Photo by Danielle RomeoThis past weekend reserved two extremes for Pepperdine’s water polo team. On one end, the Friday match, which saw the No. 9-ranked Waves took an 18-8 beating at the hands of top-ranked UCLA. On the other, a redemption 14-8 victory on Saturday against San Jose State.“There were a couple quarters in the UCLA game that we were outplaying the No. … [Read more...] about Water Polo Dives into Conference Action
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Rocky results for water polo
Photo by Marisa Padilla The men’s water polo team finished the weekend 1-1, falling to UCSB Saturday and defeating the United States Air Force Academy Sunday at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. The Waves lost to the Gauchos 10-17. Sophomore Luke Hewko led the team with three goals and three steals. The Waves looked to redeem themselves against Air Force. “We knew going in … [Read more...] about Rocky results for water polo
Polo maintains momentum
Water polo opened the season at the UCLA invitational, competing in two games against Claremont Mudd-Scripps and La Verne on Saturday. The team also faced UCLA and UC Santa Barbara in two exhibition matches on the same day and played in two exhibition matches on Sunday against UC Santa Barbara. The Waves defeated Claremont Mudd-Scripps 14-8. Freshman Christian Bridley made … [Read more...] about Polo maintains momentum
Polo’s senior White makes waves in pool
Photo by Sarah Malone Senior Danny White is ready to take water polo to the next level. It was not an easy choice for White to make the decision to redshirt his senior year and stay at Pepperdine a fifth year to play water polo, but he is glad for the opportunity to make the best of his last year here, especially under the tutelage of two coaches who were Olympians. “The … [Read more...] about Polo’s senior White makes waves in pool
Polo places seventh in NorCal Tournament
Men’s water polo placed seventh in the 2013 NorCal Tournament in Berkeley, Calif., this weekend. In the first match, the No. 10 Waves rallied after trailing 3-1 in the first quarter to upset No. 7 UC Irvine with an 8-6 victory. The second match of the day also proved to be a vigorous battle. The squad attacked No. 1 USC’s resilient defense with their own forceful … [Read more...] about Polo places seventh in NorCal Tournament
