Photo courtesy of Taylor Alvarado / Pepperdine AthleticsPepperdine baseball opened the 2017 campaign with a three-game sweep of Saint Joseph’s at home, winning both games of the doubleheader 8-0 and 7-5 on Saturday followed by a 9-5 win Sunday afternoon. “It’s never easy to win a doubleheader, let alone pulling off a sweep” Head Coach Rick Hirtensteiner … [Read more...] about Rain Men
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We Went There: I Went to LMU’s Homecoming and All I Got Was a T-Shirt and a Free Slice of Pizza
Photos by Kyle Cajero Stop me if this sounds familiar. The injury-riddled Pepperdine Waves played on the road against a beatable WCC opponent last weekend, but they couldn't play perimeter defense and find their rhythm on offense, which led to a 82-61 loss against LMU on Feb 18. Senior guard Lamond Murray Jr. led all Waves players with 19 points, and freshman forward … [Read more...] about We Went There: I Went to LMU’s Homecoming and All I Got Was a T-Shirt and a Free Slice of Pizza
The Graphic Answers Your Post-Super Bowl LI Questions
Art by Peau PorotesanoThe Super Bowl has become such a major cultural event that it's essentially a holiday at this point. In fact, it's the second best, after the December blitz of Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa/New Year's. Even those who don't like football watch this one game a year, just like the massive amount of people who only attend church on Easter. Super Bowl LI was a … [Read more...] about The Graphic Answers Your Post-Super Bowl LI Questions
WC3? Examining the WCC’s Chances at Being a Three-Bid League
Image by Kyle Cajero Do miracles exist? Given that the best regular-season team in NBA history blew a 3-1 lead in the Finals, the Chicago Cubs won a world series, a multi-millionaire reality TV star won the American presidency, Northwestern basketball looks like a NCAA Tournament lock and freaking Corrine is still alive on "The Bachelor," it might be safe to say … [Read more...] about WC3? Examining the WCC’s Chances at Being a Three-Bid League
Women’s Basketball Shuts Down San Diego 57-40 at Home
Photos courtesy of Milan LoiaconoSophomore forward Yasmine Robinson-Bacote scored 14 points and senior guard Allie Green added 11 to help Pepperdine women’s basketball defeat San Diego 57-40 at Firestone Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.Robinson-Bacote, who recorded her 10th double-double of the season, led the charge with 14 points and 14 rebounds to make her the ninth … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball Shuts Down San Diego 57-40 at Home
