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The Staples Center stands 28 miles away from Pepperdine and is home of various professional athletic teams: the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers, the WNBA’s Sparks and the NHL’s Kings. The long awaited NBA season finally began 26 days ago, with the Lakers falling victim to a late comeback by the Chicago Bulls and the Clippers rising above the Golden State Warriors in a grueling … [Read more...] about Clippers gain game changer

As a freshman basketball player, Arizona native Jordan Baker is on the track of getting used to combining an intense training schedule and classes. However, it doesn’t stand in the way of being one of the most promising freshman athletes of Pepperdine and growing as a bright star of WCC, according to various ranking. Growing up in a family with two brothers and three sisters, … [Read more...] about Paving the future

The women’s basketball team won its eighth straight victory over Santa Clara at Firestone Fieldhouse this past weekend with a final score of 67-57. It marked the team’s fourth straight year of sweeping the Santa Clara Lady Broncos. Led by senior guard and Oakland native Jazmine Jackson, who scored 16 points overall the Lady Waves showed impressive grit and gutted out a close … [Read more...] about Lady Waves look good in throwback jersey and prevail in win

MALIBU, CA. — A high-intensity match-up resulted in a convincing 77-64 victory on Jan. 19 for the women’s basketball team (10-8, 5-2), who finished 2-0 against San Francisco this season. Junior forward Kelsey Patrick led the team in scoring with 18 points and three rebounds. Senior forward Skye Barnett followed close behind with a solid 14 point, eight rebound … [Read more...] about Women's basketball sweeps San Francisco

All-time great Reggie Miller once scored 8 points in 11 seconds during game one of the 1955 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Pepperdine women’s basketball came close, hitting three consecutive shots from downtown to steal a comeback win from Portland on Jan. 7. The finish earned the squad a No.6 spot on ESPN’s Sports Center the following day. With 32 seconds left, senior guard … [Read more...] about ESPN features stunning finish