Graduate senior Jessica Failla celebrates her victory on court two, which clinched the victory for Pepperdine on Friday. Failla defeated the third-ranked player in the country, Texas senior Anna Turati, to win the match. Photos courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics Pepperdine Women's Tennis could do no wrong Friday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, and the No. 4 Texas Longhorns … [Read more...] about W. Tennis Demolishes No. 4 Texas 7–0
Pepperdine Waves
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps USC
Middle blocker JT Ardell (24) dominates at the net against USC. Photos courtesy of Martin A. Folb | Pepperdine Athletics Pepperdine Men’s Volleyball rebounded from a five-set test against Concordia to sweep USC 25–21, 25–23, 25–22 Friday at Firestone Fieldhouse. Jacob Steele led the Waves with 12 kills and eight digs, while JT Ardell had nine blocks at the net. … [Read more...] about Men’s Volleyball Sweeps USC
Waves Roll Above .500 With Win Over Portland
The Pepperdine bench reacts to a three-point shot in the first half of Saturday's 80–69 win over Portland. Photo by Paxton Ritchey. On the heels of a thrilling 90–86 overtime road victory against Santa Clara, Pepperdine Men’s Basketball defeated Portland 80–69 Saturday at Firestone Fieldhouse. The two wins improved Pepperdine’s record to 11–10 with a 4–3 mark in West … [Read more...] about Waves Roll Above .500 With Win Over Portland
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