JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor The Pepperdine women’s basketball team suffered what Head Coach Julie Rousseau called a “heartbreaker” Saturday night, falling to cross-town rival Loyola Marymount, 50-48, after the Lions scored at the buzzer in front of a crowd of over 900 at Firestone Fieldhouse. With 2.4 seconds remaining in the West Coast Conference tilt, Bianca Zieman … [Read more...] about LMU wins at buzzer
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Pepperdine wins twice over weekend
JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor Strong competition keeps pouring in for the No.-28 Pepperdine women’s tennis team, but Head Coach Gualberto Escudero’s Waves just keep on rolling and rolling. The team, undefeated on the season with a record of 4-0, captured victories against Rice University and Long Beach State at the Ralphs-Strauss Tennis Center this past week. The Waves began … [Read more...] about Pepperdine wins twice over weekend
(Really) Old meets new in alumni baseball game
JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor It was a mix of blue jerseys and orange jerseys. It was a match between the old and the young. It was a game that featured college kids and what sometimes appeared to be middle-aged Bad News Bears. The game was a chance for current and former Pepperdine baseball players to tell their stories and share with each other the appreciation of the game … [Read more...] about (Really) Old meets new in alumni baseball game
Men’s golf team takes fifth place
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
Waves fall to Loyola Marymount in pool
JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor The Pepperdine women's swim and dive team received six first-place finishes against Loyola Marymount, but it wasn't enough to topple the Lions as the Waves fell 155-139 Jan. 19 at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. As the wind picked up, the teams faced tough conditions inside and outside the pool. Leading the Waves was junior Ali McLeod, who took … [Read more...] about Waves fall to Loyola Marymount in pool