Photo Courtesy of Rylee Baisden Another Waves soccer graduate has signed a contract to play professionally. Midfidler/Forward Rylee Baisden will leave for West Sweden on April 3, where she will play for Skövde KIK. "I'm excited to be in a new culture," she said. "Being a foreign girl on the team is going to be really interesting." Baisden registered for the NWSL draft … [Read more...] about Rylee Baisden Signs Contract to Play Professionally in Sweden
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Waves Track Breaks Records in Fullerton
Photo Courtesy of Jeff GoldenUsually, when "magic" and "Orange County" are in the same sentence, Anaheim is usually implied, not Fullerton. However, for Freshman Treet Allison and Sophomore Catie Barilla, Fullerton provided a magical experience, as both of them broke Pepperdine track records at Cal State Fullerton's Ben Brown Invitational on Saturday.Barilla actually broke her … [Read more...] about Waves Track Breaks Records in Fullerton
Introducing the First-Annual WCC All-Upside Team
Images by Kyle Cajero Consider this a heat check. The last time The Graphic made a "WCC Basketball Players to Watch" list, five of the six players won all-conference honors and the sixth (Portland guard Jazz Johnson) made the Honorable Mention list. This time, instead of highlighting experienced, somewhat-predictable all-conference picks, these are five players who are … [Read more...] about Introducing the First-Annual WCC All-Upside Team
Beach Volleyball Splits Season Opening Tournament
Photos Courtesy of Jeff GoldenPepperdine's Beach Volleyball team opened their season at Zuma Beach on Saturday, walking away with one win and one loss. The No. 3 pair of sophomores Skylar Caputo and Heidi Dyer contributed wins in both matches. "I thought the team played absolutely fantastic," Head Coach Nina Matthies said. "It was just what we expected, tough competition for … [Read more...] about Beach Volleyball Splits Season Opening Tournament
We Went There: Hoops Heaven, or Las Vegas?
Photos by Kyle Cajero My first memory of watching the West Coast Conference Tournament occurred two years ago during spring break. Even though my freshman house won an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas to see Pepperdine play in the conference tournament, I was unable to join my freshman house because I had a track meet at UNLV. Graciously, my coach decided to take the team … [Read more...] about We Went There: Hoops Heaven, or Las Vegas?