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Women's Soccer Takes on Fresno State in First Home Game of 18th Season

The Waves begin their 18th season on Friday, Aug. 20 with a 3 p.m. home game against Fresno State, at Tari Frahm Rokus Field on the Malibu campus. The team will then venture to San Diego the following weekend for a two-day, four-team tournament that features Michigan, Arizona, and the host Toreros.

The team will then venture to San Diego the following weekend for a two-day, four-team tournament that features Michigan, Arizona, and the host Toreros.

The new season follows a successful end to the 2009-10 season for women's soccer, in which they tied for fourth place in the West Coast Championships. Seniors Sophia Medina and Kelly Reilly were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's (NSCAA) All-West Region Squad, as was sophomore Michelle Spacciapolli. Forward Karissa Gracia was named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar and Sophia Medina made the All-WCC first team.

Roxanne Barker and Kelsea Smith ended their debut year as Waves by being named to the WCC All-Freshman Team. Additionally, Spacciapolli has been named to the preseason all-WCC squad. She was an All-WCC second team selection last season, her first at Pepperdine after transferring in. She was second on the team with nine points after scoring four goals and recording one assist.

Following the San Diego tournament, women's soccer continues the new season on September 3, renewing its regional rivalry against Cal State Northridge following a three-year absence with an afternoon game in the valley. Two days later, the team begins its longest homestand of the season, playing host to Detroit (Sept. 5), UC Irvine (Sept. 10) and Dartmouth (Sept. 12).

Additional non-conference home opponents include the Cal Poly Mustangs, who visit the pitch at Tari Frahm Rokus Field on Sept. 24, and the Arizona State Sun Devils, who will be making their second trip to Malibu in three seasons on Sept. 26.

Pepperdine's slate of road games includes a quick stay in Hawai'i, where the Waves will battle the Washington State Cougars and host Rainbow Wahine on consecutive days (Sept. 18 and 19), and trips to UCLA (Oct. 1) and Bakersfield (Oct. 3).

The Waves will remain on the road for the first three games of their West Coast Conference season, which begins Oct. 9 at Loyola Marymount. Pepperdine also will visit Gonzaga (Oct. 15), Portland (Oct. 17) and San Diego on Halloween.

Home conference games against San Francisco, Saint Mary's and Santa Clara are slated for Oct. 22, 24 and Nov. 6, respectively.

Six of this year's opponents qualified for last year's NCAA Tournament and Pepperdine's 20 foes enter 2010 with a combined record of 200-169-33 (.539).

For more information, visit the women's soccer website.