Photos courtesy of pepperdinesports.comThe 6th-ranked Pepperdine men’s volleyball team swept USC in three straight sets at Firestone Fieldhouse in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matchup on Saturday night. The Waves, who improve their record to 12 and 7 overall, 11 and 7 in the MPSF, put up a solid team hitting percentage of .381 while keeping the Trojans to a .356 … [Read more...] about No.6 Pepperdine defeats USC in straight-set sweep
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Waves Roll Over Cal Baptist After Loss to USC
Photo courtesy of Amelia Del Pra Pepperdine’s No. 7-ranked men’s volleyball team decided to take a little two-game road trip (as much as staying in Los Angeles and Riverside counties counts as a “road trip”) this past weekend, and the Waves ended up splitting the two games, as they lost a heartbreaker to USC, 3-2, and routed Cal Baptist 3-0. The odd thing about the … [Read more...] about Waves Roll Over Cal Baptist After Loss to USC
Waves Volleyball Looks to Build Upon Successful 2015 Season
Photos by Amelia Del Pra Last night the Waves rolled over UC San Diego in three straight sets. Following a successful 2015 campaign (24-6) that ended bitterly with a disappointing loss to UC Irvine in the MPSF conference championship match, then a snub from the NCAA Championships selection committee, Pepperdine’s men’s volleyball team has its sights set on returning to … [Read more...] about Waves Volleyball Looks to Build Upon Successful 2015 Season
Josh Taylor: Swift Hitter Sets Waves for Wins
Photo by Esther Kang When senior outside hitter Josh Taylor was in ninth grade, he never thought volleyball was a sport that would take him through college. His mother forced him to go to practice. He hated it to the point that crying after practice became a routine. “My mother said I could either get a job or try out for the volleyball team because my main sport, which I … [Read more...] about Josh Taylor: Swift Hitter Sets Waves for Wins
