# 2012–13 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The Waves, members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Julie Rousseau, in her 9th and final season at the school. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse on the university campus in Malibu, California. They finished the season 5-23, 2–14 in conference, and were 9th place in the conference standings. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to conclude their season and the coaching career of Rousseau at Pepperdine. Rousseau would resign on April 3, 2013, after compiling a 123–144 record at Pepperdine with 3 NCAA Tournament appearances.

## Before the season

The Waves were picked to finish fifth in the WCC Pre-Season poll.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2012* 7:00 pm, TV-32 | Westmont | L 60–67 | – | Firestone Fieldhouse (350) Malibu, CA |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | W 83–68 | 1–0 | The Pavilion (453) Davis, CA |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, TV-32 | UC Riverside | L 71–79 | 1–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (478) Malibu, CA |
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm, USC on Pac-12 Digital | at USC | L 56–65 | 1–2 | Galen Center (567) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/23/2012* 3:30 pm, TV-32 | South Dakota Pepperdine Thanksgiving Classic Semi-final | W 70–54 | 2–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse (327) Malibu, CA |
| 11/24/2012* 3:30 pm, TV-32 | Wyoming Pepperdine Thanksgiving Classic Championship | L 50–72 | 2–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse (347) Malibu, CA |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm | at Washington | L 51–70 | 2–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,218) Seattle, WA |
| 12/02/2012* 12:00 pm | at Arkansas | L 39–64 | 2–5 | Bud Walton Arena (1,631) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/14/2012* 7:00 pm, TV-32 | Seattle | W 70–64 | 3–5 | Firestone Fieldhouse (377) Malibu, CA |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, TV-32 | Kentucky | L 62–80 | 3–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse (413) Malibu, CA |
| 12/21/2012* 1:00 pm, TV-32 | Howard | L 51–55 | 3–7 | Firestone Fieldhouse (213) Malibu, CA |
| 12/28/2012* 5:00 pm, TV-32 | UCLA | L 47–77 | 3–8 | Firestone Fieldhouse (575) Malibu, CA |
| WCC Regular Season ||||||
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | at Loyola Marymount | L 47–65 | 3–9 (0–1) | Gersten Pavilion (279) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm, TV-32 | San Francisco | W 71–67 | 4–9 (1–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse (347) Malibu, CA |
| 01/12/2013 1:00 pm | at BYU | L 42–68 | 4–10 (1–2) | Marriott Center (784) Provo, UT |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm, TV-32 | Santa Clara | L 36–38 | 4–11 (1–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (227) Malibu, CA |
| 01/19/2013 2:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 61–72 | 4–12 (1–4) | McKeon Pavilion (688) Moraga, CA |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm, TV-32 | Gonzaga | L 46–80 | 4–13 (1–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (277) Malibu, CA |
| 01/26/2013 2:00 pm, TV-32 | San Diego | L 61–79 | 4–14 (1–6) | Firestone Fieldhouse (244) Malibu, CA |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | at Portland | L 51–57 | 4–15 (1–7) | Chiles Center (430) Portland, OR |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm, SWX | at Gonzaga | L 52–81 | 4–16 (1–8) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/09/2013 2:00 pm, TV-32 | Portland | L 34–73 | 4–17 (1–9) | Firestone Fieldhouse (277) Malibu, CA |
| 02/11/2013 7:00 pm | at San Diego | L 50–71 | 4–18 (1–10) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (555) San Diego, CA |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm, TV-32 | BYU | L 44–67 | 4–19 (1–11) | Firestone Fieldhouse (212) Malibu, CA |
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm, TV-32 | Loyola Marymount | L 56–58 | 4–20 (1–12) | Firestone Fieldhouse (213) Malibu, CA |
| 02/23/2013 2:00 pm | at Santa Clara | L 52–64 | 4–21 (1–13) | Leavey Center (N/A) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | at San Francisco | L 57–67 | 4–22 (1–14) | War Memorial Gymnasium (375) San Francisco, CA |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm, TV-32 | Saint Mary's | W 80–76 | 5–22 (2–14) | Firestone Fieldhouse (276) Malibu, CA |
| 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2013 3:00 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital | vs. San Francisco WCC Tournament 1st Round | L 48–80 | 5–23 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |