The Waves may not have made it to the Big Dance (aka the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament) this year, but the WCC conference did have three other teams represented: St. Mary’s, BYU and Gonzaga. But all three of them dropped out within three rounds — not a great confidence booster for any team in the WCC, Pepperdine included. However, aside from the unfortunate 14 … [Read more...] about Underdogs bust brackets
Sports
Kass: Leading to the top
Athletics have always been a big part of senior Garrett Kass’s busy life. He is a double major in Sports Medicine and Mathematics. In addition, he leads the Pepperdine Rugby team to victories as the president of the team. More impressively, Kass did not start playing rugby until his junior year at Pepperdine. He was able to quickly gain the necessary skills to become the … [Read more...] about Kass: Leading to the top
Waves display strength in sand
The Waves Sand Volleyball team continued the successful beginning of the season by winning against Long Beach yesterday. Pepperdine, represented by five duos, won the USC Tournament at the Annenberg Community Beach House in difficult weather conditions this past weekend. “We had a fantastic weekend. We won the team event, which was most important,” Head Coach Nina Matthies … [Read more...] about Waves display strength in sand
Baseball dominates Dirtbags
The Pepperdine baseball team is setting new season highs as they continue their successful season. Recent games have been a result of strong wins. The Waves (16-5) were able to get a 12-2 midweek victory over Long Beach State and have won eight of their past nine games. The Waves were led by a strong performance from sophomore pitcher Matt Maurer, who in six innings was able … [Read more...] about Baseball dominates Dirtbags
MBA non-profit tradition unites
Volunteers gathered along Zuma beach as early as 6 a.m. to organize what has become a Pepperdine tradition: the Run the Waves 5K. Saturday, March 10, volunteers gathered along Zuma beach as early as 6 a.m. to organize what has become a Pepperdine tradition: the Run the Waves 5K. This event has been put together for the past eight years by Pepperdine’s Graziadio MBA non-profit … [Read more...] about MBA non-profit tradition unites