FORT WORTH, Texas – Tori Waldeck's 65th-minute goal was the difference as the #9 Pepperdine's women's soccer team earned one of the best road wins in program history and handed #5 TCU its first loss on Thursday evening, 1-0.
 
Through a back-and-forth game the Waves improved to 8-1-0 on the season and have continued to outshoot their opponents for the ninth game in a row with 18 shots and nine being on target while allowing TCU (7-1-0) only 10 attempts with four on target.  

GOAL

Pepperdine 65': Redshirt senior forward Joelle Anderson (San Jose, Calif./Harker School) sent a pass from the outside circle downfield, which bounced off a TCU defender. The ball landed just ahead of Waldeck (Newhall, Calif./Hart HS) who sent a right foot shot between two TCU defenders to the back of the net for her third goal of the season.
 
STATS
 
Shots: Pepperdine 18, TCU 10
Shots on goal: Pepperdine 9, TCU 4
Saves: Zoe Clevely (Pepperdine) 4, Lauren Kellett (TCU) 8
Corner kicks: Pepperdine 6, TCU 6
Fouls: Pepperdine 4, TCU 4
Offsides: Pepperdine 1, TCU 4
 
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Head Coach Tim Ward said: "I am so proud of the performance and effort of our Waves tonight! This result is a big one for a lot of reasons. First and foremost, the TCU soccer program has something special going on there, great staff and a great soccer team. I have no doubt they are going to do great things this fall in conference and beyond.

"For our girls, to keep going out on the road and get this result is a really special feeling. We started really bright and thought we had scored once or twice early in the first half, but their keeper made a couple of huge saves. As the game progressed it became a bit of a chess match and we lost some of our momentum the last 10 minutes of the first half.

"Second half, both teams made some changes and I thought we coped really well as the game opened up. Again we had some really good looks and when the goal came, we felt it was deserved. Great effort by Tori to get onto Joelle's through ball and she just made something out of that moment, a great feeling, a great moment. We then managed the game really well down the stretch as they threw everything at us.

"We thought Tabi had a second but again, their keeper made a wonderful save. So in a weird kind of way, I think having to see that 1-0 lead out was really good for us and will be a reminder that we can do that again if we need to later in the season. Our defense, GK and defensive mids were fantastic down the stretch. Overall, a special night for a special team!"
 
NOTABLE

• It's the third time in program history, but the first time since 2003, that the Waves have beaten a top-five team on the road (#3 Portland in 2002 and #4 Stanford in 2004).
• With today's win, the Waves have won their first six road games for the first time in program history.
• The Waves have now defeated TCU for the third time in program history (3-0 home in 2002 and 3-2 away in 2005).
• Pepperdine continues its best start since 2005 (8-0-1).
• Waldeck and Carlee Giammona (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS/Alabama) both had five shots.

 
UP NEXT

The Waves stay in Texas and visit Texas A&M on Sunday (September 19) at 11:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed on the SEC+ Network.