WILLIAM ADAMSStaff Writer Nearing the end of a season marked with inconsistency, Pepperdine’s cross country teams finished the 2007 campaign strong, with both teams taking fifth place in the West Coast Conference Championship. The men’s team showcased its new roster and made it clear that Pepperdine will soon be a force to be reckoned with. The lady Waves matched the men’s … [Read more...] about Teams conclude season with fifth place finishes
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Wildfire interrupts Pep athletics
SHUHEI MATSUOSports EDITOR Raleigh Gissell dove into the ash-covered poolto try to clean it out in the morning of Sunday, Oct. 21. Gissell, manager of Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool, was one of many people involved with Pepperdine athletics affected by the Malibu Canyon Fire. Still, they knew their efforts would not be enough to salvage some of last week’s home matches. Despite … [Read more...] about Wildfire interrupts Pep athletics
Women golfers struggle in Vegas
GREG BARNETTSports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s golf team completed its fall season this week with a seventh place finish at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. The Waves haven’t had quite the success that was anticipated at the beginning of the year, but still have the bulk of their schedule remaining in the spring semester to look forward to. The women finished at 23-over … [Read more...] about Women golfers struggle in Vegas
Team earns perfect weekend
SARAH SCHREFF/Photo Editor TAYLOR BIRDSports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s soccer team completed its first home sweep over the weekend, topping San Francisco 2-0 Friday before defeating Saint Mary’s with a lopsided 5-1 score Sunday. The Waves improved their record to 2-2-1 in conference play and 5-6-6 overall. Friday’s match was scoreless until the 24th minute, when … [Read more...] about Team earns perfect weekend
Polo heads south in NorCal
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Editor The fifth-ranked Pepperdine men’s water polo team suffered a winless weekend in Northern California against two upper-ranked teams. Second-ranked University of California-Berkeley sank the Waves in its home waters 6-4 during Friday night’s game, while fourth-ranked Stanford Univeristy also defeated Pepperdine 11-7 on Sunday to snap its three-game … [Read more...] about Polo heads south in NorCal
