GARRETT WAITSports Editor The Pepperdine men’s volleyball team knows it’s good enough to compete for a national championship this year. Whether they actually do is a different story. This is a veteran team, a team filled with some very talented young volleyball players, a team that only lost one starter from the previous season. But this is also a team that has been able to … [Read more...] about 2005 Pepperdine Men’s Volleyball:Such Great Heights
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Women to face two WCC foes next week
NOAH GODWINAssistant Sports Editor Pepperdine women’s basketball has not found much success this season in hostile arenas. The Waves are only 1-6 in opposing teams’ gyms and will play two tough West Coast Conference opponents this weekend. Pepperdine opens the road trip tonight at 7 at Saint Mary’s College (9-7, 1-2 WCC) and continues it at Santa Clara University (8-8, 2-1 WCC) … [Read more...] about Women to face two WCC foes next week
Women’s basketball falls to 1-1 in the WCC
NOAH GODWINAssistant Sports Editor Pepperdine women’s basketball fell to 1-1 in West Coast Conference play following a loss at University of San Francisco last Saturday. The Dons led most of the game and fought off a Waves rally for a 63-48 victory. The Waves hope to return to the win column this week on a two-game home stand. Pepperdine, now 5-10 overall, trailed by only two … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball falls to 1-1 in the WCC
Pepperdine teams rack up big wins during winter break
NOAH GODWINAssistant Sports Editor Even though Pepperdine University took two weeks off for the Christmas holiday, the Pepperdine sports teams had to stick around and do what they do best. Pepperdine students may not have been focusing on sports during their time off. Here’s what happened. Baseball The defending West Coast Conference champion Pepperdine baseball team earned a … [Read more...] about Pepperdine teams rack up big wins during winter break
What do we do when our heroes let us down?
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The biggest sports news of my lifetime surfaced in December. Barry Bonds admitted to a federal grand jury that he took steroids. Bonds said he did it unknowingly, that everything he took was given to him by his trainer Gregg Anderson, and that he never asked Anderson exactly what was in the bottles. However, as a Giants fan, and one of the most loyal … [Read more...] about What do we do when our heroes let us down?