UCLA-Pepperdine postponed after positive test
The No. 9 UCLA women's basketball team had its game at Pepperdine postponed indefinitely Sunday after a positive COVID-19 test within the Waves program.
The No. 9 UCLA women's basketball team had its game at Pepperdine postponed indefinitely Sunday after a positive COVID-19 test within the Waves program.
Jill Townsend scored 12 of her 13 points in the a game-changing third quarter to propel No. 13 Gonzaga to a 64-50 win over Pepperdine on Saturday.
Jill Townsend scored 18 points and was one of three players with a double-double and No. 13 Gonzaga had its best defensive game of the season, routing Pepperdine 70-36 on Thursday night to run its winning streak to 17.
Kristen Dowling has been hired as women's basketball coach at Pepperdine, returning for her third stint at the school.
Pepperdine women's basketball coach DeLisha Milton-Jones is leaving for Syracuse, where she will be an assistant and recruiting coordinator.
Zykera Rice scored 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting and No. 16 Gonzaga pulled away to end Pepperdine's eight-game winning streak 83-60 on Thursday night.
Yasmine Robinson-Bacote had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Barbara Sitanggan added 16 points with six rebounds and five assists and Pepperdine handed No. 25 BYU its second-straight loss, 79-65 on Saturday.
Wildfires affecting the Pepperdine campus in Malibu, California, have forced the university to relocate or reschedule several sporting events that were to be played as home games.
A jury threw out a Title IX lawsuit brought by two former Pepperdine women's basketball players against the university and their former coach. But it has important ramifications for the future, especially when it comes to LGBTQ students.
Pepperdine has promoted DeLisha Milton-Jones to be the head coach of the women's basketball team, the school announced Wednesday. She replaces Ryan Weisenberg, who was let go earlier this month.
Just like Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike, the family's two youngest sisters, Olivia and Erica, will share a team and build a legacy together on the court.
Julie Rousseau has resigned as Pepperdine women's basketball coach after compiling a 123-144 record in nine seasons.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Gonzaga | 16-1 | - | 23-4 |
BYU | 13-3 | 2.5 | 19-6 |
San Diego | 9-5 | 5.5 | 12-7 |
San Francisco | 10-7 | 6 | 16-11 |
Santa Clara | 9-8 | 7 | 14-11 |
Portland | 9-8 | 7 | 14-13 |
Pacific | 9-9 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
Saint Mary's | 4-14 | 12.5 | 7-19 |
Loyola Marymount | 4-14 | 12.5 | 7-19 |
Pepperdine | 2-16 | 14.5 | 5-18 |