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UC Davis battled hard to earn two close wins this week. The team traveled down to Southern California to face off against Big West Conference rivals UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton. Thursday’s game against UC Riverside was an unusually low-scoring game. The Aggies managed to pull away with a 59-52 victory over the Highlanders, […]

Typically the first win is great, but the second is twice as nice. The UC Davis swimming and diving team put truth to that statement this past weekend. The Aggies, competing at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference championship down at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif., grabbed their second conference championship in […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Irvine; vs. Long Beach State Records: Aggies, 11-15 (6-9); Anteaters, 9-17 (5-9); 49ers, 14-12 (7-7) Where: Bren Events Center — Irvine, Calif.; Walter Pyramid — Long Beach, Calif. When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. Who to Watch: The Aggies have struggled with rebounding and scoring this season. […]

Event: Aggie Shootout Teams: UC Davis vs. Concordia; vs. Santa Clara; vs. Colorado State Records: Aggies 7-7; Eagles 7-7; Broncos 6-8; Rams 2-6 Where: Schaal Aquatics Center — Davis, Calif. When: Saturday at 8:30 a.m.; at noon; at 5 p.m. Who to watch: Keep an eye out for senior attacker Carmen Eggert. Eggert was selected […]

Teams: UC Davis at Oklahoma State Records: Aggies, 5-4; Oklahoma State, 7-1 Where: Allie P. Reynolds Stadium — Stillwater, Okla. When: Friday at 2 p.m.; Saturday at 1 p.m.; Sunday at 11 a.m. Who to Watch: Senior Paul Politi is off to a good start to the season. In the nine games he started, he […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. St. Mary’s Records: Aggies (7-9); Gaels (3-8) Where: Cottrell Field — Moraga, Calif. When: Saturday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Who to watch: Just this last weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, sophomore pitcher Justine Vela came up big for the Aggies, proving herself worthy of the numerous honors awarded […]

Teams: UC Davis at UC Riverside; at Cal State Fullerton Records: Aggies 12-14, (7-7); Highlanders 6-21, (3-11); Titans 14-13, (6-8) Where: Student Recreation Center — Riverside, Calif.; Titan Gym — Fullerton, Calif. When: Thursday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 6:05 p.m. Who to watch: Senior Paolo Mancasola is definitely the team’s “glue” guy. As point […]

The UC Davis men’s basketball team has been putting up a lot of points on the board this year, but have struggled a bit with consistency. One of the Aggie players who has been a backbone for UC Davis is junior Ryan Sypkens. The Elk Grove, Calif. native sat out last season with an injury, […]

The central theme of the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla. proved to be “heartbreak” for the Aggies, as three out of the four losses could have just as easily gone in their favor. The weekend as a whole followed the same pattern, resulting in the addition of two more tragic losses to the Aggies’ […]

At the UC Irvine Invitational women’s water polo tournament, which featured a field of entirely top-20 teams, the Aggie women placed 10th. On the first day of action, 14th-ranked UC Davis defeated 17th-ranked UC San Diego 13-12 and fell to the Anteaters. On the second day of action, the Aggies defeated the Gauchos, but lost […]

The world of sports is an odd place. Curt Schilling’s bloody sock from 2004 just sold for $92,613. My disgust here has nothing to do with the fact that I’m a Yankees fan and the 2004 American League Championship series was my least favorite series ever. Or the bloody fact that it’s a bloody bloody […]

The Aggies had an up-and-down weekend, splitting their two-game home stretch. They played three good halves of basketball, but the final of the weekend cost the Aggies the second game. After splitting the weekend games, the Aggies are now 11-15 overall and 6-9 in conference. They are now seventh in the conference, just ahead of […]