Sports

Event: Desert Classic

Teams: UC Davis vs. Brigham Young; Oregon State; Hawaii; Utah

Records: Aggies, 3-1; Cougars, 4-2; Beavers, 2-2; Warriors, 1-4; Utes, 3-2

Where: Las Vegas, Nev.

When: Saturday at 11:15 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday at 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

Who to watch: It is known that the Aggies have an array of stars in the pitching circle, but what people may not know is that they also have a group of outstanding hitters.

Teams: UC Davis at UC Irvine; Cal State Fullerton

Records: Aggies, 7-14 (3-7); Anteaters, 5-18 (2-8); Titans 6-15 (3-7)

Where: Bren Events Center - Irvine, Calif.; Titan Gym - Fullerton, Calif.

When: Today at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 5 p.m.

Who to watch: With senior Genevieve Costello expected to miss this weekend's action, the Aggies are left with one true point guard: freshman Hana Asano.

Teams: UC Davis at Oregon

Records: Aggies, 0-0 (0-0); Ducks, 0-1 (0-0)

Where: Pape's Field - Eugene, Ore.

When: Saturday at 1 p.m.

Who to watch: Christina Corsa will have her first opportunity to build on her standout freshman campaign this Saturday.

The Danville, Calif. native is the team's top returning scorer after tallying 23 goals and nine assists in 2008.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal Poly

Records: Aggies, 7-6 (3-4); Mustangs, 3-10 (0-5)

Where: The Pavilion

When: Sunday at 7 p.m.

Who to watch: Senior Marcos Orozco is wrestling in his final home dual of his UC Davis career on Sunday.

Event: Husky Classic

Where: Dempsey Indoor - Seattle, Wash.

When: Saturday at 8 a.m.

Who to watch: After capping her Aggies cross country career at the National Championships this fall, senior co-captain Kim Conley took a well-deserved break from competition.

Event: Roadrunner Invitational

Teams: No. 9 UC Davis vs. Concordia; Colorado State; No. 15 Cal State Bakersfield; Cal State East Bay

Records: Aggies, 5-3; Eagles, 1-2; Rams, 3-6; Roadrunners, 6-3; Pioneers, 1-2

Where: Hillman Aquatics Center - Bakersfield, Calif.

When: Saturday at 11 a.m., 3:40 p.m.; Sunday at 9:15 a.m., 2 p.m.

Who to watch: After missing the first two games with a broken nose, junior Ashley Chandler has been consistently producing on both ends of the pool.

Who: UC Davis vs. Cal State Fullerton; Cal State Northridge; No. 65 UC Irvine

Records: Aggies, 4-4 (0-1); Titans, 0-3 (0-1); Matadors, 1-5 (1-1); Anteaters, 2-2 (0-0)

Where: Titan Courts - Fullerton, Calif.; Matador Tennis Complex - Northridge, Calif.; Anteater Tennis Stadium - Irvine, Calif.

When: Saturday at noon; Sunday at 11 a.m.; Monday at 11 a.m.

Who to watch: Freshman Dahra Zamudio posted an impressive victory in the No. 2 slot as the Aggies fell to UC Santa Barbara last weekend, 5-2.

Teams: UC Davis vs. San Jose State

Records: Aggies, 3-1; Spartans, 2-3

Where: La Rue Field

When: Today at 2 p.m.

Who to watch: With the help of sophomore hurler Alex Holmes, the Aggies were able to take three of four games at the Cathedral City Kickoff this past weekend.

Men's golf

UC Davis shot a team score of 299 on Friday, finishing 12th at the Hawaii-Hilo Invitational, as Ramie Sprinkling and Austin Graham posted a pair of top-25 individual finishes.

Everyone knows that a good matchup between rivals should be close. Someone should have reminded the Aggies.

On Friday, UC Davis posted a season-high score to convincingly beat fellow Mountain Pacific Sports Federation member Seattle Pacific, 191.500 to 189.175.

When comparing the rosters of Pacific and UC Davis side by side, it quickly becomes evident that the two teams don't have a whole lot in common geographically.

The Tigers No. 1 through 5 seeds are all foreign-born, tough competitors: Moritz Starke (Germany), Artem Gramma (Ukraine), Vegerd Veskimagi (Estonia), Karl-Erik Paaro (Estonia) and Christian Kuehne (Germany).

UC Davis has been attending the Triton Invitational for the past six seasons and had yet to reach the championship game.

A new group of players brought a new story this Sunday.

The young and talented Aggies tallied three straight victories to make their way to the championship game against San Diego State Sunday night.

On the surface, there doesn't appear to be a whole lot of parallels between the 2008-2009 UC Davis women's basketball team and the 1982 morgue-attendant inspired film "Night Shift."

Unless, of course, your name is Sandy Simpson.

It was standing room only Saturday afternoon at Schaal Aquatics Center, as the Aggies wrapped up their dual season against the Anteaters of UC Irvine.

UC Davis put up a dominant performance against its Big West Conference rival, as the Aggie men and women beat UC Irvine by scores of 161-128 and 175-123, respectively.

By MAX ROSENBLUM

Aggie Staff Writer

The Aggies have been finding themselves in very similar situations at the end of games as of late.

For the fifth straight game on Saturday, UC Davis (7-14, 3-7) saw a second-half lead turn into a narrow defeat against UC Riverside (13-9, 9-1) after falling to Long Beach State (5-17, 2-8) on Thursday. The two losses came by a combined seven points.