Photos by Kyle McCabe Women's Soccer lost their second game of the season Sunday to the No. 9 ranked University of Vanderbilt by a score of 1-0. The game was another hard-fought defensive battle for the Waves, and the team suffered its first injury of the season. Both teams started the game balanced and conservative. As Vanderbilt made their first offensive surge in the … [Read more...] about Women’s Soccer Drops Second Straight at Home
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Women’s Soccer Starts Off Season with a Shutout
Photos by Austin Hall Pepperdine Women's Soccer opened the season with a 3-0 victory versus the University of California, Riverside. Twenty different Waves played throughout the game as Pepperdine won their home opener for the 11th straight year. The first 30 minutes of the game were a defensive battle as both teams were competitive and traded offensive surges, which each … [Read more...] about Women’s Soccer Starts Off Season with a Shutout
Pepperdine Addresses Increases in Concussions Among Female Athletes
Pepperdine’s female soccer team during a match against UCLA in September 2018. Photo courtesy of Katy Byrne. Concussions in college athletics are a general concern in high school, college and professional athletics teams. While national discussion tends to focus on football and boxing, sports traditionally dominated by males, Pepperdine coaches and female athletes … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Addresses Increases in Concussions Among Female Athletes
Pepperdine Athletics’ Branding Faces Bevy of Challenges
Two senior officials from Pepperdine University's Athletic Department and a group of students were asked to identify the department's primary logo. The results are mixed. “I would say ‘P’ with the ‘Waves’ under it is our primary logo,” Director of Development Tim Cullen said, referring to the first logo shown below. Three of Pepperdine University’s many athletic … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Athletics’ Branding Faces Bevy of Challenges
Draft, degree or both: What Pepperdine baseball players are striving toward
Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsMost students dream of graduation day. Pepperdine baseball players dream of the draft.If draft comes first for the player, they have a tough decision to make.Pepperdine is no stranger to the annual Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. They took a total of 161 Waves in the team’s history, including 10 players the past three seasons.This … [Read more...] about Draft, degree or both: What Pepperdine baseball players are striving toward
