Redshirt senior guard Paige Fecske eyes a Loyola Marymount defender in a Jan. 18 home game at Firestone Fieldhouse. Fecske is one of eight Waves playing in their final West Coast Conference tournament this weekend. File photo For the 12th-consecutive year, West Coast Conference (WCC) basketball invades the desert of Las Vegas for its brand of March Madness. Beginning … [Read more...] about Waves in Vegas: 10 Things to Know about the WCC Basketball Tournament
Kristen Dowling
Pepperdine Community Remembers Kobe’s “Mamba Mentality”
Graphic by Ali Levens Lifelong fans. Local diehards. Fellow coaches. Worldwide basketball lovers. They will all remember Kobe Bean Bryant. Better known by the singular "Kobe," Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, two-time Most Valuable Player, 18-time NBA All-Star and a 20-year NBA veteran. Every one of those 20 seasons was in the purple and gold of the Los Angeles … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Remembers Kobe’s “Mamba Mentality”
Women’s Basketball Snaps Three-Game Losing Streak by Overcoming Pacific and Saint Mary’s
Ashleen Quirke reaches for the ball after it is deflected. Photos by Ali Levens Following a tough 67–69 loss on the road against the University of Portland, the Pepperdine Women’s Basketball team rebounded to defeat the University of the Pacific Tigers, 59–54. In an alternating game of runs, the Waves prevailed against their opponents with their leading scorer, … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball Snaps Three-Game Losing Streak by Overcoming Pacific and Saint Mary’s
Women’s Basketball Falls to LMU
Photo courtesy of Martin A. Folb | Pepperdine AthleticsRival Loyola Marymount Lions defeated Pepperdine Women's Basketball, 84-77, Saturday in Firestone Fieldhouse. Despite 26 points from Paige Fecske, the Lions pulled away in the fourth quarter, jumping to a 10-point lead at the 5:40 mark. “Our game plan was to defensively be a lot more solid and take away from 22 … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball Falls to LMU
A New Era: W. Basketball Begins Campaign Under New Coach
Photos by Ali LevensThe new Waves women’s basketball head coach made her debut Sunday, Nov. 11. After coaching Claremont Mudd Scripps to a 147-46 record over seven years, Kristen Dowling, previously an assistant coach at Pepperdine for two seasons, returned as the new head honcho. Pepperdine outscored the California Polytechnic State University Mustangs, 63-53, the … [Read more...] about A New Era: W. Basketball Begins Campaign Under New Coach
