SHUHEI MATSUOSports Editor The Pepperdine water polo team increased its rank to No. 4 when it upset No.-5 UC Irvine 11-8 Sunday to capture fifth place at the weekend’s NorCal Invitational, hosted by UC Berkeley. After having a 3-1 record, with a close 7-5 loss in the second overtime against No.-3 UCLA, Head Coach Jack Kocur said he is very satisfied with the team’s performance … [Read more...] about Waves upset UCI, nearly defeat UCLA
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Women place 8th, men finish 10th in Irvine
TAYLOR BIRDSports Assistant Freshman Chelsea Wishard led the Pepperdine women’s cross country team to an 8th place finish Saturday at the Asics/UC Irvine Invitational. Meanwhile, the men’s team, led by freshman Conrad Wozniak, placed 10th out of 20 schools in an 8-kilometer that was tainted by controversy. The women ran in the second of two 5K races at the Anteater Recreation … [Read more...] about Women place 8th, men finish 10th in Irvine
‘Deepest team’ will tee off tomorrow
GREG BARNETTSports Assistant The Pepperdine men’s golf team opens its 2007 season with the William Tucker Intercollegiate Tournament this weekend in Albuquerque, N.M. The Waves are boosted by a team that didn’t graduate a single player in the spring and has three highly talented freshmen to contribute this season. “Everyone can see at practice the amount of talent we have on … [Read more...] about ‘Deepest team’ will tee off tomorrow
The life of a setter
DAVID NAKAGAMIAssistant Sports Editor To those who are on the outside looking in, the high-profile life of a college student-athlete seemingly consists of hanging out with your teammates, traveling to play other schools around the country, and performing in front of big crowds in huge stadiums. While all of these are a part of in the day-to-day lives of these select few, it is … [Read more...] about The life of a setter
Polo swims away with a perfect weekend
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Editor The Waves are on a roll. After going 3-1 at the season-opening tournament in San Diego last week, the Pepperdine water polo team went 5-0 at this weekend’s Inland Empire Classic to improve to 8-1 for the season. Last week, then No.-6 Pepperdine experienced its first loss of the season against then No.-7 UC Santa Barbara in San Diego. Six days later, … [Read more...] about Polo swims away with a perfect weekend
