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
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AthleteOfTheWeek: Stephanie Hammond
SPORT - Swimming HEIGHT - 5’5” POSITION - Breaststroke WHAT SHE DID - Junior Hammond claimed two individual wins at the Waves’ dual meet versus LMU Saturday. She swam the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events in 1:08.84 and 2:28.75 minutes. OUT OF THE POOL - Aside from school and swimming, Hammond finds time to hang out with the team, surf, and spend time with … [Read more...] about AthleteOfTheWeek: Stephanie Hammond
Ballin’: Getting a degree in ESPN
By Kyle JorreySports Editor OK, I admit it. I’m not always right. To be honest, when it comes to issues dealing with sports, I’d be confident to admit I’m probably wrong more often than I am right. But yet I can spout off my opinions here in this column each week like some kind of amateur Jim Rome without fear of rebuttal, barring an e-mail or letter, but really, who’s got … [Read more...] about Ballin’: Getting a degree in ESPN
Men swing away at ‘Hooters’
By Angela SumnerStaff Writer Last weekend in Myrtle Beach, S.C, was not all fun and games for Pepperdine’s men’s golf team as it lost in the last round of the Hooters Match Play Championship to No. 16-ranked Purdue University, 4-1. Match play, different from the usual stoke play tournament, is when the player is not playing the entire field. Instead, players go one-on-one … [Read more...] about Men swing away at ‘Hooters’
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
With a 2-1 victory over San Francisco, the Waves (16-1-2) clinch the program’s first ever West Coast Conference title. By Jeremy TammaroSports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s soccer team is downright disgusting, but in a very good way. They strut through the West Coast Conference like a team of born winners, losing only one game all season. They beat the then No. 2 Portland … [Read more...] about R-E-S-P-E-C-T