Photos by Sam Marlott
The Pepperdine Women’s Soccer team competed in a friendly match against the Chinese National team on Saturday. The Waves battled the National team for all 90 minutes, but a penalty shot right outside the box gave China the edge, as they beat Pepperdine 2-1.
Junior forward Michelle Maemone notched the only goal for the Waves with the help of freshman forward Brie Welch.
“Getting that early goal was really great.” Maemone said. “It really was such a team goal, and it wouldn’t have made it up to the forward line if we hadn’t done a good job controlling the ball all the way up the field.