The men's golf team placed second in the Arizona Intercollegiate match that wrapped up Tuesday in Arizona. Senior Andrew Putnam won the tournament shooting 7-under 206 to take his second collegiate tournament win. The Waves lost to San Diego State despite being tied after the first round and finished two strokes ahead of the University of Arizona B Squad and Pacific University … [Read more...] about Putnam Wins Team places second in Arizona Intercollegiate
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Men's volleyball suffers fourth loss
The No. 4 UCLA Bruins (7-2) swept the No. 8 Men's Volleyball team (2-4) 3-0 on Jan. 26 at UCLA their first victory over the Waves since February 2008. Sophomore Maurice Torres scored 18 points during the match with 13 kills during the match. Torres also marked his 500th career kill a noteworthy accomplishment as he also leads the Waves with 110 kills this season. Collectively … [Read more...] about Men's volleyball suffers fourth loss
A shadow of his former self: Fernando Torres
One may wonder what happened to Fernando Torres Liverpool and Spain's No. 9. It may seem hard to believe that only a little over two years have passed since he was voted the third best player in the world in FIFA's prestigious World Player Of The Year award having at times almost single-handedly won Spain its second European Championship back in the summer of 2008. Having … [Read more...] about A shadow of his former self: Fernando Torres
Potts named new director
In the past 13 years Pepperdine Athletics has seen 21 regular-season titles 52 conference tournaments 2200 victories three West Coast conference Commissioner's Cups two NCAA Division one-AAA All-Sports Trophies nine NCAA championship appearances in five different sports and two national championships. Claiming victory in two-thirds of all matches within the past 13 years … [Read more...] about Potts named new director
Former Pep champion returns
Fewer than two months after returning from the youth Olympics in Singapore as the coach of the women's volleyball team Rod Wilde agreed to temporarily take the position as assistant volleyball coach of the men's volleyball team at Pepperdine where he was once a standout himself. Wilde graduated from Pepperdine in 1979 after four years of outstanding volleyball accomplishment. … [Read more...] about Former Pep champion returns