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JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor The ball was tipped, and there they were. The Pepperdine women’s basketball team was running down the court against a nationally-acclaimed basketball program that is Oklahoma. No one thought the Waves from Malibu would make it to the NCAA Tournament, which hosts 64 teams every year. After covering and closely following their season, I honestly … [Read more...] about Denver: a city of dreams

JEN ISOStaff Writer With a record of 5-3, the women of the Pepperdine lacrosse team are fighting to shake last year’s 5-16 record. Throw away last season’s scorecards because the ladies aren’t going down without a fight. The Four Points by Sheraton LAX Tournament, hosted by Pepperdine, welcomed women lacrosse teams from all over the West March 17 through March 18. Just two … [Read more...] about Women’s lacrosse hosts tournament

GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s athletic director, Dr. John Watson, began the search for Pepperdine’s next men’s basketball head coach yesterday, only one week after dismissing Paul Westphal, the coach of the Waves for the past five seasons. Watson will head up the search, which is still in its preliminary stages, but he’ll get help from a committee of people including … [Read more...] about Search for next head coach begins

GARRETT WAITSports Editor The Pepperdine men’s volleyball team, which had won five of its past six matches, split against UCLA and UC Irvine over the weekend. The Waves managed to sweep the UCLA season series Thursday with a home victory, but couldn’t finish the season sweep of UC Irvine on the road Saturday. In the match against the Bruins, the Waves produced a balanced attack … [Read more...] about Pep splits against MPSF opponents