Sophomore middle blocker Ella Piskorz serves the ball against USD on Sept. 25 in Firestone Fieldhouse. The week prior, Piskorz earned her second WCC Defensive Player of the Week. Photos by Britreyunna Harper Pepperdine started West Coast Conference play at Firestone Fieldhouse with a 1-1 record. After a 3-1 loss against the University of San Diego Toreros on Sept. 25, the … [Read more...] about Women’s Indoor Volleyball Kicks Off Conference Play With a Loss to USD and Victory Over Seattle
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Men’s Water Polo Defeats No. 19 UCSB in Overtime Thriller
Graduate attacker Dane Howell celebrates after an overtime victory against UCSB in Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool on Sept. 11. Howell scored a hat trick, including the game-winning goal. Photos courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsPepperdine Men's Water Polo hosted their up-the-coast rivals, the University of California, Santa Barbara, on Sept. 11 in Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. … [Read more...] about Men’s Water Polo Defeats No. 19 UCSB in Overtime Thriller
“They Want Nothing to do with Oakland”: Lack of Investment from Ownership leads to Alienation of Athletics Fanbase
Bryan Johanson, co-founder of ‘Baseball’s Last Dive Bar,’ sits in right field of the Oakland Coliseum during the Athletics' final season in Oakland. Johanson said he is frustrated with the team's lack of spending. Photo courtesy of Bryan Johanson Fifty seven years; 4,493 games; 21 playoff appearances; 6 American League Pennants; 4 World Championships; 16 Hall of Famers and a … [Read more...] about “They Want Nothing to do with Oakland”: Lack of Investment from Ownership leads to Alienation of Athletics Fanbase
‘We do put our Heart and Soul into it’: Women’s Track and Cross Country Unite over Hay Day
One free app has changed the dynamics of the Women’s Track and Cross Country teams. This past semester, 12 members of Women's Track and Cross Country have found themselves devoted to the mobile farming simulation game ‘Hay Day.’ Multiple athletes said they named their neighborhood ‘The Luckiest Girls’ because they are lucky to be able to play Hay Day together and have … [Read more...] about ‘We do put our Heart and Soul into it’: Women’s Track and Cross Country Unite over Hay Day
Roland to Willie: Waves Through the Years
When faced with the task of making a mascot for a school who calls themselves the Waves, one could only think of so many options.Pepperdine's current edition is Willie the Wave. Since the beginning of Pepperdine Athletics, the school was known as the Waves, but the mascot who represented the Waves has a long history of switching between characters.Sam Perrin, a Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Roland to Willie: Waves Through the Years
