Sports

Teams:UC Davis at St.Mary’s Records:Aggies,5-3; Gaels1-4 Where:Cottrell Field – Moraga,Calif. When:Saturday at noon,2p.m. Who to watch:With the help of freshman shortstop Kelly Harman’s bat,UC Davis was able to split four games this weekend at the Desert Classic in Las Vegas,Nev.

Teams:UC Davis vs.Cal Poly; UC Santa Barbara Records:Aggies,9-14 (5-7); Mustangs,15-8 (7-4); Gauchos16-7 (11-0) Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m.; Saturday at4:45p.m. Who to watch:The Aggies could use a repeat performance from sophomore Paige Mintun tonight against the Mustangs.

Teams:UC Davis at St.Mary’s Records:Aggies,0-1 (0-1); Gaels,0-1 (0-0) Where:St.Mary’s Stadium – Moraga,Calif. When:Sunday at7p.m. Who to watch?MidfielderMolly Lapolla is coming off of a two-goal,one-assist performance in last Saturday’s openinggame loss to the Oregon Ducks.

Who:UC Davis vs.San Francisco Records:Aggies,5-6 (1-3); Dons,3-2 Where:San Francisco,Calif. When:Fridayat1:30p.m. Who to watch:On Saturday,senior Jenna Kappel and doubles teammate Andrea Phillips shut down the Titans‘ Lani Agsalud and Karina Akhmedova,8-0.Kappel then beat Akhmedova at No.3singles,6-0,6-3.

Event:Irvine Invitational Teams:No.7UC Davis vs.No.10ArizonaState; TBA; TBA; TBA Records:Aggies,9-3; Sun Devils,7-3 Where:Anteater Pool– Irvine,Calif. When:Saturday at10a.m.and TBA; Sunday at TBA and TBA Who to watch:Although the scoring for the Aggies has been balanced in their first12games,one player has been producinggreater than anyone‘s expectations.

Teams: UC Davis at Cal Poly Records: Aggies, 11-14 (6-6); Mustangs, 6-16 (3-9) Where: Mott Gym – San Luis Obispo, Calif. When: Today at 7 p.m.

Men’s soccer Former UC Davis standout forward Quincy Amarikwa scored the game-winning goal for the San Jose Earthquakes in the Major League Soccer team’s exhibition opener over the Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday,3-2. Amarikwa,who was named the Big West Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year with the Aggies this fall,scored an unassisted goal less than40seconds into the game’s second half.

The UC Davis gymnastics team scored a season-high191.550last Saturdayin a triangular,but it wasn’t enough to exceed No.4Stanford,No.10Oregon State,or personal expectations. The host Cardinal won the meet with a197.025,and the Beavers followed with a196.600.

Back in nonconference play,the UC Davis men’s basketball team identified two areas of needed improvement. The first was its ability to close out games.The second was its defense. One down,one to go.

Competing with over1,000athletes from around the country,including a slew of ranked teams and the occasional Olympian,the UC Davis men’s track team put forth a strong showing at its second of two indoor meets this season. “We had a really good meet,” coach Jon Vochatzersaid. “If I were to compare it to the meet from two weeks ago,I’d say we were a shade ahead of last time.We picked it up a big notch.“

After losing five in a row and suffering even more injuries during the past two weeks,things weren’t looking too good for the UC Davis women’s basketball team. The players obviously didn’t get that message.

UC Davis closed out its regular season with a bang,taking care of Cal Poly in convincing fashion at Hickey Gym on Saturday,32-15. Seven Aggie seniors wrestled for the last time at home,helpingtreat the crowd of nearly500to a32-15trouncing of Cal Poly.It was UC Davis‘ first win over the Mustangs since the1992-1993season.