Although 409 orange-clad fans occupied the stands at Tari Frahm Rokus field Friday it wasn't enough to inspire a win out of the Pepperdine women's soccer team which fell to UCLA 2-0.Before the loss the Waves were riding on a six-game home winning streak. The Waves' record dropped to 6-4 while UCLA clinched their ninth straight victory improving their record to 9-1-1. Even … [Read more...] about Women's soccer falls to Bruins at home
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Water Polo: Men dominate first home match
In their first home game of the season the No. 8 men's water polo team at Pepperdine beat No. 9 Cal State Long Beach with an 8-7 victory. Senior utility Brett Auer led the game giving Pepperdine the momentum to charge till the end of the game and clinch the "W."Senior attacker JP MacDonell said it was a good win after multiple tough losses."It was a necessary win and we are … [Read more...] about Water Polo: Men dominate first home match
Volleyball: Women struggle in first conference game
The Pepperdine women's volleyball team hosted St. Mary's College Thursday in the first match of the West Coast Conference play. The Waves were swept in three games by the Gaels 14-25 16-25 and 22-25 making their official WCC record 0-1 and overall record 7-6. They were able to end their four-game losing streak in their game against San Diego the following Saturday.Senior … [Read more...] about Volleyball: Women struggle in first conference game
Athletic facility construction plans will be completed in next five to seven years
Amid the new construction that was completed at the start of this semester many Pepperdine students heard whispers about potential additions and renovations to the Firestone Fieldhouse. Owing to the budget cuts plans for construction in the athletic area of the campus had to be put on hold but according to Senior Associate Athletic Director Steven Potts there are now … [Read more...] about Athletic facility construction plans will be completed in next five to seven years
Soccer: Freshmen goalies lead the Waves in two close matches
The Pepperdine women's soccer team couldn't quite pull out back-to-back victories on the road this weekend but the team did prove themselves to be a force to be reckoned with.They dropped a 1-0 contest to Arizona State on Friday before winning 1-0 on Sunday against Utah.The Waves (6-4) started their weekend at Arizona State (7-1-2) with a tough 1-0 loss against the Sun Devils. … [Read more...] about Soccer: Freshmen goalies lead the Waves in two close matches