Pepperdine Waves women's basketball

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Pepperdine Waves
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UniversityPepperdine University
Head coachKatie Faulkner (1st season)
Conference West Coast Conference
Location Malibu, California
Arena Firestone Fieldhouse
(capacity: 3,104)
Nickname Waves
Student sectionRiptide
ColorsBlue, white, and orange [1]
     
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NCAA tournament appearances
2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1978
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II: 1978, 1979
Conference tournament champions
2002, 2003, 2006
Conference regular season champions
1999, 2000, 2002, 2003

The Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the West Coast Conference. [2] The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was in 2006. Their home arena is the Firestone Fieldhouse, a multi-purpose facility that hosts basketball, volleyball, and many other athletic and university events. They share this facility with the Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team.

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Postseason Results

The Waves have made the NCAA Tournament four times (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) and the WNIT six times (1999, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2019). As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Waves have an all-time record of 622–579. [3] [4]

NCAA tournament results

The Waves have appeared in the NCAA tournament four times.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2000 #13First Round#4 VirginiaL 62–74
2002 #8First Round#9 VillanovaL 46–67
2003 #12First Round#5 Louisiana TechL 60–94
2006 #15First Round#2 OklahomaL 66–78

NIT results

The Waves have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) six times. Most recently in 2019 they made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the Women's National Invitational Tournament.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1999 First RoundNew MexicoL 81 - 69
2001 First RoundArizonaL 85 - 65
2004 First RoundWashingtonL 71 - 59
2010 First RoundBYUL 62 - 58
2011 First RoundOklahoma St.L 62 - 58
2019 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
California Baptist
Saint Mary's
Wyoming
W 91 - 79
W 65 - 61
L 61 - 60

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Waves made two appearances in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1978 First Round
Quarterfinals
Fordham
Biola
W, 65–63
L, 60–96
1979 First Round Tougaloo L, 41–69

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