JANE LEESports Assistant Anna Picarelli said every game in the NCAA tournament requires a “give it everything you have” mentality. The senior goalkeeper and the rest of the Pepperdine women’s soccer team will need all that and more when they face 17-time national champion and second-ranked North Carolina (22-1-0) in the “Sweet 16” Saturday. With wins over Mississippi and … [Read more...] about Waves dominate Music City
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Athletic director excited about new gym
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Dr. John Watson, Pepperdine’s athletic director, is the man heading the best non-football athletics program in the nation. He is also in the beginning stages of getting a new events center built for Pepperdine athletics. His five years as athletic director have been some of the best in Pepperdine history. He is this week’s guest on “10 Minutes With … [Read more...] about Athletic director excited about new gym
Waves slam Lions
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s women’s volleyball team may have had other things on its mind Friday night when it played at Loyola Marymount University, but the players were able to focus enough to hand the Lions a 3-1 defeat on LMU senior night. Junior middle blocker Sophia Milo set the career record for block assists on a night when LMU’s seniors were supposed to be … [Read more...] about Waves slam Lions
Pep defeats Play Mode in last exhibition game
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
Cross country teams finish season at Stanford
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