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Tales of two halves

Front page storyFebruary 22, 2012
The UC Davis men’s basketball team overcame a 19-point halftime deficit at Northern Arizona on Saturday night to earn its first road win of the year, beating the Lumberjacks 70-65. The team carried the momentum into Monday’s contest at Seattle University and led the Redhawks by 5 points at halftime. The Aggies couldn’t maintain the […]

Scott Boras coming to UC Davis

SportsFebruary 22, 2012
Baseball attorney Scott Boras will be speaking at the ARC ballroom Monday at 3:30 p.m in an event titled “Negotiating the Largest Contracts in Sports History.” Boras’ current clients include Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Barry Zito and his more recent addition Prince Fielder. Due to his reputation for netting his clients the most lucrative contracts […]

Individuals can’t pace team

GymnasticsFebruary 21, 2012
UC Davis continued its roller coaster month on Saturday with a 191.625-190.925 loss to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival Air Force. The last time that the Aggies were outscored by the Falcons was at the 2003 USAG Collegiate Division Championships. UC Davis had triumphed in 17 consecutive meets in the intermediary period. Though the Aggies […]

UC Davis finishes third at conference championships

SportsFebruary 21, 2012
The UC Davis women’s swimming and diving team traveled to compete in the 2012 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Swimming and Diving Championships held on the campus of East Los Angeles College. After four days of competition, the Aggies finished in third place with 546 points only behind BYU and UC Santa Barbara, each totaling 732 […]

UC Davis shocks No. 8 Stanford

SoftballFebruary 21, 2012
UC Davis softball pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent memory as it shocked No. 8 Stanford 2-1. It was the first time the Aggies beat the Cardinal since 1995. UC Davis’ momentum did not carry into the weekend, however, as the Aggies finished a disappointing 1-4 in their weekend road trip to […]

Aggies drop two close conference games

SportsFebruary 21, 2012
There’s a first time for everything, and unfortunately for the UC Davis women’s basketball program, this weekend was the first time this season it lost both games on its road trip. UC Davis had beaten both Long Beach State and Cal State Northridge at home earlier this season, but traveling to its opponents’ home courts […]

Strong start

BaseballFebruary 21, 2012
The UC Davis baseball team used strong pitching to secure victories in two of the first three games of a four-game series against Utah. The opening-day win debuted new head coach Matt Vaughn, a former Aggie pitcher and longtime assistant. UC Davis opened the new season 2-1. Friday — UC Davis 3, Utah 0 Senior […]

Les-sanity in The Pavilion

Front page storyFebruary 16, 2012
In 2010, the UC Davis men’s basketball team defeated Pacific for the first time in 70 years. It didn’t take quite that long for the Aggies to repeat their victorious efforts over their Big West Conference rival this time. Five players scored in double figures for UC Davis, led by Harrison Dupont’s career-high 17 points […]

Baseball Preview

BaseballFebruary 16, 2012
Teams: UC Davis vs. Utah Records: Aggies, (0-0); Utes, (0-0) Where: Dobbins Stadium When:  Friday 2:30 p.m.; Saturday 1 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. Who to watch: Senior David Popkins was named to the American Baseball Coach’s Association/Rawlings All-West Region Second Team, and the All-Big West Conference First Team last season. He was one of just […]

Women’s Basketball preview

SportsFebruary 16, 2012
Teams: UC Davis at Long Beach State; at Cal State Northridge Records: Aggies, 15-8(7-4); 49ers, 10-14(5-6): Matadors, 14-10 (8-3) Where: Walter Pyramid – Long Beach, Calif.; The Matadome – Northridge, Calif. When: Today at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. Who to Watch: Head Coach Jennifer Gross has stressed that this team is one that […]

Inside the game with…

SportsFebruary 15, 2012
Normally, The Aggie does not run these Inside the Game stories on student-athletes twice in their career. Yet, seeing that this Aggie was last featured in the mid 90s, we made an exception. Head Coach Jennifer Gross is quite possibly one of the best players to ever grace the women’s basketball program at UC Davis, […]

Happy ending to long weekend

SoftballFebruary 14, 2012
The UC Davis softball team capped the Aggie Stampede with a 2-0 victory over Nevada, the lone win in the weekend tournament. The Aggies squeezed in two and a half games on Sunday, finishing a halted game from the previous day. UC Davis opens the season 1-4 after the first weekend of action. Friday — […]