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18 | November 23, 2018 | MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS SPORTS malibusurfsidenews.com PEPPERDINE ATHLETICS Men’s basketball nets KEEPING THE PACE Repeat competitor completes Malibu Half Marathon third in the Bahamas The Pepperdine men’s basketball team closed out the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase with a comeback for the ages, rallying from 18 points down in the second half and scoring the game’s final eight points to beat Miami (Ohio) 86-80 in the third-place game on Sunday, Nov. 18. The Waves (3-2) trailed the RedHawks (2-3) 46-33 at halftime and 65-47 with 13 minutes left. But Pepperdine outscored Miami 39-15 the rest of the way. There were five lead changes in the final five minutes, but a 3-pointer by freshman forward Kessler Edwards put the Waves ahead to stay at 81-80 with 1:44 left. Sophomore guard Colbey Ross and Darnell Dunn each tied career highs with 25 and 18 points, respectively. Ross added five assists and a number of late buckets for the Waves. Senior guard Eric Cooper Jr. sank four 3-pointers and scored 17 points, while Kessler Edwards notched a season-high 14 points. The Waves shot 57.1 percent in the second half, while holding the Redhawks to 36.7 percent in that half. Pepperdine forced 14 turnovers and committed only nine. Edwards sank a 3-pointer with 1:44 left to put Pepperdine ahead 81-80. As the Waves were getting defensive stops, Ross hit a pair of close-range, difficult shots to put Pepperdine up 85-80 with less than 30 seconds to go. The Waves made Miami miss its final three shots while forcing one turnover. In the semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 17, the Waves couldn’t hold off Georgia Southern’s second-half charge and fell 88-78. The Waves (2-2) led by 11 at 63-52 with 14 minutes left, but the Eagles (4- 0) scored the next 10 points and extended the run to 18-2 and 22-4. Ross tied his career high with a game-high 25 points (18 in the first half) to go with five assists. It was his second straight 20-point game and the 10th of his career. Dunn made all six of his shots and all three of his 3-pointers for 15 points. He also had six rebounds and three assists. Junior forward Kameron Edwards just missed a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. He had 13 points in the second half. Kessler Edwards had 13 points. Pepperdine forced more turnovers (19 to 17) but Georgia Southern had a 23- 16 edge in points off turnovers. The Eagles got to the foul line more often and went 21-for-31 there, while the Waves were 13-for-17. Five Georgia Southern players scored in doublefigures, led by Tookie Brown’s 21. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Waves sweep rival Loyola Marymount A straight-set win over PCH Cup rival Loyola Marymount at the Gersten Pavilion helped the Pepperdine women’s volleyball team to its 20th win of the 2018 campaign on Sunday, Nov. 18. The 25-21, 25- 19, 25-23 win pushed the Waves to a 20-8 overall record and a 13-4 West Coast Conference record, the program’s best overall output since the 2012 campaign. Shannon Scully led the team with her 12th double-double of the season, recording 14 kills and 12 digs, while Tarah Wylie (3 blocks) led the Waves with three aces for the third consecutive match. Also pitching in were Hannah Frohling with 10 kills, Alli O’Harra with six kills and two blocks, Blossom Sato with 32 assists, and Hana Lishman with a 96 percent serve receive. All-time, Pepperdine leads Loyola Marymount 56-24 all-time, dating back to the 1976 season when the Waves won a match on the road in straight sets. Earlier this season, the Waves downed the Lions with a sweep at home. MEN’S WATER POLO Team takes third in league championships The Golden Coast Conference Championships came to a close on Sun- ani Dermenjian, of coldwell Banker - Malibu colony, poses after finishing the Malibu Half Marathon on Nov. 4. She has run in the race eight of 10 years and finished this year’s event with a time of 2 hours, 47 minutes and 56 seconds. PHOTO SUBMITTED day, Nov. 18, with the No. 7 Pepperdine men’s water polo team taking third place after defeating UC Irvine 10-8 in the final game of the season. Balazs Kosa had four goals for the Waves and also was named to the All- Tournament Team. The first period of play was even, as both teams scored twice. Irvine started the scoring, followed by Kosa’s first goal. Sean Ferrari scored the second goal of the period for the Waves. After one, the game was tied at two. Irvine started the scoring in the second period as well, but the Waves quickly took the game over. Kosa scored his second of the game, tying the game at 3, the start of four straight goals for the Waves. Mate Toth, Sam Paur and Curtis Jarvis gave the Waves a 6-3 lead going into the half. The third quarter was much like the first, with each team scoring twice. Kosa finished his hat trick, and Michael Dakis added a goal. After three quarters of play, the Waves led 8-5. In the final period of play, Irvine started the quarter with two straight goals to bring the game to within a goal before Dakis got his second goal of the day to extend the lead to two. After another Irvine goal brought the game to back within a goal, Kosa got his fourth goal of the game to seal the third-place victory for the Waves. Information from Pepperdine University and www.pepper dinewaves.com. Compiled by Editor Lauren Coughlin, lauren@malibusurfsidenews. com.
