SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant At the beginning of the 2005-06 school year, Pepperdine added women’s track to remain in compliance with Title IX. With the start of the women’s track team, members and coaches are working on finishing the season, but it is questionable whether the team will exist next year. Dr. John Watson, director of Athletics, said it is hard to get a new … [Read more...] about Women’s track struggles through tough first year
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Pepperdine finishes 15th in Tucson
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant Despite a couple of impressive finishes in the past two tournaments, the Pepperdine men’s golf team found itself at the bottom of the leaderboard in this week’s National Invitational Tournament. The Waves concluded the 15-team event with the 15th place after shooting a 20-over 884 at the par-72, 7140-yard OMNI Tucson National Golf course in … [Read more...] about Pepperdine finishes 15th in Tucson
Pepperdine wins Texas two-step
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The Pepperdine men’s tennis team picked up two more victories over the weekend in Texas, pushing their season record to 21-1. The Waves downed Texas Christian University on Saturday in a 4-0 sweep then followed it by taking out UC Berkeley 5-2 Sunday afternoon. The Waves’ first of two road trips to the Lonestar State during the spring season was a … [Read more...] about Pepperdine wins Texas two-step
Trojans beat Pep on road
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The Pepperdine men’s volleyball team lost its second straight match when the Waves were up-ended by the University of Southern California Trojans on Friday night at the Lyon Center. The Waves will try to break the losing skid when they host Cal Baptist University tonight at 7. Against USC, the Waves couldn’t keep the ball in bounds, committing 27 … [Read more...] about Trojans beat Pep on road
Women’s soccer coach strums to a different tune
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine women’s soccer Head Coach Tim Ward is one of the youngest head coaches at the university. His eight-year tenure has taken the Waves from a team struggling to reach .500 to a program that competes for the West Coast Conference title and in the national tournament year in and year out. He’s also a husband and father of two as well as a … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer coach strums to a different tune