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Baseball’s Wil Jensen suffers season-ending UCL injury; undergoes surgery

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Photo by Joanna Cabalquinto Sophomore pitcher Wil Jensen tore his UCL while pitching against BYU on Friday, March 29. Despite the injury, Jensen continued to pitch, helping the Waves pick up a 2-0 shutout victory. “In the fourth inning against BYU, I threw a fastball as hard as I could,” Jensen said. "I felt a pop, and while it hurt really bad, I could still throw so I … [Read more...] about Baseball’s Wil Jensen suffers season-ending UCL injury; undergoes surgery

Baseball Honors Former Pitcher Randy Wolf

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Photos by Arthur Puu Pepperdine Baseball honored former pitcher Randy Wolf on Saturday, March 31 prior to the Waves' 5-2 win over BYU. Pepperdine Athletic Director Dr. Steve Potts said the decision to honor Wolf was an easy one due to his success as a pitcher. "Certainly a worthy person to honor," Potts said. "Randy is easily one of the best pitchers our program has … [Read more...] about Baseball Honors Former Pitcher Randy Wolf

Women’s Basketball Drops Two Straight Games to BYU and Gonzaga

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Photos by Arthur Puu The Pepperdine Women's Basketball team entered the final two weeks of the season with expectations to finish strong. Entering the week, the Waves faced a tough challenge against two of the top-seeded teams in the West Coast Conference, hosting top-seeded Gonzaga and taking on third-ranked BYU on the road. Coming off an emotional 85-74 win over rival … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball Drops Two Straight Games to BYU and Gonzaga

WCC Preseason Power Rankings, Part Three: Introducing the Contenders

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Getty Images, Author Illustration This three-part series has finally reached the summit of the West hhoast Conference. Judging by process of elimination, the BYU Cougars, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Saint Mary's Gaels and the San Francisco Dons are the only teams left in the 2017-18 preseason preview. All four of these teams could win at least 20 games this year, and all of these … [Read more...] about WCC Preseason Power Rankings, Part Three: Introducing the Contenders

Introducing the First-Annual WCC All-Upside Team

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Images by Kyle Cajero Consider this a heat check. The last time The Graphic made a "WCC Basketball Players to Watch" list, five of the six players won all-conference honors and the sixth (Portland guard Jazz Johnson) made the Honorable Mention list. This time, instead of highlighting experienced, somewhat-predictable all-conference picks, these are five players who are … [Read more...] about Introducing the First-Annual WCC All-Upside Team