Pepperdine Waves women's basketball

Pepperdine Waves
women's basketball
Pepperdine Waves; women's basketball
	2025–26 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team
University	Pepperdine University
Head coach	Katie Faulkner (2nd season)
Location	Malibu, California
Arena	Firestone Fieldhouse ; (capacity: 3,104)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Nickname	Waves
Colors	Blue, white, and orange;
Student section	Riptide
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
AIAW tournament quarterfinals
	Division II: 1978
Appearances	Division II: 1978, 1979
Other AIAW tournament results
Appearances	Division II: 1978, 1979
Conference tournament champions
	2002, 2003, 2006
Conference regular-season champions
	1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
Uniforms

UniversityPepperdine University

Head coachKatie Faulkner (2nd season)

ArenaFirestone Fieldhouse
(capacity: 3,104)

The Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the West Coast Conference.^[2] The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was in 2006. Their home arena is the Firestone Fieldhouse, a multi-purpose facility that hosts basketball, volleyball, and many other athletic and university events. They share this facility with the Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	#13	First Round	#4 Virginia	L 62–74
2002	#8	First Round	#9 Villanova	L 46–67
2003	#12	First Round	#5 Louisiana Tech	L 60–94
2006	#15	First Round	#2 Oklahoma	L 66–78

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1999	First Round	New Mexico	L 81 - 69
2001	First Round	Arizona	L 85 - 65
2004	First Round	Washington	L 71 - 59
2010	First Round	BYU	L 62 - 58
2011	First Round	Oklahoma St.	L 62 - 58
2019	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	California Baptist Saint Mary's Wyoming	W 91 - 79 W 65 - 61 L 61 - 60
2026	First Round Second Round Super Sixteen	UC Davis Southern Utah South Dakota	W 71 - 68 W 85 - 80 TBD

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	First Round Quarterfinals	Fordham Biola	W, 65–63 L, 60–96
1979	First Round	Tougaloo	L, 41–69

v t e Pepperdine Waves women's basketball
Venues	Firestone Fieldhouse (1975–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e West Coast Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Gonzaga Bulldogs (leaving in 2026) Loyola Marymount Lions Oregon State Beavers (leaving in 2026) Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos Seattle Redhawks Washington State Cougars (leaving in 2026)
Future teams	Denver Pioneers (joining in 2026) UC San Diego Tritons (joining in 2027)
Championships & awards	Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

NCAA tournament results