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As the first half of Thursday’s game against Cal Poly drew to a close, most Aggie fans got up and left. The first 20 minutes of play certainly justified their decision to leave. UC Davis’ offense stalled and the team fell behind by 18 points early in the game. However, a quick timeout and a […]

UC Davis played in two very different games this weekend, unfortunately coming up with the same result in both. The Aggies started the road trip by traveling down to San Luis Obispo on Thursday to face Cal Poly. These two squads have held extremely competitive and close games in the past and their matchup on […]

Teams: UC Davis at Cal Poly; at UC Santa Barbara Records: Aggies, 5-7 (0-1); Mustangs, 7-6 (1-1); Gauchos, 5-9 (1-1) Where: Mott Gym — San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Thunderdome — Santa Barbara, Calif. When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. Who to Watch: The “Sophomore Slump” is characterized by a player who had […]

ESPN did a study, recently, to see which sport was the “toughest.” After a group of sports scientists ranked a variety of skills necessary for each sport, the results showed that hockey was the second-toughest sport, only to boxing. With a sport as physically demanding as hockey, who wouldn’t want to see a group of […]

The UC Davis gymnastics team set the bar high for the rest of the season after a strong start in their first competition in the NorCal Quad meet held at San Jose State University on Jan. 4. The Aggies finished in third place out of four teams with a record score of 191.400 for the […]

When Bob Biggs announced that he would retire from coaching at UC Davis back in December 2011, the search had begun. The Aggies embarked on a unique journey in which they would be searching for an Athletic Director whose first task would be to help find a football coach. Step one: Terrance Tumey, in July, […]

UC Davis used the break to put together some of the best basketball Aggies fans have seen this season. After a hard loss at Stanford, the team bounced back to craft an exhilarating win over Eastern Washington at home. Junior Tyler Les spearheaded the Aggies offensive performance, scoring 18 of the team’s 87 points against […]

While most students were at home filling their stomachs with holiday treats, the UC Davis women’s basketball team remained hard at work. With just a few days off here and there, the lady Aggies continued to prepare for what remains to be a long season ahead. They took on five opponents this December and compiled […]

After winning a grueling game against rival Sacramento State to close the season, coach Bob Biggs and quarterback Randy Wright talked at the press conference about how senior linebacker Jordan Glass was the most valuable player on the team this year. The senior communications major from Elk Grove, Calif. transferred to Davis after playing two […]

The UC Davis men’s cross country team graduated a couple of key racers and were in need of a front-runner for the squad. They found it in sophomore Trevor Halsted. The young racer stepped up in a big way for the Aggies, after a very quiet freshman campaign. Halsted was the top UC Davis finisher […]

After claiming their third Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women’s gymnastics championship in a row last year, the Aggie gymnasts are seeking to extend their title streak to four years straight. The team, coached by MPSF coach of the year John Lavallee along with MPSF assistant coach of the year Tamara Ross, will be led by […]

Freshman Taylor Jern had some big cleats to fill when she became the new goalkeeper for the Aggies this year. Her impressive season earned her the title of Freshman Athlete of the Quarter. The Corona, Calif. native started 18 of 19 games for UC Davis this year and finished the season with 84 saves against […]