Greg Barnett Sports Writer After four consecutive post-season wins and a berth in the NCAA championship match, the Waves earned a victory in game one but couldn't hold on, eventually falling to Penn State in the final (27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23). The Waves ended their season with a 17-11 record while Penn State captured its second NCAA title and finished 30-1. Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Men drop NCAA championship match to Penn State
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An Epic Win for Men’s Volleyball: NCAA Tournament Up Next
Greg Barnett Sports Writer With his team down two games and match point to the BYU Cougars in game three, senior setter Jonathan Winder and the Waves fought back to take the MPSF tournament (28-30, 28-30, 32-30, 30-27, 15-8). With the win, the Waves punched their ticket to the NCAA Championships held next week in Irvine, Calif. Head Coach Marv Dunphy said his team didn't … [Read more...] about An Epic Win for Men’s Volleyball: NCAA Tournament Up Next
Scholarship established in Daphanie Kennedy’s name
JANE LEEEditor in Chief Four years ago, Jim and Judy Zierick sat next to Pepperdine women’s basketball Head Coach Julie Rousseau at a dinner event. The Malibu residents, large supporters of Waves athletics, asked the coach what they could do to help the women’s basketball program. “Come to the games,” Rousseau answered, according to Julie. Since that time, the Ziericks have … [Read more...] about Scholarship established in Daphanie Kennedy’s name
Streak continues; waves win tenth straight
GREG BARNETTSports Editor The No.-13 Pepperdine men’s tennis team extended its winning streak to 10 matches with a 5-2 home win over No.-53 Fresno State on Sunday afternoon. Head Coach Adam Steinberg said he knew it would be a close match and Fresno State would play their hearts out because they’re trying desperately to get in the NCAA tournament. “[Fresno] was dying on the … [Read more...] about Streak continues; waves win tenth straight
Students ‘kick’ their way to victory
JOSH WYMYCZAK/Photo Editor SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Online Editor Sometimes, all it takes is just one ball to connect the world. Representing at least 23 countries from six continents, members of the Pepperdine community united for its 10th annual KICK Soccer Tournament hosted by Pepperdine International Club (PIC) on Saturday. Ten teams of at least eight players ran, slid and … [Read more...] about Students ‘kick’ their way to victory