2023–24 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 5–25 (1–15 WCC) |
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Home arena | Firestone Fieldhouse |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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No. 14 Gonzaga | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2023–24 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represents Pepperdine University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Waves, led by interim head coach Kelsey Keizer. They play their homes games at Firestone Fieldhouse and are members of the West Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Waves finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the second round to BYU.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Theresa Grace Mbane | 0 | F | 6'1" | GS Senior | Otsego, MN | Graduated |
Hailey Hoff | 2 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | San Bruno, CA | Transferred to Dominican |
Drea Brumfield | 3 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Chehalis, WA | Transferred to Montana State |
Rosemary Odebunmi | 4 | F | 6'0" | ![]() | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Transferred to West Texas A&M |
Isabel Montoya | 5 | G | 5'5" | ![]() | Española, NM | Student Assistant Coach |
Marly Walls | 12 | G | 5'7" | GS Senior | Bardstown, KY | Graduated |
Meaali'i Amosa | 13 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Garden Grove, CA | Transferred to UC San Diego |
Becky Obinma | 15 | F | 6'2' | ![]() | Menifee, CA | Graduate transferred to Notre Dame |
Kendyl Carson | 22 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Juneau, AK | TBD |
Ally Stedman | 24 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred to Miami (FL) |
Incoming
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Addison Melone | 0 | G | 5'3" | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Eastern Arizona College |
Ella Brubaker | 3 | G | 6'0" | Junior | University Place, WA | The Master's |
Mi'Cole Cayton | 5 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Stockton, CA | Minnesota |
Emerita Mashaire | 13 | G/F | 6'0" | Junior | Helsinki, Finland | Buffalo |
Myra Gordon | 15 | G/F | 6'0" | GS Senior | Fort Worth, TX | Alabama |
Megan Harkey | 31 | F/C | 6'6" | Senior | Summerfield, NC | Xavier |
Maggie Vick | 32 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Morristown, TN | Iowa State |
Alexis Griggsby | 35 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Northridge, CA | Washington |
Recruiting
There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | Biola | W 56–50 | – | – | – | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Irvine | W 63–58 | 1–0 | 17 – Gordon | 11 – Nwaba | 5 – Gordon | Firestone Fieldhouse (237) Malibu, CA | ||||
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | New Mexico | L 48–57 | 1–1 | 15 – Nwaba | 11 – Nwaba | 6 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (113) Malibu, CA | ||||
November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Caltech | W 79–42 | 2–1 | 10 – Tied | 9 – Nwaba | 4 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (102) Malibu, CA | ||||
November 15, 2023* 5:00 p.m., MW Network | at Fresno State | L 55–74 | 2–2 | 14 – Gordon | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | ||||
November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., MW Network | at Nevada | L 41–64 | 2–3 | 9 – Gordon | 6 – Vick | 2 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (1,022) Reno, NV | ||||
November 20, 2023* 5:30 p.m., MW Network | at Boise State | L 47–63 | 2–4 | 19 – Brubaker | 7 – Brodie | 4 – Melone | ExtraMile Arena (1,558) Boise, ID | ||||
November 24, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Georgetown | L 40–59 | 2–5 | 10 – Brubaker | 8 – Brodie | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (173) Malibu, CA | ||||
November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Long Beach State | L 53–68 | 2–6 | 11 – Brubaker | 9 – Gordon | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (103) Malibu, CA | ||||
December 1, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at North Texas | L 57–74 | 2–7 | 13 – Tied | 11 – Nwaba | 4 – Melone | The Super Pit (1,549) Denton, TX | ||||
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | California Baptist | L 57–60 | 2–8 | 13 – Brubaker | 11 – Nwaba | 2 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (184) Malibu, CA | ||||
December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 80–60 | 3–8 | 20 – Brubaker | 11 – Nwaba | 7 – Mashaire | Icardo Center (386) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
December 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern Arizona | L 62–80 | 3–9 | 16 – Ross | 7 – Ross | 4 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (160) Malibu, CA | ||||
December 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cal State Los Angeles | W 78–70 | 4–9 | 18 – Nwaba | 12 – Nwaba | 3 – Ross | Firestone Fieldhouse (172) Malibu, CA | ||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at San Diego | W 53–52 | 5–9 (1–0) | 14 – Nwaba | 12 – Nwaba | 3 – Ross | Jenny Craig Pavilion (235) San Diego, CA | ||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Loyola Marymount | L 50–64 | 5–10 (1–1) | 10 – Tied | 7 – Nwaba | 4 – Melone | Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Malibu, CA | ||||
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at San Francisco | L 64–83 | 5–11 (1–2) | 11 – Nwaba | 8 – Nwaba | 8 – Nwaba | War Memorial Gymnasium (251) San Francisco, CA | ||||
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Santa Clara | L 36–92 | 5–12 (1–3) | 10 – Harkey | 6 – Ross | 2 – Melone | Leavey Center (342) Santa Clara, CA | ||||
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Pacific | L 49–72 | 5–13 (1–4) | 13 – Ross | 9 – Nwaba | 6 – Nwaba | Alex G. Spanos Center (777) Stockton, CA | ||||
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Portland | L 49–82 | 5–14 (1–5) | 14 – Griffiths | 5 – Tied | 7 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (158) Malibu, CA | ||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Loyola Marymount | L 59–75 | 5–15 (1–6) | 13 – Nwaba | 12 – Nwaba | 2 – Tied | Gersten Pavilion (231) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | San Francisco | L 54–78 | 5–16 (1–7) | 22 – Nwaba | 6 – Tied | 4 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (77) Malibu, CA | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Santa Clara | L 58–79 | 5–17 (1–8) | 12 – Mashaire | 5 – Tied | 3 – Friend | Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Moraga, CA | ||||
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at No. 19 Gonzaga | L 46–83 | 5–18 (1–9) | 11 – Nwaba | 9 – Nwaba | 2 – Tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (4,921) Spokane, WA | ||||
February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Portland | L 46–78 | 5–19 (1–10) | 14 – Nwaba | 8 – Nwaba | 4 – Tied | Chiles Center (816) Portland, OR | ||||
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Pepperdine | L 49–69 | 5–20 (1–11) | 16 – Nwaba | 6 – Tied | 4 – Nwaba | Firestone Fieldhouse (103) Malibu, CA | ||||
February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Saint Mary's | L 47–75 | 5–21 (1–12) | 13 – Nwaba | 10 – Tied | 4 – Nwaba | University Credit Union Pavilion (472) Moraga, CA | ||||
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Pacific | L 54–70 | 5–22 (1–13) | 13 – Friend | 10 – Nwaba | 2 – Johnson | Firestone Fieldhouse (102) Malibu, CA | ||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 Gonzaga | L 41–75 | 5–23 (1–14) | 13 – Nwaba | 10 – Nwaba | 3 – Cayton | Firestone Fieldhouse (103) Malibu, CA | ||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Saint Mary's | L 48–69 | 5–24 (1–15) | 12 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (213) Malibu, CA | ||||
WCC women's tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) San Diego First Round | L 64–79 | 5–25 | 18 – Nwaba | 9 – Harkey | 5 – Cayton | Orleans Arena (513) Paradise, NV | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
See also
References
- ^ "Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". pepperdinewaves.com.