Junior middle blocker Irelynd Lorenzen (left) and senior outside hitter Iva Popovic (right) go up for a ball during an Aug. 26 practice in Firestone Fieldhouse. Popovic is new to the team this year and was named to the WCC Preseason Team. Photos by Melissa Houston
Some would be satisfied with an overall conference preseason ranking of No. 2 – but not the Pepperdine Waves.
“It’s nice that the conference thinks very highly of us,” Head Coach Scott Wong said. “We also have a little bit of we want to be number one.