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Pepperdine University Athletics

2022 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

Sarah Otteman
Sarah Otteman
Charlie Blake
Sarah Otteman
Sarah Otteman
Sarah Otteman
Jeff Golden
Jeff Golden
Jeff Golden
John McGillen

1 Melanie Paul

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Santiago, RM, Chile
  • High School Colegio Aleman de Santiago

Biography

AWARDS:
All-WCC first team – 2021
WCC March Pair of the Month – 2021
WCC All-Academic first team – 2021
WCC All-Academic honorable mention – 2020
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘silver’ honors – 2019, 20, 21
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2019, 20, 21
 
PEPPERDINE CAREER: Has amassed a 32-11 (.744) overall record in three years, with the 2020 season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Has played in all five position, earning a 10-5 record in the No. 1 position, a 9-2 record in the No. 2 position, a 3-2 record in the No. 3 position, a 6-1 record in the No. 4 position and a 4-1 record in the No. 5 position … Pepperdine’s first international beach student-athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Started in 30 matches for the Waves as a junior, amassing a 22-8 overall record and playing in the No. 1, 2 and 3 positions throughout … Went 10-5 in the top spot, including a 9-1 output alongside Carly Skjodt … Also went 9-2 in the No. 2 position and 3-1 in the No. 3 position … Garnered victories over pairs from #3 USC, #4 UCLA, #5 LMU, #10 Grand Canyon, #10 Stanford and #16 Long Beach State – many on numerous occasions … Had one seven-match winning streak and one six-match winning streak throughout the season.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Started in all seven matches in the No. 4 position as a sophomore for Pepperdine, alongside Simone Priebe … Member of the pair that led the Waves’ with a 6-1 overall record, including two-set wins over #2 UCLA’s Rileigh Powers and Devon Newberry and #6 USC’s Joy Dennis and Harper Hallgren … Four of her wins were won in two-set matches, while two extended to three-set victories … Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PEPPERDINE 2019: First international student in Pepperdine beach volleyball program history … Collected a 4-2 overall record as a true freshman … Helped the Waves to a 7th-place finish in the NCAA Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Colegio Aleman de Santiago in Santiago, RM, Chile in 2017 … Lettered five years as an opposite under Head Coach Italo Raggio in the LIGA UC league … Earned Best Server and Best Player Super Copa at Copa Gevert in her senior season and Best Hitter Copa Providencia at National League in her senior and junior seasons … Earned Best Player at Promesas as a freshman … Led her team to Champions Liga UC in 2015, 2016 and 2017, National  Champion titles in 2014 and 2016, a 3rd place finish at the Beach Volleyball Schools World Championship and 13th place in the Volleyball Schools World Championships …
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports medicine … Daughter of Axel Paul and Karin Paul … Has two siblings, Jan-Henrik and Mariela.
 
FAVORITES: Laura Ludwig (pro athlete) … We Were Liars by Emily Jenkins (book) … chocolate (food) … tennis (sport other than volleyball).

Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    2020Sophomore

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    2021Junior

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    2022Senior

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