The Pepperdine Waves (2-4) host the Omaha Mavericks (3-3) at Firestone Fieldhouse on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 10:00 PM ET.

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Pepperdine Team Stats

Pepperdine had a 59.6 points per game average last season, 5.2 fewer than the 64.8 Omaha gave up per contest. When scoring more than 65 points last year, the Waves went 4-3.

The Waves created 14.7 takeaways per game last season while averaging 16.4 giveaways a contest. Omaha went 6-10 last season when committing more than 15 turnovers.

Omaha Team Stats

The Mavericks averaged 57.5 points per game last season, which was fewer than the 67.5 Pepperdine allowed per contest. Omaha's record was 4-2 when it reached the 68-point mark on the year.

The Mavericks made 73.4 percent of their free throws as a team last season, the fifth-best mark in the Summit. Mariah Murdie hit two free throws per game to lead Omaha while knocking down 82 percent of her attempts at the line.

Pepperdine Last Season Leaders

Ally Stedman led Pepperdine in scoring, averaging 11 points per game last season. The Waves' leading rebounder was Meaali'i Amosa, who averaged 6.2 boards per game in addition to scoring 5.6 points. Kendyl Carson was the team's best passer, tallying 3.9 assists to go with 5.0 points per game.

Averaging 1.4 made three-pointers a contest last season, Malia Bambrick was Pepperdine's most prolific three-point shooter, knocking down 32 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

Omaha Last Season Leaders

Mariah Murdie averaged 10.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, leading Omaha in both scoring and rebounding last season. The Mavericks also got 10.3 points from Elena Pilakouta, while Grace Cave added 7.6 points per game.

Sam Mitchell made the most threes per game for Omaha last season, shooting 28 percent from beyond the arc while knocking down 1.2 three-pointers a contest.

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