Sports

UC Davis baseball gives up three in ninth to lose 7-4 to UConn The UC Davis baseball team opened up its weekend series with a 7-4 loss to the visiting University of Connecticut Huskies last Friday. An exciting game start to finish, the Aggies fell behind early and then rallied to take a slim lead […]

UC Davis co-hosts second annual tournament with Sacramento State In the second annual Golden State Invitational, the UC Davis men’s tennis team swept co-host Sacramento State, 7-0, in Sunday’s third-place finale at the Marya Welch Tennis Center. The tournament ran from last Friday to Sunday, splitting teams into two groups of four onto both UC […]

UC Davis men’s basketball team beats North Carolina Central 67-63 in NCAA Tournament In the first March Madness appearance in the program’s Division I history, the UC Davis men’s basketball team defeated the North Carolina Central Eagles 67-63 in an NCAA Tournament First Four matchup on Wednesday evening. In a close game that saw the […]

Trent Calder, former assistant coach at Brown University, comes to West Coast as new assistant coach for UC Davis The UC Davis men’s water polo team is currently enjoying the offseason, and, while the team just ended its season with an undefeated conference record, 23 wins on the year, a WWPA Championship (the first since […]

UC Davis sports teams face success, setbacks to open spring season Winter Quarter has been busy for the UC Davis Athletics Department — teams have started and ended their seasons, and many programs have experienced an overwhelming amount of success. Most prominently, the UC Davis men’s basketball team won the Big West Tournament championship game […]

Highly-decorated UC Davis gymnast Alexis Brown continues to use athletic platform to advocate for marginalized communities The Pavilion was held in an embrace of palpable energy — a near-collective held breath — as the audience awaited the announcement of the gymnastic meet’s individual all-around victor. The four teams that convened for the Feb. 24 competition […]

Why the United States should turn its attention to international baseball In recent weeks, I have been lambasted by my friends for trying to drum up some excitement for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. The sixteen-team tournament has become a major sporting event worldwide. The tournament does very well in countries like Japan, South Korea, […]

Women’s tennis defeats Montana in fourth shutout victory The UC Davis women’s tennis team opened up its three-game weekend homestand with a 7-0 sweep of the Montana Grizzlies last Friday, giving the team its 10th win of the season in 13 games. Each of the eight UC Davis players who participated in the match contributed […]

The Aggie sat down with the UC Davis women’s basketball forward, who was recently named to the all-Big West Conference first team Height: 5’11” Year: Junior Position: Forward Major: Political Science Hometown: Myrtle Creek, Oregon High School: Roseburg HS ‘14 History: Riddle High School, Roseburg High School, three-time all-state selection in basketball Accolades: 2016- 2017 […]

Women’s tennis team makes do with two successful matches home matches, one rain cancellation The UC Davis women’s tennis team opened up its three-match weekend homestand with a 7-0 sweep of the Montana Grizzlies on Friday, March 3, giving the team its tenth win of the season in 13 games. Each of the eight UC […]

Aggies complete perfect season at home with 68-59 victory over Hawai’i In their final home game at The Pavilion on Thursday night, the Aggies honored senior guards Brynton Lemar, Darius Graham, Lawrence White and senior forwards J.T. Adenrele and Georgi Funtarov with pre- and post-game ceremonies. After the festivities, the UC Davis men’s basketball team […]

Cautiously (very cautiously) optimistic about hiring of Magic Johnson to President of Basketball Operations Growing up as a diehard Los Angeles Lakers fan, I’ve been accustomed to a certain standard of success that not many other basketball fans have had the luxury of grasping. My very first memories as a fan of the purple and […]