Pepperdine Waves
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Grand Canyon University and Seattle University will join the West Coast Conference beginning with the 2025-26 season, giving the league best known nationally for its basketball programs 11 full members for the first time in its history.
— Brynna Maxwell scored 18 points, Yvonne Ejim added 17 with 11 rebounds and No. 16 Gonzaga ran its winning streak to 22 with a 75-41 win over Pepperdine on Saturday.
— Kaylynne Truong hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead No. 19 Gonzaga over Pepperdine 83-46 on Thursday night for the Bulldogs' 17th straight win.
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— Brynn Maxwell, the nation's leading 3-point shooter, made six straight behind the arc and scored a season-high 26 points to lead No. 17 Gonzaga to a 67-49 win over Pepperdine on Saturday, the Bulldogs' 13th straight victory.
The No. 9 UCLA women's basketball team had its game at Pepperdine postponed indefinitely Sunday after a positive COVID-19 test within the Waves program.
Jill Townsend scored 12 of her 13 points in the a game-changing third quarter to propel No. 13 Gonzaga to a 64-50 win over Pepperdine on Saturday.
Jill Townsend scored 18 points and was one of three players with a double-double and No. 13 Gonzaga had its best defensive game of the season, routing Pepperdine 70-36 on Thursday night to run its winning streak to 17.
WCC Standings
TEAM | W | L | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|---|
Saint Mary's | 74.0 | 0.5 | 8 | 26 |
Gonzaga | 84.5 | - | 8 | 27 |
San Francisco | 77.7 | 3.5 | 11 | 23 |
Santa Clara | 76.9 | 6 | 13 | 20 |
San Diego | 72.5 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
Pepperdine | 72.8 | 13 | 20 | 13 |
Loyola Marymou.. | 72.4 | 13 | 19 | 12 |
Portland | 71.5 | 14 | 21 | 12 |
Pacific | 64.7 | 19.5 | 26 | 6 |