CAREER: Has started 64 of 65 games played in four seasons … totals 28 goals with 18 assists … Fourth all-time in goals per game with .43 … tied for first all-time with five consecutive games with a goal … sixth all-time in total goals.
PEPPERDINE 2023: Started in every game for the Waves … tallied 11 goals and five assists … three game-winning goals throughout the season including Saint Mary’s 10/7/23, Portland 10/22/23, and San Francisco 11/1/23 … led the WCC in average shots on goal per game (1.89) … Named to the Preseason All-WCC team … Pepperdine’s first WCC Player of the year … All-WCC First Team … CSC Academic All-District Team … WCC All-Academic Team … United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team … WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors.
PEPPERDINE 2022: Played and started 12 games as a junior … Had four goals and three assists for 11 points …. Took 39 shots … In the WCC, ranked 10th in points per game (0.92) and tied for 10th in goals per game (0.33) … Her goals were vs. San Diego State (8/28), which was a game-winning goal, at UC Santa Barbara (9/1), at Arizona (9/11) and at Long Beach State (9/15), which was also a game-winning goal … Had an assist at UC San Diego (8/21), at Long Beach State (9/15) and vs. San Francisco (10/15) … Named to the
MAC Hermann Trophy watch list at the beginning of the season … Earned
WCC All-Academic honorable mention …
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors …
A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2021: Earned
United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team and
All-WCC first team as a sophomore … Was the second-leading scorer on the squad with nine goals and led the Waves in assists with 10, good for 28 points … Played in 21 games and started 20 … Took 56 shots … In the WCC, ranked third in total assists, fourth in assists per game (0.48), fifth in total points, sixth in goals, sixth in points per game (1.33) and 10th in goals per game (0.43) … Had two goals and an assist at Vanderbilt (9/5) and two goals at San Diego (10/6) … Tied the school single-game record for assists with three vs. South Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/13), plus scored a goal … Scored the game-winning goal over #5 TCU (9/16), giving the Waves one of its biggest road wins in program history … Collected a point in six straight games from 9/5 to 10/6 (one shy of the school record) … Also scored goals vs. Portland (10/2), vs. Gonzaga (10/16) and at San Francisco (10/30) … Also had assists at San Diego State (8/22), at UC Riverside (8/29), vs. UC Santa Barbara (9/12), at Texas A&M (9/16), vs. Pacific (11/3) and vs. NC State (11/19) … Earned
WCC Offensive Player of the Week on September 20 and was named
Top Drawer National Soccer Player of the Week a day later after the wins over #5 TCU and Texas A&M … Also made the
Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on November 16 … Finished #88 on the Top-100 list from Top Drawer Soccer … Earned
WCC All-Academic honorable mention …
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors … A
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2020: An outstanding debut season led to
All-WCC second team and
WCC All-Freshman team honors ... Tied for the team lead with four goals ... One of three Waves to start all 12 matches ... Took 20 shots ... Scored goals at San Diego (2/12), at Saint Mary’s (2/27), at Pacific (3/13) and vs. San Diego (4/3) ... Had the game-winner in a 1-0 victory at SMC ... 2020 season played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 ...
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors ... A
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
CLUB: Began playing with Real So Cal as an eighth grader and played up a year for two years ... Helped the DA team win the Surf Cup in 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hart High School, located in Newhall, Calif., in 2020 ... Played one year of varsity soccer as a freshman ... Received All-CIF and All-Santa Clarita Valley honors ... Was the team’s second-leading scorer with 10 goals and three assists ... Also lettered in track ... Broke a 23-year-old school record by running a 57.05 in the 400 meters as a freshman ... Ran at the 2016 Junior Olympics ... Was an Honor Scholar as a senior and as a junior.
PERSONAL: Majoring in liberal arts ... Born in Glendale, Calif. ... Daughter of Dan and Cindy Waldeck ... Has one sibling, Braelyn ... Mother played soccer at The Master’s University ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because “I knew it would be a place where I could grow in my faith and athletic ability. I also loved the team culture and atmosphere. The coaching staff is amazing and I am so lucky to be able to play for them. Plus, you can never go wrong with going to school in Malibu and seeing the beautiful ocean wherever you look.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys watching movies, going on hikes and watching the sunset on the beach ... Favorites include Morgan Brian and Rose Lavelle (pro athletes), NC Courage (sports team), the Bible (book), Remember the Titans (movie), Friends (TV show), Ed Sheeran (musical artist), macaroni and cheese (food) and track, basketball and volleyball (sports other than soccer) ... Favorite thing about soccer is “I love the relationships you can build on and off the field, and how soccer is an extremely active sport. I also love how soccer doesn’t just take athletic ability — it takes a certain mind to know the game.”
