MALIBU, California — The #8 Pepperdine men's volleyball team heads to the East Coast for three matches this week, with competition against Daemen, Harvard and #13 George Mason.
MATCH #2 — Tuesday (January 14) at Lumsden Gymnasium in Amherst, New York: #9 Pepperdine (1-0) at Daemen (0-1) at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.
MATCH #3 — Wednesday (January 15) at Lumsden Gymnasium in Amherst, New York: #9 Pepperdine vs. Harvard (2-1) at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.
MATCH #4 — Friday (January 17) at the Recreation Athletic Complex in Fairfax, Virginia: #9 Pepperdine at #13 George Mason (1-2) at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.
WATCH/ONLINE — Links to broadcasts and/or live stats can be found at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENTS — This will be the first-ever match against Daemen, an NCAA Division II school in its second season ... Pepperdine is 3-0 all-time against Harvard. All three previous meetings were in Malibu, with the last one coming in 2015 ... Pepperdine is 10-0 all-time against George Mason. This is just the Waves' second visit to the GMU campus (the other one was in 2018).
LAST MATCH — The Waves got 2020 underway with a three-set home sweep of Cal Lutheran on January 5. The Waves outhit the Kingsmen, an NCAA Division III school playing this as an exhibition, .382 to a negative-.037. Six of the 11 Waves that saw action were making their Pepperdine debuts.
50 SEASONS — This is the 50th season for Pepperdine men's volleyball — which began in 1971 — and the program's rich history will be celebrated throughout this spring's schedule. All Pepperdine men's volleyball alums will be welcomed back for the March 15 match vs. Harvard. The Waves will also celebrate each decade at various matches, beginning with the 1970s on February 12 vs. Concordia.
NEXT — Pepperdine returns to Southern California but plays its fourth of six consecutive road matches with a contest at #5 Long Beach State on Saturday, January 25.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #50 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
