Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS:
WCC Honorable Mention — 2024
WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention — 2023, 24

CAREER:  Has appeared in 105 games and made 64 starts … Averaged 7.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game ... Finished with 11 career double-doubles — nine of which came during her senior year.

PEPPERDINE 2023-24: Finished her Pepperdine career by leading the Waves with 10.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.1 minutes per game en route to earning WCC Honorable Mention honors ... Was the only Wave to start in all 30 games ... Recorded nine double-doubles, which was one shy of breaking into the program's single-season top-10 leaderboard ... Ranked fourth in the WCC with 8.7 rebounds per game and was tied for 18th with 10.7 points per game ... Led the team with 19 double-figure scoring outings and 11 nights with 10 or more rebounds ... Notched her first double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against New Mexico (11/9) ... Scored 11 points and added 11 rebounds against Cal State Bakersfield (12/16) ... Recorded back-to-back double-doubles with an 18-point, 12-rebound effort against Cal State LA (12/29) ... Capped off her 14-point, 12-rebound double-double by making the game-winning layup against San Diego (1/4) ... Had a near triple-double with 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists at San Francisco (1/11) ... Finished the season with 11-consecutive games in double-figures ... Scored a career high 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting against San Francisco (2/1) ... Had three-straight double-doubles towards the end of conference play against Saint Mary's (13 points, 10 rebounds), Pacific (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Gonzaga (13 points, 10 rebounds) ... Capped off her Pepperdine career by leading the team with 18 points against San Diego in the WCC Championships ... In the classroom, earned her second-straight WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention award.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Was Pepperdine's fourth-leading scorer at 9.1 points per game and the team's third-leading rebounder at 6.1 rebounds per game ... Also ranked third on the team with 26 steals ... Started in all 29 games in which she played ... Had 13 double-figure scoring nights after notching just four in her first two seasons of college basketball ... Recorded two double-doubles ... Had a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double vs. La Salle (11/18) ... Was Pepperdine's second-leading scorer against Gonzaga (12/29) with 14 points ... Grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds to go along with five points in Pepperdine's win at BYU (2/9) ... Recorded a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double vs. LMU (2/18) ... Finished her season strong with back-to-back 17-point outings in the WCC Tournament against Santa Clara (3/2) and BYU (3/3).

PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Had a good sophomore campaign, averaging 4.9 points per game and 3.3 rebounds in 15.8 minutes … Appeared in 23 games and made four starts … Scored in double-digits four times … Had a career-high 13 points vs. Gonzaga (1/27) … Had three games with a career-high three assists vs. LMU (1/25), at BYU (2/10) and at Portland (2/26) … Tied career high in steals with three vs. LMU (1/25) … Received WCC All-Academic honorable mention … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete. 

PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Showed great promise as a freshman and averaged 3.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 14.6 minutes ... Played in all 23 games and made one start ... Scored a season-high nine points vs. CSU Bakersfield (12/8) ... Grabbed nine rebounds vs. Westmont (12/5) ... Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Palisades Charter High School, located in Pacific Palisades, Calif., in 2020 ... Played four years of varsity basketball ... Earned MVP honors of the CIF Los Angeles City Section and was named to the Division 2 all-state first team ... Scored 15 points, brought down 15 rebounds and dished out two assists per game as a senior ... As a junior, averaged 18 points and 13 rebounds per game, earning MVP honors in the CIF Los Angeles City Section ... Helped team to Los Angeles Open Division championship and CIF City Section championship ... Helped team reach the state regional finals.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology ... Daughter of Blessing and Theodore Nwaba ... Sister to Barbara, Alex, David, Victor and Precious ... Chose Pepperdine because “I enjoyed the campus. The coaching staff is extremely kind and welcoming. The girls on the team are very nice. At Pepperdine I am given the chance to explore and further my faith. I am also fairly close to home.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing tennis, laughing, telling jokes and dancing ... Favorites include Kawhi Leonard (pro basketball player), Los Angeles Lakers (pro basketball team), Three Times Lucky (book), Million Dollar Baby (movie), Fresh Prince of Bel Air (TV show), Davido (musical artist), porridge yams (food) and track and field (sport besides basketball).