MALIBU, CA – Toledo continued its ultra-competitive non-league schedule on Friday and suffered a 3-0 setback against No. 19 Pepperdine (4-1-0) at Eddy D. Field Stadium. With the loss, the Rockets fall to 1-4-0 on the year.

The nationally ranked Waves netted three second-half goals to gain some revenge against UT, who defeated them 3-2 back on Sept. 8, 2013 at Scott Park when they were the No. 22 team in the country.

The first half saw pressure from both front lines. PU earned three shots within the first seven minutes of the contest, before UT countered and ripped off two of its own. Neither team would convert though in the opening 45 minutes, as the home team held a slim 6-5 edge in shots. Senior Megan Connor, sophomore Regan Price and sophomore Sophie Pohl each took two shots during the opening stanza for the Midnight Blue & Gold.

"We played great in the first half," first-year head coach TJ Buchholz said. "We definitely had some chances. Megan put a ball off the post and Regan's shot went just wide. Overall we did a lot of things well in the first half, but we were unable to finish."

Pepperdine then controlled the pace of play after the intermission and scored three markers within the first 16 minutes to pull off the home victory. Bri Visalli opened the scoring in the 49^th minute, followed by a pair of goals from Jamie Van Horn off set pieces to secure the three-goal margin. PU ended up outshooting the Rockets, 14-7, during the match.

"Even though the score didn't show it, I thought our defense played an excellent game," Buchholz said. "Unfortunately, we made some costly mistakes during dead ball situations, and the Waves were able to take advantage."

Toledo will wrap up its season-opening six-match road swing against Loyola Marymount (2-2-0) on Sunday, Sept. 6 at 4:00 p.m. at Sullivan Field.

Pepperdine 3, TOLEDO 0

PU: Bri Visalli (Michelle Maemone) 49:34
PU: Jamie Van Horn (Rylee Baisden) 54:28
PU Jamie Van Horn (Rachael Collins) 65:41