Senior guard Colbey Ross reacts after making a shot to send the game to overtime against BYU on Monday, March 8 in Las Vegas, Nev. Although he hit the biggest shot of the game, the Cougars held Ross to 7-for-24 shooting. Photos courtesy of West Coast Conference, Moira Sweeney Pepperdine's 2020-2021 season is over after a crushing overtime defeat by the BYU Cougars by a … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Falls In Overtime to End Season
March Madness
‘Heartbreaking’: Spring Sports Student-Athletes Lose their Season to COVID-19
Pepperdine Beach Volleyball huddles during a 2020 match at Zuma Beach. Beach Volleyball is a spring sport, one of nine spring teams whose season was cut abruptly short due to the threat of coronavirus. Photo courtesy of Sarah Otteman | Pepperdine Athletics In a matter of less than 30 hours, everything changed for hundreds of Pepperdine student-athletes. They went from … [Read more...] about ‘Heartbreaking’: Spring Sports Student-Athletes Lose their Season to COVID-19
How to Win Your March Madness Bracket Challenge
Image Courtesy of the NCAA WebsiteI shouldn't be writing about this. After at least 12 years of filling out brackets, running my own March Madness bracket pools and watching quite a bit of college basketball, I've never won a single thing during March Madness. Some years I've overthought my picks, some years I've picked mostly randomly and some years I thought I had a perfect … [Read more...] about How to Win Your March Madness Bracket Challenge
Pepperdine Sports Administration Students Volunteer at 2018 NCAA West Regional
Photos by Arthur PuuPepperdine University hosted the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship West Regional at Staples Center from March 22 to 24. For some of Pepperdine's sport administration majors, the event was an opportunity to volunteer and get hands-on experience in different departments of the sports industry.Pepperdine is in a partnership with AEG, Staples … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Sports Administration Students Volunteer at 2018 NCAA West Regional
Gonzaga Exorcises Demons, Silences Haters to Make the Final Four
Image by Kyle Cajero (Extremely Kendrick Lamar voice) It's happening. The Gonzaga Bulldogs snapped the West Coast Conference's 60-year Final Four drought with a resounding 83-59 win over 11-seeded Xavier on Saturday. For the first time in Head Coach Mark Few's career, his Bulldogs have gotten over the hump. Gonzaga finally made it to the biggest stage in college … [Read more...] about Gonzaga Exorcises Demons, Silences Haters to Make the Final Four