhall, Calif./Hart HS) sent a beautiful pass from the defensive zone to freshman forward Tabitha LaParl (Lakewood, Calif./ Los Alamitos HS), who rocketed one high over the goalkeeper's head, for her first collegiate goal. 

Pepperdine 45': Senior forward Leyla McFarland drew a penalty right as the horn went off to head into halftime. Senior defender Trinity Watson took the penalty kick for the Waves' second goal of the match. Watson is now 2-for-2 on the season for penalty kicks.

Pepperdine 60': Redshirt senior forward Joelle Anderson (San Jose, Calif./ Harker School) fought through Highlander defenders to keep the ball. After a few dribbles, Anderson passed across the box to junior midfielder Carlee Giammona (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS/Alabama) for a low right corner goal.

Pepperdine 88': Anderson took the ball into the offensive zone to the top of the box for a cross pass to redshirt sophomore Helen Schaefer (La Crescenta, Calif./Flintridge Preparatory School) for a lower right corner goal from the top of the box, this marks Schaefer's first career goal.

STATS
Shots: Pepperdine 24, UC Riverside 5
Shots on goal: Pepperdine 12, UC Riverside 2
Saves: Zoe Clevely (Pepperdine) 1, Cassia Souza (UC Riverside) 8
Corner Kicks: Pepperdine 5, UC Riverside 2
Fouls: Pepperdine 6, UC Riverside 14
Offside: Pepperdine 2, UC Riverside 2

QUOTABLE
Pepperdine Coach Tim Ward: "First of all, I think Nat Gonzales and his program are first class. I think they are going to do very well this fall.

For our part, we thought our Waves played brilliantly tonight. Although we went behind early on a PK call, we responded with not only a real fire, but real quality with our soccer. So many great performances from so many Waves, but I think Tabitha LaParl and Juliana Duckett were massively impressive for us this evening. Tabi got her first collegiate goal and got us back in the game while Jules just anchored down the base of our midfield like a pro.

Overall, everyone who stepped on the field for us tonight played beautifully."

NEXT
The Waves travel to the Midwest to visit Lipscomb on Thursday (September 2) at 4 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. CT.