Sports

SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor The Pepperdine women’s swimming and diving team ended their season with a bang at the four-day Pacific Coast Swimming Conference last week, putting an exclamation mark on a solid year by finishing fourth out of 16 teams competing with 873 total points. The three teams that finished above Pepperdine were UC San Diego, Loyola Marymount, and … [Read more...] about Pep’s fourth-place  finish caps season for swim team

ZACH ENGLUNDSports Assistant The No.-3 Pepperdine men’s volleyball team just keeps rolling along, dismantling every team that crosses their path. After beating No. 14 University of Southern California, 3-1 (26-30, 30-24, 30-26, 30-25) Friday in their final game of their five-game road trip, the Waves finally returned home to face UC Santa Cruz, which they treated with the same … [Read more...] about Pep makes it six in a row; No.-1 BYU in town

NICOLE ALBERTSONStaff Writer The Pepperdine’s women’s basketball team rose from a loss this week as it fell to San Francisco early on and turned to conquer San Diego on Saturday at the Firestone Fieldhouse. “San Francisco had players that made big shots,” Head Coach Julie Rousseau said. “They had more intensity and we are still in a learning process. But don’t worry, we made … [Read more...] about Lady Waves show strength in home play

JANE LEESports Editor Pepperdine rookie golfer Misun Cho may be the only freshman on her team, but that did not stop her from shooting a final-round 2-under par 69 to claim individual medalist honors and guide the No.-9 Waves to a victory at the prestigious three-day Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge that concluded Wednesday at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. Pepperdine, which … [Read more...] about Freshman phenom Cho guides tournament win

NICOLE ALBERTSONStaff Writer The Pepperdine women’s tennis team suffered a disheartening Saturday as it fell to No.-24 Fresno State. Despite winning the doubles point, Fresno took advantage of Pepperdine’s generosity and referee’s bad calls.  Doubles teams No. 1 Eva Dickes and Sylvia Kosakowski and No. 2 Bianca Dulgheru and Katia Sabate dominated the courts winning their … [Read more...] about Waves fall to Fresno State