Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2023: Appeared in 15 games and started four of them … recorded five assists with her first coming against Michigan 8/19/23 … WCC All-Freshman team … WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors. 

CLUB: Played for SoCal Blues from 2014-21 … Played for Slammers HB Koge from 2021-23 … 2023 National Champions with Slammers FC HB Koge ECNL ... A five-time Surf Cup Champion … A first-team ECNL Southwestern Conference selection in 2022 … Ranked 15th in the nation for midfielders on Top Drawer Soccer in 2023 … Ranked the ninth-best player in California on the Cal Prep Soccer list in 2023.
 
NATIONAL: A member of the 2017 Cal South ODP championship squad … Has attended three youth U.S. National team camps.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Portola High School, located in Irvine, Calif., in 2023.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Upland, Calif. … Daughter of Jeff and Carrie Verplancke … Sister to Jenna, Jackson and Ella … Dad played professional baseball with the San Francisco Giants and Chicago cubs and played college soccer and baseball at Cal State LA … Uncle, Joe Verplancke, played professional baseball with the Arizona Diamondbacks and played college soccer and baseball at Cal State LA … Chose Pepperdine because of “its core Christian values. From the moment I met the Pepperdine coaching staff, I knew that I would be in a Christ-centered community.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys running, reading and going to the beach … Fun fact about herself is that she spent a month in Denmark training with the professional team HB Koge … Most thrilling sports moment was playing a game with the Kansas City Current against the Chinese National Team … Favorites include Joe Burrow (pro athlete), Los Angeles Dodgers (pro team), The Inheritance Games (book), Clueless (movie), Friday Night Lights (TV show), Morgan Wallen (musical artist), Mediterranean (food) and baseball (sport other than soccer).