GARRETT WAITSports Editor The Pepperdine women’s volleyball team continued its up and down season against the top two teams in the West Coast Conference, losing in straight sets to both Santa Clara University and University of San Diego over the weekend. The Waves’ first opponent, No.-11 Santa Clara, won Friday’s match thanks to accurate serving. Pepperdine fell victim to 11 … [Read more...] about USD, Santa Clara serve up defeats
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Pep stumbles in Bay Area matches
JANE LEESports Assistant aThe No.-11 Pepperdine women’s soccer team moved to 1-2-2 in the West Coast Conference and 10-3-3 overall this weekend as they suffered a loss to the University of San Francisco and tied Saint Mary’s College. In recent events before the weekend, the Waves opened WCC play with a 3-2 victory over Loyola Marymount in double overtime Oct. 9. One week … [Read more...] about Pep stumbles in Bay Area matches
Waves crush Pilots and Zags
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The West Coast Conference was put on notice this weekend. The Pepperdine women’s volleyball team is no longer an idle threat. The team is ratcheting up its game and preparing for a serious run at the conference championship. The first step was a two-match sweep of Gonzaga University and University of Portland over the weekend. Pepperdine manhandled … [Read more...] about Waves crush Pilots and Zags
Woods’ magic paces team
JANE LEESports Assistant Her teammate said, “It’s been like watching a magic show.” That may be the best way to describe senior Megan Woods’ performance on the Pepperdine women’s soccer team over the past four years. “You never know what she is going to pull out of her bag of tricks next,” teammate and friend senior Jenna Fodor said. In her fourth and final season, Woods has … [Read more...] about Woods’ magic paces team
Sternly dictating NBA culture
BEN YOUNGStaff Writer Uh-oh. Fire up the brute squad because Stern is at it again. No, not Howard Stern. NBA Commissioner David Stern. I suppose there could be a correlation between him and Howard, though it is a slim one at best. Think of David as Howard’s older, very dorky cousin. You know, the one that every family has and no family is really proud to claim. The one who … [Read more...] about Sternly dictating NBA culture
