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2024–25 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team

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2024–25 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record6–8 (1–4 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
2024–25 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Francisco 5 0   1.000 8 6   .571
Saint Mary's 4 1   .800 8 6   .571
Washington State 4 1   .800 9 7   .563
Portland 4 2   .667 15 2   .882
Gonzaga 4 2   .667 9 8   .529
Oregon State 3 2   .600 7 9   .438
Pacific 2 3   .400 6 9   .400
Santa Clara 2 4   .333 8 8   .500
Pepperdine 1 4   .200 6 8   .429
Loyola Marymount 0 5   .000 6 7   .462
San Diego 0 5   .000 4 10   .286
2024 WCC tournament winner
As of January 4, 2025

The 2024–25 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Waves, led by first year head coach Katie Faulkner, play their homes games at Firestone Fieldhouse and are members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

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The Waves finished the 2023–24 season 5–25, 1–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. As the No. 9 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the second first to BYU.

Offseason

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Departures

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Pepperdine departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Mi'Cole Cayton 5 G 5'9" Graduate Student Stockton, CA Graduated
Jane Nwaba 10 F 5'10" Senior Carson, CA Transferred to Vanderbilt[1]
Holly Griffiths 12 F 6'4" Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Saint Mary's
Myra Gordon 15 G/F 6'0" Graduate Student Fort Worth, TX Graduated
Jorynn Ross 24 F 6'3" Freshman Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Arizona[2]
Alexis Griggsby 35 G 5'9" Graduate Student Northridge, CA Graduated

Incoming

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Pepperdine incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Malia Mastora 5 G 5'10" Redshirt Senior Alameda, CA Cal State San Marcos
Ornela Muca 9 G 5'7" Graduate Student Athens, Greece California
Makena Mastora 12 G 5'9" Senior Alameda, CA Saint Mary's

Recruiting

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There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Addi Melone 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Centennial
Eastern Arizona College
Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Hailey Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So JSerra Catholic Coto de Caza, CA
G 2 Chloe Sotell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Montverde Academy Stamford, CT
G 3 Ella Brubaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Curtis
The Master's (CA)
University Place, WA
G 5 Malia Mastora 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr St. Joseph Notre Dame
Cal State San Marcos
Alameda, CA
G 9 Ornela Muca 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS American Community School of Athens
California
Athens, Greece
G 11 Helena Friend 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Blair Academy Huntington Beach, CA
G 12 Makena Mastora 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. Joseph Notre Dame
Saint Mary's
Alameda, CA
G 13 Emerita Mashaire 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr HBA-Marsky
Buffalo
Helsinki, Finland
F/C 31 Megan Harkey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GS Northwest Guilford
Xavier
Summerfield, NC
F 32 Maggie Vick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lakeway Christian (TN)
Iowa State
Morristown, TN
C 33 KK Brodie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Rock Bridge Columbia, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2024*
6:00 p.m.
Westcliff W 73–42 
                  Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton W 59–57  1–0
 10  Tied   5  Tied   3  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (220)
Malibu, CA
November 7, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 56–65  1–1
 13  Mastora   4  Tied   3  Tied  Bren Events Center (1,867)
Irvine, CA
November 12, 2024*
11:30 a.m., B1G+
at No. 5 UCLA L 54–91  1–2
 20  Muca   3  Tied   3  Muca  Pauley Pavilion (3,898)
Los Angeles, CA
November 16, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist W 75–64  2–2
 27  Muca   7  Tied   2  Tied  Fowler Events Center (740)
Riverside, CA
November 18, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Riverside W 55–52 OT 3–2
 20  Brubaker   7  Harkey   2  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (183)
Malibu, CA
November 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge W 84–58  4–2
 18  Mai. Mastora   8  Mak. Mastora   5  Mak. Mastora  Premier America Credit Union Arena (500)
Northridge, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Washington State L 46–67 
(–)
Beasley Coliseum (924)
Pullman, WA
December 30, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gonzaga L 54–75 
(–)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,165)
Spokane, WA
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gonzaga       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oregon State       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland       Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific       Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount       Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Washington State       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oregon State       Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 6–11, 2025
TBA
vs. TBA       Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gerson, Aria (April 24, 2024). "Vanderbilt women's basketball adds Jane Nwaba, a Pepperdine transfer". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  2. ^ Brown, PJ (June 30, 2024). "Transfer Jorynn Ross picks Arizona with sights set on growing as basketball player and a person". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". pepperdinewaves.com.