JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor The No.-11 Pepperdine women’s tennis team closed out the regular season in fine fashion (just as it’s done all year), walking away with a win as it handed Florida International a 5-2 defeat Friday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The Waves, who finished the season 17-3 on senior day, snapped FIU’s 13-match winning streak. “I found out the day … [Read more...] about Waves wash out FIU
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Carroll leads Pep at meet
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant The newly-formed Pepperdine women’s track team keeps improving in every meet. The Waves traveled to Azusa to compete in the Azusa Pacific University Meet of Champions Saturday, and three Waves registered personal records. Saturday was a personal-record day for freshman runners on the team. Freshman Crystal Brown competed in the 100-meter dash to … [Read more...] about Carroll leads Pep at meet
Pep splits with Cal Baptist, Cal State Northridge
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The Pepperdine men’s volleyball team made a valiant comeback Thursday, March 30, against an athletic Cal Baptist University team to snap a two-match losing skid. However, California State University Northridge handed the fifth-ranked Waves a 3-0 defeat Wednesday night. Against Cal Baptist, the Waves started off slow, as the defending NAIA champs took … [Read more...] about Pep splits with Cal Baptist, Cal State Northridge
Director says search for basketball coach on track
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine Director of Athletics Dr. John Watson has a full schedule. He’s in the midst of a search for Pepperdine’s next men’s basketball head coach as well as overseeing the rest of the university’s Division I athletic teams. While Watson said the coaching decision won’t be made until Friday, April 14, at the earliest, he mentioned that interviews … [Read more...] about Director says search for basketball coach on track
Vargas leads team in Tempe
JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor Backed by a strong final effort by senior All-American Carolina Llano, the No.-5 Pepperdine women’s golf team finished 7-over par 295, good for fifth place, at the PING/ASU Invitational that concluded Sunday at Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz. Llano, who entered the final round tied 46th, fired a final-round 4-under par 68 to finish play at … [Read more...] about Vargas leads team in Tempe