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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

Long Beach State’s 1988 national championship-winning women’s volleyball team – a team that featured two-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor – was honored in front of 1,694 fans at the Walter Pyramid on Friday night. When the current squad took the court, they played like a dream team, as the 49ers (17-4, 6-2) knocked off the Aggies (10-12, 2-7) in three sets 25-15, 25-17, 25-15.

Men’s tennis UC Davis juniorHunter Lee picked up two victories on Sunday in the consolation draw of the ITA Northwest Championships in Berkeley.In his third match of the day,he was defeated by Washington’s Brad Bator,6-4,6-2,in the quarterfinals. Lee’s run started in the round of32with a6-4,6-4victory over Yousef El Bouzkouri of Saint Mary’s.Next up was Portland State’s Kyle Erickson,who fell to Lee,6-4,6-2.That set the stage for the quarterfinal showdown against Bator.

Teams:UC Davis vs.North Dakota Records:Aggies,4-4 (1-0); Fighting Sioux,5-1 (0-0) Where:Aggie Stadium When:Saturday at6p.m. Radio:KHTK1140AM Who to watch:Greg Denham hasbeen making the most of UC Davis‘ current five-gamehomestand.

Teams:No.8UC Davis vs.No.20UC Irvine Records:Aggies,12-2-2 (4-1-2); Anteaters,8-1-5 (1-1-3) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium When:Saturday at1p.m.

Teams:No.11UC Davis vs.No.16Pacific; No.19Air Force; No.10Long Beach State Records:Aggies,7-10; Tigers,10-12; Falcons,12-8; 49ers,12-7 When:Friday at6p.m.; Sunday at9a.m.and4p.m. Where:Schaal Aquatics Center

Teams:UC Davis at UCSanta Cruz Where:East Fieldhouse Pool – Santa Cruz,Calif. When:Saturday at1p.m.