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For the second straight week of Big West conference play, UC Davis won its Wednesday match and lost its game on Saturday.

Teams:UC Davis at South Dakota Records:Aggies1-3 (0-0); Coyotes3-2 (0-1) Where:DakotaDome – Vermillion,S.D. When:Saturday at noon

Event:The Prestige at PGA West Where:La Quinta,Calif. When:Sunday,Monday and Tuesday all day

Teams:UC Davis vs.Cal State Fullerton Records:Aggies4-7 (1-1); Titans4-5-1 (0-1) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium

Event:UC Irvine Invitational Teams:No.12UC Davis vs.No.6UC Santa Barbara; vs.TBA; vs.TBA Records:Aggies9-6,Gauchos7-3

Teams: UC Davis at California Records: Aggies,3-9 (0-2); Bears,3-7 (1-1) Where: Maxwell Family Field – Berkeley,Calif.

Teams:UC Davis vs.No.20Long Beach State; Cal State Fullerton Records:UC Davis (12-6,3-1); Long Beach State (10-3,3-0); Cal State Fullerton (11-5,2-1) Where:UpperHickey Gymnasium

Teams:UC Davis vs.UC Irvine; Cal State Northridge Records:Aggies,6-5-1 (0-1); Anteaters,8-4-1 (1-1); Matadors,5-7 (1-1) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium

Teams:UC Davis vs.UC Riverside Records:Aggies4-7 (1-1); Highlanders1-8 (0-1) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium When:Todayat3p.m. Who to watch? Captain Paul Marcoux scored the game-winninggoal to beat UC Irvine2-1in double overtime last Wednesday. Exactly one week later,Marcoux will lookto lead his teammates to a win in another Big West Conference bout this afternoon at Aggie Soccer Stadium. The Mountain View,Calif.native leads the team with four goals so far this season.

Women’s field hockey The Aggies lost three games in Davidson,N.C.this weekend,all of which were against East Division opponents of the NorPac Conference. UC Davis first fell4-2to Davidson at Belk Turf Field on Thursday.Davidson took a2-0lead into halftime and got up4-0before the Aggies could get on the board.Ashley Haight and Nadia Namdari each scored their first goal of the season for UC Davis. One day later,the Aggies lost2-1in overtime at the hands of the Mountaineers of Appalachian State.Lindsey Valadez netted the lone goal for the Aggies. UC Davis wrapped up the weekend with another tough loss,this time against Radford.Goalie Lauren Sawvelle finished with a career-high16saves,but it was not enough to outlast the Highlanders.ErinLemmon scored her second goal of the season for the Aggies. Next up for UC Davis (3-9,0-2) is a West Division matchup with California (3-7,1-0) in Berkeley on Saturday.

The much anticipated Big West Conference season kicked off for the Aggies last week. It got off to an exciting start on Wednesday with a2-1double overtime victory on the road against UC Irvine. The Aggies were back in action on Sunday in San Luis Obispo to take on the Cal Poly Mustangs. Though the Aggies were able to get off13shots,they were unable to score,losing1-0to the Mustangs. With the1-1start to conference play UC Davis moves to4-7on the season with eight matches left.

Having lost a combined five straight games against St.Mary’s and Long Beach State,UC Davis badly wanted to capture two wins this weekend. Looking to gain momentum going into Big West Conference play,the Aggies first faced off against the Gaels. The Aggies were unable to do so falling to both the Gaels and49ers this weekend by scores of2-1in each match.