PULLMAN, Wash. – Senior midfielder Julianna Duckett, a four-year letterwinner at Pepperdine University, signed to play soccer at Washington State University next fall, Cougar Head Coach Todd Shulenberger announced Friday. Duckett played four years at Pepperdine, including as a starter throughout her senior season and a run to the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
 
Duckett played in 69 matches for the Waves, twice helping the team to the NCAA Tournament. During her senior season this fall, the Rancho Cucamonga, California native scored her first-career goal, finishing from the penalty spot in a win over UC San Diego, Sept. 21.
 
Over her career, Duckett played nearly 4,500 minutes and tallied eight assists. As a sophomore, she notched a single-season-high four assists, as the Waves reached the Round of 16 in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
 
Off the pitch, Duckett is a three-time Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete and three-time recipient of WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors.
 
Prior to college, Duckett was a standout on the ECNL and high school scene, earning All-America honors and ECNL Conference Player of the Year with Slammers FC in 2019. She played four years at Rancho Cucamonga High School.