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PEPPERDINE2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WAVES GAME NOTES Pepperdine vs. #9 UCLA Sunday, Nov. 29 | Firestone Fieldhouse | Malibu, Calif. | 4:00 p.m . PT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: OPPONENT INFORMATION Ricky Davis Assistant Athletic Communications Director [email protected] (310) 506-4333 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE Record: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 UCLA Pepperdine WCC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Bruins Waves DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 2019-20 Record ....26-5, 14-4 PAC12 2019-20 Record .....16-15, 8-10 WCC Nov. 29 UCLA 4 PM Head Coach ..........................Cori Close Head Coach .................. Kristen Dowling Web ........................... uclabruins.com Web ...................pepperdinewaves.com Dec. 8 CSU BAKERSFIELD 4 PM Dec. 12 NEW MEXICO STATE 1 PM Dec. 15 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 5 PM GAME NOTES Dec. 20 at Cal State Fullerton TBA THIS WEEK: The Pepperdine women’s basketball team opens its 2020-21 season Dec. 28 PORTLAND* TBA on Sunday, hosting #9 UCLA in Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves look to improve Dec. 30 GONZAGA* TBA on last year’s 16-15 record in head coach Kristen Dowling’s second season at Jan, 2 at San Francisco* TBA the helm. Jan. 4 at Santa Clara* TBA Jan. 7 SAN DIEGO* TBA GAME #1: Saturday (Nov. 29) at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, Calif.: Pepperdine Jan. 9 BYU* TBA (0-0) vs. #9 UCLA (0-0) at 4 pm PT. Jan. 16 at Loyola Marymount* TBA Jan. 21 at Saint Mary’s* TBA Jan. 23 at Pacific* TBA COVERAGE: Links to live stats and broadcasts will be available on the women’s Jan. 28 SANTA CLARA* TBA basketball schedule page on PepperdineWaves.com. Fans can also follow Jan. 30 SAN FRANCISCO* TBA @WavesHoops on Twitter for live, in-game updates. Feb. 4 at BYU* TBA LAST YEAR: In her first year, Dowling led the Waves to a 16-15 overall record Feb. 6 at San Diego* TBA and an 8-10 West Coast Conference record. In the WCC Tournament, the Feb. 13 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* TBA Feb. 18 PACIFIC* TBA Waves defeated Saint Mary’s 87-72 in the opening round and BYU 62-51 in Feb. 20 SAINT MARY’S* TBA the quarterfinals before falling 59-44 to San Diego in the semifinal round. It was Feb. 25 at Gonzaga* TBA the second year in a row that the Waves reached the semifinal round in the Feb. 27 at Portland* TBA tournament. Mar. 4-9 WCC TOURNAMENT SERIES VS. UCLA: The Bruins have a 16-3 advantage all-time against the Waves. All Times Pacific |HOME GAMES IN BOLD The last time Pepperdine defeated UCLA was during the 2007-08 season in *Denotes WCC Contest | % WCC Tournament Malibu. The two teams last met in the 2013-14 season, where the Bruins defeated the Waves 82-78 in Pauley Pavilion. WCC PRESEASON TEAM/RANKINGS: The Waves were picked to finish MATCHUP seventh in the 2020-21 season. The entire poll is as follows: 1. Gonzaga, 2. BYU, Pepperdine 0-0 UCLA 0-0 3. Portland, 4. San Diego, 5. Saint Mary’s, 6. Pacific,7. Pepperdine, 8. Loyola 65.1 Points/Game 72.6 Marymount, 9. Santa Clara, 10. San Francisco. 65.1 Opp. Points/Game 61.9 0.0 Scoring Margin +10.7 RETURNERS: Pepperdine returns three starters from last year’s team. Malia Bambrick was the second-leading scorer on last year’s team, scoring 10.4 points .374 FG% .391 per game and shooting 34.2% from three, good for second on the team. .411 Opp. FG% .391 .315 3FG% .284 Monique Andriuolo also returns to Malibu, coming off a breakout year as a junior. .336 Opp. 3FG% .306 She averaged 9.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.29 blocks per game, all while leading .678 FT% .734 the team in shooting percentage (44%). 37.7 Rebounds/Game 41.6 -3.5 Rebounding Margin +3.3 Jayla Ruffus-Milner had a stellar freshman campaign last year, being named to 12.7 Assists/Game 16.0 the WCC’s All-Freshman team after scoring 5.5 points per game and bringing down 4.8 rebounds per game. She also had 26 steals, third-best on the team. 11.2 Turnovers/Game 12.1 +1.1 Turnover Margin +6.3 PEPPERDINE WAVES BASKETBALL WAVE NOTES THE SQUAD: The Waves bring back seven returners and add eight newcomers to the team. The returners include a redshirt senior (Tara Dusharm), two seniors (Andriuolo and Mia Satie) two juniors (Bambrick and Cheyenne Givens), and two redshirt HEAD COACH sophomores (Jayda and Jayla Ruffus-Milner). Also returning to the team is redshirt KRISTEN DOWLING senior Haley Duren, who played during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, and rejoins the team after taking two years off from playing collegiate basketball. New