Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
WCC All-Academic honorable mention – 2020
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll bronze honors – 2019, 20
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2019, 20

PEPPERDINE CAREER: In three seasons with the Waves, has amassed an 18-14 overall record primarily in the No. 5 position and helped the Waves to a WCC Championship crown in 2018 and two NCAA Championships appearances in 2018, 2019, including a #5 and #7 national finish.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Played in two duals for the Waves in the No. 5 position, falling in a pair of tight battles alongside Savana Greene … Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

PEPPERDINE 2019: Played 28 matches primarily in the No. 5 position … Collected a 17-11 overall record as a sophomore … Amassed a 12-7 record alongside Simone Priebe including two-set wins over #2 USC and #5 Hawaii … Clinched five matches for the Waves … 2019 Pepperdine ESPYS Breakout Female Athlete of the Year nominee…Part of the team that finished 7^th in the NCAA National Championships.

PEPPERDINE 2018: Played in two matches in the No. 5 position as a true freshman and collected a 1-1 record with partner Kaity Bailey … Marked a 2-2 record by sets … Collected a 2-0 win in the Waves’ 4-1 victory over #6 LSU (Feb. 24) alongside Bailey.

USA VOLLEYBALL/CLUB: Placed 15^th at the USAV High Performance Championships in 2015 and 13^th in 2016 … Played for Elite Beach Volleyball for four years … Medaled in USAV, AAU and CBVA tournaments and finished in the gold bracket of the AAU Nationals in 2016 … Finished 2^nd at Queen of the Beach FAV in 2016 and medaled at the BVCA in 2015.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, Calif. in 2017 … Lettered two years beach and indoor at LBHS as a defensive specialist in the Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League and CIF-SS under Head Coach Raul Papaleo … In her junior campaign, placed 3^rd in IBVL beach volleyball pairs championship … Helped lead indoor team to a League Championship in 2015 and made it to quarterfinals at CIF … Led team to a 2^ndplace finish in the IBVL and helped LBHS win the local Interscholastic League in 2016.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration … Daughter of Stacy and John Gavin … Has three siblings, Johnny, Bobby and Brooke … Father, John, played DI Lacrosse for the University of New Hampshire ... Brother, Johnny, played DI Lacrosse for Mercer University and DII for Lynn University … Brother, Bobby, plays DI lacrosse for the University of Virginia … Chose Pepperdine because of the “incomparable beach coaching staff and excellent school” … Stated her biggest sports hero as Holly McPeak because “she is a respectable person on and off the court.”

FAVORITE: Holly McPeak (pro athlete) … Angels (pro team) … The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (book) … Night and Day (movie) … 90210 (TV show) … The Weeknd (musical artist) … gnocchi (food) … tennis (sport other than volleyball) … Favorite pastimes include hanging out with family, traveling, trying new restaurants, and going to the beach with friends.