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Water Polo Stays Afloat

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Photo courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsThe men’s water polo team will finish out this season as scheduled, according to Director of Athletics Steve Potts. Their status for next season is still unknown. Potts released this statement on Monday, “On Thursday Nov. 5, 2015, members of Pepperdine’s men’s water polo team were notified that the University found … [Read more...] about Water Polo Stays Afloat

Coach Wilson Ready to Roll

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Photo by Zach Le Marty Wilson first stepped his soles on the Pepperdine court in 1985, and his heart never really left. After four years on the court, Wilson stamped the record book as fifth (now ninth) in all-time assists before he transitioned to the sideline as an assistant coach for 21 years. Most of his college years he played under his old head coach, Coach Tom Asbury. … [Read more...] about Coach Wilson Ready to Roll

Waves Refuel with Campaign

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Art by Christine NelsonPepperdine Athletics’ Refuel the Waves campaign went above and beyond. In just seven days, the week-long crowd-funding initiative aimed at better meeting the nutritional needs of Pepperdine’s student-athletes raised $24,090, exceeding the goal of $20,000 that was initially set.Jimmy Gehrels, co-president of the Student-Athlete Advisory … [Read more...] about Waves Refuel with Campaign

Water Polo Dives into Conference Action

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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