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LMU shocks the No.1 ranked Zags In a wild night in the WCC, the Loyola Marymount University men's basketball team shocked Gonzaga, the four-time defending West Coast Conference champions, 80-74 Saturday night in Gersten Pavilion in front of 2,501 fans. It was the first league loss of the year for the Bulldogs (17-6, 8-1 WCC), as sophomore Andy Osborn had a game-high 17 points, … [Read more...] about West Coast Conference Briefs

Women’s Basketball LAST GAMESFriday, Jan. 25 - San Francisco 71, Pepperdine 61 Saturday, Feb. 1 - Pepperdine 78, St Mary’s 57 Women’s Tennis LAST MATCHESFriday, Jan. 31 - Pepperdine 6, CSU Northridge 1Tuesday, Feb. 4 - Pepperdine 6, San Diego 1 Men’s Basketball LAST GAMEFriday, Jan. 31 -  San Francisco 87, Pepperdine 77Saturday, February 1 - St. Mary’s 74, Pepperdine … [Read more...] about WaveBoard

WCC baseball gets things underway In front of another capacity crowd at San Diego’s Cunningham Stadium Sunday, the defending national champion Texas Longhorns defeated USD 7-2. The win sealed a series sweep for No. 1 Texas (3-0) after a 9-7 victory Friday and a 17-4 decision Saturday. San Diego (2-4) stranded seven runners on the afternoon and defensively allowed Texas to … [Read more...] about West Coast Conference Briefs 

By Hailey AmatoStaff Writer  Watch out Southland rivals. Pepperdine women’s tennis is on a roll. The Waves began a string of five home games against Southern California teams when they faced Cal State Northridge Saturday.  On Tuesday they continued the run against the University of San Diego Toreros. “Our team was really fighting out there,” sophomore Anna Andersson said. … [Read more...] about Pepperdine controls the courts in Malibu

SPORT - Soccer HEIGHT - 5’8” POSITION - Defender WHAT SHE DID - Senior defender Susan Palmer became the first player in Pepperdine women’s soccer history to be drafted by the Women’s United Soccer Association. The native Californian was picked 26th overall by the San Diego Spirit. Last season, Palmer was a key figure in the Waves’ record-breaking 18-2-2 mark. She was named … [Read more...] about AthleteOfTheWeek: Susan Palmer