Photo by Austin Hall
Pepperdine Women’s Soccer opened the season with a 3-0 victory versus the University of California, Riverside. Twenty different Waves played throughout the game as Pepperdine won their home opener for the 11th straight year.
The first 30 minutes of the game were a defensive battle as both teams were competitive and traded offensive surges, which each defense quickly dismantled. The first goal didn’t come until the 38th minute when there was a scrum near the UC Riverside goal and goalkeeper Allie Bailey nudged the ball into the net for an own goal.