Sports

Event: Irvine Invitational

Teams: No. 7 UC Davis vs. No. 10 Arizona State; TBA ; TBA; TBA

Records: Aggies, 9-3; Sun Devils, 7-3

Where: Anteater Pool - Irvine, Calif.

When: Saturday at 10 a.m. and TBA; Sunday at TBA and TBA

Who to watch: Although the scoring for the Aggies has been balanced in their first 12 games, one player has been producing greater than anyone's expectations.

Teams: UC Davis at Cal Poly

Records: Aggies, 11-14 (6-6); Mustangs, 6-16 (3-9)

Where: Mott Gym - San Luis Obispo, Calif.

When: Today at 7 p.m.

Men's soccer

Former UC Davis standout forward Quincy Amarikwa scored the game-winning goal for the San Jose Earthquakes in the Major League Soccer team's exhibition opener over the Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, 3-2.

Amarikwa, who was named the Big West Conference's Offensive Player of the Year with the Aggies this fall, scored an unassisted goal less than 40 seconds into the game's second half.

The UC Davis gymnastics team scored a season-high 191.550 last Saturday in a triangular, but it wasn't enough to exceed No. 4 Stanford, No. 10 Oregon State, or personal expectations.

The host Cardinal won the meet with a 197.025, and the Beavers followed with a 196.600.

Back in nonconference play, the UC Davis men's basketball team identified two areas of needed improvement.

The first was its ability to close out games. The second was its defense.

One down, one to go.

Competing with over 1,000 athletes from around the country, including a slew of ranked teams and the occasional Olympian, the UC Davis men's track team put forth a strong showing at its second of two indoor meets this season.

"We had a really good meet," coach Jon Vochatzer said. "If I were to compare it to the meet from two weeks ago, I'd say we were a shade ahead of last time. We picked it up a big notch."

After losing five in a row and suffering even more injuries during the past two weeks, things weren't looking too good for the UC Davis women's basketball team.

The players obviously didn't get that message.

UC Davis closed out its regular season with a bang, taking care of Cal Poly in convincing fashion at Hickey Gym on Saturday, 32-15.

Seven Aggie seniors wrestled for the last time at home, helping treat the crowd of nearly 500 to a 32-15 trouncing of Cal Poly. It was UC Davis' first win over the Mustangs since the 1992-1993 season.

After opening up there two weeks ago, the UC Davis women's track team returned to Seattle to compete against some of the top collegiate athletes in the nation.

The Aggies came into their third weekend of competition looking to live up to their new national ranking.

After seeing the way the UC Davis women's water polo team performed in Bakersfield, it's safe to say it lived up to its No. 7 ranking.

UC Davis dominated the first day of play of the Roadrunner Invitational with convincing victories over both Concordia and Colorado State.

There's always a moment that defines a generation.

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 that started the Great Depression. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his famous "I have a dream"speech. Neil Armstrong winning the Space Race for the United States by becoming the first man to walk on the Moon.

Teams: UC Davis at No. 10 Oregon State; No. 4 Stanford

Where: Maples Pavilion - Stanford, Calif.

When: Sunday at 2 p.m.

Who to watch: At this time last year, then-freshman Michelle Hurlock had only competed in exhibition, but she was ready for more. Her lineup debut at Stanford proved she belonged, as she posted a 9.850 on beam, the highest of any Aggie all season.

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Irvine; Cal State Fullerton

Records: Aggies, 10-13 (5-5); Anteaters, 8-15 (5-5); Titans, 12-11 (6-5)

Where: The Pavilion

When: Today at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m.

Who to watch: Vince Oliver has all the stats.

The Loyola High graduate is second in the Big West Conference with 19.5 points per league game, shooting a blistering 51.9 percent from the floor.

Who: UC Davis vs. No. 60 UC Santa Barbara

Records: Aggies, 1-3 (0-1); Gauchos, 1-4 (0-0)

Where: Marya Welch Tennis Stadium

When: Saturday at 1 p.m.

Who to watch: The only Aggie to score last weekend in the UC Davis' 6-1 loss to Pacific was junior Hunter Lee.

Event: Husky Classic

Where: Dempsey Indoor - Seattle, Wash.

When: Saturday at 8 a.m.

Who to watch: Records generally elicit a lot of pride and excitement, but for sophomore Jonathan Peterson, setting the school record for the indoor 3,000m is just another step in the right direction.