By Kyle Jorrey--Sports Editor & Joann Groff--Assistant Sports Editor It’s been 20 years since Sean Penn’s character Jeff Spicoli uttered those famous lines in the 1980’s hit movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont.” “All I need is some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I’m fine.” Yet for many Americans, Penn’s representation of a surfer — stupid and stoned — remains their … [Read more...] about Chasing down the perfect wave
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Upcoming Schedules
Men’s Water Polo@ Norcal Tournament in Berkeley, Calif. - Oct. 5 and 6@ UCLA - Oct. 12, 10:30 a.m.vs. Pacific - Oct. 13, 12 p.m.vs. UC Irvine - Oct. 19, 12 p.m.vs. USC - Oct. 20, 12 p.m. Women’s Soccer@ Cal Poly SLO - Oct. 4, 6 p.m.vs. San Diego State - Oct. 6, 1 p.m. @ Loyola Marymount - Oct. 13, 12 p.m. @ Gonzaga - Oct. 18, 1 p.m. @ Portland - Oct. 20, 2:15 p.m. Women’s … [Read more...] about Upcoming Schedules
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Golf tourney raises baseball money Pepperdine’s baseball team has its annual fundraiser, a golf tournament at the Malibu Country Club, Dec. 13. Practice on the putting green and driving range will follow 10 a.m. check-in. The shotgun start will be at 11:30 a.m. After the tournament, there is a 4:30 p.m. dinner and awards ceremony given for all tournament participants. The … [Read more...] about WaveBriefs
Women’s golf team ties for second place
By Hailey AmatoStaff Writer This weekend Pepperdine’s women’s golf team tied for second with Washington at the Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., only seven strokes behind the host team, the University of New Mexico. This performance moved Pepperdine up two spots in “Golfweek”/Sagarin rankings to No. 10 in the nation. The Waves shot a final 297 round to cap three … [Read more...] about Women’s golf team ties for second place
Water polo dominates nation’s No. 1
By Joann GroffAssistant Sports Editor Rankings, shmankings. The No. 5 ranked Pepperdine men’s water polo team came into Saturday’s contest against the No.1 Stanford Cardinal as underdogs, but no one would have known it by watching the game. The Waves prevailed 10-7 at their first, and arguably most difficult league match-up of the year, bouncing back from a loss Thursday at the … [Read more...] about Water polo dominates nation’s No. 1