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Following a five-year absence the Pepperdine Triathlon Team is up and running once again in its inaugural season as a revamped squad thanks to a vibrant core of dedicated athletes. Senior and former cross country star Brianna Blanchard headlines a strong team that recently sent four competitors and two relay teams to Oxnard Calif. to face USC on Saturday.Sophomores Lauren … [Read more...] about Triathletes gear up for Cal Poly race

With the standing crowd of cheering Waves fans Pepperdine's men's volleyball team successfully beat UC Santa Barbara for the second time Saturday night in a grueling five games 30-17 28-30 28-30 30-25 and 15-7."It's always good for the fans when both teams play well senior libero Sean Grubbs said, and it was also a good test for us to come from behind and get the … [Read more...] about Jaynes Riecks bail out Waves

For a moment Friday men's volleyball coach Marv Dunphy was honored with a cake reading "Happy 500." The simple celebration marked win No. 500— according to unofficial statistics a tally only four other men's volleyball coaches have matched in the NCAA.Coming in the midst of what would be a four-game victory over No. 5 Northridge winning a game for the 500th time marked a … [Read more...] about Dunphy notches 500th win

Growing up I wanted to be great.Academics sports the arts it didn't really matter. I just had a passion to excel.Turns out baseball was my fate.I spent many a sleepless night dreaming of winning championships hoisting trophies and spraying $800 champagne around the clubhouse like it was going out of style. I was lucky to be in baseball.A fourteen-year career three tattered … [Read more...] about The Legend of Marv Dunphy

Following two blow-out wins in its first weekend of action the baseball team's inexperienced pitching staff showed its youth days later as the Waves lost at home to Cal Poly on Tuesday 12-4.Despite the recent loss the team is still exceeding expectations as Pepperdine upset the No. 4-ranked Cal State Fullerton Titans on Saturday in Orange County and knocked off the Oregon Ducks … [Read more...] about Pitchers waver in loss to Mustangs