Lindsey BeseckerSports Editor Photo Courtesy of Eric Foote Midnight. Fairytales make it out to be a magical hour. It starts a day. It ends a night. Military time hits zero. For college basketball fans, midnight has another importance – it is one half of Midnight Madness.According to Sports Illustrated, Midnight Madness originated with former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell, who … [Read more...] about Taking it back to the old school
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Just Enough
Women's Soccer: Noah GodwinSports Assistant Photo Courtesy of Ath. Dept. Junior forward Jenna Fodor provided the game-winning goal that propelled No. 24 Pepperdine to a 1-0 win over University of Arizona on Friday. The Waves’ win lifts the team to 7-2-1 for the season. Arizona’s four-match winning streak came to a halt as it fell to 8-2-0 for the year.Senior midfielder Jenna … [Read more...] about Just Enough
Loss to Saint Mary’s snaps WCC 43-match winning streak
Women's Volleyball Noah GodwinAssistant Sports Editor Pepperdine women’s volleyball woke up Saturday with an unbeaten streak in West Coast Conference play that extended back to the 2000 season. No current player had tasted the sour disappointment of defeat at the hands of a conference opponent. But Saturday night, after reaching an unprecedented record of 43 consecutive wins … [Read more...] about Loss to Saint Mary’s snaps WCC 43-match winning streak
All in the family
Garret WaitSports Assistant For some students, going away to college can be a chance to leave their families behind and become known to the world for only their own achievements. For three students at Pepperdine, college has been an opportunity to embrace their fathers’ athletic legacies and maintain strong childhood friendships. Rob Picciolo and Steve Smith have both spent a … [Read more...] about All in the family
Greatest of all time? Not so fast, friends.
Noah GodwinAssistant Sports Editor Sports fans are doing it more and more. Fans force themselves and others to believe that the players they’re watching right now are the greatest players of all time. These false beliefs come through the most in football. Name the best football player before the 1970s. You’re not alone if you have a difficult time even thinking of a player … [Read more...] about Greatest of all time? Not so fast, friends.