Pepperdine Beach Volleyball huddles during a 2020 match at Zuma Beach. Beach Volleyball is a spring sport, one of nine spring teams whose season was cut abruptly short due to the threat of coronavirus. Photo courtesy of Sarah Otteman | Pepperdine Athletics In a matter of less than 30 hours, everything changed for hundreds of Pepperdine student-athletes. They went from … [Read more...] about ‘Heartbreaking’: Spring Sports Student-Athletes Lose their Season to COVID-19
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W. Tennis Demolishes No. 4 Texas 7–0
Graduate senior Jessica Failla celebrates her victory on court two, which clinched the victory for Pepperdine on Friday. Failla defeated the third-ranked player in the country, Texas senior Anna Turati, to win the match. Photos courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics Pepperdine Women's Tennis could do no wrong Friday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, and the No. 4 Texas Longhorns … [Read more...] about W. Tennis Demolishes No. 4 Texas 7–0
Esports Wins First-Ever WCC League of Legends Tournament
The West Coast Conference champions pose in the Genesis Lab following their victory over USF on Dec. 8, 2019. Photo courtesy of Grace Ramsey Pepperdine's League of Legends team is off to a 4–0 start in 2020 West Coast Conference round-robin play, just two months after winning the WCC's inaugural esports tournament. The League team, part of a Pepperdine esports program … [Read more...] about Esports Wins First-Ever WCC League of Legends Tournament
Need for Skead: The Rare Walk-On Senior
Senior Robbie Skead poses for his first (and last) Pepperdine Basketball Media Day. Photo courtesy of Robbie SkeadHe’s the senior class president. Former Lausanne abroad student. Alpha Tau Omega executive board member. Participant in every intramural sport. Robbie Skead is well known and fully engaged on Pepperdine’s campus. But Division I basketball player on a … [Read more...] about Need for Skead: The Rare Walk-On Senior
Waves Track Passes the Baton to a New Season
Women's Track team members (from left) Riley Wright, Grace Palmer, Cori Persinger and Skyler Danley practice outside on a Malibu morning at Stotsenberg Track. Photo courtesy of Lindsay SangerFollowing a record-breaking men's cross country season and freshman runners entering the women's scene, the Waves Track team is preparing to improve for the outdoor season.Head Coach Sylvia … [Read more...] about Waves Track Passes the Baton to a New Season