Sports

Aggies swept by Creighton in heartbreaking fashion
SportsMarch 1, 2018
Early season tumble for UC Davis baseball continues with fifth straight defeat The UC Davis baseball team fell to Creighton in eleven innings by a final score of 10-7 on Sunday afternoon at Phil Swimley Field, completing a three-game sweep for the visitors. The Aggies have now lost five consecutive games after opening the season […]

Cheering on home sports comes with a prize
SportsFebruary 27, 2018
Students get opportunity to win thanks to Athletics Marketing UC Davis students have been given an increased incentive to support the 11-1 women’s and 8-4 men’s basketball teams — UC Davis Athletics Marketing has been been sponsoring Amazon giveaways, free sushi for a year competitions and theme nights. These promotions are intended to encourage attendance […]

UC Davis baseball ready to take next step forward in 2018
SportsFebruary 26, 2018
Aggies look to rebuild pitching staff, improve on promising 2017 season As the UC Davis baseball team opens up another season this month, there is a certain optimism surrounding the program that this could be the year the Aggies take another big step forward and start challenging their Big West foes for a NCAA Regional […]

Stars align in Los Angeles for NBA All Star Weekend
SportsFebruary 25, 2018
Fans, players alike were given an entertaining show all weekend With nearly three-quarters of the NBA season behind them, players, fans, coaches and legends of the past convened in Los Angeles from Feb. 16 to 18 for the NBA’s annual All Star weekend. While the rest of the NBA season relies on wins and losses, […]

Former Aggie takes bronze in PyeongChang
Front page storyFebruary 25, 2018
Freeskier Brita Sigourney talks career, future UC Davis alumna Brita Sigourney landed her first Olympic podium with a bronze medal in the women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe competition in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang on Feb 20. behind Canada’s Cassie Sharp, who took gold, and France’s Marie Martinoid who took silver. The Aggie alumna is […]

Aggies earn third place at MPSF Championships
SportsFebruary 25, 2018
Swim and dive team makes big jump from fifth to third place on last day of MPSF championship Throughout the first three days of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, the UC Davis swim and dive team held onto a stagnant fifth-place standing. However, on the last day of the competition, the Aggies pushed […]

National statistic trends observed at UC Davis sports
Front page storyFebruary 25, 2018
Women’s and men’s teams not drawing same crowds despite athletics coverage Many young sports fans notice early on that the crowds of fans at women’s athletic events are smaller than those of men’s athletics events. They wonder why this lack of support continues to persist through high school athletics, college athletics and professional athletics. This […]

UC Davis narrows choices for new women’s team to four viable options
SportsFebruary 23, 2018
Athletics working group chosen to analyze, decide addition to UC Davis sports As stated in a press release on Feb. 16 by UC Davis News and Media Relations, the working group chosen to review the nominations for the new women’s athletic team has reviewed said nominations on the four criteria mentioned in past press […]

Aggies impress at Aggie Shoot-Out
SportsFebruary 23, 2018
UC Davis women’s water polo team competes in Aggie Shoot-Out, wins three of five games played The UC Davis women’s water polo team made a splash at the Aggie Shoot-Out tournament last weekend. The Aggies played four games that counted toward their overall season record, and snatched the victories in three of those games, pushing […]

Dance for a Cause takes center stage for Camp Kesem
SportsFebruary 20, 2018
Released Contemporary Dance Company hosts fourth annual showcase in support of nationwide organization On Saturday, Feb. 10, the fourth annual Dance for a Cause showcase stole the spotlight at the Richard Brunelle Performance Hall, just north of UC Davis’ campus. The yearly fundraiser, put on by UC Davis’s Released Contemporary Dance Company, features 10 of […]

The NBA’s College Question
SportsFebruary 19, 2018
Lavar Ball’s recent escapades rehash league’s treatment of draft eligibility Lavar Ball, the flamboyant father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, proclaimed to the world this past December of his plans to launch a basketball league dedicated to showcasing the nation’s top high school graduates who want to forgo playing in college. […]

New era of women’s lacrosse kicks off with close loss to Cal
SportsFebruary 15, 2018
Suzanne Isidor makes head coaching debut for UC Davis in 11-9 loss A new era of UC Davis women’s lacrosse began on Friday evening at Aggie Stadium as head coach Suzanne Isidor made her debut as the leader of the Aggies. She is the third head coach of the program in the last six seasons. […]

