SARAH DAUGHERTY/Staff Photographer SHUHEI MATSUOSports Editor Despite a close 8-7 loss against rival No.-5 UC Irvine on Friday night, the sixth-ranked Pepperdine men’s water polo team showed dominance in its home pool Saturday against two lower-ranked teams. The Waves’ B team collected a 9-8 victory over Concordia, while the A team swamped No.-14 UC San Diego with a … [Read more...] about Home record soars
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Waves dominate at Matador
GREG BARNETTSports Assistant The women’s tennis team closed its fall season Monday at the Matador Collegiate Invitational with wins in both the singles and doubles competitions. The event was held at California State University Northridge and the field included Boise State University, University of California Santa Barbara and Pepperdine. In the singles portion of the … [Read more...] about Waves dominate at Matador
Pep drops three games at Oregon tournament
GREG BARNETTSports Assistant Pepperdine men’s basketball opened its season last weekend in Eugene, Ore., at the World Vision Invitational with three consecutive losses. The Waves dropped contests to Oregon, Western Michigan and Pacific. During Saturday’s match against No.-12 Oregon, the Ducks dominated the Waves with a 30-point victory, 100-70. “They (Oregon) are a good team, a … [Read more...] about Pep drops three games at Oregon tournament
Waves salvage split
TAYLOR BIRDSports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s basketball team settled for a split in the opening weekend of the 2007/2008 season, earning a 70-38 home victory over Cal State Northridge Friday in the season opener before suffering a 70-59 road loss at the hands of Iowa State on Sunday. On Friday, The Waves (1-1) took advantage of a struggling Matador defense early to open … [Read more...] about Waves salvage split
‘Baywatch’ star can’t save Waves in home waters
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Editor David Hasselhoff showed up to Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool on Saturday, hoping to see his nephew Nick Corjon, a senior attacker, and the fifth-ranked Pepperdine men’s water polo team sink No-8 Long Beach State. However, the Waves were the ones who needed help from the legendary “Baywatch” lifeguard when they suffered a 7-5 upset by the lower-ranked … [Read more...] about ‘Baywatch’ star can’t save Waves in home waters