Pepperdine Blanks Irvine in Soccer

Melissa Rivera scored two goals and had an assist to help Pepperdine to a 4-0 shutout of visiting UC Irvine in nonconference women’s soccer Monday.

Kristi Bissonnette and Julia Rivera also scored for Pepperdine (10-6-1).

Allison Merrick had seven saves for UC Irvine, which drops to 6-10-3.