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Taylor BirdAssistant Sports Editor It was a roller coaster of a weekend for the Pepperdine women’s soccer team, as the Waves jumped all over Idaho State, 6-0, on Friday at home before suffering a 2-1 loss at UC Irvine on Sunday. The victory against Idaho marked Pepperdine’s highest scoring game since Sept. 5, 2003, when the Waves (4-5-2) defeated San Jose State, 7-0. Friday’s … [Read more...] about Waves salvage weekend split

ALEXIS SEBRINGSports Assistant The Pepperdine men's and women’s cross country team raced to the finish line at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday, with the lady Waves placing 13th out of 33 schools and the men finishing 20th among 28 schools. Sophomore Chelsea Wishard led the pack across the 6k course with a time of 22:08, followed by senior Brie Carroll at 22:51(56th) and … [Read more...] about Waves have mixed results over weekend

Scott LawrenceStaff Writer Her parents were Waves. Her sister was a Wave. Her grandfather was the first athletic director for the Waves.   For senior volleyball player Julie Rubenstein, selecting a college was pretty easy. From day one, it was clear she would one day proudly don Blue and Orange. What wasn’t quite so clear was that Rubenstein would soon emerge as the next great … [Read more...] about 10 Minutes with Julie Rubenstein

Alexis SebringSports Assistant Men’s and women’s cross country runners had the advantage of running a scenic route Saturday at the University of Hawaii’s Big Wave Invitational in Kaneohe. Law student Cole Feldman flew past the finish line, leading the men’s team on the 5k course with a time of 16:03.57. “He's balancing law school and being a Division 1 athlete, which is quite … [Read more...] about Runners earn best times of season

Holly SinghStaff Writer College game-day at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville isn’t just a game — it is the hallmark of the college experience. Fall brings more than just clueless first-years, autumn leaves and the smell of new textbooks. It brings ESPN and college football. Allow me to describe an early Saturday morning in fall, when the Virginia Cavaliers start … [Read more...] about A new ‘don’ of orange and blue