SEATTLE, Wash.  – Pepperdine women's basketball (19-11, 10-8 WCC) closed out the regular season with a win against the Seattle Redhawks (5-24, 1-17 WCC) Saturday afternoon in Redhawk Arena. 
 
"Sometimes it's not pretty but we took care of business on the road to wrap up conference play," head coach Katie Faulkner said. "Excited for the opportunity to play in March!"
 
Starting out slow, the Waves were outscored in the first quarter, forced to work from behind early. Lina Falk led the team with six, hitting two from deep in the opening ten minutes on her way to tie her career-high of 25 points. After one, Pepperdine trailed 23-15.
 
Flipping the script in the second quarter, Pepperdine outscored Seattle 23-14 in the latter 10 minutes of the half. Falk doubled her total output with another six, joined by Elli Guiney who also scored six. A 9-3 run down the stretch from Pepperdine tied the game at 35-all and a quick Redhawk layup was matched with a buzzer-beater three from Taija Sta. Maria gave the Waves a one-point advantage, heading into the locker room up 38-37.
 
Continuing the offensive groove, Pepperdine separated from Seattle in the third. Eight straight from Falk aided the 13-2 run in the middle of the quarter, capped off by a triple from Guiney to give Pepperdine their first double-digit lead of the game. Three different Waves scored the final three baskets for Pepperdine as Ivory Finley, Bella Green, and Seleh Harmon all contributed to the 15-point cushion over the home team headed to the fourth, up 64-49.
 
Narrowly outscored in the fourth 18-17, Pepperdine spread the scoring with nine of the 11 active Waves on the roster netting at least one point. Outshooting the Redhawks from the field, Pepperdine over doubled Seattle's points from distance, netting 11 threes in the 81-67 victory. The Waves have now won four straight and eight of their last 10.
 
 
 
GAME NOTES
 

• Lina Falk, tying her career-high, led the squad with 25 points this afternoon.
• Three different Waves were in double digits, with Elli Guiney dropping 16, followed by Seleh Harmon who had 11.
• Bella Green led on the glass, the only Wave with double-digit rebounds at 10.
• The Waves hit 11 from distance, over double the Redhawks' five.
• Pepperdine was outrebounded 37-33.
• Pepperdine had 25 bench points compared to Seattle's four.
• All active members of the roster recorded minutes this afternoon.
• Finishing conference 10-8, it is the first time since the 2018-19 season Pepperdine has secured at least 10 WCC wins.
• The Waves, now 19-11, have their best record since 2018-19 and are one win shy of only the second 20-win season since 2010.
• With 59 from distance, Elli Guiney is tied for 5th all-time for threes in a single season, two away from moving up to fourth. 

 
Heading to the conference tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. next week, the Waves await their fate. Playing Saturday as either the fifth or sixth seed, final rankings will be cemented tonight, with a bracket to officially be released from the conference tomorrow at 10 a.m. With a third-round game secured, the Waves will play some time Saturday and the game will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required) with live stats available at www.pepperdinewaves.com.
 
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 success in the WNIT Tournament which included a run to the Sweet Sixteen in 2019.
 
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