WILLIAM ADAMSStaff Writer The Pepperdine women’s volleyball team traveled to the University of Texas at Austin over the weekend to compete in the Time Warner Texas Invitational. The Waves split their two games, sweeping Cal State Bakersfield 3-0, and then dropping their match against Texas 1-3. The Waves defeated Cal State Bakersfield in the first match, but fell the number … [Read more...] about Women split weekend action in Texas
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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
Waves chase big dream
JANELLE STRAWSBURGStaff Writer It’s the day every athlete dreams of. The hour every baseball player anticipates. It’s the most nerve-wracking minute for one pitcher, shortstop, centerfielder. The one sentence that could catapult him into the one dream he has been chasing his whole life. “In the second round of the 2007 first year player draft the Arizona Diamondbacks select…” … [Read more...] about Waves chase big dream