DAVID NAKAGAMISports Assistant Homecoming festivities added excitement and fanfare to the campus and the weekend’s sporting events. In particular, the men’s basketball team fed on the exceptional fan turnout and support, muzzling the Lions of Loyola Marymount by a score of 95-88 Saturday night. The Waves began the game slowly, allowing LMU to break away with a 14-4 start. … [Read more...] about Waves spank rival Lions
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‘One’ for the team
ZACH ENGLUNDSports Assistant In a pair of high-profile matches at home against top-ranked Brigham Young University this past week, No.-2 Pepperdine did the unthinkable. The Waves not only edged out a 3-2 win Thursday, but they also put on a clinic Saturday, sweeping the Cougars 3-0 to extend their winning streak to eight games. The Waves’ first match against BYU came down to … [Read more...] about ‘One’ for the team
Pro event opens eyes for golf fan
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
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
Women topple LMU
NICOLE ALBERTSONStaff Writer The Pepperdine women’s tennis team sent 250 Loyola Marymount fans home angry Saturday when it defeated the Lions 6-1 in Los Angeles. Despite losing two of the top players because of injury, junior Sylvia Kosakowiski with a high hamstring pull and senior Eva Dickes with a bad back, Pepperdine came back from the struggling defeat to Irvine last week. … [Read more...] about Women topple LMU