“What year are you?” is an easy question any college student can answer with ease, but for 18-year-old golfer Grace Na, it is actually quite complicated. Na graduated from Almaeda High School in December 2010 and enrolled at Pepperdine in January 2011 for the spring semester. As a result, Pepperdine labels her as a sophomore even though this is her first full year of school and … [Read more...] about Na swings as a Wave
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Pepperdine defeats USC and prepares for weekend tournament
Pepperdine’s pack pulled off another impressive performance this weekend, beating USC 21-19. Though the undefeated Waves expected to defeat USC, they were surprised at how close USC managed to make the game. Senior Dalton Egger and junior Takuto Suzuki both scored spectacular tries. Although USC started the match with an early try due to the talents of rising star Suzuki, the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine defeats USC and prepares for weekend tournament
Valics swims in new waters
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
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