# 2024–25 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team

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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 $^{OT}$ | 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 $^{OT}$ | 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 | L 43–58 | 7–10 (2–6) | 10 – Sotell | 9 – Harkey | 2 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (165) Malibu, CA |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gonzaga | L 53–81 | 7–11 (2–7) | 13 – Mal. Mastora | 6 – Mashaire | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (160) Malibu, CA |
| January 28, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount Rescheduled from January 11 | W 55–43 | 8–11 (3–7) | 22 – Sotell | 7 – Vick | 4 – Sotell | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oregon State | L 54–63 | 8–12 (3–8) | 15 – Muca | 7 – Mashaire | 4 – Sotell | Gill Coliseum (3,729) Corvallis, OR |
| February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 52–76 | 8–13 (3–9) | 12 – Tied | 8 – Friend | 4 – Harkey | Chiles Center (1,240) Portland, OR |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | L 48–72 | 8–14 (3–10) | 13 – Sotell | 5 – Vick | 3 – Mak. Mastora | Firestone Fieldhouse (160) Malibu, CA |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | L 41–68 | 8–15 (3–11) | 11 – Mak. Mastora | 6 – Harkey | 3 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (581) Stockton, CA |
| February 10, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland Reschedule from January 9 | L 75–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–16 (3–12) | 17 – Sotell | 6 – Tied | 5 – Sotell | Firestone Fieldhouse (153) Malibu, CA |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | L 46–54 | 8–17 (3–13) | 13 – Muca | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Leavey Center (365) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary's | L 54–68 | 8–18 (3–14) | 16 – Sotell | 6 – Mak. Mastora | 4 – Sotell | Firestone Fieldhouse (233) Malibu, CA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 49–58 | 8–19 (3–15) | 18 – Brubaker | 9 – Mak. Mastora | 4 – Mak. Mastora | Gersten Pavilion (233) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Washington State | L 49–57 | 8–20 (3–16) | 9 – Tied | 7 – Mak. Mastora | 4 – Sotell | Firestone Fieldhouse (163) Malibu, CA |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oregon State | L 46–73 | 8–21 (3–17) | 14 – Muca | 5 – Mak. Mastora | 3 – Sotell | Firestone Fieldhouse (403) Malibu, CA |
| WCC women's tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (11) San Diego First Round | L 59–66 | 8–22 | 20 – Sotell | 5 – Mashaire | 4 – Sotell | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||