Women’s Basketball Secures 83-65 Win Over Cal State Dominguez Hills

Tuesday, November 10

Malibu, Calif.

6:00 PM

Pepperdine University

2-1,0-0WCC

Cal State Dominguez Hills

0-2,0-0CCAA

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cal St. Dom. Hills	16	12	24	13	65
Pepperdine	17	20	23	23	83

11/10/2026 9:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine women's basketball (2-1) got a bounceback win against Cal State Dominguez Hills (0-2) Tuesday night in Firestone Fieldhouse.

"This is a fun group to coach because of our willingness to work through imperfect situations," head coach Katie Faulkner said. "While I don't think this is our best basketball, we had flashes of who we can become."

Dropping a career-high 32 points, Elli Guiney led the charge for the Waves, who separated from the Toros in the fourth to win 83-65.

Never letting Dominguez Hills lead, Pepperdine took control from tipoff. Lina drained a three to combine with an Elli Guiney free throw for an early 4-0 lead. Falk would go on to score eight more, cracking double digits with 11 in the first quarter.

Taking a narrow 17-16 lead into the second quarter, the Waves locked down on defense to allow just 12 in the next 10-minute stretch. Guiney started to find her offensive rhythm, leading the team with eight in the quarter as Pepperdine stretched the one-point lead into a 37-28 advantage heading to the locker room.

As offenses caught fire out of the break, both squads dropped over 20 in the third quarter. The visiting Toros narrowly outscored the Waves 23-24 down the stretch to cut Pepperdine's lead by one. Guiney led the way with 10 of her own as Freya Bijkerk drained the first three of her collegiate career, contributing a total of four in the third as the Waves took a 60-52 lead to the fourth and final quarter.

Shooting .500 from deep to close the game out, Pepperdine hit a total of 12 threes tonight, with Guiney contributing seven. Zoe Shanahan, a perfect 2-2 from deep, hit a three in the final quarter to contribute four of the team's total 23 in the final minutes. Allowing just 13 from the Toros, the Waves finished the game with locked-down defense, stretching the lead to secure a 83-65 win.

Next up, the Waves stay home this week. Pepperdine hosts Princeton Friday , who received votes in this week's AP poll. The game, set for tipoff at 6 p.m., will be streaming live on ESPN+ (subscription required) with live stats available on www.pepperdinewaves.com.

GAME NOTES

Every player logged minutes tonight for the Waves.
Elli Guiney dropped a career-high 32 tonight combined with a career-high seven threes.
Pepperdine outrebounded CSDH 47-32, led by Maggie Mendelson who had 12 boards.
The Waves had 19 fast-break points, compared to the Toros' five.
Freya Bijkerk had her first collegiate three tonight, going 1-1 from deep.
Although Pepperdine led the whole game, the largest scoring run from either side was only a stretch of six.
Taija Sta. Maria and Seleh Harmon split the title of lead-assister with five apiece.
The Waves had 36 in the paint tonight.
Lina Falk was the second-highest scorer tonight with 13, followed by the third and final Wave in double digits, Zoe Shanahan, who had 10.
Shanahan dropped double digits for the first time in her collegiate career tonight.

ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Pepperdine women's basketball has made four NCAA postseason appearances in its history, having won the WCC regular-season four times and the WCC Tournament on three occasions. With six All-American selections in program history, the Waves have also seen recent success in the WNIT which included runs to the Super Sixteen in 2019 and 2026.

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