Photos by Arthur Puu The Pepperdine Women's Basketball team entered the final two weeks of the season with expectations to finish strong. Entering the week, the Waves faced a tough challenge against two of the top-seeded teams in the West Coast Conference, hosting top-seeded Gonzaga and taking on third-ranked BYU on the road. Coming off an emotional 85-74 win over rival … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball Drops Two Straight Games to BYU and Gonzaga
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Waves Roll to Victory Over No. 15 USC in Exciting Five-Set Match
Photos courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics The No. 12 Pepperdine Men’s Volleyball team came out on top in a hard, but well-fought battle against the No. 15 USC Trojans. The Waves outplayed USC all over the court, posting 57 kills on a .303 success rate and letting the Trojans amass only 49 kills on a .220 success rate — thanks to 13 team blocks. USC and Pepperdine exchanged set … [Read more...] about Waves Roll to Victory Over No. 15 USC in Exciting Five-Set Match
Pepperdine Relieves Marty Wilson of His Duties, but Signals the Start of a Slow Rebuild
Photo by Arthur Puu When I think of Pepperdine's decision to not renew Marty Wilson's contract next season, I think of the closing scene of "The Graduate." Dustin Hoffman's character successfully persuades Katherine Ross's character to spurn her future husband at the altar. Caught up in the moment, the young lovers run out of the chapel, board a bus and ride away from the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Relieves Marty Wilson of His Duties, but Signals the Start of a Slow Rebuild
Men’s Basketball Drops Seventh Straight Game With Losses to BYU and No. 9 Gonzaga
Photos by Arthur Puu With two more weeks left in the regular season, Pepperdine Men's Basketball played a home-road series against two of the top three teams in the West Coast Conference: BYU on Thursday, Feb. 15 and No. 9 Gonzaga on Saturday, Feb. 17. Since the calendar changed to 2018, the Waves have gone 1-13 compared to 3-11 in the first half of the season. The … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Drops Seventh Straight Game With Losses to BYU and No. 9 Gonzaga
Yasmine Robinson-Bacote named WCC Player of the Week
Photos by Joanna Cabalquinto Robinson-Bacote put up 31 points with 10 rebounds against Portland on Thursday, Feb. 1 for her eighth double-double of the season. Her strong offense continued into Pepperdine’s next game against Pacific two days later on Saturday, Feb. 3, during which she scored 31 points again with eight rebounds. With her display of both offensive and … [Read more...] about Yasmine Robinson-Bacote named WCC Player of the Week