Sports

Teams:UC Davis at Pacific Where:ChrisKyeldson Pool – Stockton,Calif. When:Saturday at noon Who to Watch:San Leandro,Calif.native Lisa Bender is shredding up the100-and200-yard breaststroke this season.The sophomore captured a solid second place showing last weekend at UC Santa Barbara,as well as a new lifetime best in the100.

Teams:UC Davis at Cal Poly Records:Aggies,7-9 (3-2); Mustangs,9-7 (2-3) Where:Mott Gym – San Luis Obispo,Calif. When:Tomorrow at4p.m. Who to watch:After scoring seven combined points in her three starts prior to UC Davis‘ matchup with UC Irvine,freshman Samantha Meggison shot her way back into double digits Saturday,scoring10points against the Anteaters in25minutes of play.

Teams:UC Davis at Cal State Bakersfield; San Francisco State Where:Icardo Center – Bakersfield,Calif.; Main Gymnasium – San Francisco,Calif. When:Today at6p.m.; Saturday at7p.m. Who to watch:Senior Marcos Orozco went3-0at the Stanford Duals and has caught national attention in the125-pound weight class.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal Poly Records: Aggies, X-X (X-X); Mustangs, 3-13 (0-6) Where: The Pavilion When: Saturday at 7 p.m. Radio: KHTK (1090-AM) Who to watch: This time last year, Michael Boone was about to have the finest game of his career.

Teams:UC Davis vs.UC Santa Barbara Records:Aggies,8-10 (3-2); Gauchos,8-9 (2-3) Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m.

Teams:UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara Records:Aggies,7-9 (3-2); Gauchos,10-6 (5-0) Where:The Thunderdome – Santa Barbara,Calif. When:Today at7p.m.

Who:UC Davis at No.5Stanford Records:Aggies,2-0; Cardinal,0-0 Where:Taube Family Tennis Stadium – Palo Alto,Calif. When:Today at3p.m.

Women’s tennis The UC Davis women’s tennis team defeated Portland State,5-2,in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.The Aggies won the doubles point before claiming four more points in singles.The Aggies were also able to capitalize on a short-handed Vikings‘ squad,which fielded just five players.

Last weekthe Aggies struggled on beam,finishing third.This time around,they dominated. “We finished the meet on balance beam,” said coach John Lavallee, “which the week before we had trouble with.We stepped it up and hit five of six routines.That’s a real great sign,to perform that well under pressure like that on the end of the day.”

The UC Davis men’s basketball team wants to begin a new era. It wants to put the past to rest.It wants to be the next Big West Conference champion.It wants to bring the hysteria of March Madness to Davis. After the team’s recent road trip,people may want to start jumping on the bandwagon.

The UC Davis men’s and women’s swimming teams were swept by UC Santa Barbara on Saturday afternoon in its first conference dual of2009. The defending Big West Conference champions made for a humbling appearance for the Aggies,winning22of28events on the day.

Haylee Donaghe is out for the season.Vicky Deely is redshirting.Lisa Peterson isn’t ready to come back yet. The UC Davis women’s basketball team only has eight players,and that’s the way it’s going to be. “We had a talk,” sophomore Paige Mintun said. “This is it.It’s no longer an excuse.“