Photo courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics.
It was clear the Waves would have their hands full with the No. 2 team in the country. UCLA was 5-0 coming into the game, and the team brought back six Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Americans from last season.
Pepperdine’s start to the season has been phenomenal as well, going 9-2 in a top-heavy schedule. Before Saturday, their only two losses came to the No. 4 team in the country in UC Santa Barbara. The Waves fell short once again to an elite opponent by a score of 14-12, but the team is confident looking ahead to the rest of the season.