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No. 15 UC Davis women’s water polo threw away a chance to upset No. 5 San Jose State and was later blown out by No. 1 Stanford at last weekend’s Speedo Invitational in Berkeley. The Aggies squandered chances in a 10-9 loss to the Spartans, and the Cardinal showed why they are the top-ranked team […]

When things go wrong it becomes only natural to point the finger. Over the past several months, the talk of the UC Davis athletics community has centered on the struggles of the men’s basketball team. With a team that has yet to defeat a Division I school and has been in and out of the […]

UC Davis returned to the Pavilion for a second time last week in a triangular meet on Friday that kept hometown fans on the edge of their seats. After leading through the first three rounds, UC Davis was narrowly defeated by California 191.750 to 191.600 in the fourth and final round of the meet. Mountain […]

The UC Davis Aggie Pack was in full force this weekend, belting the “I believe the Aggies will win” cheer repeatedly throughout the games against UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly in the Pavilion. The chanting was never louder then in the closing seconds of Saturday’s match-up against Cal Poly. Down 67-65 with 9.4 seconds […]

The UC Davis women’s basketball program has half the season under its belt and entered this week with a couple of important road games. The Aggies are 7-1 at the Pavilion this year, but have had a tough time on the road — going just 6-6 away from UC Davis. Head coach Jennifer Gross, however, focuses […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. California, Seattle Pacific Records: Aggies, 1-4; Bears, 1-2; Falcons, 1-1 Where: The Pavilion When:  Friday at 7 p.m. Who to watch: Sophomore Madeline Kennedy set or tied career bests in three events at Sunday’s home meet. Her scores were good for second-place finishes on vault and floor and helped UC Davis […]

Event: California Speedo Invitational Teams: No. 16 UC Davis, No. 5 San Jose State University, No. 1 Stanford University Records: Aggies (2-2); Spartans (3-0); Cardinal (0-0) Where: Spieker Aquatic Complex — Berkeley, California When: Saturday 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Who to watch: Senior center and co-captain Alicia Began. She recorded five goals and five […]

Teams: UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara; at Cal Poly Records: Aggies, 12-6 (4-2); Gauchos 8-9 (3-3); Mustangs 6-12 (3-3) Where: Thunderdome — Santa Barbara, Calif.; Mott Gym — San Luis Obispo, Calif. When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 4 p.m. Who to Watch: It has been a season of milestones for UC Davis, […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Santa Barbara; vs. Cal Poly Records: Aggies, 1-17 (0-6); Gauchos, 9-7 (4-2); Mustangs, 12-8 (3-4) Where: The Pavilion When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m. Who to watch:  This isn’t the senior season Eddie Miller would have hoped for. One of only two seniors on the Aggie roster, […]

New England’s advancement to the Super Bowl was not the only reason that Patriots fan and gymnastics head coach John Lavallee was celebrating on Sunday. While the Patriots and Ravens were battling it out on the gridiron, his team was dominating Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival Air Force in front of a hometown audience. The […]

Women’s water polo No. 16 UC Davis split its first weekend of the season at the Spartan Invitational in San Jose, finishing 2-2. Opening the year against Big West Conference foe No. 8 UC Santa Barbara, junior Jessica Dunn led UC Davis with three goals in a 12-8 victory over the Gauchos. Dunn also added […]

There’s a program on the UC Davis campus that is going under-recognized and it’s getting a bit frustrating. Women’s basketball — the most consistent major sport in UC Davis’ short Division I history — goes up and down the floor in an all-too-often sparsely crowded Pavilion. The program, which made its first ever NCAA Tournament […]