COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The #9 Pepperdine women's soccer team closed out its non-conference schedule with another big road win, defeating Texas A&M 1-0, on Sunday afternoon. The Waves are now 7-0 on the road for the first time in program history.
Joelle Anderson's fourth-minute goal was the difference between the Waves (9-1-0) and Aggies (5-3-1), while
Zoe Clevely and the defense collected the sixth shutout of the season. The Waves outshot the Aggies 12-10 and closed out the non-conference schedule outshooting every opponent.
Pepperdine has now beaten Texas A&M twice on its home field and are now 2-1-1 against the Aggies all-time.
The win completed one of the most impressive road trips in Pepperdine history as the Waves knocked off previously undefeated and #5 TCU 1-0 on Thursday, and then handed the Aggies their first home loss in 14 games and broke their six-match unbeaten streak.
GOALS
Pepperdine 4': Redshirt freshman defender
Kam Pickett (Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos HS) sent a right-footed pass through two Aggie defenders to sophomore forward
Tori Waldeck (Newhall, Calif./Hart HS). Waldeck moved downfield to 30 yards out and sent a pass to Anderson (San Jose, Calif./The Harker School) who was on the right side of the box. Anderson sent a left-footed finish past the Aggies goalkeeper to the bottom left of the goal. This was Anderson's sixth goal of the season and 30th goal of her career (fourth on the Waves' all-time list).
STATS
Shots: Pepperdine 12, Texas A&M 10
Shots on Goal: Pepperdine 6, Texas A&M 2
Saves:
Zoe Clevely (Pepperdine) 2, Kenna Caldwell (Texas A&M) 5
Corner Kicks: Pepperdine 6, Texas A&M 6
Fouls: Pepperdine 5, Texas A&M 13
Offsides: Pepperdine 6, Texas A&M 6
QUOTABLE
Head Coach
Tim Ward said: "What a weekend for the Waves, to come to two national powers and get two 1-0 shutouts tells you a lot about our team. These are not easy places to get results and we are so proud of not only the results, but more importantly, our performance levels.
"The focus, determination and poise of these young women is amazing. We executed our game plans really well and the professionalism with which they managed both games, but especially today's match, with those fun Aggie fans sitting right behind our bench.
"This team has something special about it and we are going to do our best to honor this opportunity each and every day. Every Wave alum should be proud of this group. Let's go Waves!"
NOTABLE
- Pepperdine continues its best start since 2005 (9-0-1).
- Clevely (Huntington Beach, Calif/Edison HS) collected her fifth solo shutout of the season and 11th career of her career giving her sole possession of sixth on the Waves' all-time career solo shutout list.
UP NEXT
The Waves start conference hosting Portland on Saturday, October 2 at 1 p.m. The matchup will be streamed on the WCC Network.
