Sports

It took the start of a seven-game homestand to do it, but UC Davis has done something they have not been able to do all season.

Teams: No. 15 UC Davis vs. Harvard; Fresno Pacific

Event: Frank Gifford Memorial Tournament Teams: UC Davis vs. Air Force; vs. Southern Illinois; at Santa Clara; at San Jose State Records: Aggies, 6-6; Falcons, 3-9; Broncos, 5-4; Spartans, 5-5 Where: Municipal Stadium – San Jose, Calif.; Stephen Schott Stadium – Santa Clara, Calif.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Texas Woman’s; California Where: The Pavilion When: Sunday at 2 p.m. Who to watch: Senior Christine Tao was the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation co-champion on balance beam in her sophomore season. This year, the Maple Valley, Wash. native averages a 9.425 on beam with a season-high score of 9.725 against Air Force.

Event: Big West Conference Tournament Teams: UC Davis vs. TBA Records: Aggies, 13-17 (8-8) When: Tonight at 8:30 p.m.

Event: Aggie Open Where: Woody Wilson Track When: Saturday, All Day Who to watch: After opening the indoor season by capturing first in the triple jump, senior Igor Seriba is determined to maintain his success. “He’s on a mission,” said coach Jon Vochatzer.

Mark Payne wasn’t at the Pavilion on Feb. 10, 2010 when UC Davis beat Pacific for the first time in 70 years – a win that snapped a 49-game losing streak against the school. Instead, he was sitting in a hotel room with his mom just blocks from both his home in downtown Davis and Hamilton Court, watching UC Davis’ historic win unfold on television. \

Teams: UC Davis vs. Santa Clara; East Carolina; California Records: Aggies, (7-12); Broncos, (2-7); Pirates, (8-10); Golden Bears, (16-4) Where: La Rue Field; Levine-Fricke Field – Berkeley, Calif. When: Thursday at 1 p.m.; 3 p.m.; Saturday at 12:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m.; 3 p.m.

Event: Big West Conference Tournament Teams: UC Davis vs. TBA Records: Aggies, 20-9 (12-4) Where: Anaheim Convention Center Arena – Anaheim, Calif.

Youth and inexperience can be liabilities for a team. This is not the case for the Aggies. No. 26 UC Davis was led by freshmen Demi Runas and Amy Simanton on its way to a second-place finish at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Detroit Records: Aggies, (5-1); Titans (2-4) Where: Aggie Stadium When: 2 p.m. Who to watch: Junior Gina Hoffmire had never scored more than four goals in one game in her collegiate career. That was before Saturday’s victory over Temple.

Teams: UC Davis vs. San Jose State; vs. Portland State Records: Aggies, 3-7; Spartans, 5-1; Vikings, 2-9 Where: Marya Welch Tennis Center When: Thursday 1:30 pm; Friday 1:30 pm