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Volleyball takes over the No. 1 spot, again

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By Jill OberlyStaff Writer It was a showdown for supremacy in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rankings. But someone forgot to inform UCLA that it needed to show up ready to do battle. The No. 1 Bruins let the No. 2 Waves roll in three games, 30-27, 30-27, 30-23, Saturday night at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves also defeated Cal State Northridge in four games, 30-25, … [Read more...] about Volleyball takes over the No. 1 spot, again

National Scene

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Maryland takes home championship ATLANTA — Maryland won its first national championship Monday with a 64-52 victory over Indiana at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Maryland finished the season at 32-4. Indiana concluded its season at 25-12 with the loss. Senior Juan Dixon, named Most Outstanding player, led the Terrapins with 18 points. He opened the game with 11 points in the … [Read more...] about National Scene

Scoreboard

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Men’s Volleyball LAST MATCH Saturday, March 30 Pepperdine 3, UCLA 0 Wedsnesday, April 3 Pepperdine 3, CSUN 1 RECAP In the battle for the No. 1 ranking in the country, the Waves emerged victorious over the UCLA Bruins in a three-game sweep. Junior middle blocker Brad Keenan smashed 12 kills, and added four aces and eight blocks on the night. Sophomore outside hitter Fred Winters … [Read more...] about Scoreboard

Life lessons from Marv Dunphy

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Michael Hurlbut I sat down at my desk the other day, looked at my calendar, and realized that I only have 20 days of school left. Twenty more days of living in a dorm, 480 more hours of eating caf food, 28,800 minutes left to do all the goofing off I’ve been meaning to do my first four years at Pepperdine. Kind of scary really. I mean, it only feels like yesterday that I came … [Read more...] about Life lessons from Marv Dunphy

Boys of spring are back on track

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By Steve PinkertonStaff Writer The Waves surge into a tough week of baseball against heavyweights Long Beach State and the University of San Diego, fueled by three strong victories over Santa Clara last weekend. The wins catapulted Pepperdine into first place in the West Coast Conference. However, the Waves fell hard on Wednesday, losing to Long Beach 16-1. In Wednesday’s game … [Read more...] about Boys of spring are back on track