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New Recruits Stamp their Role as Incoming Waves

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Pepperdine has welcomed 86 freshmen and 59 transfers this semester for all sports. For fall sports, Pepperdine Women’s Volleyball has welcomed eight new freshmen and four transfers, Women’s Soccer has gained nine freshmen and Men's and Women's Cross Country has six freshmen. Three standout recruits for the 2024 fall season are freshman middle distance runner Elijah Gentry on … [Read more...] about New Recruits Stamp their Role as Incoming Waves

‘There will be a New Standard’: Pepperdine Welcomes Next Women’s Basketball Head Coach

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President Jim Gash and Incoming Director of Athletics Tanner Gardner welcomed Katie Faulkner, incoming Pepperdine Women’s Basketball head coach, to Pepperdine on April 17. Both Gash and Gardner said they couldn't be more excited for the future of the Women's Basketball program. Faulkner has 10 years of experience coaching collegiate basketball — eight of which were at the … [Read more...] about ‘There will be a New Standard’: Pepperdine Welcomes Next Women’s Basketball Head Coach

SportsWaves S3E5: New Coach, New Athletic Director, New Era?

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Listen Via SoundCloud | Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of "SportsWaves," hosts Tony Gleason and Nina Fife give a rundown of the upcoming Pepperdine games this week, followed by a discussion about Pepperdine's new Men's Head Basketball Coach, Ed Schilling and Athletic Director, Tanner Gardner. Following that, Tony and Nina talk all things baseball and the start of … [Read more...] about SportsWaves S3E5: New Coach, New Athletic Director, New Era?

Men’s Tennis Goes 1-3 During the Week

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Pepperdine Men's Tennis lost 2-4 after a three-game winning streak to No. 7 Columbia University at home March 13. The Waves now fall to 5-7 on the season. The Waves set the tone by winning the doubles point 2-1. “I think we saved some match points there; it was back and forth," freshman Edward Winter said." The guys on the side [cheering] really brought it, and it was … [Read more...] about Men’s Tennis Goes 1-3 During the Week

Up and Comers Vol. 2: The Spring Season Produces Rising Sophomores

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Correction: Errors appeared in the March 22 article, stating Parsio’s injury had occurred “during the season”, when in fact it happened before the season had started. The spring season has been off to a roaring start for Pepperdine Athletics, with athletes across multiple sports looking to improve on or build off of strong freshman seasons. This semester, the three … [Read more...] about Up and Comers Vol. 2: The Spring Season Produces Rising Sophomores