Sports

Teams: UC Davis at Pacific Records: Aggies, 7-6-3 (2-4-1); Tigers, 9-7-1 (3-3-1) Where: Stagg Memorial Stadium – Stockton

Teams: UC Davis at Nevada; Washington State Where: Lombardi Pool – Reno, Calif. When: Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Santa Barbara; Cal Poly Records: Aggies, 10-12 (2-7); Gauchos, 9-11 (5-4); Mustangs 13-7 (8-1) Where: The Pavilion

Event: Big West Conference Championships Where: UCR Agricultural Operations Course – Riverside, Calif. When: Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

Teams:No.11UC Davis vs.No.2Stanford Records:Aggies,9-11; Cardinal,17-2 When:Today at6p.m.

Although the Aggies ended the weekend on a sour note,winning two of three against ranked opponents is solid for any squad. No.11UC Davis started off the weekend with two wins over No.16Pacific and No.20Air Force,but could not finish the weekend sweep,losing a close one to No.10Long Beach State in Sunday‘s nightcap.

The90-minute game clock expired at Aggie Soccer Stadium,and with that,it was over. The five seniors on the UC Davis women’s soccer team had played their final home game,a1-0Big West Conference win over Cal Poly that was followed by a bittersweet,surreal feeling on the sideline.

Dwayne Shaffer keeps it simple.In a season of countless accomplishments,UC Davis‘ men’s soccer coach continues narrowing things to a single goal:The Aggies need to finish among the Big West Conference’s top four teams to qualify for the league tournament.

Ismael Bamba streaked50yards downfield for one North Dakota touchdown.Josh Murray took a pitch46yards to set up another. By halftime,it looked like yet another shootout was on tap for a homestand that had already seen its share of high-octane offense. Clearly,the UC Davis defense had other plans.

The past seven times No.8UC Davis and No.20UC Irvine have gotten together on the soccer field,the game has either ended in a tie or a one-goal differential. Saturday was no different. In a game that UC Irvine needed badly to stay in the top half of the Big West Conference standings,the teams battled hard to their second1-1tie of the season at Aggie Soccer Stadium.

UC Davis‘ men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams arrived at the UC Santa Cruz campus on Saturday afternoon with expectations of swimming well.The teams did just that,beating the host Banana Slugs handily.The women’s team picked up a179-81win,while the men left with a180-127victory.The dual between the Aggies and the Slugs was the first time the schools faced off one-on-one in the past five seasons.

Event:Las Vegas Intercollegiate Showdown Host:University of Nevada,Las Vegas Where:Boulder Creek Golf Club – Boulder City,Nev. When:Today,tomorrow and Wednesday; all day