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JANE LEESports Assistant Leading by as many as 19 points in the second half of its final exhibition game, the Pepperdine women’s basketball team easily grabbed a 79-65 victory over Play Mode, a semi-pro team, on Saturday at Firestone Fieldhouse. “I thought we did well,” Head Coach Julie Rousseau said. “We have a lot of areas to improve, but I didn’t think it was a bad … [Read more...] about Pep defeats Play Mode in last exhibition game

MARC CHOQUETTEStaff Writer With the passing of the cold, crisp fall air goes the passing of the 2005 Pepperdine cross country season. Well, scratch the cold part. Even though it may not seem like it for the 48 percent of Pepperdine students from out of state, Thanksgiving is almost here and guess what that means. That’s right, the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships, this … [Read more...] about Cross country teams  finish season at Stanford

BENJAMIN YOUNGStaff Writer It’s about time the Eagles said goodbye to Terrell Owens. While his accomplishments on the field are noteworthy, his conduct off the field has been akin to a second rate WWE try-out tape. A locker room smackdown? Please. Owens is a bum and I applaud the Eagles for finally taking a stand and dealing with the issue at hand. In a perfect world, the NFL … [Read more...] about UCLA men’s volleyball shows no class

MARC CHOQUETTEStaff Writer So following the “excitement” of Super Madness, maybe we can finally concentrate on the actual purpose of the event: amping you up hardcore for basketball season. Our undefeated football team hasn’t taken the field in almost 60 years, so what else have we got? It’s time to pull out those schedules, kids. As I’m sure you were well aware, the opener … [Read more...] about We’re really playing UConn?

GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s men’s basketball team kicked off its two-game exhibition season with a 71-57 victory over the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. The teams were tied at 23 after the first half, but the Waves turned on the jets after the half and blew away Biola. Junior guard Greg Barlow led all scorers with 14 points on seven-of-14 shooting, while senior … [Read more...] about Men beat up on Biola