Sports

By Josh Fleer Sports Assistant The Waves’ first losing streak of the season extended to three games during the weekend as Pepperdine dropped its first two games of its final homestand of the season. After a tough 2-1 loss to No. 3 Portland Friday, Gonzaga rolled into town Sunday having never beaten a ranked team in the program’s history. Perhaps it was the letdown of … [Read more...] about Gonzaga shocker leaves Waves in three-game slide

By Lindsey Besecker Assistant Sports Editor The No. 5 Pepperdine women’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to 15 matches this weekend after winning games against No. 16 University of San Diego — which also gave Head Coach Nina Matthies her 400th career victory — and No. 12 Santa Clara. The Waves begin the second half of conference play on Friday with a match at St. … [Read more...] about Matthies nets 400th; streak hits 15

By Rosy Banks Assistant Living Editor Two days before West Coast Conference championships and the fastest Pepperdine cross country team in more than a decade is ready as ever.  A majority of top runners beat their personal records in the Titan Cross County Invitational run at Carbon Canyon Park in Brea, Calif., last Friday and intend to peak for their most important race of … [Read more...] about Conference looms over the horizon

Pepperdine athletes, coaches and faculty weigh in on  the place of religion and faith in the world of collegiate sports. By Josh Fleer Sports Assistant Nearly every year, when Marv Dunphy, head coach of the men’s volleyball team, asks his PE 410 class for ideas to promote athletics, Convocation credit for attending games comes up. “I always tell them, ‘That’s what makes us … [Read more...] about Sports: Do they fit in the Christian mission?

By Lindsey Besecker Assistant Sports Editor Graduation rates always seem to cause a stir when they are released every year, but NCAA officials are making strides to change the way rates are collected so the results are more accurate. Officials at the NCAA have begun to rework the criteria for tallying graduation rates and are also looking at incentives and disincentives for … [Read more...] about NCAA focus: graduation