Photos by Karl Winter The possibility of rock and mudslides during winter rainstorms, escalated by the Woolsey Fire, has made safety around the Malibu campus more concerning and increased speculation about Pepperdine’s decision-making process during severe weather. Pepperdine Provost Rick Marrs said on days in which Malibu is threatened by rain, mudslides or … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Clarifies Approach to Inclement Weather
Baseball Team Eyes NCAA Appearance in 2019
Photo Courtesy of Jeff Golden After a disappointing injury-plagued 2017 campaign, the Pepperdine Baseball team rebounded to capture the West Coast Conference regular season title in 2018 before falling a game short of winning the conference tournament. The Waves hope to ride the same balance and depth from 2018 to finish the job and make a deep postseason run in … [Read more...] about Baseball Team Eyes NCAA Appearance in 2019
Sicoli Brings Olympic Background to Waves Beach Volleyball
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsThe second head coach in Pepperdine beach volleyball history has coached at the highest levels of the sport, including leading arguably the best team ever (Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor) to an Olympic gold medal.However, Marcio Sicoli knows that filling the shoes of iconic Pepperdine coach Nina Matthies will be no easy … [Read more...] about Sicoli Brings Olympic Background to Waves Beach Volleyball
Frohling Leads W. Volleyball to NCAA Tournament Appearance
Photo Courtesy of Mark Burch/Pepperdine Athletics Hannah Frohling made a major impact for Pepperdine women's volleyball for the first two years of her collegiate career. However, she did not see the Waves qualify for the postseason, have a winning road record or even have a winning conference record in either of those two years.In 2018, Frohling and the team accomplished all … [Read more...] about Frohling Leads W. Volleyball to NCAA Tournament Appearance
Pepperdine Athletics Adapt and Respond to Woolsey Fire
Photo courtesy of @MrMWS44 on Twitter The physical and emotional aftermath of the Borderline Shooting and the Woolsey Fire affected all aspects of Pepperdine life, including the various athletic teams. The threat of the fire on the Malibu campus and the resulting smoke gave fall and winter sports teams no choice but to reschedule, relocate or cancel games and … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Athletics Adapt and Respond to Woolsey Fire
