Photo courtesy of Milan LoiaconoThe Waves' basketball team might be struggling this season, but the sliver lining might be the fantastic play of freshmen who've stepped up to the plate after injuries have decimated this team. None of those young players have taken as much advantage of the spotlight as Elijah Lee, the 5'10" guard, who is already looking like an integral piece of … [Read more...] about The Future Looks Bright for Elijah Lee
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Rain Men
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
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