SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor Going to college sports games and watching how athletes play their sports makes me realize how they are so skilled in what they do. I mean, when you see them elsewhere, they are like just normal college students. But once they put on their uniforms and play their sports, they almost seem like different people. Professional athletes are even … [Read more...] about Pro event opens eyes for golf fan
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LMU spoils Senior Night for women
NICOLE ALBERTSONStaff Writer The Pepperdine women’s basketball team suffered a heartbreak Saturday as it was defeated by Loyola Marymount University 63-52 during the Waves’ Homecoming weekend. Closing out the regular-season home schedule, Head Coach Julie Rousseau was stumped by the defeat. “I’m stumped actually,” Rousseau said. “We just did not play well.” After the … [Read more...] about LMU spoils Senior Night for women
Behind the scenes with…
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor If you turn on TV-26, you see Michael French reporting on Pepperdine sports. If you go down to the Fieldhouse, you see him reporting play-by-play for basketball and volleyball games. Someday, when you turn on ESPN, you might see French reporting like his personal favorite sportscaster, Stuart Scott. French, a junior … [Read more...] about Behind the scenes with…
Waves crash, fall further in WCC
DAVID NAKAGAMISports Assistant The final road trip of the regular season came to an end Monday night, but the Waves’ woes continued. Pepperdine lost by 12 points in both of their games this past week, extending their losing streak to five games. The Waves lost 82-70 to the University of San Francisco on Saturday and 97-85 to the University of San Diego on Monday. This week’s … [Read more...] about Waves crash, fall further in WCC
Winning ways continue; team serves up 6-1 record
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor After winning six straight matches, nothing seems to affect the unstoppable Pepperdine men’s tennis team, even a loss of a doubles point. The Waves beat No.-49 San Diego State 5-2 on Saturday and No.-72 University of Nevada Las Vegas on Sunday. Adding two victories this weekend, No.-10 Pepperdine maintained a perfect record of 5-0 at home … [Read more...] about Winning ways continue; team serves up 6-1 record