Sports

Times are changing in college sports. Texas A&M is moving to the Southeastern Conference, Syracuse is heading to the Atlantic Coast Conference and the conference landscape in major college sports will never be the same. And now that change is starting to trickle down to the smaller conferences. The Big West Conference – which UC […]

Baseball The UC Davis baseball team closed its nonconference schedule with a trip to Hawaii, winning the first game of the series before losing three straight to the Rainbow Warriors. UC Davis heads in to Big West Conference play with an 11-13 record. Senior starter Dayne Quist struck out nine batters in seven innings and […]

The UC Davis women’s tennis team traveled to the Aloha state over spring break, but by no means was this a vacation. The Aggies battled with 53rd-ranked Hawai’i and then faced off against Division II powerhouse Hawai’i Pacific on back-to-back days. After splitting the weekend matchups, UC Davis holds a 6-10 record with six matches […]

The Aggies entered spring break looking to build some momentum as they prepared to return to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play this week. UC Davis put together some strong performances over the last two weeks, going 2-2 to bring their overall record to 5-5. Monday, March 19 — UC Davis 18, Central Connecticut 6 The […]

Pacific announced Thursday that it would be leaving the Big West Conference for the West Coast Conference beginning in the 2013-14 school year. Pacific will return to the WCC after leaving the league for the Big West (formerly known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association) over 40 years ago. Pacific’s announcement comes as the Big […]

Women’s water polo While most students were on their spring break, the UC Davis women’s water polo team was busy extending their winning streak to eight games. The Aggies locked up three more victories this past week, including their first Big West Conference win against the Pacific. The wins moved Uc Davis to 13-11 on […]

UC Davis secured its third consecutive Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship title on Saturday March 24. The Aggie gymnasts surged late this season to enter the MPSF Championship Meet as the decided favorites and this year’s squad did not disappoint, as they hosted the event at the Pavilion. Junior Katie Yamamura literally vaulted her way […]

UC Davis men’s basketball coach Jim Les announced Friday that sophomores Harrison Dupont, Alex Tiffin and Mike Kurtz would not be returning to the team next season. “We thank the players for their hard work and wish them the best in their future endeavors,” said Les. Dupont transferred to UC Davis in 2010 from the […]

Consistency is the word that embodies the decorated career of senior Kasey Riecks. Ever since she broke through as the only true freshman to start every game back in 2008-09, Riecks has been a mainstay in the UC Davis roster. Riecks dropped her 1000th career point midway through this season and stands 14th all-time on […]

March Madness is in full bloom, but the Aggies have been knocked out of their respective bracket. The UC Davis women’s basketball program traveled to Oregon State for their first round matchup in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament but could not get the victory that would keep their season alive. The Aggies fell for the […]

Six-foot-nine sophomore Josh Ritchart developed tremendously in his first season under coach Jim Les. Always a great three-point shooter, this season Ritchart learned to get into the paint and find other ways to score; including getting the free throw line, something he rarely did last year. Ritchart averaged a team-high 11.3 points per-game and 27.7 […]

Senior Kayleigh Foley has been more than just a standout performer over the past four years — she has been a program-defining swimmer for UC Davis. This season, Foley won Mountain Pacific Sports Federation titles in four events — including the 200-yard freestyle where she set a school record at the MPSF Championship meet with […]