2024–25 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team

2024–25 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball
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Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	7–9 (2–5 WCC)
Head coach	Katie Faulkner (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Erika Bean Brian Porth Joslyn Tinkle
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
Seasons← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga	7	–	2	.778	12	–	8	.600
Washington State	7	–	2	.778	12	–	8	.600
Saint Mary's	6	–	2	.750	10	–	7	.588
Portland	6	–	3	.667	17	–	3	.850
Oregon State	5	–	3	.625	9	–	10	.474
Pacific	5	–	4	.556	9	–	10	.474
San Francisco	5	–	4	.556	8	–	10	.444
Santa Clara	3	–	7	.300	9	–	11	.450
Pepperdine	2	–	5	.286	7	–	9	.438
Loyola Marymount	1	–	7	.125	7	–	9	.438
San Diego	0	–	8	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 WCC tournament winner As of January 20, 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

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

Departures

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
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
Alexis Griggsby	35	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Northridge, CA	Graduated

Incoming

Pepperdine incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
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

There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.

Roster

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

Katie Faulkner (Montana)

Assistant coach(es)

Erika Bean (Utah)
Brian Porth (SMU)
Joslyn Tinkle (Stanford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 – Mak. 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	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 – Mal. Mastora	8 – Mak. Mastora	5 – Mak. Mastora	Premier America Credit Union Arena (500) Northridge, CA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge	L 61–68	4–3	20 – Brubaker	7 – Brubaker	3 – Tied	Walter Pyramid (620) Long Beach, CA
December 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Nevada	W 60–58	5–3	20 – Brubaker	9 – Brubaker	4 – Mak. Mastora	Firestone Fieldhouse (227) Malibu, CA
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., MW Network	at New Mexico	L 59–82	5–4	24 – Sotell	5 – Tied	5 – Sotell	The Pit (4,575) Albuquerque, NM
WCC regular season
December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Santa Clara	L 69–70	5–5 (0–1)	17 – Brubaker	7 – Harkey	3 – Tied	Firestone Fieldhouse (209) Malibu, CA
December 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Washington State	L 46–67	5–6 (0–2)	15 – Brubaker	7 – Vick	1 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (924) Pullman, WA
December 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Gonzaga	L 54–75	5–7 (0–3)	17 – Brubaker	6 – Mak. Mastora	7 – Sotell	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,165) Spokane, WA
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Diego	W 63–49	6–7 (1–3)	14 – Brubaker	8 – Sotell	7 – Sotell	Firestone Fieldhouse (180) Malibu, CA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Francisco	L 60–76	6–8 (1–4)	16 – Sotell	7 – Mashaire	3 – Tied	Sobrato Center (203) San Francisco, CA
January 16, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Mary's	L 41–56	6–9 (1–5)	14 – Mak. Mastora	10 – Mak. Mastora	3 – Brubaker	University Credit Union Pavilion (302) Moraga, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego	W 68–66	7–9 (2–5)	17 – Vick	8 – Mak. Mastora	6 – Sotell	Jenny Craig Pavilion (151) San Diego, 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 28, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Marymount Rescheduled from January 11						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 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Francisco						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 10, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland Reschedule from January 9						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Mary's						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, 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.

References

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.

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Previous season

Offseason

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Schedule and results

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