MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine women's soccer (4-4-1, 1-0) heads up to Seattle University (4-1-4, 0-1) for the first time ever in Saturday night's showdown against the Redhawks.
 
"It's going to be an incredibly difficult game," Head Coach Tim Ward said. "Julie Woodward and her staff have done an amazing job. We are going to stay humble, stay hungry, and just try to get better.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Waves rolled the Beavers of Oregon State 6-0 Wednesday afternoon in Malibu. 
• With six different goal scorers, Julia Quinonez and Kyra Murphy now have three matches in a row with a goal.  
• Freshman Kaia Tom made her collegiate debut in goal for Jillian Medvecky in the 71st minute.

 
GAME NOTES
 

• Through nine matches, Julia Quinonez leads the team in points with 11, scoring four goals and notching three assists.
• Gaining momentum with a goal scored in the past three games, Quinonez is cementing her space as an offensive threat, similar to the 2023 season where she was the WCC freshman of the year with six goals and three assists.
• As one of the captains leading the team through nine matches, Kyra Murphy is tied with Quinonez to lead the team with four goals.
• Having 19 starts and six goals throughout her collegiate career entering this season, Murphy is on pace to double her offensive output.
• With the most minutes played outside of the goal, Peyton Leonard has played nearly every minute this season, averaging more than 87 minutes per match.
• Scoring three goals with four on-goal attempts, Leonard is an offensive threat inside the box.
• Garnering national awards, Leonard earned a spot on Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week earlier this season after a goal on a set piece against Columbia.
• Goalkeeper Jillian Medvecky has collected 35 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

• The two squads have only met one time in Malibu as the Waves take their first trip to Championship field.
• Pepperdine won the sole matchup between the two squads 1-0 back in 2009. 
• This is Seattle's first year as a conference foe, previously a part of the Western Athletic Conference.

 
SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS

• Through nine matches, Seattle is 4-1-4.
• Most recently, the Redhawks suffered the sole loss of the season against WCC-foe Washington State 2-4.
•  Notable results include a 2-1 win over Oregon earlier this month and a 3-3 tie vs. Cal Poly.
• Caroline Penner leads the squad with six goals, followed by Kailee Wilson who has three.
• Seattle has only received 5 cautions this year, less than half of Pepperdine's 13.

 
 
Saturday night's match is 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 313-156-78.
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