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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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
Waves drop two, still seeking first victory
TAYLOR BIRDSports Assistant Offensive frustrations continued for the Pepperdine women’s soccer team over the weekend, as they dropped both matches of an Ohio road trip by 1-0 scores. The Waves (0-3-1) are still looking for their first goal of the season. Friday’s match versus Ohio State in Columbus was mostly a defensive battle, and Waves’ junior goalkeeper Kayla Stolte … [Read more...] about Waves drop two, still seeking first victory
A Tee for Two
MACK CARROLL/Staff Photographer GREG BARNETTSports Assistant Following in the footsteps of a three time All-American college golfer isn’t easy, but even with big shoes to fill Andrew Putnam is up to the challenge. Putnam is one of three freshman golfers joining Pepperdine this year with a team who didn’t lose one player to graduation. Andrew is the younger brother of 2004 … [Read more...] about A Tee for Two