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As Willie the Wave offered high fives and the band played "we're gonna fight fight fight for Pepperdine" in the Firestone Fieldhouse on Wednesday night the men's volleyball team prepared to battle UCLA.In a long and excruciating five games the Waves finally put down the Bruins 30-24 25-30 30-21 23-30 and 15-10."This was a long match junior blocker Tyler Jaynes said. We really … [Read more...] about Waves defeat Bruins in controversial fifth set

For the second time this season Pepperdine's women's tennis team has had to postpone a match against Cal Poly due to forecasted rain in Malibu. Pepperdine was scheduled to open its season with a match against the Cal Poly Mustangs on Jan. 18 in Malibu but due to rain that day the two universities planned to meet March 31.Meteorologists predicted heavy rain in Malibu yesterday … [Read more...] about Expected storm washes out Wednesday matches

It has been an eventful week for the men's tennis team thus far as they came from a four-game losing streak to win the past two tournaments in down-to-the-wire 4-3 brawls.The Waves upset No. 11 Illinois on Saturday making for their highest-opponent-ranked win of the season and made a close comeback to defeat Boise State on Tuesday afternoon. "I was really happy for all of … [Read more...] about Waves rally late upset Boise State

Somewhere hidden between acres of cornfields and abandoned auto plants lies a distinctive piece of hallowed ground in the sport of basketball. This middle-of-nowhere locale has given us the likes of Larry Bird John Wooden and Oscar Robinson. Even Larry Steele and Bryce Drew call this wonderful place home. But so too does another budding hero. The place is Indianapolis Ind. … [Read more...] about Butler survives 'Madness in Indianapolis'

Somewhere hidden between acres of cornfields and abandoned auto plants lies a distinctive piece of hallowed ground in the sport of basketball. This middle-of-nowhere locale has given us the likes of Larry Bird John Wooden and Oscar Robinson. Even Larry Steele and Bryce Drew call this wonderful place home. But so too does another budding hero. The place is Indianapolis Ind. … [Read more...] about Butler survives 'Madness in Indianapolis'