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Women’s Volleyball: The No. 18-ranked women’s volleyball team made the deepest post-season run out of all the fall season sports, advancing to the Elite Eight in Hawaii for only the second time in school history. The team fell to No. 1-ranked USC in the NCAA Regional Finals in Hawaii. A major highlight for the Waves was when they beat UCLA in five sets in the second tournament of the season. The Bruins eventually went on to win the championship. Next season, the team loses dominating seniors Lilla Frederick and Kim ... Sports »
At the beginning of the soccer season, the future looked bleak for Arsenal F.C. Two of their best players, Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas, coldly abandoned the club, with Fabregas heading to boyhood club Barcelona and Nasri heading to Premier League rivals Manchester City. Bad results soon followed in Arsenal’s first few games. Since then, however, Arsenal has become one of the best and most exciting teams in Europe. Their acquisition of German defender Per Mertesacker (who bears an uncanny resemblance to English actor Ralph Fiennes) and Ivory Coast winger ... Sports »
A group of 14 surfers from Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount University gathered to master their skills on a cold and cloudy Saturday morning on March 31. As the exclusive participants in a TuneUp event, organized by Red Bull, they spent the morning getting advise from pro Red Bull surfer Ian Walsh. The event started at 8 a.m. at the Advanced Collegiate Surf Camp at Manhattan Beach.
They began with warm-up and an open surf that was proceeded by a forum for Walsh’s feedback.
“Today’s event went amazing; we had a really fun ... Sports »
Alejandra Granillo’s father brought her up on the principle that “if you really want something, you can achieve it.”
For the sophomore, these few words have been the inspiration for success on- and-off the court. The Pepperdine tennis star has played for the Mexican National team, has been ranked No. 1 by the Women’s Tennis Association, and is ranked in the top 500 worldwide.
Granillo is originally from Pachuca, Mexico, where she has played tennis since she was 9 years old. “My dad taught me how to play,” she said.
She said she ... Headline, Sports, Video »
Malibu, CA-The No. 7 Waves missed an opportunity to improve their post-season chances Friday with a 3-2 loss to No. 5 Stanford at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Cardinal (15-5) came into Malibu after a disappointing 3-1 loss to Hawaii and quickly took hold of the match with a 25-17 first set victory, due in large part to eight errors by the Pepperdine attack. The Waves (12-11), led by Junior Maurice Torres, scampered back to take two of the next three to force a fifth set.
The Cardinal took a quick 3-0 ... Sports »
The 2012 NCAA Men’s Division I Championship is now down to its “Final Four.” The tournament, which started with 68 teams on March 13, showed some real madness this season.
Two powerhouse No. 2-seeded teams, the Duke Blue Devils and the Missouri Tigers, fell to the No. 15 seeded at-large bid teams the Lehigh Mountain Hawks and the Norfolk Sate Spartans.
The tournament gave many bracket constructers headaches and opened up a chance for another Cinderella team run such as the 2010 Butler Bulldogs or the 2004 George Mason Patriots, which is ... Sports »
Ten practice hours per week, 12 girls and three tournaments ultimately make up the women’s club water polo team. Under the coaching of men’s water polo player junior Spencer Hamby, the team has traveled to play games at UC San Diego and Cal State SLO thus far.
They play in their final tournament on April 14, at UC Santa Barbara. In the Pacific Coast Division, the Collegiate Water Polo Association selected Pepperdine as the ninth seed — one above rival LMU.
The Waves earned their only win over LMU 7-6 on Jan. ... Featured, Sports »
The No. 7-ranked Pepperdine Men’s Tennis (12-6) team continues their impressive season after a win over No. 8 Stanford (10-5) with a final score of 6-1.
The Waves have now won nine matches in a row, and a impressive three game win streak against top-10 ranked opponents. Other notable wins during this streak include victories over top talents like the No. 12-ranked California Golden Bears and the No. 21-ranked Oklahoma Sooners.
The Waves were able to decisively defeat the Cardinals yesterday getting off to a quick start with doubles teammates Sebastian Fanselow ... Sports »
Who watches the Npower Championship? Don’t all put your hands up at once! All around the world, millions of people regard the Barclay’s Premier League as the best soccer league in the world. However, some might say that the Npower Championship is also very riveting. Championship players truly do embody the meaning of soul, with no little measure of technique every time they step onto a pitch. Only a few months ago, West Ham were half the world away at the top of the Npower Championship. However, they now find ... Sports »
Every so often an athlete comes along who blends into a team with such ease as to inspire its players and renew their yearn to win. The time: now. The player: Summer Ross. Since her addition to the beach volleyball roster last fall, an atmosphere of tenacity and unstoppable determination has identified the team. With their early practices and intense workout sessions, it’s easy to see why there is such hype surrounding this newly instated NCAA sport on campus. Their preparation has given us confidence and a feeling that something ... 
