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Greg Denham threw up a prayer. Bakari Grant somehow came down with the answer. With UC Davis trailing by two and as time expired, Grant sprinted downfield, turned his shoulder just past the goal line, dug his cleats into the artificial turf at Aggie Stadium and leapt into the air with four University of Northern Colorado defenders.

Event: Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic Where: Warren Golf Course – Notre Dame, Ind. When: Monday and Tuesday; all day Who to watch: Saying that Austin Graham has gotten off to a good start would be an understatement.

One of the aspects of the game of soccer that coaches stress is to score first to put pressure on the other team. “Everybody who watches games knows that when you score the first goal, the game is much easier to play,” head coach Dwayne Shaffer said. UC Davis (9-1-1) did just that against Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (6-3-2) on Saturday to capture its first Big West Conference victory, 2-0, and to stay undefeated at Aggie Soccer Stadium this season.

After starting out the season red-hot, winning six of their first seven games, the Aggies went into the weekend in search of their first Big West Conference win. The Aggies are still looking. UC Davis fell to both Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara, falling to 0-4 in conference and 8-9 overall.

Saturday the Aggies risked.And it paid off. The men were led by junior Arran Rogerson’s25:34.2clocking,good for fifth individually,as their depth helped them place a close second to Stanford University at the Doc Adams Open at the Putah Creek Reserve.

Teams:UC Davis vs.Northern Colorado Records:Aggies,1-4; Bears,0-3 Where:Aggie Stadium When:Saturday at6p.m. Radio:KHTK (1140AM)

I’m running a triathlon this weekend. Sort of. Unlike every other triathlon known to mankind,all you haveto do iswatch other people exercise to complete it.UC Davis will host three sporting events at three different venues within a period that’ll span roughly12hours on Saturday.

Teams:UC Davis at Long Beach State; UC Irvine Records:Aggies,5-2-2; 49ers,6-3-2; Anteaters,6-5-0 Where:George Allen Field – Long Beach; Anteater Stadium – Irvine When:Today at3p.m.; Sunday at noon

Teams:UC Davis at No.24Cal Poly; UCSanta Barbara Records:Aggies,8-7 (0-2); Mustangs,7-6 (2-0); Gauchos,6-7 (2-0) Where:Mott Gym; The Thunderdome When:Today at7p.m.; Saturday at7p.m.

Event:Doc Adams Open Where:Putah Creek Reserve When:Saturday at9a.m.

Teams:No.16UC Davis vs.Cal Poly Records:Aggies,8-1-1 (0-0-1); Mustangs,6-2-2 (1-0-0) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium When:Saturday at1p.m.

If Cy Williams were a professor and not a head coach, the UC Davis men’s golfers may want to come see him in office hours. They didn’t grade out so well in their most recent performance.