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LOS ANGELES - The Waves (8-4) beat the LMU Lions Friday night winning the local rivalry match in the Pacific Coast Highway challenge. The Waves won in four games 25-19 25-19 23-25 and 25-11 against the Lions. Last Oct. Pepperdine swept the Lions at Firestone Fieldhouse in three games. This time around the Waves went on to pound the local rivals and continue their regional … [Read more...] about Women's Volleyball: Waves roll over LMU in four games

In a tournament populated by some of the top players on the West Coast Pepperdine's men's tennis team certainly stood out at the 53rd Southern California Intercollegiate Championships Nov. 4 through 8.Senior Bassam Beidas tore through the first two rounds en route to winning the main draw singles title."I felt like I was attacking more than I have been in recent months Beidas … [Read more...] about Men's Tennis: Team wins against top players

For my last column of the semester I feel it is appropriate to talk about something that is more near and dear to me than anything else as innately sad as that may be— basketball.  With that said this week I will lay out my predictions for the eight teams that barring injury will make it to the Western Conference playoffs this season from top to bottom seed. If … [Read more...] about Year's end earns NBA?predictions

No matter what the sport or the athlete the full-time job of being a student athlete isn't easy.  It is safe to say some athletes handle this responsibility better than others and one of the best illustrations of a student-athlete currently at Pepperdine is Miranda Ayim a senior on the women's basketball team. As the women kicked off their season Ayim was nominated … [Read more...] about Senior soars during last year at Pepperdine

The Waves (7-4) defended their home and defeated Portland in a four- game set Thursday Nov. 5 and won their last home match against Gonzaga on Saturday afternoon. The Waves beat Portland 3-1 and Gonzaga 3-2 winning both home and away matches against these teams in the West Coast Conference.During the month of October the Waves swept Gonzaga in three games in Spokane Wash. … [Read more...] about Waves ace Pilots Bulldogs return home with a whimper