The team’s record breaking season ends with a 2-0 loss to Michigan in the Sweet 16, before watching the title go to a WCC foe.By Jeremy TammaroSports Assistant It was cold. It hurt. It was a feeling none of the Pepperdine women’s soccer team was used to. And then there was the weather. The Pepperdine women’s soccer season came to a close against the University of Michigan … [Read more...] about Waves hot run ends with cold finish
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Water polo falls one point short of taking the crown
By Joann GroffAssistant Sports Editor The chance has passed for the 2002 Pepperdine men’s water polo team, but the dream will remain alive, for there are those who will try again next year at the possibility of claiming the NCAA crown. The Waves ended their season with a crushing 9-8 loss to UC Berkeley in the championship game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation … [Read more...] about Water polo falls one point short of taking the crown
Becoming a member of the Elite
By Kyle JorreySports Editor Sometimes when a team starts winning, they feel like it’s never going to stop. And the Waves might not have, if not for their cross-town rival University of Southern California. The Pepperdine women’s volleyball team had blown its way through conference competition for the second straight year, capturing the WCC title with a perfect record of 14-0 … [Read more...] about Becoming a member of the Elite
Ballin’: All I know I learned in the playoffs
By Kyle JorreySports Editor After nearly 21 years of human existence, I’ve come to learn many important lessons — and very few of them were obtained inside the classroom. Not to take away from the age old institution that is the American public school system, but really, I still haven’t found an application for my extensive knowledge of the periodic table, and the last time … [Read more...] about Ballin’: All I know I learned in the playoffs
It can all change in a heartbeat
One athlete relives the day when he learned he could never play the sport he loves again.By Kyle JorreySports Editor Tuesday Nov. 26 started like so many other days in Pepperdine junior Will Kimble’s life. He woke up in the morning, strapped on his shoes and went to play basketball. But Kimble doesn’t really “play” basketball, not in the sense of your average athlete, … [Read more...] about It can all change in a heartbeat