ZACH ENGLUNDSports Assistant Facing adversity for the first time in recent memory, the top-ranked Pepperdine men’s volleyball team found themselves down 0-2 on the road Saturday to Long Beach State, the one team that has beaten the Waves this season. However, Pepperdine stayed poised, gathered themselves and rallied back, leaving the Walter Pyramid with their 16th consecutive … [Read more...] about Waves keep winning; No.-2 Irvine on its way
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Bocce ball bounces onto campus
JANELLE STRAWSBURGStaff Writer Forza Italia. Translated: Long live Italy. No, not the very attractive World Cup Champions, this is another Italian sport, one that is typically characterized by hunched old men, intense concentration and an assortment of odd-sized balls. The sport is bocce (pronounced bah-chee) ball, and while it might be characteristic of a historic sporting … [Read more...] about Bocce ball bounces onto campus
On your mark, get set: Run, bike, swim, write
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor There are two main types of sports journalists. There are those who started their careers as reporters but don’t really play sports, and those who were once professional athletes and came into the media world after retiring. But there is a third, more rare, sports journalism type as well. There are those who report and compete at the same … [Read more...] about On your mark, get set: Run, bike, swim, write
March sadness leaves men awaiting recruits
DAVID NAKAGAMISports Assistant For the Pepperdine men’s basketball team, the madness was over almost as quickly as it started. The eighth-seeded Waves lost the opening round game of the West Coast Tournament to the fifth-seeded Dons of San Diego, 95-82. Pepperdine finished the 2006-2007 campaign with an 8-23 overall record, including a 4-10 resume against WCC foes. The Waves … [Read more...] about March sadness leaves men awaiting recruits
Win streak put on hold by rainfall
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor After losing five straight games on the road, the Pepperdine men’s tennis team came back home and won four matches in a row. However, the Waves were unable to capture its fifth straight victory at home as Mother Nature canceled Tuesday’s match against No.-2 Ohio State. Tuesday’s rain saved No.-20 Pepperdine, with a record of 1-5 to Top 10 … [Read more...] about Win streak put on hold by rainfall