SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant The No.-25 Pepperdine men’s golf team is off to an impressive start of its 2006 campaign after finishing T-5 at this week’s PING-Arizona Intercollegiate. The Waves traveled to neighbor state Arizona and compete against 15 other schools from eight states at the par-71 Arizona National Golf Club in Tucson. Pepperdine shot a 2-under 850 for the … [Read more...] about Men’s golf team takes fifth place
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Long Beach, UCSD no match for Waves
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s men’s volleyball team remained perfect this season after upsetting No.-1 Long Beach State University and demolishing University of California, San Diego, both on the road this weekend. The Waves came into the Long Beach match as the No.-3 team in the nation, according to the American Volleyball Coaches Association, while the 49ers were a … [Read more...] about Long Beach, UCSD no match for Waves
Pep downs Cal Poly, but not SDSU
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s swimming and diving team cruised to a victory over Cal Poly, but fell to San Diego State University at the dual meet in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Friday. The Waves’ victory over Cal Poly was their first of the young season. The Waves captured five overall first places in events, including three by junior Ali McLeod, who took top honors … [Read more...] about Pep downs Cal Poly, but not SDSU
2006 Pepperdine baseball: Swinging for the fences every game
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The sound of aluminum hitting leather and cork announces the return of Pepperdine baseball to the field. This season, the Waves have seven starting position players returning to their posts after a season in which they came within one game of the Super Regionals. Head Coach Steve Rodriguez’s team is the clear favorite in the West Coast Conference this … [Read more...] about 2006 Pepperdine baseball: Swinging for the fences every game
Pepperdine continues dominance over LMU
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The fans are obnoxious, the players are dirty and they’ve got even less to boast about after our Pepperdine Waves took them down a few pegs Saturday evening. They are the Loyola Marymount Lions, and they’re still our worst rivals in every sense of the word. It wasn’t that we won that made me so proud as a Waves fan; it was how we did it. And yes, you … [Read more...] about Pepperdine continues dominance over LMU