MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine women’s volleyball is set to hit the hardwood at Firestone Fieldhouse this weekend with a pair of home matches, beginning Thursday night against San Francisco.
 
Thursday night’s match features a pink out in honor of breast cancer awareness month. Fans will have the opportunity to write the name of someone who has or is battling breast cancer (or any cancer) on a card. Prior to the National Anthem, a moment of silence will be held for those in the fight.
 
On Saturday, Pepperdine turns into the wild Western Waves against Santa Clara. The first 75 fans in attendance will receive a Pepperdine bandana. Tickets for both matches start as low as 13 dollars.
 
THURSDAY, OCT. 22 | 6 PM PST | ESPN+ | PINK OUT | BLOCK OUT CANCER
Pepperdine vs. San Francisco | Match Notes
Tickets | Watch | Live Stats | History
 
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 | 12 PM PST | ESPN+ | WESTERN WAVES
First 75 fans receive a Pepperdine bandana
Pepperdine vs. Santa Clara
Tickets | Watch | Live Stats | History

Nothing better than making each other better #MakeWaves | @PepperdineWaves https://t.co/qRmhw2VG8G


— Pepperdine Women’s Volleyball (@PepperdineWVB) October 21, 2026
SCOUTING THE DONS


San Francisco was picked to finish eighth in the WCC Preseason poll
Freshman outside hitter Katariina Korhonen won WCC Freshman of the Week on October 19
Sophomore outside hitter Petra Fritz won WCC Offensive Player of the Week on September 21
Freshman setter Adelynn Legates won WCC Freshman of the Week on September 7
Junior setter Jordan Smart was part of the four-member All-Tournament Team at the USF Challenge.
While its been a challenging season for the Dons, they ranked 83rd in the country in hitting percentage (.236) and are somewhat strong in the aces department, averaging 1.61 per set (100th in the country)
Each team’s defense has a chance to shine on Thursday night as the Dons rank 278th in the country with just 32 attacks per set, while Pepperdine ranks 270th with 32.46 attacks per set.

SERIES HISTORY VERSUS SAN FRANCISCO


Pepperdine has owned the Dons in the all-time series 74-8 (.902).
The Waves are 38-4 (.905) when hosting San Francisco.
Since November of 2014, Pepperdine has lost to San Fran just once.
The blue and orange downed the Dons 3-1 on September 26 earlier this season.
Maggie Beauer led the Waves with 14 kills and Ella Piskorz tacked on 11 more in the victory. 

IN THE NATIONAL RANKS


Pepperdine is among the nation’s best in several categories including:
hitting percentage (.242, 71st)
aces per set (1.61, 91st)
blocks per set (2.90, 10th)
opponent hitting percentage (.176, 39th)

STANDOUT SUPERLATIVES


The Waves marked their longest win streak (seven matches, Sept. 11-Oct. 1) since a nine-match win streak from Oct. 11-Nov. 8 last year before the loss to Saint Mary’s on Oct. 3.
Pepperdine has yet to lose a match when taking the first set.
The blue and orange have won seven of 10 matches in which Pepperdine has fewer digs.
The victory over San Francisco on Sept. 26 was the first (and currently the only) win of the year following a first-set loss.

PUTTING THE ‘SPECIAL’ IN DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST


Defensive specialist Laine Briggs set a career-high and a new Bluejay Invitational-best in digs with 35 on September 6.
Her 290 digs on the season pace the squad and slot 2nd in the conference, only trailing Denver’s Madison Winkler (332).
She earned her second consecutive WCC Defensive Player of the Week honor (third career) on Monday, Sept. 21. 

MAJESTIC MAGGIE


Junior outside hitter Maggie Beauer tied a season-high in blocks (2.5) and digs (4) against Arizona on Sept. 6 
She also racked up a career-high 20 kills against Arizona, a five-set victory over the Wildcats
Maggie’s 181 kills are 2nd on the team (only trailing Chloe Pravednikov’s 202) and 14th in the WCC
She recorded a new season-high in digs (5) and blocks (3) at Denver on October 8 in the 3-0 win over the Pioneers. 

ELLA-OTTA BLOCKS


The Waves paced the West Coast Conference with 295 blocks last year, and returning junior Ella Piskorz led all conference qualifiers with 151 (next-best was 126).
As of Wednesday afternoon (10-21-26), Piskorz is tied for the seventh-most blocks in the country with 107.
As of Wednesday afternoon (10-21-26), the Waves pace the WCC with 200 team blocks (next-best is San Diego’s 152)
Ella is now sixth in program history with 387 blocks. She needs just six more to move into fifth all-time.

COUNT ON CHLOE


Among all the season-highs Pepperdine players set against Arizona on Sept. 6, Pravednikov was part of the brigade with a season-best 17 kills and 15 digs
Chloe has the most points on the team with 222.5, which slots 11th in the WCC

ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Pepperdine women’s volleyball has reached 26 NCAA Tournaments since 1981 as one of the most successful collegiate programs on the West Coast. The 12-time WCC Champions Waves have consistently produced top talent with 21 All-American selections with honorees in six straight decades. With multiple Olympians going through the program, Kim Hill brought home the program’s first gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games.
 
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