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The Storyline

The LMU women's basketball team is coming off an impressive win over Saint Mary's and travels to PCH Cup rival Pepperdine to attempt the season sweep.

Last Time Out

Behind 22 points and a career-high 15 rebounds from Cheyenne Wallace, the LMU women's basketball team tallied a Wells Fargo PCH Cup victory over Pepperdine, 72-60, at Gersten Pavilion.

Wallace notched a game-high 22 points, connecting on 8-of-19 from the floor and added in four steals. Jackie Johnson contributed 14 points, including going 6-for-6 from the charity stripe down the stretch, while Leslie Lopez-Wood also registered a 14-point outing.

Pepperdine (3-11, 1-2 WCC) opened the first half shooting 42.9 percent (18-for-28) to take a 28-27 lead at the break. LMU (6-8, 1-2 WCC) stifled the Waves in the second frame, holding them to hit on just 27.8 percent (10-of-36) from the floor, while the Lions took advantage of 17 second chance points to earn their fifth straight decision over Pepperdine.

Double Trouble

Jackie Johnson nears averaging a double-double with 17.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per contest. Johnson has posted 11 double-doubles on the season, including a 19 point and 12 rebound performance against Saint Mary's

Carrying The Load

Jackie Johnson leads the WCC in blocks (74), blocked shots per game (2.8), and ranks second in rebounds (251) and in rebounds per game (9.7).

Dropping Dimes

Andee Velasco leads the WCC in assists (150) and in assists per game (5.8). Velasco posted a career-high 11 assists in Thursday's win against Saint Mary's.

Leading Legends

Leslie Lopez-Wood ranks 17th among active Division I 3-point scoring leaders with 260 career makes.

Climbing The Ladder

Leslie Lopez-Wood ranks ninth all-time with 1304 career points. The senior needs 64 points to surpass Hazel Ramirez '14 to move into sole possession of sixth place all-time.

Sharing The Rock

LMU ranks second in the WCC in assists (410) and assists per game (15.8).

Hanks House

LMU is 7-6 at Gersten Pavilion this season. With one more win, LMU will secure its first winning record at home since the 2012-13 season.

I'll Take That

LMU has scored at least 20 points off of turnovers six times this season and have accomplished the feat three times in the past eight games. The Lions notched a season-high 32 points off turnovers in the win over Saint Mary's.

Light It Up

Cheyanne Wallace's 22 points against Saint Mary's on Feb. 16 marked her ninth 20-plus point game of her career, whlie Johnson's 21 points against San Francisco on Feb. 4 was her seven 20-plus game of the season.

Triple Threat

LMU is 6-4 when Leslie Lopez-Wood, Jackie Johnson and Cheyanne Wallace all score in double figures. At least one member of the trio has notched double-digit scoring in every game.

From Downtown

Leslie Lopez-Wood broke the all-time 3-point career record a season ago and holds 260 to her name. The senior has lead the Lions in triples in each of her three seasons, and also set the single season mark with 82 makes from beyond-the-arc a season ago.

WCC Honors

Jackie Johnson was named the WCC Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 4, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6. Johnson became the first player in program history to earn back-to-back WCC Player of the Week nods in a season, and joined Kate Murray '04 as the only players in program history to earn the honors thrice in a season.

Booking It

Leslie Lopez-Wood matched her own single-game record of seven 3-pointers against Long Beach State Dec. 10. Lopez-Wood matched the program single-game record last season with seven triples Feb. 21, 2016 at Santa Clara, joining three former Lions who hold the tie for the top spot. Lopez-Wood's 7-for-9 performance marked the second-highest shooting percentage from beyond-the-arc behind Amanda Patton, who hit on 7-of-8 against Long Beach State Dec. 17, 2005.

Boarding Up

Jackie Johnson's 18 rebounds at Cal State Fullerton and Pacific marked the third highest single-game total and first 18-rebound performances since Camille Buckely grabbed the total against Portland Jan. 13, 2011.

The Edge

LMU's back-to-back wins over Seattle (62-59) and UCSB (57-55) marked the first time since the 2011-12 season when the Lions earned two straight wins decided by one-possession. Previously, the Lions came away on top with two straight 57-54 decisions over Youngstown State Nov. 25 and New Mexico Dec. 1.

Locking The Lid

The Lions surrendered just three points against UC Irvine in the first quarter in a 58-39 win in its opening game of the LMU Thanksgiving Classic on Friday, setting a new program record for fewest points allowed in a quarter, besting its mark of allowing just eight points a season ago against the Anteaters on Nov. 28, 2015.

LMU'S 39 points allowed in the game marked its lowest opponent total since a 65-39 win over Jackson State Nov. 11, 2007.

GAME PREVIEW
Date | Time:	Sunday, Feb. 18 | 1 pm (PT)
Where:	Firestone Fieldhouse | Malibu, CA
Game Preview:	LMU Game Notes
The Match-Up:	LMU: ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS PEP: ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Live Broadcast:	TheW.tv
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Scouting Pepperdine

Pepperdine is coming off of a 69-48 home loss to Santa Clara on Thursday. Pepperdine shot just 32.7% in the game, but also held Santa Clara to 37.7% shooting. The Broncos forced the Waves into 23 turnovers in the game, scoring 25 points off the Pepperdine giveaways.

The Series

LMU has held the upper-hand in this series over the last few matchups, winning five straight.

Up Next

The Lions will travel north to San Francisco Thursday before playing the regular season finale at Gersten Pavilion Feb. 25.

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