Sports

The Aggies were unable to equalize against Stanford By DANIELLE WIRNOWSKI — sports@theaggie.org UC Davis women’s lacrosse hosted Stanford University on Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. for the first conference match of the season. The Aggies fought hard against Stanford in all four quarters of the match, but were unable to equalize.    The first quarter […]

While the Aggies took down San Diego State University and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps easily, they could not get past UC San Diego and University of Michigan By COLINA HARVEY— sports@theaggie.org On the weekend of Jan. 30, the UC Davis women’s water polo team traveled to UC San Diego (UCSD) to participate in the Triton Invite, a three-day […]

Equestrian Who: UC Davis vs. Minnesota Crookston Where: Davis (home) When: 2/6 Score: 16-3   Dominating throughout the day, the UC Davis equestrian team beat the Minnesota Crookston 16-3. Starting the meet off with Fences, UC Davis took the lead, with every rider scoring above 80. Lauren Kolbe, a third-year political science major, snagged the […]

Men’s Tennis  Who: UC Davis vs. Sacramento State University Where: Davis (home) When: 1/31 Score: 5-2 (UC Davis win)   Coming into the meet with a 2-2 record, the UC Davis men’s tennis team was eager for a win to improve its Big West standings. Luckily for the Aggies, they won the doubles point and […]

The Aggies win 4-0 against the University of the Pacific and Jessup University By DANIELLE WIRNOWSKI — sports@theaggie.org On Jan. 24, UC Davis played against the University of the Pacific and Jessup University for their first home games of the spring season. In an exceptional start to 2026, the Aggies beat the University of the […]

Women’s Basketball  Who: UC Davis vs. UC Riverside  Where: Riverside (away) When: 1/24 Score: 81-68 (UC Davis win)   With a 10-0 start, UC Davis kept its momentum throughout the game. Hitting the 50-point mark at halftime, the Aggies continued to dominate, holding position and outscoring Riverside. Megan Norris, a fifth-year political science major, and […]

The Aggies fall against Santa Clara University but defeat Fresno Pacific University By DANIELLE WIRNOWSKI— sports@theaggie.org On Jan. 17, the Aggies hosted both Santa Clara University (SCU) and Fresno Pacific University (FPU) for the first double header in the 2025-26 men’s tennis season. The Aggies went up against SCU at 10:30 a.m., followed by FPU […]

Updates from the NHL By MIKALA SLOTNICK — sports@theaggie.org On Monday, Jan. 19, the Florida Panthers hosted the San Jose Sharks in their second matchup this season. The Panthers and the Sharks last faced each other in November 2025, where the Sharks defeated the Panthers 3-1. The faceoff was Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk’s first time […]

The Athletics Department cited gender equity, athlete support and overall long-term success as reasons for this decision    By COLINA HARVEY— sports@theaggie.org   On Jan. 9, UC Davis Athletics published a statement announcing that, effective during the 2026-27 season, the equestrian team would be demoted from a Division 1 (D1) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) […]

By MEGAN JOSEPH — sports@theaggie.org Women’s Water Polo Who: UC Davis vs. Santa Clara University and Fresno Pacific University Where: Santa Clara (away) When: 1/17 Score: 22-3 and 28-1 (win) In a strong opening weekend for the women’s water polo team, the Aggies secured two back-to-back victories while only conceding a total of four goals […]

The six winners of the wild-card round will join the Seahawks and Broncos in the divisional round  By COLINA HARVEY— sports@theaggie.org On Jan. 10, the National Football League (NFL) playoffs kicked off with the first of six wild-card games, determining who would move on to the divisional round. Already waiting in the next round were […]