Pepperdine University released its 2025 women’s volleyball schedule on Thursday, featuring 11 home matches and three non-conference tournaments. All home matches will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Fans can express interest in season tickets by filling out a form online. Details about ticket packages and single-game tickets will be announced later this summer. Full schedule and ticket information are available on the women’s volleyball page at pepperdinewaves.com.
Head coach Scott Wong, entering his 11th season, expressed excitement about the competitive schedule.
“I am excited about our 2025 schedule as we’ve worked hard to put together what we think will be a nice mix of some of the best teams in college volleyball, including some quality opponents in the West Coast Conference,” Wong said. “Our team will be tested by some of the best as we continue to pursue our big goals!”
Preseason and Early Matches
Before the regular season begins, the Waves will play two exhibition matches. They host the Blue and Orange Alumni Scrimmage at Firestone Fieldhouse on August 16. On August 23, they travel to USC for a cross-town exhibition.
The regular season begins at the Sacramento State Invitational, where Pepperdine will play UC Davis (Aug. 29), UTEP (Aug. 30), and host Sacramento State (Aug. 31).
The Waves return home on September 2 to face UCLA in their regular-season home opener. Then, they travel to the Pittsburgh Invitational. There, they will play NCAA Final Four contender Pittsburgh on September 5 and Jacksonville State on September 6.
Pepperdine will host Lipscomb in the Asics Classic on September 12 before heading to UC Santa Barbara on September 16. The final week of non-conference play takes place at Arizona State University’s Webb-Burbridge Classic. The Waves face GCU (Sept. 18), Arizona State (Sept. 19), and Milwaukee (Sept. 20). All three teams won 20 or more matches last year.
West Coast Conference Play
Pepperdine will compete in 18 West Coast Conference (WCC) matches this season. The WCC has changed its format and will no longer use a double-round robin schedule. The Waves will play six conference opponents twice, and the rest only once.
The team opens conference play at home against San Diego on September 25 and new WCC member Seattle on September 27. Seattle joins from the Western Athletic Conference.
In October, Pepperdine visits San Francisco (Oct. 2) and Santa Clara (Oct. 4). After a short break, they return home to play Washington State on October 11. A road trip follows, with matches at Seattle (Oct. 16) and Portland (Oct. 18). October ends with home games against Oregon State (Oct. 23) and LMU (Oct. 30), and a visit to Pacific (Oct. 25).
Closing the Season
The Waves begin November with a home match against San Francisco (Nov. 1). They then travel to face Gonzaga (Nov. 6) and Washington State (Nov. 8). The final home stretch includes Santa Clara (Nov. 15), before closing out the season on the road at San Diego (Nov. 20) and LMU (Nov. 22). Pepperdine wraps up the regular season with a home game against Gonzaga (Nov. 26) and celebrates Senior Day against Saint Mary’s on November 28.
Key Returners
Pepperdine brings back 10 players from last season’s 17-11 team. Standouts include WCC Freshman of the Year Ella Piskorz, All-WCC Freshman Team member Chloe Pravednikov, and 2023 All-WCC honoree Vanessa Polk.
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