11/9/2026 1:52:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Pepperdine women's soccer's (10-4-4, 6-1-2 WCC) Peyton Leonard earned the final WCC Offensive Player of the Week award, announced by the conference Monday afternoon.
The Ladera Ranch, Calif. native scored the game-winner as time wound down in the 87th minute to secure the 2-1 victory over Saint Mary's Saturday. Leonard now has one goal and two assists on the year as the team's only senior on the backline.
Making history, the Waves are back-to-back-to-back regular season champions for the first time ever. Going 6-1-2 in the conference slate, Pepperdine tied LMU in the official conference standings to split the championship title with the Lions.
In the inaugural WCC Championship tournament, the Waves secured the two seed to play Seattle Wednesday night at LMU. The match can be found on ESPN+ (subscription required) with live stats 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 15 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 24 winning seasons, Ward has proven he can lead consistently with excellence, garnering an overall record of 323-160-79.
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The Ladera Ranch, Calif. native scored the game-winner as time wound down in the 87th minute to secure the 2-1 victory over Saint Mary's Saturday. Leonard now has one goal and two assists on the year as the team's only senior on the backline.
Making history, the Waves are back-to-back-to-back regular season champions for the first time ever. Going 6-1-2 in the conference slate, Pepperdine tied LMU in the official conference standings to split the championship title with the Lions.
In the inaugural WCC Championship tournament, the Waves secured the two seed to play Seattle Wednesday night at LMU. The match can be found on ESPN+ (subscription required) with live stats 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 15 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 24 winning seasons, Ward has proven he can lead consistently with excellence, garnering an overall record of 323-160-79.
TICKETS
For more information and to purchase season and single game tickets to upcoming home events, visit here.
FOLLOW
To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine women's soccer news, follow the Waves on social media @PepperdineWSOC.
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