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Before starting new season, basketball teams close out exhibition play with undefeated records. JANE LEESports Editor The Pepperdine basketball teams concluded exhibition play this week, fine-tuning their games in anticipation of the start of the 2006-2007 regular season this weekend. In Sunday’s exhibition game against Cal State Los Angeles, the women’s team received a strong … [Read more...] about Pep teams ready to begin new campagins

JANELLE STRAWSBURGStaff Writer It’s 7 a.m. in Malibu. The sun’s gentle rays are beginning to sparkle on the waves softly rolling in on the golden sands of Surfrider. Suddenly the calm is broken with the pounding feet and crazy yells of dozens of orange-clad students rushing into the morning ocean ringing in a new year of Pepperdine Riptide with the ceremonial Riptide Rush. … [Read more...] about Behind the Scenes with Raine Mitchell

SHUHEI MATSUOAssitant Sports Editor For the past couple of weeks the national rankings did not mean anything for the Pepperdine water polo team. The Waves captured an 8-7 victory over upper-ranked Loyola Marymount on Thursday. However, they then suffered in the pool Sunday when they lost a 12-11 game to lower-ranked Long Beach State. Since LMU is not in the Mountain Pacific … [Read more...] about Team seeks win for longer season

DAVID NAKAGAMIStaff Writer A 7-20 overall record, managing only one win out of 14 contests as the visiting team. A 3-11 in-conference record, with no wins (0-7) on the road against conference rivals. Outscored by a combined total of 138 points in the second half alone. Finished the season on an 8-game losing streak, and going 2-11 in their last 13 games. Beaten out by … [Read more...] about Walberg’s style leads way, men set to attack schedule

JANE LEESports Editor Fall tournament action came to a close for the Pepperdine men’s tennis team as senior Richard Johnson fell in singles and junior Andre Begemann and sophomore Omar Altmann fell in doubles at their respective championships. Johnson was defeated in the semifinal round as the No.-3 seed at the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships on Saturday. The … [Read more...] about Duo falls at ITA Nationals, men await spring season