DAVID NAKAGAMIStaff Writer While Pepperdine students were enjoying winter break, its student-athletes on the men’s basketball team were involved in six contests, going 3-3 over four home and two away games. After splitting the four-game home stand, the Waves headed north to Spokane, Wash., to face another West Coast Conference rival, the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Gonzaga, entering the … [Read more...] about Waves stumble during break
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Waves set for title defense
GARRETT WAITSports Editor By now, every Pepperdine student should know that the men’s volleyball team won the 2005 national championship. The banner’s on the wall, there was a celebration during Convo at the beginning of the year and championship T-shirts can be seen all around campus on the backs of proud Waves fans. However, defending that title won’t be a walk in the park, … [Read more...] about Waves set for title defense
Waves wipe out Virginia
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant No.-9 Pepperdine men’s tennis is off to a great start in the 2006 season after defeating the nation’s No. 1 team, Virginia, by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. For the first half of the match, Pepperdine dominated the doubles. Senior Scott Doerner and transfer sophomore Andre Begemann from Germany upset the No. 19 nationally ranked doubles team and … [Read more...] about Waves wipe out Virginia
Pepperdine gets on track
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant For the first time in its history, Pepperdine added women’s track to its athletics program as a Division I sport beginning this year. However, like any sport just starting out, there will be a few hurdles in the first season. Led by the cross country team’s head coach, Dick Kampmann, a number of runners from women’s cross country and two … [Read more...] about Pepperdine gets on track
Ladies take down Cal Poly
JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor Backed by a sweep of the three doubles matches and victories in five of the six singles matches, the No.-28 Pepperdine women’s tennis team (1-0) kicked off its season with a 6-1 victory over visiting Cal Poly (0-1) on Sunday at Malibu’s Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. “Our team was pretty solid during the game,” sophomore Bianca Dulgheru said. “It … [Read more...] about Ladies take down Cal Poly