Sports

The UC Davis women’s softball team won’t have any time to relax this season as incoming head coach Erin Thorpe begins the quest for progress. As the seventh head coach in the history of Aggie softball, Thorpe is ready to expose potential and put the team to the test as the onset of the season […]

Coordination, rhythm, flexibility, focus. These words do not typically describe the average “dancer” as they flail about, making fools of themselves in a bizarre ritual on the dance floor. Instead, these words describe real athletes who, when they step on the court, bring poise and a singularly enthusiastic attitude with them. The dance team is […]

Well over an hour before the game started, a long line had formed at the doors. Some caught a glimpse of players and erupted in cheers. This is not the Aggie team that most UC Davis students are used to. This, it seems, is what winning looks like. UC Davis men’s basketball is benefiting from […]

Men’s Basketball (16-4): UC Davis vs. UCSB (W, 70-64) UC Davis vs. Cal Poly (W, 81-78) After a three-game road trip, the Aggies returned to UC Davis to face off against two Big West opponents. The Aggies started the homestand off against UC Santa Barbara, a team playing without its star forward Alan Williams. The […]

Another game on ESPN – just another day in the office for senior guard Corey Hawkins and the rest of the UC Davis men’s basketball team. The Aggies will face off against rival Cal Poly on Saturday, Jan. 31 on ESPNU, their second nationally televised game of the season. The first, against Long Beach State, […]

Senior golfer Luke Vivolo reminds students to believe. Continuing the season with a 72.00 stroke average, one of UC Davis’s most valuable golfers Vivolo sat down with the Aggie to discuss his history, inspirations and plans for going professional.   We’re all wondering: How did you get into golf? My dad plays golf professionally. He […]

A Team on the Rise New balls (tennis balls, that is), freshly tightened racquets and warm weather herald the continuation of the men’s tennis season. When Eric Steidlmayer joined as head coach in 2012, he inherited a team that was recovering from a 5-15 record. Under his tutelage, he led them to an 8-13 […]

With 11 minutes left in the first round of the 2014 Big West Tournament, junior forward Alyson Doherty suffered a devastating knee injury during a win against UC Santa Barbara in April. “I got chills, just bringing it back up,” Doherty said. The injury sidelined Doherty for the second round of the tournament, a one-point […]

Men’s Basketball (14-4): UC Davis @ Hawai’i (L, 84-76) The UC Davis men’s basketball team traveled across the Pacific to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands with the mission of advancing to 5-0 in Big West play. Perhaps distracted by the warm weather and sandy beaches, the Aggies faltered in the first half of the game and […]

With longer days, blooming flowers and warmer weather comes the start of something new for UC Davis women’s tennis. Last season, UC Davis women’s tennis rounded the year at 12-10, and reached the quarterfinals at the Big West Women’s Tennis Championship in April. This year, the Aggies look for a fresh start. With four of […]

What can UC Davis fans expect from the Women’s golf team this year? If the beginning of their season is any indication, then a whole lot.   Collegiate golf seasons is split in two sections, with the fall portion of their competition already completed.  Brandishing an impressive set of finishes – one second place and […]

The UC Davis men’s golf team will continue their 2014-2015 season after taking a two-month winter hiatus. The team will be traveling to Waikoloa, Hawaii for the 24th Annual Amer Ari Invitational at the Waikoloa Kings Course during the first weekend of February. Earlier this season, UC Davis participated in four tournaments and placed in […]