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In their first home game of the season the No. 8 men's water polo team at Pepperdine beat No. 9 Cal State Long Beach with an 8-7 victory. Senior utility Brett Auer led the game giving Pepperdine the momentum to charge till the end of the game and clinch the "W."Senior attacker JP MacDonell said it was a good win after multiple tough losses."It was a necessary win and we are … [Read more...] about Water Polo: Men dominate first home match

The Pepperdine women's soccer team couldn't quite pull out back-to-back victories on the road this weekend but the team did prove themselves to be a force to be reckoned with.They dropped a 1-0 contest to Arizona State on Friday before winning 1-0 on Sunday against Utah.The Waves (6-4) started their weekend at Arizona State (7-1-2) with a tough 1-0 loss against the Sun Devils. … [Read more...] about Soccer: Freshmen goalies lead the Waves in two close matches

Saturday marked another suffering loss for the Pepperdine men's water polo team. Battling No. 3 USC the No. 8 Waves could not put enough balls in the net which resulted in a 14-8 loss."We gave up too many goals in the first half senior attacker Preston Lujan said. But Clayton really stepped up and made a presence for us in two meters."With three goals senior center Clayton … [Read more...] about Water polo struggles to stay afloat

What could be better than a tsunami? A tidal wave that the Pepperdine cross-country gave to the rest of the competition Sept. 26 at the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunner Invitational. The women's team won the four-team competition in the 5K run with 21 points against Westmont Cal State Bakersfield and Fresno State.Junior Chelsea Wishard was the first Wave to cross the finish … [Read more...] about Track: Waves wash over competition at weekend meet

The only time I cried over baseball was in 2004.As an Angel fan I wouldn't say I was used to seeing my team win in the postseason. The only time they had made the playoffs in my lifetime was during the magical Disney movie-esque 2002 season in which they defied all odds to turn a 6-14 record into a World Series championship.Sports pundits called it a Cinderella story. But as a … [Read more...] about Win this one for Nick