2024–25 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team
Appearance
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 6–8 (1–4 WCC) |
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Home arena | Firestone Fieldhouse |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Malia Mastora | 5 | G | 5'10" | 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
[edit]There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gerson, Aria (April 24, 2024). "Vanderbilt women's basketball adds Jane Nwaba, a Pepperdine transfer". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". pepperdinewaves.com.