Pepperdine indoor volleyball teams are in the midst of an unusual buildup to their season. Seven months after the university sent all on-campus athletes packing March 11, the wheels of both squads are in motion and their first games are months away. The women's team — which typically starts their preseason matches in August — will compete in the spring. Both men's and … [Read more...] about Men’s and Women’s Indoor Volleyball Recalibrate for Season
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Men’s Volleyball Succumbs to Defending National Champs in Four
Photos by Karl Winter Playing in a hostile environment at the Walter Pyramid, a young Pepperdine Men's Volleyball team gave the two-time defending national champions a run for their money. Passing and service woes ultimately cost the No. 9 Waves, who fell in four sets. Undefeated No. 4 Long Beach State won their 45th-consecutive home match at the Pyramid, a streak which … [Read more...] about Men’s Volleyball Succumbs to Defending National Champs in Four
“The Standard is the Standard”: Men’s Volleyball Reloads
Junior libero Noah Dyer passes a ball in the 2019 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship game Apr. 20. (Courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics | Martin A. Folb)Pepperdine Men’s Volleyball lost 12 players from a 2019 team that won a conference title and finished third in the nation. Five of those players were starters. How does any team recover from such critical … [Read more...] about “The Standard is the Standard”: Men’s Volleyball Reloads
No. 4 Men’s Volleyball Beats No. 5 UCLA, Sweeps Grand Canyon
Photos Courtesy of Lily DyerSenior outside hitter Kaleb Denmark smashed a career-high 18 kills on a .593 hitting percentage to lead national No. 4 Waves Men's Volleyball to a 3-1 victory over No. 5 UCLA on Wednesday, March 27 at Firestone Fieldhouse.Coupled with Friday's 3-0 triumph over Grand Canyon, the Waves are now a perfect 10-0 at home this season, and they control their … [Read more...] about No. 4 Men’s Volleyball Beats No. 5 UCLA, Sweeps Grand Canyon
Men’s Volleyball Earns Ninth Sweep of the Season
Photo Courtesy of Martin A. FolbThe Pepperdine Men's Volleyball team continued their regular season run on Saturday with a 3-0 victory over the UC Irvine Anteaters. It was a top ten matchup as the Waves came into the game as the No. 4 team in the country and the Anteaters were No. 6.Back in January the Anteaters handed the Waves their second of only six losses. They lost in … [Read more...] about Men’s Volleyball Earns Ninth Sweep of the Season
