Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
WCC All-Academic Team — 2023, 2024
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Bronze) — 2022

PEPPERDINE 2023-24: Worked her way into the starting lineup midway through the season and became Pepperdine's third-leading scorer at 6.3 points per game ... Started in 15 of the 27 games in which she played ... Averaged 6.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and tied the team high with 1.3 steals per game ... Finished in double-figures 10 times ... Scored a career-high 15 points against Cal State LA (12/29) ... Hit a few late shots in a nine-point night to help set up Pepperdine's comeback win at San Diego (1/4) ...  Set her career high with five steals against Pacific (1/20) while also scoring 11 points ... Filled the stat sheet with 12 points, a career-high six rebounds, three steals and an assist against San Diego (2/15) ... Led the team with 13 points against Pacific (2/22) ... In the classroom, was a WCC All-Academic honorable mention selection.

PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Averaged 6.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game before sustaining a season-ending injury at Portland on Jan. 26 ... Started in seven of the 18 games in which she appeared ... Grabbed a career-high six rebounds vs. Concordia (11/22) ... Set her single-game high with 12 points against UC Riverside (12/11) ... Scored 10 points in her first WCC start of the year against San Francisco (12/19) ... Dished out a career-high three assists against Saint Mary's (1/7) ... Matched her single-game career high with 12 points against BYU (1/14) ... Named to the WCC All-Academic Team.

PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Played in 19 games and made three starts as a freshman … Averaged 2.2 points in 9.4 minutes per game … Brought down 12 rebounds and had nine steals total … Made her Pepperdine debut at UCLA (11/10) and grabbed one rebound … Had a season-high eight points vs. LMU (1/25) … Had a season-high two blocked shots at Pacific (1/22) … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Blair Academy, located in Blairstown Township, N.J., in 2021 … Attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., in 2019 … Attended JSerra Catholic High School, located in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., in 2018 … Played four years of varsity basketball … Was a  All-American McDonald nominee as a senior … Part of 1,000 career points club … Helped #83 Blair Academy to 2020 Class-A state championship and named tournament MVP … Named All-CIF first team in 2019 … Named Don Lugo Tournament MVP in 2018 … Played tennis for Santa Margarita Catholic and earned Trinity League doubles champion … All-academic student honors all four years. 

CLUB: Played for Cal Storm Nike, Cal Swish Nike and Cal Storm Taurasi.

PERSONAL: Majoring in political science ... Born in Mystic, Conn. … Daughter of Mark and Sharon Friend … Sister of Hannah, Nate and Pascale … Sister Hannah played basketball at Pepperdine … Brother Nate played basketball at Notre Dame De Namur … Sister Pascale crewed at San Diego State and now plays beach volleyball at Saddleback … Chose to attend Pepperdine because “the amazing education, beautiful scenery, school of faith and the close student body atmosphere.”

FAVORITES: Sports hero is Rafael Nadal ... Favorites include LeBron James (pro basketball player), Los Angeles Lakers (pro basketball team), Vampire Diaries (TV show), The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (book), Free Solo (movie) Lil Tjay, Miguel and Bryson Tiller (musical artists), sushi (food) and tennis (sport besides basketball).