Bayno begins to fill roster

Vernon Teel commits to Loyola Marymount

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Seton Hall sophomore guard Larry Davis verbally commits to LMU

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LMU 63, Pepperdine 72

The Lions came close, but their comeback fell short Saturday afternoon as the Lions fell to the Pepperdine Waves, 72-63 .

The Lions fall to 5-23 and 2-10 in the WCC concluding the regular season home schedule. The Lions will finish up regular season with road games at San Francisco and San Diego next week before going to the WCC tournament in San Diego on March 7.

LMU turned the ball over 25 times, leading to 16 points for the Waves. Pepperdine turned the ball over 13 times, leading to only 3 LMU points.

In his last game at Gersten Pavilion, Jon Ziri finishes his Gersten career with 4 points and 5 rebounds.

Hustle Stats

Rebounds: LMU 49, Pepp 40

Assists: LMU 15, Pepp 3

Steals: LMU 3, Pepp 14

Blocks LMU 2, Pepp 4

Team Leaders

LMU: Quentin Turner, 11 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds

Pepp: Tyrone Shelley, 17 points, 12 rebounds

LMU 25, Pepperdine 39 - Halftime

The Lions continue to have the same problems against Pepperdine, as the 16 LMU first half turnovers have led to to 14 points for the Waves, as Pepperdine holds a 39-25 edge on the Lions at halftime. 

Three pointers have helped the Waves build their lead as they are 6-14 from long range.

Hustle Stats

Rebounds: LMU 25, Pepp 16

Assists: LMU 5, Pepp 9

Steals: LMU 2, Pepp 9

Blocks: LMU 2, Pepp 2

Halftime Leaders

LMU: Marko Deric, 10 points, 4 rebounds

Pepp: Rico Tucker and Tyrone Shelley each with 10 points

Softball vs. UCLA

The LMU Lions home game today against UCLA was postponed due to rain. No make-up date has been announced yet. It was the Lions who knocked UCLA out of the NCAA Regionals last year, and this was due to be their first rematch since then.

WCC News and Notes: Pepperdine to name Asbury coach

Tom Asbury, former Pepperdine Waves coach from 1988-1994 appears to be on his way back to Malibu to give it another shot with the Waves.

After leaving the Waves in 1994, he went on to coach Kansas State for six years before going to Alabama as an assistant in 2003. He resigned after last season to retire to Tucson to tend to his wife, who was ill at the time but has since recovered.

Pepperdine University is expected to announce the hiring at news conference on Wednesday.

Pepperdine hopes the Asbury will bring stability to a program that has had three head coaches in 6 seasons.

Gaels overpower Lions, 80-49

On Monday night at Gersten Pavilion, it was not turnovers that would cause the loss, as that as been the case many times this season. It was the pure superiority of the visiting team, the most likely eventual WCC champion, St. Mary's Gaels.

The Gaels had simply too much fire power for the Lions to handle as they cruise to a 80-49 win to improve to 22-3, 9-1 in the WCC. The Gaels remain in a first place tie with Gonzaga. The Gaels won the first meeting between the two schools, and the team will rematch on March 1 at Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash.

The Lions fall to 5-21 and 2-8 in the WCC. The Lions were led by Orlando Johnson with 14 points and 6 rebounds. The Gaels were led by Patrick Mills with 22 points, 17 of which came in the first half.

Final Hustle Stats
Rebounds: LMU 28, SMC 45
Assists: LMU 9 , SMC 17
Steals: LMU 7, SMC 6
Blocks: LMU 3, SMC 4

LMU Leaders
Points: Orlando Johnson, 14
Rebounds: Orlando Johnson, 6
Assists: Quentin Turner, 3
Steals: Three tied with 2

SMC Leaders
Points: Patrick Mills, 22
Rebounds: Diamon Simpson, 9
Assists: Two tied with 4
Steals: Patrick Mills, 2