MALIBU, Calif. (Interstat) — Pepperdine edged Cal State Northridge 69-63 in a women’s non-conference basketball game Saturday at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves improved to 9-3 while the Matadors fell to 5-6.

Lina Falk led Pepperdine with 18 points. The Waves used a 19-7 second-quarter advantage to build a lead that reached 13 points. Cal State Northridge, led by Rita Nazario’s 16 points and Saray White’s 14, stormed back with a 25-point third quarter to tie the game in the fourth. Pepperdine secured the win at the free-throw line, making 10 of 13 attempts compared to the Matadors’ 7 of 14. Pepperdine also converted 20 points off 15 Cal State Northridge turnovers. Attendance was 280.