Sports

Event:Roadrunner Invitational Teams:No.9UC Davis vs.Concordia; ColoradoState; No.15CalStateBakersfield; CalStateEastBay Records:Aggies,5-3; Eagles,1-2; Rams,3-6; Roadrunners,6-3; Pioneers,1-2 Where:HillmanAquaticsCenter– Bakersfield,Calif. When:Saturday at11a.m.,3:40p.m.; Sunday at9:15a.m.,2p.m. Who to watch:After missing the first two games with a broken nose,junior Ashley Chandler has been consistently producing on both ends of the pool.

Who:UC Davis vs.Cal State Fullerton; Cal State Northridge; No.65UC Irvine Records:Aggies,4-4 (0-1); Titans,0-3 (0-1); Matadors,1-5 (1-1); Anteaters,2-2 (0-0) Where:Titan Courts – Fullerton,Calif.; Matador Tennis Complex – Northridge,Calif.; Anteater Tennis Stadium – Irvine,Calif. When:Saturday atnoon; Sunday at11a.m.; Monday at11a.m. Who to watch:Freshman Dahra Zamudio posted an impressive victory in the No.2slot as the Aggies fell to UC Santa Barbara last weekend,5-2.

Teams: UC Davis vs. San Jose State Records: Aggies, 3-1; Spartans, 2-3 Where: La Rue Field When: Today at 2 p.m. Who to watch: With the help of sophomore hurler Alex Holmes, the Aggies were able to take three of four games at the Cathedral City Kickoff this past weekend.

Men’s golf UC Davis shot a team score of299on Friday,finishing12th at the Hawaii-Hilo Invitational,as Ramie Sprinkling and Austin Graham posted a pair of top-25individual finishes.

Everyone knows that a good matchup between rivals should be close.Someone should have reminded the Aggies. On Friday,UC Davis posted a season-high score to convincingly beat fellow Mountain Pacific Sports Federation member Seattle Pacific,191.500to189.175.

When comparing the rosters of Pacific and UC Davis side by side,it quickly becomes evident that the two teams don’t have a whole lot in common geographically. The Tigers No.1through5seeds are all foreign-born,tough competitors:Moritz Starke (Germany),Artem Gramma (Ukraine),Vegerd Veskimagi (Estonia),Karl-Erik Paaro (Estonia) and Christian Kuehne (Germany).

UC Davis has been attending the Triton Invitational for the past six seasons and had yet to reach the championship game. A new group of players brought a new story this Sunday. The young and talented Aggies tallied three straight victories to make their way to the championship game against San DiegoState Sunday night.

On the surface,there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot of parallels between the2008-2009UC Davis women’s basketball team and the1982morgue-attendant inspired film “Night Shift.“ Unless,of course,your name is Sandy Simpson.

It was standing room only Saturday afternoon at Schaal Aquatics Center,as the Aggies wrapped up their dual season against the Anteaters of UC Irvine. UC Davis put up a dominant performance against its Big West Conference rival,as the Aggie men and women beat UC Irvine by scores of161-128and175-123,respectively.

By MAX ROSENBLUM Aggie Staff Writer The Aggies have been finding themselves in very similar situations at the end of games as of late. Forthe fifth straight game on Saturday,UC Davis (7-14,3-7) saw a second-half lead turn into a narrow defeat against UC Riverside (13-9,9-1) after falling to Long Beach State (5-17,2-8) on Thursday.The two losses came by a combined seven points.

The Aggies traveled to Idaho in hopes of beating one of the top programs in the country,but left with disappointment as they fell to Boise State38-3Saturday night at Bronco Gymnasium. No.11Boise State,which boasts seven nationally ranked wrestlers – including four ranked in the top five,handed the Aggies their sixth loss of the season which dropped them to7-6on the year and3-4in the Pacific-10Conference.

Heading into Saturday’s Big West Conference opener against UC Santa Barbara,coach Bill Maze knew how tough a fight it would be to be for the Aggies to come out victorious. “It’s going to be a very tough match,a real battle,” Maze said before the match. “We’ll have to play very,very well to beat UCSB.“ Even though the Aggies (4-4) did indeed play well,putting up50singles points to the Gauchos66,it proved not to be enough as UCSB picked up a5-2win.