malibusurfsidenews.com SPORTS MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS | November 23, 2018 | 19 Pepperdine’s Lahey seeks redemption in France Team USA, defeated by Great Britain last year, ready to return CHRIS MEGGINSON, Freelance Reporter There is unfinished business in France. Pepperdine University women’s tennis junior Ashley Lahey and USC’s Brandon Holt, both ranked preseason No. 4 in the NCAA, will return to eastern France next week as members of Team USA, looking to reclaim the Master’U International Collegiate Team Competition title from Great Britain. Lahey and Holt, who each competed in the 2017 Master’U, are the only two returners on the six-person Team USA for the 13th annual Master’U, sponsored by BNP Paribas. “It’s a huge opportunity and a super, super fun experience,” Lahey said. “I feel extremely blessed to get to experience once more. It’s a great opportunity to represent my country. You don’t really get a whole lot of chances to do that. “The fact that they picked me twice makes me feel really, really special. There are so many awesome players they could have picked and would have loved to have this experience.” The tournament will bring together more than 40 players from eight nations to battle on one court over three days, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, in confrontations of seven matches each. This year’s event will be played in Seyssins, France, a small city Pepperdine tennis player ashley lahey ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation last year. BILL KALLENBERG/PEPPERDINE ATHLETICS in the metro area of Grenoble, which is known as the Capitol of the Alps and located near the France/Switzerland border. Great Britain defeated the U.S. in the finals last year, ending a six-year run by the U.S. This year, Great Britain will look to defend its crown against not only the United States, but Belgium, China, France, Germany, Ireland and Italy. “I’d love to go back and get some redemption and hopefully get a rematch against Great Britain,” Lahey said. “I love playing for Pepperdine, it gives me such pride, but playing for my country is on a whole other level. I’m fighting for something bigger. It’s fun to put on the jersey that says USA on it and going out there competing my hardest.” Lahey, who is from Hawthorne, California, says one of the best parts of Master’U is experiencing the atmosphere of all matches being played on center court at the Seyssins’ League Center in front of an expected 2,000-3,000 spectators. “Everyone is just going wild,” said Lahey, who says she is ecstatic to play in that kind of environment again. “The atmosphere is so incredible. You’re coming up with team cheers, hanging out with your teammates who have become really close friends, really quick … and playing when everyone’s watching. I love it. I thrive on it.” The tournament is formatted in a style which is part Fed Cup and part Davis Cup, as each confrontation includes the best-of-seven matches: two women’s singles matches, two men’s singles matches, a women’s doubles, men’s doubles and a decisive mixed doubles if the confrontation is tied, 3-3. Lahey, who finished runner-up in the 2018 NCAA Singles Championships and was runner-up at the ITA National Doubles earlier this month, says her main focus for the week is to enjoy the atmosphere, explore a new city at the base of the Alps and make new friendships with her Team USA teammates and players from around the world. “It’s so far removed from anything else I’ve ever done,” she said. “You spend so much time together within the few days that you really get to know each other.” Ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation last year, Lahey says she plans to take the same approach when her Pepperdine season resumes in January. “I don’t want to go into it with any expectations, because I don’t want to put the priority in the wrong place. Results is not the priority,” Lahey said. “I just want to improve and focus on getting better in every match, getting better in practice … soak up the experience and let go of the results.” Lahey and Holt will be joined in France by UCLA’s Jada Hart, Duke freshman Maria Mateas, Florida’s Oliver Crawford and Georgia’s Emil Reinberg. The team will be coached by Greg Patton, who has been a USA National Team coach at various levels for the last three decades and recently retired as Boise State University’s coach. Patton will be joined by Cal head coach Amanda Augustus and Cal Poly associate head coach Garrett Patton. Coverage of the tournament can be found at www. master-u-bnpparibas.com.
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