GREG BARNETTSports Editor In front of a large home crowd, the No.-15 Pepperdine men’s tennis team upset No.-12 University of Illinois on Wednesday afternoon, 4-3. With the win, the Waves won their fourth match in a row and improved to 7-6 in dual match play. Head Coach Adam Steinberg said his team played well and is turning its season around after a disappointing start. “Being … [Read more...] about Waves edge Fighting Illini, extend streak
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Waves stay hot, win two in Vegas
GREG BARNETTSports Editor The No.-25 Pepperdine women’s tennis team edged both the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and Virginia Commonwealth University, 4-3, last weekend in Las Vegas. The Waves, currently on a seven-match winning streak, improved to 12-3 on the season. Head Coach Gualberto Escudero said his team could have gotten sidetracked, but it didn’t and won two close … [Read more...] about Waves stay hot, win two in Vegas
Waves score early, often in Fullerton victory
TAYLOR BIRDSports Assistant Junior Robert Dickmann tossed seven shutout innings and the No.-16 Pepperdine baseball team exploded for nine runs in the first to notch a 13-2 home victory over No.-22 Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday. The Waves (14-5) have won four of their last five games and eight of their last 10. Pepperdine jumped out to a 5-0 lead before making their first out, … [Read more...] about Waves score early, often in Fullerton victory
Men’s basketball season stunted by loss to USD
DEREK SEDAMStaff Writer Pepperdine’s season came to an end sooner than it hoped. With only eight players dressed due to injury, the men’s basketball team faced an uphill battle against the University of San Diego. The Toreros, with a home crowd of 5,100 on hand, easily defeated the Waves 73-55. Freshman forwards Tyrone Shelly, Malcolm Thomas and Mychel Thompson ended the … [Read more...] about Men’s basketball season stunted by loss to USD
Waves Top Portland Pilots in Overtime
DEREK SEDAMStaff Writer The shot clock was spent and so were the Pepperdine fans, but the Waves controlled the clock and came out on top. The Waves used every second of their possesions to slow the game down to disrupt the Portland Pilots in an exciting, yet challenging 50-48 overtime victory in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament at the University of San … [Read more...] about Waves Top Portland Pilots in Overtime