SAN BRUNO, Calif. – After earning the automatic qualifier with its second straight West Coast Conference women's soccer championship, Pepperdine lost at No. 4 seed UCLA, 3-1, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 

This year's bid was the 99th in conference history. The Conference boasts 21 final four appearances and four national titles. The 2025 campaign snapped a streak of 33 consecutive seasons in which the West Coast Conference was a multi-bid league. 

Pepperdine (11-7-2, 8-2-1) competed in its third straight NCAA Tournament. The Waves defeated San Francisco on the final day of the regular season to clinch the outright conference title a year after sharing the conference crown with Santa Clara, marking the sixth conference title in program history. Pepperdine started conference play with a six-game winning streak and went unbeaten through the first seven games. In conference play, PEP outscored its opponents, 27-7. Julia Quinonez ranked second in the league lead in goals with 11 and in points (26), while Tatum Wynalda paced the league in assists with 10. As a team, Pepperdine ranked second in the league in points (118) and goals (41). 

Tabitha LaParl from Pepperdine earned one of the conference's major awards, winning Midfielder of the Year. 

Theresa Romagnolo from Saint Mary's from Coach of the Year after nearly winning the conference title in 2025. Saint Mary's finished the regular season going unbeaten in 15 of its last 16 games. During that span, the Gaels outscored opponents by a margin of 24-5. SMC went unbeaten at home, boasting a 6-0-3 record. SMC earned a big non-conference shutout win at No. 16 Georgetown, 2-0. The Gaels only allowed 11 goals this season, a conference best, along with a conference-best GAA of 0.61. Goalkeeper of the Year Kate Plachy ranked third in the nation with 12 shutouts. 

Caroline Penner from Seattle U paced the league in scoring, notching 40 with 17 goals. She won the conference's Offensive Player of the Year.