Students across campus were excited for a week of promising home games, including the beginning of men’s volleyball and men’s tennis in the second semester. Both teams
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had wins against big conference rivals, but not all teams were as successful.
1/12: Men’s Basketball vs. San Diego
The Toreros earned victory on the road with a final score of 62-50, in spite of the Waves ability to shoot more accurately: 41.8 percent to San Diego’s 40.9 percent.
1/17:Women’s Basketball vs. Santa Clara
In a low-scoring game, the Waves fell to the Broncos, 38-36. This tight game ended an eight-game winning streak the Waves had against the Broncos.
1/18: Men’s Volleyball vs. Pacific
There was no question about who owned the court last week, with No. 4 Pepperdine shutting down No. 15 Pacific in a 3-0 victory. Maurice Torres was responsible for 11 kills on 14 swings. The team fed off the crowd’s energy during their blowout. This was the Waves first home match of the season
1/18: Women’s Swimming and Diving Team
Last week, the Waves placed seven swimmers in the top 10 against rivals like San Diego and Loyola Marymount. On day two of the Beach Cup, the team celebrated Senior Day by honoring Gina Vrablik, Phyllis Reffo, Klaire Korver, Andrea Kacynski, Brooke Fugate, Sarah Burris, Natalia Barragan and Shannon Adkins.
“I felt like we did really well; this was definitely one of our hardest meets this year,” Korver said. “Our hard work paid off in this meet, and it’s a good thing that leading up to conference we have difficult people to compete against. It’s good motivation to round out the end of our season.”
1/19: Men’s Basketball vs. Santa Clara
Over the weekend the Waves fell in a close game against Santa Clara, 83-76. The Waves had an outstanding comeback, closing a 13-point difference in the second half to only trail by two points. Unfortunately, the Broncos initial lead allowed them to win the game.
1/19: Women’s Basketball vs. St. Mary’s
The Waves have gone 1-4 during the WCC season and fell to the Gaels, who are 4-1 thus far. A rough away game for our Lady Waves ended in a final score of 72-61.
1/20: Men’s Volleyball vs. Stanford
The No. 4 Waves defeated No. 2 Stanford in four relentless matches. The final match scores were 25-22, 23-25, 25-16 and 25-23. The student section was full during this heated game.
Senior Maurice Torres said: “We played really well as a team, and were able to play volleyball as a team. We were able to execute our game plan and come out and play to the best of our ability. We had to battle at times, but we were able to overcome adversity and pull it together for a win.”
1/20: Men’s Tennis vs. Pacific
No. 7 Pepperdine began their first game of the dual season with a 7-0 victory. In singles play, senior Sebastian Fanselow defeated Alex Golding 6-1 and 6-2. In doubles, senior Finn Tearney and junior Francis Alcantara finished Alex Golding and Alex Hamilton 8-5.
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