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No. 25 Women’s Soccer Upsets No. 5 BYU, 1-0

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Photo courtesy of Sports Waves No. 25 Pepperdine women’s soccer upset No. 5 BYU 1-0 in a shutout at Tari Frahm Rokus Field on Saturday afternoon. With the victory, Pepperdine moves to 8-3-3 on the season and 3-0-1 in conference play, and takes sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference. Junior Bri Visalli capitalized on a penalty shot in the 75th minute … [Read more...] about No. 25 Women’s Soccer Upsets No. 5 BYU, 1-0

Athletics Hall of Fame to Add Five Members in October

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Photo courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics Pepperdine Athletics is inducting five new members into its hall of fame Oct 16. The 2016 ceremony will welcome Scott Doerner, Anna Picarelli, Michael Putnam, Steve Rodriguez and Julie Rubenstein. "It's a great class," Potts said, "all well-deserving individuals who had great success here as student athletes and it's just fun to be … [Read more...] about Athletics Hall of Fame to Add Five Members in October

Women’s Soccer Endures Tough Homestand

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Photos by Milan Loiacono Pepperdine Women's Soccer team returned home for a quick two-game homestand last weekend, as they took on No. 11 UCLA on Friday and Kansas on Sunday. The Waves lost Friday afternoon 3-0 against UCLA and tied 1-1 against Kansas on Sunday. In the first match against No. 11 UCLA, both teams began the match fighting in a competitive first half. … [Read more...] about Women’s Soccer Endures Tough Homestand

Pepperdine Women’s Soccer Starts Strong

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Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics Waves soccer is off to a strong start after losing only one game in their first week of competition, leading to appearances in three national rankings and one WCC player of the week honor. The team entered the season unranked, defeating then No. 20 University of Arizona 3-1 in their opening game. Freshman Nicole Leggio scored two … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Women’s Soccer Starts Strong

Waves Bring Home Bronze From Rio

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Photo courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics Pepperdine has a rich history of Olympic participation, contributing athletes and coaches to nearly every summer Olympic Games. After returning with no medals in 2012, Pepperdine alumni and staff contributed to multiple bronze medals in Rio this summer. Pepperdine's volleyball tradition was evident in Rio, with four alumni and … [Read more...] about Waves Bring Home Bronze From Rio