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Women’s basketball falls to 1-1 in the WCC

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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

So far, so good as Waves win  exhibitions

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Garrett WaitSports Assitant Ben Young/Photo Editor The Pepperdine men’s basketball team played its exhibition games against two lower division college schools in a break from their tradition of playing traveling semi-pro teams. The Waves won their games against Fort Lewis College and Cal Baptist University. Against Fort Lewis on Saturday, Pepperdine won 80-68. The Waves came … [Read more...] about So far, so good as Waves win  exhibitions

Love and Basketball defeats Pep in exhibition

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Women’s Basketball Lindsey BeseckerSports Editor The Pepperdine women’s basketball team started off its season with a close 60-48 loss to Love and Basketball, an exhibition team in an exhibition game Saturday at Firestone Fieldhouse. “I thought we did well under the circumstances,” said Head Coach Julie Rousseau, referring to the team’s numerous injuries. “We’ve had only one … [Read more...] about Love and Basketball defeats Pep in exhibition

Season nears end

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Men's Water Polo Garrett WaitSports Assistant The Pepperdine men’s water polo team split its two games this week with teams ranked ahead of them. The 11th-ranked Waves beat No. 8 University of California, San Diego 7-5 last Wednesday evening but lost to No. 3 University of California, San Diego 9-6 on Saturday. Pepperdine traveled to UC San Diego last Wednesday coming off of a … [Read more...] about Season nears end

Postseason hopes high

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Women’s Soccer Noah GodwinAssistant Sports Editor Pepperdine’s six senior soccer players will finish their careers without ever missing the NCAA Tournament. This was welcome news for the Waves who had to wait for an at-large bid after finishing the season with a 9-6-3 record. “It was definitely a surprise, but we have no doubt that we belong in the tournament,” freshman … [Read more...] about Postseason hopes high