Photos by Arin DeGroff All WCC first-team selections, All Tournament Team selections and 2014 American Volleyball Coaches Association National Sand volleyball champions are a few of the accolades accumulated by the dynamic volleyball duo of junior Becca Strehlow and senior Samantha Cash. The 2014 season looks bright with setter Strehlow and hitter Cash stepping up to the … [Read more...] about Waves Set Up to Score Big
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Following in the family footsteps
Photo by Shawn Jones Juniors Fred Wedel and Marissa Chow are established in the golf community as two of the top-ranked collegiate athletes in the nation. Both come from different backgrounds, yet share a love of the game seeded as deep as family roots. Golf is often seen as an individual sport, a challenge between the course and the golfer. However, juniors Fred … [Read more...] about Following in the family footsteps
Rugby tackles competition
Photo by Marisa Padilla A lazy Pepperdine Sunday often looks like this: a late wake up, which rolls into a trip to church, which pushes the insurmountable month-long homework deadline that creeps up into the twilight hours of tomorrow. As the students hunker down in the study cubicles of the library, they can gaze out to the green of Alumni Field in the afternoon sun. Two … [Read more...] about Rugby tackles competition
On the green with Coach Laurie Gibbs
Photo by Marisa Padilla Head Coach Laurie Gibbs took the helm of the women’s golf team 21 years ago. “They say you can tell a lot about a person’s character by going out and playing golf with them,” Gibbs said. During her time, she has taken a low-funded program and made it a national powerhouse. Women passing through her program have gone on to succeed as golfers, … [Read more...] about On the green with Coach Laurie Gibbs
Women’s tennis rallies as one team
Photos by Brandon Scheirman Coming off a decisive 6-1 win against San Diego State on Saturday, women’s tennis shares the secret to a successful season: a team that works together wins. This simple concept is a lot easier said than done. On this nine-girl team there is a lot of star-power, potential, competitive drive and tennis skirts. The Pepperdine athletes come from a … [Read more...] about Women’s tennis rallies as one team