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Baseball The UC Davis baseball team surrendered two Cal State Fullerton comebacks that resulted in one-run losses in the opening of Big West Conference play. After the sweep, the Aggies fell to 11-16 overall and 0-3 in conference. On Thursday UC Davis took an early 1-0 lead after stringing together three straight base hits, but […]

The difference between a win and a loss seems to be the doubles point for the UC Davis women’s tennis team. Both of this week’s matches were decided by a 5-2 score, and UC Davis experienced both sides of the coin. The Aggies came out on top Wednesday against Cal State Northridge, and then, on […]

UC Davis’ struggle to close out tight matches in their nine past encounters on the road persisted this past weekend in Fresno. The Aggies fell to 1-10 away from home while moving to a 3-13 overall record. Fresno State captured the doubles matches to earn the first point of the evening. Junior Toki Sherkabov and […]

Two of UC Davis’ finest gymnasts traveled to Seattle Saturday to represent the Aggies at the NCAA Seattle Regional meet. Junior Katie Yamamura and freshman Tiana Montell both earned berths to the Regional meet with their performances at last week’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship meet. Yamamura began her meet with floor exercise where she […]

It was a landmark weekend for the Aggies as two of the team’s top distance runners made their mark on UC Davis track and field history. Junior Sarah Sumpter set the UC Davis record in the women’s 10,000-meter on Friday at the Stanford Invitational — breaking a mark that had stood for 29 years. Later […]

Teams: UC Davis at Cal State Northridge Records: Aggies, 12-22 (2-1); Matadors 7-24 (2-1) Where: Matador Diamond — Northridge, Calif. When: Friday at noon and 2:00 p.m.; Saturday at noon Who to watch: Cassandra Ginnis has needed little time to adjust to the college game. The freshman sensation ranks second on the team with 25 hits on the season, and […]

Events: San Francisco Distance Carnival and the Stanford Invitational Where: San Francisco, Calif.; Stanford, Calif. When: Saturday and Sunday, all day Who to watch: Sophomore Alycia Cridebring set a career best in the 5,000-meter at the Sacramento State Invitational. The Pleasant Hill, Calif. native also finished eighth in the Big West Conference Cross Country Championship meet in October as a […]

Teams: UC Davis at No. 14 Cal State Fullerton Records: Aggies 11-13; Titans 18-10 (2-1) Where: Goodwin Field — Fullerton, California When:  Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 7 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. Who to watch: Freshman outfielder Kevin Barker leads the Aggies with a .349 average and seven doubles. Add in a .414 on base percentage, and it’s […]

Teams: UC Davis, Alabama, LSU, Arizona, Iowa, Central Michigan and host Washington. Where: NCAA Regional — Seattle, Washington When: Saturday at 4 p.m. Who to Watch: Junior Katie Yamamura excelled for the Aggies in 2012, landing slots on each roster and winning the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Year award. Yamamura’s specialties are […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Northridge Records: Aggies 6-10 (2-2), Matadors 9-6 (2-3) Where: Marya Welch Tennis Center, Davis When: Wednesday at 2 p.m. Who to Watch: Coach Bill Maze has cited singles play as the strength of the Aggies’ women’s tennis team, and sophomore Kelly Chui has been a stronghold in the third […]

After an impressive home stand against conference opponent UC Riverside, the 12-22 Aggies proved that they are a real threat in the Big West Conference. UC Davis won the bookends of the three-game series against the now 18-17 Highlanders who came into Davis with a five-game win streak. Freshman pitcher Justine Vela was fantastic over […]

The UC Davis women’s golf team traveled to Arizona to compete in the Ping/ASU Invitational, which coach Anne Walker cites as “one of the country’s oldest and most famous tournaments.” With a playing field stacked with five of the top 10 ranked teams in the nation, No. 26 UC Davis had its hands full. But […]