Sports

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

After a tough week of practice thoughts about winning and new team bonding through mohawks the Pepperdine men's water polo team got what they earned— two sweeping victories in just one afternoon."The mohawk is awesome it really gave everyone a spark freshman centerback Danny White said. I think they will continue to inspire us for weeks to come."No. 5 Pepperdine played … [Read more...] about Water Polo: Men take weekend by the hair on their heads

The Pepperdine women's soccer team closed out the regular season in style Saturday with a 2-1 win over the University of San Francisco ending the 2009 campaign on a three-game winning streak. Senior Sophia Medina netted her fifth goal of the year to put the Waves up early 1-0 but the Dons battled back.Led by sophomore Molly Hall San Francisco scored in the 57th minute to tie … [Read more...] about Women's Soccer: Needing a win Pepperdine ends season game with tie