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UC Davis men’s basketball coach Gary Stewart called it a season of growth. It was only fitting,then,how it ended last week in Anaheim. Making its first appearance in the Big West Conference Tournament,UC Davis upset UC Irvine in the first round before falling to Pacific in what was the team’s best effort against the Tigers all season.

On a day when the wind was threatening to wreak havoc on the track,the triple jumpers had it good,with Aggies taking the top three spots. “The field was dynamite,” said coach Jon Vochatzer. “In the triple jump Ray Green went [15.08m],which is a nice jump for him.Behind him was Igor Seriba with a [14.80m] and Tolu Wusu at [14.68m].“

In a season riddled with injuries and close losses,the Aggies have had trouble closing out games when they really needed to. With UC Davis up49-47and3:50remaining in the game,senior Ashley Blake sunk a three-pointer for Cal State Northridge to start an11-0run that would put the game away for the Matadors on Wednesday.

The Aggies have been having trouble on beam all season,andFriday’s quad meet at Sacramento State was no exception. “Beam was not a good day,” said coach John Lavallee. “Three weeks in a row we kind of struggled on beam.Outside of beam,we had a good day.“

UC Davis faced its first two non-conference opponents of the season last week at Aggie Stadium.Both times,its East Coast foes came away with wins. The Aggies fell to Vermont20-12before losing13-8to Robert Morris.UC Davis forged comebacks in both games,but didn’t have enough to battle back for the win in either matchup.

Four field eventers won a total of five events for UC Davis as the Aggies put forth a solid showing at their home debut,the Aggie Open,on Saturday. “Overall for the day,I think we got done what we wanted to get done,” said coach Deanne Vochatzer. “We had some highlights in the field events,specifically the lady triple jumpers.To have two women over39” again and our little freshman heptathlete jump37‘8was exciting.“

No. 8 over No. 5 brought great and not so great news to the world of UC Davis basketball in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center on Wednesday. A pair of Mark Payne free throws and stingy defense when No. 8 UC Davis needed it most helped the men’s basketball team complete a 69-68 come-from-behind win over favored No. 5 UC Irvine.

Former UC Davis distance runners Justin Hurd and Mark Lonac each took home individual championships at the second annual XTERRA Winter World Championships this weekend. Both live in Fort Collins, Colo. and were members of the cross country and track and field teams while at UC Davis.

Teams:UC Davis vs.Sacramento State Records:Aggies,2-9; Hornets,3-7 Where:Dobbins Stadium; Hornet Field When:Friday at2:30p.m.; Saturday at1p.m.; Sunday at1p.m. Who to watch:Tyler Bremeris the choice to be UC Davis‘ new weekend starter,and on Tuesday,he showed why.

Teams:UC Davis vs.California,Seattle Pacific,Sacramento State Where:Hornets Nest – Sacramento,Calif. When:Friday at7p.m. Who to watch:Senior co-captain Adee Schoffman completed her last Aggie home meet in thrilling fashion,posting a9.775on floor,9.600on vault and9.525on bars.

A homegrown product,Davis native Dakotah Mohr has taken her game to the next level this season.With that,she’s unexpectedly taken her young No.11UC Davis women’s water polo team into the national spotlight.

Event:Aggie Open Where:Toomey Field When:Saturday; all day Who to watch:Mid-distance sensation Jonathan Sees opened his junior season in impressive fashion,clocking1:51.91for the800m at last week’s meet in Berkeley.That time placed himninth on the Aggies‘ all-time list.