The #22 Pepperdine women's soccer team took home 12 West Coast Conference awards by nine different players as announced Wednesday afternoon
 
Spearheaded by graduate Tori Waldeck (Newhall, Calif.) and junior Karina Gonzalez (Sanger, Calif.), the Waves were honored in nearly every category awarded.
For the second year in a row, Waldeck is taking home offensive player of the year. With eleven goals and six assists, the Newhall native leads the team in shots as well as shots on goal. The last Waves to earn back-to-back honors was in 2017 and 2018 when Hailey Haribson ('19) won Defensive Player of the year and Brielle Preece ('19) won Goalkeeper of the Year.
This is Pepperdine's first Midfielder of the Year honor since the awards creation in 2021. Gonzalez leads the way for minutes played, with all by 136 minutes on the pitch. Although the junior does not have goals to boost her resume, Gonzalez has proven to be a steady player that can hold and distribute the ball efficiently, becoming a rock for her teammates to lean on.
Waldeck also earned a spot on the All-WCC first team, the only Wave to do so this year. As her second consecutive year on the first team for the conference, this also marks four All-WCC selections in her five years with the squad,
Gonzalez joins junior Tatum Wynalda (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) on the All-WCC second team. While this is the midfielder's first All-WCC selection, Wynalda finds herself on the second team for the third straight year. In the regular season, the Thousand Oaks native recorded four goals and four assists, good for third most points on the team as well as being tied for second for most shots on goal.
The 11-person all-freshman team sees the inclusion of three Waves. Freshman goalkeeper Jillian Medvecky (Concord Township, Ohio), forward Elle Quinn (Folsom, Calif.) and midfielder Ariana Salvador (Newhall, Calif.) all earned conference honors in their first years as Waves.
Medvecky has started 17 of the 20 matches for Pepperdine, recording 51 saves with only 1.06 goals allowed on average. Her stats put her third in the conference, less than .10 away from Goalkeeper of the Year Bre Norris.
Quinn and Salvador have been a dynamic duo for the offense this season, combining for three goals and five assists. Quinn notched the game winner against Portland on the road while Salvador was able to give Pepperdine the equalizer against Santa Clara at home.
Four different Waves were given an honorable mention to the all-conference teams. Graduate forward Megan Edelman (Danville, Calif.), redshirt junior Tabitha LaParl (Lakewood, Calif.) , sophomore Peyton Leonard (Ladera Ranch, Calif.), and redshirt sophomore Kyra Murphy (Riverside, Calif.) all earned a spot on the honorable mention team, receiving at least two votes each from WCC coaches.
Full WCC Honors:
WCC Coach of the Year
Chris Chamides, LMU

WCC Offensive Player of the Year
Tori Waldeck, Pepperdine

WCC Midfielder of the Year
Karina Gonzalez, Pepperdine
Kat Jordan, Santa Clara
Chelsea Le, Gonzaga
 
WCC Defensive Player of the Year
Amaya Bautista, Oregon State

WCC Goalkeeper of the Year
Bre Norris, Portland

WCC Freshman of the Year
Manaka Hayashi, Santa Clara

WCC All-Conference
 
First Team
Colby Barnett, M, Santa Clara
Marisa Bubnis, D, Santa Clara
Kylie Dobbs, F, LMU
Manaka Hayashi, M, Santa Clara
Grayson Lynch, F, Washington State
Sally Menti, M, Santa Clara
Bre Norris, GK, Portland
Katana Norman, D, Portland
Kennedy Schoennauer, F, Santa Clara
Reese Tappan, D, Washington State
Tori Waldeck, F, Pepperdine
 
Second Team
Paige Alexander, Gonzaga
Nadia Cooper, Washington State
Marissa Garcia, Gonzaga
Karina Gonzalez, Pepperdine
Jennessa Groves, LMU
Chelsea Le, Gonzaga
McKenna Martinez, Oregon State
Sydney Middaugh, Saint Mary's
Tessa Salvestrin, Saint Mary's
Cally Togiai, Portland
Tatum Wynalda, Pepperdine
 
Honorable Mention
Juju Barker, Oregon State
Amaya Bautista, Oregon State
Carly Carraher, Oregon State
Lindsey Chau, San Francisco
Megan Edelman, Pepperdine
Khalia Gathright, Saint Mary's
Kat Jordan, Santa Clara
Reagan Kotschau, Washington State
Tabitha LaParl, Pepperdine
Peyton Leonard, Pepperdine
Lucy Mitchell, Santa Clara
Kyra Murphy, Pepperdine
Alexis Pashales, Pacific
Tori Powell, Santa Clara
Megan Rucker, LMU
Mya Sanchez, Oregon State
Megan Santa Cruz, Washington State
Savannah Schwarze, Saint Mary's
Amelia Severn, Gonzaga
Marissa Vazquez, Santa Clara
Emelia Warta, Gonzaga
Genevieve Watkins, LMU
Addie Whitehouse, Santa Clara
 
WCC All-Freshman Team
Ella Callanan, San Diego
Kendall Campbell, Washington State
Manaka Hayashi, Santa Clara
Maci Land, LMU
Jillian McBride, Portland
Jillian Medvecky, Pepperdine
Elle Quinn, Pepperdine
Ariana Salvador, Pepperdine
Amelia Severn, Gonzaga
Ava Weiland, Santa Clara
Hayden Wilson, Oregon State
 
Next Up
The #22 Waves welcome the California Golden Bears to Tari Frahm Rokus Field in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. Tickets must be purchased prior to arrival.