By Kyle JorreySports Editor After an emotionally driven season forever altered because of the loss of three key starters, the Pepperdine men’s basketball team’s long and difficult season came to an end this past Saturday. In a game the team expected to win, the No. 5-seeded St. Mary’s Gaels knocked off the No.4-seeded Waves, 75-71, before a stunned group of Pepperdine students … [Read more...] about No miracle finish for the Waves
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Swimmers take fourth at conference
By Joann GroffAssistant Sports Editor Four new school records. A fourth place finish in the prestigious Pacific Collegiate Swimming Championships. With the end of their season, there is a promising taste of what the swimmers and divers of Pepperdine are capable of in the future. The year’s regular season ended with the PCS Championships, a 13-team, three-day meet held at … [Read more...] about Swimmers take fourth at conference
Injuries can’t stop girls from dancin’
By Hailey Amato & Erica SigmanStaff Writers The NCAA tournament is considered the heaven of college basketball. Every team wants to get there. The Pepperdine women’s basketball team is on their way. It defeated Santa Clara 69-57 in the final round and the University of San Diego 62-53 the previous day to clinch the West Coast Conference championship. The Waves improved … [Read more...] about Injuries can’t stop girls from dancin’
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Women’s Basketball LAST GAMESSaturday, March 1 - San Francisco 69, Pepperdine 61Saturday, March 8 - Pepperdine 62, San Diego 53Sunday, March 9 - Pepperdine 69, Santa Clara 57 Won WCC Tournament - Earn automatic birth to NCAA Tournament Men’s Tennis LAST MATCHESMonday, March 3 - Texas A&M 4, Pepperdine 3Friday, March 7 - Tulane 4, Pepperdine 3 Men’s Basketball LAST … [Read more...] about WaveBoard
Western Coast Conference Briefs
USD grabs tourney title from the Zags For the first time in WCC tournament history, the San Diego Toreros are the WCC men’s basketball tournament champions. The Toreros held on to beat Gonzaga 72-63. With the win, the Toreros earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and their first trip to the Big Dance since the 1986-87 season when they finished with a 24-6 … [Read more...] about Western Coast Conference Briefs