Men’s Basketball
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Women’s Basketball
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Men’s Tennis
LAST MATCH
Friday, Feb. 22
Pepperdine 6, San Diego State 1
Saturday, Feb. 23
Pepperdine 6, Santa Clara 1
Wednesday, Feb. 27
UCLA 5, Pepperdine 2
Friday, March 8
Pepperdine 5, Baylor 2
RECAP
The No. 9 ranked men’s tennis team handed No. 8 Baylor its first loss of the season last Friday and in the process extended its 20th straight win at home dating back to the 2000 season. Senior Al Garland is currently ranked No. 3 in the country for singles play.
Men’s Volleyball
LAST GAMES
Thursday, Feb. 21
UOP 3, Pepperdine 2
Friday Feb. 22
Pepperdine 3, Stanford 2
Friday, March 1
Pepperdine 3, BYU 0
Saturday, March 2
Pepperdine 3, BYU 0
Thursday, March 7
Pepperdine 3, USC 0
RECAP
The Waves were hurt by 25 service errors in their five-game loss to the University of the Pacific, but senior middle blocker Chris Van Reusen hit .611 with 12 kills on 18 attempts. Pepperdine got it together the next night at Stanford and defeated the Cardinal with the help of 19 kills from senior opposite hitter Lance Walker. Senior setter Beau Daniels dished out 70 assists on the night as well. At BYU, the Waves became the first team to sweep the Cougars at Smith Fieldhouse since 1991. Freshman outside hitter Sean Rooney led the Waves with 17 kills the first night and junior middle blocker Brad Keenan smashed 13 kills in the second match. At USC, Keenan hit a perfect five for five along with four aces in the stomping of the Trojans. The Waves are currently ranked No. 2 in the country according to Volleyball Magazine and No. 3 according to the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Women’s Tennis
LAST MATCHES
Tuesday, Feb. 26
South Alabama 4, Pepperdine 3
Wednesday, Feb. 27
USC 6, Pepperdine 1
Wednesday, March 6
Georgia Tech v. Pepperdine (Rain)
Saturday, March 9
William & Mary 6, Pepperdine 1
Sunday March 10
Duke 6, Pepperdine 1
RESULTS
The women’s tennis team is currently suffering though a six-match losing streak. Only Veronika Koksova, Anna Andersson, Monika Horvath and Charlotte Vernaz have won singles matches for the Waves during this stretch. The Waves are currently ranked No. 42 in the country.
Baseball
LAST GAMES
Feb. 22-25 at Texas A&M
Friday, Feb. 22
Pepperdine 7, Washington State 2
Saturday, Feb. 23
Kentucky 5, Pepperdine 4
Texas A&M 6, Pepperdine 2
Sunday, Feb. 24
Pepperdine 18, Kentucky 17
Monday, Feb. 25
Washington State 4, Pepperdine 2
Pepperdine 2, Texas A&M 0
Wednesday, Feb. 27
UC Irvine 8, Pepperdine 2
Friday, March 1
Pepperdine 8, UC Santa Barbara 4
Saturday, March 2
UC Santa Barbara 3, Pepperdine 2
Sunday, March 3
Pepperdine 13, UC Santa Barbara
Friday, March 8
Gonzaga 4, Pepperdine 3
Saturday, March 9
Gonzaga 6, Pepperdine 0
Sunday March 10
Pepperdine 6, Gonzaga 5 (11)
Tuesday, March 12
UCLA 10, Pepperdine 6
RECAP
The men’s baseball team is 6-9 in their last 15 games and 1-2 in WCC Conference play so far. Last Sunday, the Waves avoided the first sweep by a conference team since 1977 when freshman Steven Kleen hit a chopper to third, causing Gonzaga third baseman to make a throwing error to home in an effort to throw out junior Duke Sardinha who scored the run to end the ballgame. Sardinha was 4-5 on the day with three runs scored. Sophomore Jacob Barrack recored his third win on the season with the win over the Zags.
Men’s Golf
LAST MATCH
Monday & Tuesday, March 4-5
USC Cleveland Golf Classic
North Ranch C.C., Westlake Village
LEADERBOARD
9T. Jason Allred 73-70-75 — 218
9T. Brandon White 73-71-74 — 218
33T. Michael Beard 75-76-74 — 225
42T. Kelly Craig 77-71-78 — 226
45T. Randy Creighton 78-76-73 — 227
48T. Michael Putnam 76-77-75 — 228
Team finished eighth out of 16 teams.
Women’s Golf
LAST MATCH
Monday & Tuesday, Feb. 25-26
Arizona Wildcat Invitational
The Raven Golf Club, Tucson, Ariz.
5T. Katherine Hull 76-70-73 — 219
55T. Lindsey Wright 80-74-80 — 234
55T. Rachel Kyono 81-76-77 — 234
90. Esther Chai 85-84-85 — 254
95. Maria Arenas 85-97-83 — 265
48T. Michael Putnam 76-77-75 — 228
Team finished 16th out of 18 teams.
Monday-Wednesday, March 4-6
San Jose State Spartan Invitational
Corral de Tierra C.C., Salinas, Calif.
3. Lindsey Wright 72-71-72 — 215
4T. Katherine Hull 74-73-70 — 217
21T. Rachel Kyono 72-76-76 — 224
45T. Maria Arenas 79-77-78 — 234
62T. Crystal Fanning 76-84-80 — 240
Team finished second out of 16 teams.
Monday & Tuesday, March 11-12
UCLA Bruin Invitational
Menifee Lakes C.C., Menifee, Calif.
1. Katherine Hull 74-69-64 — 207
2. Lindsey Wright 71-72-74 — 214
Team finished first out of 16 teams.
Women’s Swimming and Diving
LAST MEET
Junior diver Michelle Barker was tabbed as the “Diver of the Year” after winning the one-meter and placing second in the three-meter events at the PCSC Championships on Feb. 19-21. The Waves finished third at the meet with sophomore Lindsey Krusen recording a third place finish in the 200 butterfly.
March 14, 2002