Sports

Spring Quarter’s no vacation for track and field
SportsApril 6, 2017
April looks busy for UC Davis track and field team Spring has finally arrived, and at UC Davis the turning of the season brings with it the most competitive meets of the Aggies’ track and field schedule. With several meets already under their belt this season, the Aggies look to utilize this early competition experience […]

Tar Heels crowned 2017 NCAA Champions
SportsApril 6, 2017
University of North Carolina conquers Gonzaga to capture sixth title in school history March Madness tipped off three weeks ago. UC Davis, among 67 other national teams, began a quest for the ultimate goal: a National Championship. In the end it came down to a battle between a Final Four newcomer in the form of […]

Aggies clinch series with victory over Matadors
SportsApril 6, 2017
UC Davis baseball team beats CSU Northridge 7-5 The UC Davis baseball team won the weekend’s Big West Conference series over Cal State Northridge with a score of 7-5 in the finale. After a 8-2 win on March 31 and a 4-2 loss on April 1, the Aggies needed a win to secure the series. […]

Predictions for MLB season
SportsApril 6, 2017
Aggie columnist explores potential award winners for upcoming season National League MVP: Nolan Arenado Nolan Arenado is my prediction to win the National League MVP. But he will have significant competition, as Kris Bryant continues to be the cog in the lineup of the reigning World Series champions, and Bryce Harper looks to bounce […]

Lonzo Ball
SportsMarch 21, 2017
A star’s rise to college basketball fame He is undoubtedly the biggest name in college basketball; he has transformed a UCLA team that, just a year before, had finished with a sub-.500 record (15-17) and missed the NCAA tournament; he’s a projected top-three pick in the upcoming NBA draft. And his name is Lonzo Ball. […]

Hanging around with the Rock Climbing Club
SportsMarch 20, 2017
The Rock Climbing Club is one of the more recent additions to the clubs on campus, after a group of students decided to bring the rock climbing community back to Davis. Jonathan Hopkins, a second-year computer science and engineering and cinema and digital media double major, spearheaded its resurgence. “When I started going to school […]

UC Davis women’s basketball head coach awarded Coach of the Year
SportsMarch 19, 2017
Jennifer Gross named Big West Conference Coach of the Year, four Aggies honored It was a tremendous regular season for the UC Davis women’s basketball team, which finished with a conference record of 14-2, overall record of 23-6 and a home record of 12-2. The team’s 23 overall wins for the season are the second […]

A look into the life of club sport athletes
SportsMarch 19, 2017
Sports reporter George McConnell discusses club sports’ impact on student life It’s been a long day, and it’s not over yet. I look down at my right ankle as it lies motionless, wrapped in frozen peas and duct tape. My body doesn’t heal like it did in high school. As a club sport athlete, I’ve […]

Women’s basketball team makes program history at WNIT
Front page storyMarch 19, 2017
In first round of WNIT, Aggies protect basket en route to 72-62 win, claim first postseason victory in program Division I history Despite its disappointing loss in the Big West Tournament, the UC Davis women’s basketball team (24-7) found itself in its first postseason game in Division I history during the first round of the […]

Underdog Aggies fall to Kansas in First Round of NCAA Tournament
Front page storyMarch 18, 2017
UC Davis men’s basketball team fights hard, falls 100-62 to Jayhawks Fresh off its First Four win over North Carolina Central on Wednesday, the UC Davis men’s basketball team advanced to the official first round of the NCAA tournament as the sixteenth seed to take on the tournament’s number-two overall seed and the Midwest region’s […]

Aggies claim victory over Huskies in series finale
SportsMarch 16, 2017
UC Davis baseball team salvages 7-6 win against UConn, but loses series 2-1 After losing to the University of Connecticut Huskies 7-4 last Friday and 9-6 the next day, the Aggies rallied to win on Sunday, March 12, securing a pop-fly to score the winning run. The Aggies focused on remaining strong and fighting until […]

UC Davis women’s basketball team falls short in Big West Conference tournament
SportsMarch 16, 2017
UC Santa Barbara wins 73-59 with strong third quarter Members of the UC Davis women’s basketball team headed into the Big West Conference Tournament with a 14-2 conference record, including 10 straight wins to close out the regular season. The Aggies were not required to play until the semifinals, since they secured the top record […]

