MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine women's soccer (7-4-1, 4-0 WCC) will host the Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-7, 3-1 WCC) in the Hispanic Heritage Month match Saturday afternoon at Tari Frahm Rokus Field.
 
"I'm super proud of the ladies for what they've done and how they've done it but we have to go again and again if we want to achieve the things we aspire to," Head Coach Tim Ward said. "It will be nice to be home.I'm hoping we can get all the support possible for this one."
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Waves scored late in a 1-0 victory over projected conference champs Santa Clara Wednesday night. 
• Tabitha LaParl saw her third goal of the year in the second consecutive match.  
• Jillian Medvecky recorded her sixth shutout of the year with five saves on the night.

 
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.
• Ariana Markey, Alex Pendleton, Layla Simon, Sarah Spears and Lily Stewart have all scored their first collegiate goals this season.
• Through 12 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 is tied for first in the WCC with eight goals.
• As one of the captains leading the team through 11 matches, Kyra Murphy cemented her name in the record books with five straight matches with a goal or assist  (9/7 - 10/4), tying 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 .667 on-goal shot percentage, sits at 10th 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 is tied with LaParl to lead Pepperdine with two match-winning goals, both coming in conference matchups against Seattle and Pacific.
• Starting in every game, Jillian Medvecky  has collected 47 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 32 matches with Gonzaga, Pepperdine holds the advantage with an overall record of 21-7-4.
• In Malibu, the Waves are 13-3 with the last matchup at Tari Frahm resulting in a 1-3 loss. 
• Last season in Spokane, Pepperdine knocked off the reigning conference champs 4-3.
• The last win at home for the Waves came in 2021 with a shutout score of 3-0 as Pepperdine looks to remain perfect in conference play.

 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

• Through 12 matches, Gonzaga is 5-7, including 3-1 in conference play.
• Last time out, the Bulldogs beat LMU 3-0.
• Gonzaga has outscored their opponents 9-1 through four conference matches.
• Amelia Severn and Katelyn Rigg lead the team with five goals apiece, including three game winners for Servern, while Severn and Samantha Snorsky are tied leading the Zags in assists with four.
• Gonzaga has outscored their opponent 19-18 so far this season.

 
The match against the Zags will kickoff at noon Saturday afternoon on Tari Frahm Rokus Field. To honor Hispanic Heritage Month, commemorative totes will be given to the first 50 fans in attendance. 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 316-155-77.
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