SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Pepperdine women's soccer (6-4-1, 3-0 WCC) heads north to play the Broncos of Santa Clara (5-4-2, 1-0-2 WCC) in a clash between the top-two projected seeds in the West Coast Conference.
 
"It's been a tough place for us to go in year's past, but we have big dreams and big dreams require big performances at places like this," Head Coach Tim Ward said. "We've got to continue to focus on our performance levels and us getting better at what we do."
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Waves beat Pacific 9-0 for the largest margin of victory in a WCC match since 2013.
• Julia Quinonez secured a brace in the second consecutive game, a feat not seen since 1996. 
• Eight different players scored Saturday, including Sarah Spears and Erin Zeile securing their first of the season.

 
GAME NOTES
 

• Pepperdine leads the conference with 32 goals scored by 13 different players.
• Julia Quinonez leads the squad with eight goals, while Tatum Wynalda and Tabitha LaParl share the top-assist spot with six apiece.
• The next closest team in goals is Seattle with 23 as the Waves look to separate themselves at the top this week.
• Through 11 matches, Quinonez leads the team in points with 19, scoring eight goals and notching three assists.
• Surpassing her stats from two seasons ago where she was the WCC Freshman of the Year, Quinonez leads the WCC with eight goals, seven coming in the past five games.
• As one of the captains leading the team through 11 matches, Kyra Murphy has gone five consecutive games with either a goal or assist, tying her for third in program history.
• With 19 starts and six goals throughout her collegiate career entering this season, Murphy has over doubled her career points, with 13 so far this season.
• Tatum Wynalda with a .652 on-goal shot percentage, sits at 14th in the nation for accuracy.
• Tied for first on the squad with six assists, Wynalda has had a hand in nearly one-third of the Waves goals with four herself.
• Wynalda leads Pepperdine with two match-winning goals, both coming in the most recent matches against Seattle and Pacific.
• Starting in every game, Jillian Medvecky  has collected 42 saves this season, averaging just under four a match.
• Last season, Medvecky secured four shutouts with a goals against average of 1.10 per match.

 
 
SERIES HISTORY

• In 31 matches with Santa Clara, Pepperdine is 11-19-1 overall, only one of two teams in the conference that holds a winning record over the Waves.
• On the road, Pepperdine is just 1-14 with the only win coming in 2017 by a score of 5-0.
• Last season, the two squads battled to a 1-1 draw in Malibu.
• This will be a matchup between the 2024 WCC co-champs as well as the projected no. 1 seed in the Broncos and no. 2 seed in the Waves.

 
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS

• Through 11 matches, Santa Clara is 5-4-2, including 1-0-2 in WCC play.
•  Last time out, the Broncos battled back from a 0-2 deficit to tie 3-3.
• Notable results for the squad include a 2-1 victory over conference foe Washington State and a 2-0 win over Pitt on the road.
• Leah O'Brien and Kennedy Schoennauer lead the Broncos with three and four goals, respectively.
• Santa Clara has been outscored 15-16 so far this season.

 
Wednesday night's match is Pepperdine's fifth under the lights this season, slated for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required) and live stats will be available at www.pepperdinewaves.com
 
ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Pepperdine women's soccer has been competitive since season one in 1993. As just the third head coach in the program's history, Tim Ward has led the Waves to 14 NCAA tournament appearances, winning the West Coast Conference five separate times and taking his squad to the round of 16 four times, most recently in 2021. With 23 winning seasons, Ward has proven he can lead consistently with excellence, garnering an overall record of 314-155-77.
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