Sports

Aggies struggle in final home game of season
SportsNovember 16, 2017
UC Davis football overwhelmed by first-place Southern Utah on senior night The UC Davis football team suffered a painful 47-27 blowout loss to visiting Southern Utah, the top team in the Big Sky Conference, in its final home game of the season on Saturday evening. It was a disappointing setback for the Aggies, who came […]

What it means to be an intramural sports official
Front page storyNovember 14, 2017
Keeping IM games clean At UC Davis, there are more than 27 intramural sports and activities offered by Campus Recreation and Unions’ (CRU) Intramural program. Included are traditional sports such as basketball and soccer as well as non-traditional sports such as ultimate frisbee and dodgeball. And while hundreds or possibly thousands of UC Davis students […]

A guide to redshirting
SportsNovember 13, 2017
Year off field doesn’t mean year off work If you’ve gone to a collegiate sporting event and looked at the team rosters, you may have seen some players designated as RS, meaning they are or have been a redshirt player. But what exactly is a redshirt player? “The classic redshirt is the player who is […]

Men’s basketball hopes to build on historic success
SportsNovember 13, 2017
Team has high hopes going into season For members of the basketball team, November is a special month. For some, like first-year guard TJ Shorts and his fellow newcomers, it is the beginning of a new journey as competitive basketball players. For returning players like senior forward Chima Moneke, it is a chance for the […]

The NBA’s new era of youth
SportsNovember 13, 2017
Rookies, young stars appeal to college demographic After an offseason full of tumult, drama and blockbuster moves, the NBA’s 2017-2018 regular season is underway and has already formed its share of intriguing storylines. With plenty of rosters experiencing a fair amount of turnover from last season, this year is sure to be an entertaining one, […]

Aggies advance to Big West tournament finals
SportsNovember 9, 2017
Men’s soccer outlasts CSUN 4-2 in game for the ages UC Davis men’s soccer advanced to the finals of the 2017 Big West tournament with a riveting 4-2 win over visiting CSU Northridge in the most drama-filled match of the season. Senior forward Noah Wilson tapped in the game-winning goal for the Aggies with 22 […]

Aggies dominate Titans in 3-0 blowout
SportsNovember 9, 2017
UC Davis volleyball keeps winning streak alive, now 7-6 in league play Coming off of two conference wins against Cal State Long Beach and CSU Northridge, the UC Davis Aggies defeated the Cal State Fullerton Titans 3-0 in record time on Nov. 2 at the Pavilion. The one hour and 12 minutes it took the […]

Dog days of fall
Front page storyNovember 5, 2017
Women’s tennis completes fall tournaments, looks forward to new season October is not usually considered the height of the tennis season. For the UC Davis women’s tennis team, however, playing autumn tennis is not such a strange concept, and is in fact an integral part of gearing up for a competitive regular season. Over the […]

San Francisco Giants infield reporter Amy Gutierrez comes to UC Davis
SportsNovember 2, 2017
UC Davis alumna speaks to students about career NBC Bay Area sports reporter Amy Gutierrez, better known as Amy G., returned to her alma mater, UC Davis, to talk with students about her life and career on Friday, Oct. 27. Gutierrez is a sideline reporter and covers the San Francisco Giants. She is also the […]

Golden Horseshoe comes home
SportsNovember 2, 2017
UC Davis football defeats Cal Poly 31-28 on homecoming weekend In front of the fourth-largest crowd in Aggie Stadium history, the UC Davis football team battled past the winless Cal Poly Mustangs, 31-28. The Aggie offense hummed early and the defense was able to fend off a late Cal Poly surge, securing UC Davis’ fourth […]

Men’s water polo grounds the Sunbirds
SportsNovember 2, 2017
Aggies extend winning streak to eight in final home game Coming into its final home game against Fresno Pacific University, the UC Davis men’s water polo team was hoping to extend its seven game winning-streak as it headed into its final three games on the road before the Western Water Polo Association Championship. With the […]

History of Gunrock answers questions about mascot
SportsOctober 31, 2017
UC Davis agricultural legacy kept alive in mascot, community Go Aggies! Go Mustangs? Go Gunrock? The UC Davis mascot is Gunrock the Mustang, but UC Davis students and alumni are better known as Aggies. The California Aggie sat down with Athletics Marketing to figure out what exactly an Aggie is. UC Davis was originally founded […]

