Women’s soccer grabs awards The Pepperdine women’s soccer team bolted into the post-season with its first West Coast Conference Championship. In the process, several of the women received recognition for their play during the regular season. Sophomore defender Ashley Swanson and senior defender Susan Palmer were named to the All-West Coast Conference first team. Swanson … [Read more...] about WaveBriefs
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Women’s golf just misses the jackpot in Las Vegas
By Hailey AmatoStaff Writer All bets were off when the Pepperdine women’s golf team traveled to Henderson, Nev., to compete in the Las Vegas Collegiate Shoot-Off. After a month away from competition and playing in their last tournament of the fall season, the team finished third in a field filled with many of the nation’s top 50 ranked teams — a good showing, but short of what … [Read more...] about Women’s golf just misses the jackpot in Las Vegas
Water polo claims No. 1 seed for MPSF tourney
By Joann GroffAssistant Sports Editor he last time Pepperdine’s men’s water polo team won the regular-season Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference title was in 1997. That was the same year the Waves won their cherished NCAA national championship. Five years later, the team works hard for history to repeat itself. The Waves’ Bay-area opponents had a difficult time … [Read more...] about Water polo claims No. 1 seed for MPSF tourney
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