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MALIBU, CALIF. — A couple of nights after falling to No. 3-ranked UCLA, the men’s volleyball team (6-4, 5,3) experienced more problems and lost to No. 15-ranked UCSB (3-6, 1-4) in four sets, 3-1 on Feb. 3.
Although the No. 8-ranked Waves finished with 11 more kills, the Gauchos over compensated for the deficit on the defensive end, setting up a blocking clinic with 15 to the Waves’ six.
Junior outside hitter Maurice Torres still managed to put on a show with 24 kills and seven digs, despite being cut up ... Sports »
Since his arrival to Manchester City from Inter Milan on August 12, 2010, Mario Balotelli has been nothing short of A-grade entertainment. The last year and a half for Balotelli has been action packed and filled with a great deal of controversy. He started off his City career in fine form, netting the winning goal in a 1-0 win against FC Timisoara. Only a few days after joining City, he crashed his car. When the police stopped him, they asked him why he was carrying 5,000 pounds in cash (approximately ... Sports »
The Pepperdine men’s basketball team broke their eight game losing streak Saturday, Jan. 28, with a decisive victory over West Coast Conference foe Santa Clara. The Waves defeated the Broncos 74-62 at Firestone Fieldhouse led by freshman guard Jordan Baker. He led the team with 15 points and was followed by senior forward Taylor Darby, who contributed 14 points.
The final score of this match-up does not truly reflect how much Pepperdine dominated this game. Pepperdine led by as much as 19 points during this basketball game and took control early ... Sports, Video »
MALIBU, CALIF. — Coming off of an unsuccessful two game road trip, the women’s basketball team returned to the Firestone Fieldhouse looking to improve its 3-0 home winning streak. The Waves (11-10, 6-4) earned their 61-49 victory over No. 22-ranked BYU (20-4, 8-2) on Thursday, February 2nd.
Even though the Cougars appeared significantly better on paper, the Waves were able to avenge their previous painful 80-56 loss to BYU with stellar, up-close-and-personal defense.
The women’s basketball squad forced the Cougars into committing 23 turnovers, and capitalized off those missteps by scoring ... Sports »
It almost seems like deja vu, but the New York Giants and the New England Patriots are at it again. This Sunday they will face each other for the title of Super Bowl champions. The last time these two teams met in 2008, the Giants clinched the win, 17-14.
The hardest part about the Super Bowl is not just getting there, but getting there with your team intact. Each of the teams has star players suffering from major injuries.
On New York‘s side, Hakeem Nicks and Ahmad Bradshaw are recovering from injuries. ... Sports »
The men’s tennis team continued its early success by winning Vanderbilt on Saturday, Jan 28. The Waves, (No. 12) defeated Commodores, ranked No. 36, in doubles as well as in singles matches.
“We had worked very hard in the last year to be able to host the qualifying for the national indoors in Virginia,” junior Mousheg Hovhannisyan said.
In doubles, junior Finn Tearney and senior Alex Llompart crashed Charlie Jones and Jeff Offerdahl (8-3) in an action packed match.
Hugh Clarke and Mousheg Hovhannisyan battled game-for-game against Anton Kovrigin and Gonzales Austin, but ... Sports »
For many athletes it is a dream to become a member of a prestigious team and to play major tournaments. For the 6-foot-8 freshman Joshua Taylor, who has been a part of the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team, those dreams have become a reality.
After he graduated from Punahou school, where he was a vital part of the men’s volleyball team, he moved from his native Hawaii to California, recruited by Pepperdine Athletics.
As a part of the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team since 2010, he competed on internationally recognized arenas in ... Featured, Sports »
Celebrating his birthday on Saturday, Feb. 11, with the Junior Waves Club, Willie the Wave has come a long way since the founding of Pepperdine in 1937.
1) Willie hasn’t always been a Wave…
Pepperdine first featured Roland the Wave in the Graphic in 1945. Since then, the mascot has transformed into everything from a live pelican to a “large jug of water” to — most recently — King Neptune. It was not until 2006 that the official Willie the Wave students recognize was instilled.
2) The only thing changing now is his ... Sports »
Has any one else noticed the new hand gestures that students are using at games? Finally, it seems we have a Pepperdine WAVES hand gesture.
While sitting watching a Pepperdine basketball game, I noticed someone holding up the O.K. sign at our boys on the court while chanting, “Ayo Waves!”At first, I was a little confused by people sporting this hand gesture. Maybe we just have the most polite fans in the NCAA reassuring our players that it doesn’t matter who loses because everyone is a winner — naturally, we were ... Sports, Video »
UCLA edged Waves men’s volleyball in an intense five- game match on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The Bruins won with the final score 3-2.
The energy in the Firestone Fieldhouse was high when 8th ranked Waves took the court against 3rd ranked UCLA with hopes of a victory in front of their home crowd. This was not just a match up of two great teams, but two legendary coaches were facing off as well. Marv Dunphy who has been head coach at Pepperdine for 35 years, and Al Skates of UCLA who ... 
