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ZACH ENGLUNDSports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s volleyball team played some of its best volleyball all season last week, gaining some much-needed momentum that will hopefully carry them through the rest of the season. Both Portland and Gonzaga were completely overwhelmed by the resurgent Waves, who brought their record back up to .500 (10-10). Their first match took them to … [Read more...] about Team gains momentum on road trip

SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor After losing its first two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) games at home, the Pepperdine water polo team traveled to Northern California and played against higher-ranked teams in Cal Berkeley and University of Pacific. Despite Saturday’s 17-12 loss to No.-2 Berkeley, the No.-10 Waves bounced back Sunday to capture their first MPSF … [Read more...] about Men grab first MPSF win with big overtime hat trick

SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor Finishing in the Top 5 for the first two tournaments of the fall season, the No.-10 Pepperdine women’s golf team is off to a solid 2006-07 campaign. The Waves traveled to their neighbor state and competed against 16 other teams in the three-day Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown that concluded Wednesday at the par-72, 6,175-yard Anthem Country … [Read more...] about Pep tees to third place at Las Vegas tourney

ZACH ENGLUNDSports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s soccer team hit the road last week to face a couple of top-notch opponents in Cal State Northridge and the University of Portland. With a postseason entry still not guaranteed, the Waves needed desperately to play their A-game to maintain their hopes of a possible NCAA tournament birth. Although they returned home with a 1-1 … [Read more...] about Postseason hopes linger for Pep