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By Hailey Amato Staff Writer Shanell Law used to be a silent benchwarmer her freshman year. Now she is a First Team All-West Coast Conference member and the leading scorer last season. Or how about Shandrika Lee? A former softball player who didn’t touch a basketball until her freshman year of high school, Lee now is the Waves’ starting point guard and team captain. These … [Read more...] about Law, Lee head up WCC’s top backcourt

Still loaded with offensive talent, the men will have to focus on other areas of the game to reach their full potential. By Kyle Jorrey Sports Editor According to Head Coach Paul Westphal, the latest edition of Waves basketball has a lot of unanswered questions.  Pepperdine is coming off an injury-plagued season in which it (15-13, 7-7) finished fourth in the West Coast … [Read more...] about Defense remains key for Waves

By Scott Long Staff Writer The men’s golf team ended this semester’s play on Tuesday with a fourth place finish at the Prestige in La Quinta, Calif.  Hosted by both UC Davis and Stanford, the tournament brings in 15 of the top academic and golf-playing universities in the nation.  Among these schools was first-place winner UCLA, who bested the Waves by a mere four strokes. … [Read more...] about Golfers end semester with prestigious finish

By Erica Sigman Staff Writer Luck ran out for the Waves as they sought revenge against Stanford Sunday afternoon at the Avery Aquatic Center. The No.-5 ranked Waves fell to the No.3-ranked Cardinal 10-8, for the second time this season, after shutting out No. 14 University of Pacific 12-0 the previous day. The Waves finish the weekend up north with an overall record of 14-5, … [Read more...] about MPSF rival Stanford steals victory

By Sarah Irvin Staff Writer After just their second meet of the season, the Pepperdine women’s swimming and diving teams have already produced record-breaking performances. The Waves hosted meets with Loyola Marymount University as well as the University of Nevada Saturday at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. Coming into the meet the Waves were expecting to face a tough Reno … [Read more...] about Off to a record setting pace