Hungarian native Bence Valics is an athlete who seems to be undaunted by a challenge. In addition to being the goalie for Pepperdine’s No. 6-ranked men’s water polo team, Valics has displayed courage by facing and overcoming language and cultural barriers while handling the course load of his challenging classes. Just as Valics stands ready to defend the Pepperdine goal, … [Read more...] about Valics swims in new waters
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Volleyball continues dominance
The Waves outplayed Portland in their last home game/games of the season Saturday. At the action-packed game in the Firestone Fieldhouse, Pepperdine won with the scores 25-18, 25-14 and 25-13 in three straight sets. Senior Stevi Robinson resisted powerful attacks from the opponents side, making it difficult for them to score. She made three service aces against Portland, … [Read more...] about Volleyball continues dominance
Water polo struggles
A pair of overtime losses to Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara shadowed the men’s water polo team (12-9, 2-4) this weekend. The Waves fell 14-12 and 16-15, respectively. “We scored enough goals to win in both games,” attacker senior Andrew Milcovich said. “We just couldn’t find a defensive rhythm.” On Saturday the team hopes to defeat No. 2-ranked University of Southern … [Read more...] about Water polo struggles
The Waves show strong performance
The Waves Women’s tennis team continues to show progress after the weekends Jack Kramer Invitational in Rolling Hills Estates, California. The tournament was filled with some of the nation’s top talent teams including USC, UCLA, Loyola Marymount, Baylor, Mississippi State and Miami. Despite the strong competition the Pepperdine women’s tennis team showed their strength as a … [Read more...] about The Waves show strong performance
World Cup deals finalized
When you say “World Cup,” and “FIFA,” what else comes to mind but ESPN? However, very soon this relationship may cease to exist. Although ESPN had already paid FIFA an estimated $425 million for the 2010-2014 tournaments the rights to the 2015-2022 tournaments last Friday were sold to North American broadcasters Fox and Telemundo for $1.2 billion. The deal would include rights … [Read more...] about World Cup deals finalized