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BYU battles through riptides to win 57-43 at Pepperdine
The BYU women’s basketball team was able to weather the runs from the Pepperdine Waves on Tuesday in Malibu to comfortably maintain second place in the West Coast Conference.
“It was a good win,” BYU head coach Jeff Judkins said. “Even though we didn’t play to our full potential tonight we sure defended. Sara (Hamson) took the middle away and we did a really good job of fighting through ball screens. I’m happy for the team being able to fight through a game like this.”
Paisley Harding scored 20 points and Shaylee Gonzales had 16 with seven rebounds. Lauren Gustin and Tegan Graham both ended up with eight points while Gustin secured 10 rebounds.
Pepperdine vs Gonzaga Picks and Predictions for January 14
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Corey Kispert and Gonzaga are absolutely scorching on offense, but their massive spread against Pepperdine (-25.5) leaves the potential for the dreaded back-door cover.
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The No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs take to the floor on Thursday night as they host the Pepperdine Waves in NCAA basketball action. College basketball odds have Gonzaga as a whopping 25.5-point favorite in this contest with the Over/Under at 164.
While college basketball betting can often be tough to handicap with odds this lopsided, we re here to give you the hoops insight you need to turn a profit with our free Pepperdine vs. Gonzaga picks and predictions for Thursday, January 14, with tipoff at 9 p.m. ET.
Pepperdine Waves menâs basketball player Colbey Ross is shooting for several hoops dreams in 2021. The senior guard wants to lead his team to a winning record, a West Coast Conference title and an appearance in the NCAA tournament. Ross, a basketball player since he was a tyke, also hopes to fulfill a lifelong ambition and hear his name called in the upcoming NBA draft.Â
âMy main goal is to continue to work hard,â said the 6-foot-1 hooper. âIâm going to learn from everything I do, not dwell on the past and become better at what I am doing.âÂ
Two first-year Pepperdine Waves menâs basketball players turned in surprise performances in their squadâs home loss last Saturday.Â
Waves freshman forward Kendall Munson scored 16 points and sophomore guard Robbie Heath, a transfer, contributed nine as Pepperdine fell to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 75-63, on Dec. 19.Â
Senior guard Colbey Ross, the Wavesâ top player, said Munson and Heathâs showings prove that Pepperdineâs roster is deep in talent.Â
âIâve seen what they can do in practice,â Ross said. âI know how good they are. From them to come outâKendallâs first college game and Robbieâs first Division I college gameâit gives us hope and lets us know the future of our team is going to be taken care of. It was good to see them on the court doing a good job.â