COLLEGE ROUNDUP: NO. 8 TEXAS TOO MUCH FOR PEPPERDINE.

Byline: Daily News

Pepperdine pushed another top-10 opponent Friday night at the Asics Classic, but it fell to 0-3 with a four-game loss to visiting Texas.

The 19th-ranked Waves, the nation's tallest team, couldn't match up with No. 8 Texas' dominant front line, which received a combined 45 kills from Dariam Acevedo and Leticia Armstrong in a 33-35, 30-20, 30-27, 30-16 victory at Firestone Fieldhouse.

Pepperdine, which lost twice in five games last week at Hawaii, was led by Julie Rubenstein, who finished with 12 kills and 10 digs.

-- Erik Boal

USC wins Classic opener: Diane Copenhagen had 11 kills and the Trojans (4-0) held Fresno State to a negative hitting percentage to romp 30-20, 30-10, 30-20 in an opener at the USC/LMU Classic women's volleyball tournament. Loyola Marymount (2-2) fell to Tennessee in four games.

Katie Carter had 10 kills to lead No. 10 UCLA (4-0) past Colorado 30-25, 30-25, 30-25 at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic in Honolulu. The 10th- ranked Bruins face Florida today and Hawaii on Sunday.

Larsen lifts Bruins: Freshman Kristina Larsen's ninth-minute goal carried UCLA's seventh-ranked women's soccer team (2-1-0) past visiting San Diego State 1-0. The Bruins, with five starters in Russia with the U.S. under-20 team, twice hit the woodwork.

Cal State Northridge (2-1-0) beat Alabama-Birmingham 1-0 on Sara Davis' 74th-minute penalty kick at the Oregon State Nike Invitational.

No. 17 USC (1-1-1) fell 2-0 at third-ranked Notre Dame, which received goals from Amanda Clark and Amanda Cinalli.

Emily Wynne scored two goals, but No. 20 Pepperdine (1-1-1) settled for a 2-2 draw with Dayton on day one of the Waves' Puma Classic.