to Malibu are REDLANDS, 2006 transfers (Utah Valley), (Texas Christian) and 2ND YEAR Eve Braslis Rebekah Obinma Cydney Rivera (Collin College) and freshmen Kendyl Carson, Rosemary Odebunmi, Jane Nwaba and Isabel Montoya. DOWLING HIGHLIGHTS AT THE HELM: Kristen Dowling enters her second season as Pepperdine’s head ► Hired as the eighth head coach in women’s basketball coach. In her first year, she led the team to a 16-15 overall program history July 3, 2019. record, including an 8-10 WCC record. The team reached the semifinals of the WCC Tournament in Las Vegas before falling to San Diego. Prior to Pepperdine, Dowling was ► Has a 16-15 record through her first the leader of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ program for seven years. She led the Athenas year at Pepperdine. to six straight SCIAC regular-season championships as well four SCIAC Tournament championships and two NCAA Division III Tournaments. Along the way, the team had ► Coached at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps six straight 20-win seasons including five season with at least 23 wins. (DIII) for seven seasons prior to being named Pepperdine’s head coach. THE STAFF: All five members of the staff return to Malibu for the 2020-21 season. Each are in their second season with the Waves. ► Led Athenas to six-straight regular season SCIAC championships and four tournament championships, as Anthony Mason coached at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps with Dowling on two separate well as six-straight 20-win seasons. occasions, helping the team to two SCIAC championships and two straight NCAA Division III postseason berths. He also coached boys basketball at Upland High School in 2018. ► Was a graduate assistant at Pep- perdine from 2006-08, as well as an Brian̈ Rosario has some West Coast Conference experience, as he graduated from the assistant coach from 2010-12. University of San Diego in 1999, where he was a male practice player for the women’s basketball team. He also coached at PCH Cup rival Loyola Marymount from 2012-17 ► In between her first stints at Pepper- before becoming the head coach at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona. dine, was an assistant coach at CSU Bakersfield from 2008-10. Grace Ricafranca was an assistant coach at Biola for five years before joining the Dowling’s staff in Malibu. PROGRAM NUMEROLOGY Skye Barnett was a standout player for the Waves from 2009-12, playing under Dowling • 3 WCC titles her last three years on campus. She was also the first-ever recipient of the Maurice • 3 players who have been All-Americans • 3 WCC Players of the Year Hilliard Award, given to a Pepperdine student-athlete that exemplifies the attributes of • 4 NCAA Tournament appearances Christian faith, character and leadership, in 2012. • 7 WNIT appearances • 24 winning seasons Both Rosario and Ricafranca have gone viral on the social media platform TikTok, • 31 winning records at home (out of 45) garnering over 205,000 views combined on the platform. ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY: Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men’s sports – one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat – and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment and is the only school not affiliated with a major conference. The Waves have earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that’s given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, Calif., the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation’s most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report’s list of America’s best colleges. PEPPERDINE WAVES BASKETBALL 2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster Num Player Pos Ht Cl Hometown (Previous School) 0 Cydney Rivera G 5-8 So. Cypress, Texas (Collin College) 1 Malia Bambrick G 5-10 Jr. Santa Clarita, Calif. (Bishop Alemany HS) 2 Rosemary Odebunmi F 6-0 Fr. Granada Hills, Calif. (Sierra Canyon HS) 3 Jayda Ruffus-Milner G 5-10 So.* North Hills, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) QUICK FACTS 4 Cheyenne Givens G 5-7 Jr. Gardena, Calif. (Los Angeles Trade-Tech) Location .................................. Malibu, Calif. 90263 5 Isabel Montoya G 5-5 Fr. Española, N.M. (Cibola HS) Founded ....................1937 (Malibu Campus 1972) 10 Jane Nwaba F 5-10 Fr. Carson, Calif. (Palisades Charter HS) Enrollment ................ 8,000 (3,000 undergraduate) 11 Monique Andriuolo F 6-1 Sr. Melbourne, Australia (Maribyrnong Secondary College) 14 Jayla Ruffus-Milner G 5-10 So.* North Hills, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) Nickname..................................................... Waves 15 Rebekah Obinma^ F 6-2 So.* Menifee, Calif.