TIFF WELLSStaff Writer There is a new club sport in town. It’s the Triathlon Club. When the collegiate nationals are held in the spring of 2006, Pepperdine will be competing in it. As of yet, the NCAA doesn’t hold a national competition for triathletes. Therefore, Pepperdine triathletes will be competing at the collegiate nationals. At a triathlon, there are three events: a … [Read more...] about Triathlon club triples up the competition
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UCLA beats Pepperdine
DANIELLA BOSIOAssistant Sports Editor The fifth-ranked Pepperdine men’s water polo team fought from behind Saturday to try to capture a victory against UCLA at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, but ended up falling to the third-ranked Bruins 7-5. This game marked the fourth consecutive Mountain Pacific Sports Federation loss for the Waves. The Bruins improved to 18-6 and 4-2 in … [Read more...] about UCLA beats Pepperdine
Waves dominate Music City
JANE LEESports Assistant Anna Picarelli said every game in the NCAA tournament requires a “give it everything you have” mentality. The senior goalkeeper and the rest of the Pepperdine women’s soccer team will need all that and more when they face 17-time national champion and second-ranked North Carolina (22-1-0) in the “Sweet 16” Saturday. With wins over Mississippi and … [Read more...] about Waves dominate Music City
Waves slam Lions
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s women’s volleyball team may have had other things on its mind Friday night when it played at Loyola Marymount University, but the players were able to focus enough to hand the Lions a 3-1 defeat on LMU senior night. Junior middle blocker Sophia Milo set the career record for block assists on a night when LMU’s seniors were supposed to be … [Read more...] about Waves slam Lions
Pepperdine falls twice
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s water polo team couldn’t muster enough offense to win two games against the top two teams in the nation over the weekend, falling at home to No.-2 UC Berkeley 7-6 and 10-4 on the road to No.-1 University of Southern California. The Waves, ranked fourth, had beaten both Cal and USC in earlier matches this season but were unable to come up … [Read more...] about Pepperdine falls twice