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Hoop Scoop: Don’t give up, don’t ever give up on these Waves

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GARRETT WAITSports Editor The basketball season has been such a rollercoaster ride this year for both the team and its fans that I don’t know what to think just yet. I was one who bought into the hype. This was supposed to be our year, the year we get back to the NCAA tournament and maybe even wreak some havoc on somebody’s brackets. I guess that’s why they play the … [Read more...] about Hoop Scoop: Don’t give up, don’t ever give up on these Waves

Hoop Scoop: One senior’s hoop dreams

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BRYAN SCHACKMANNStaff Writer Senior leadership. It is one of the most coveted traits found in a NCAA basketball team. Who makes the shot that pushes a team deep into the tournament? Who wins the big games that define a season? Despite some rare exceptions (Carmelo Anthony, Mike Bibby to name a couple), it is the seniors. This year we are loaded with seniors: Yakhouba Diawara, … [Read more...] about Hoop Scoop: One senior’s hoop dreams

Waves lose two at home, drop to 2-4 in league play

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GARRETT WAITSports Editor Graham Shea/Ass. Ph. Edit. The Pepperdine men’s basketball team’s two-game losing streak was extended to four over the weekend as the Waves dropped two games at home to West Coast Conference foes Saint Mary’s College and Santa Clara University. Pepperdine gets a chance to avenge those losses when they play rival Loyola Marymount University on … [Read more...] about Waves lose two at home, drop to 2-4 in league play

Volleyball slices UC Irvine 3-1 on Friday night

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MATT LLEWELLYNStaff Writer Courtesy of Ben Young/Ph. Ed. The No. 2-ranked Pepperdine men’s volleyball team hopes to carry their momentum forward into Thursday night’s match against Long Beach State. Last Friday, the Waves defeated University of California Irvine 3-1 (30-22, 28-30, 30 -24, 30-27) in a convincing fashion. Game one was handled fairly easily for the Waves. … [Read more...] about Volleyball slices UC Irvine 3-1 on Friday night

Women split WCC road games against Gaels and Broncos

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NOAH GODWINAssistant Sports Editor Courtesy of Ben Young/Ph.Ed. With eight conference games remaining on the season, the Pepperdine women’s basketball team is in an unfamiliar position: the middle of the pack in the West Coast Conference. But a win at Loyola Marymount University Saturday at 4:30 p.m. could propel the Waves to second place, which is the coveted position for the … [Read more...] about Women split WCC road games against Gaels and Broncos