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Women’s basketball preview

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Irvine

Records: Aggies, 6-9 (2-2); Anteaters, 3-14 (0-4)

Where: The Pavilion

When: Tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Who to watch: On a team that regularly suits up nine players and will now be missing the services of junior Haylee Donaghe and freshman Vicky Deely for the remainder of the season, UC Davis will look for additional help from its youth.

Women’s tennis preview

Teams: UC Davis at Portland State; Portland

Records: Aggies, 0-0; Vikings, 0-0; Pilots, 0-1

Where: Portland Athletic Club - Portland; St. John's Racket Center - Portland

When: Saturday at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 10 a.m.

Men’s basketball preview

Teams: UC Davis at UC Irvine

Records: Aggies, 7-10 (2-2); Anteaters, 5-11 (3-1)

Where: Bren Events Center - Irvine

When: Saturday at 1:05 p.m.

Radio: KFSG (1690-AM)

TV: Comcast SportsNet California and FSN Prime Ticket

Who to watch: If the past is any indicator, Dominic Calegari should be in for a big offensive night this Saturday.

Men’s basketball preview

Teams: UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton

Records: Aggies, 6-10 (1-2); Titans, 8-8 (2-2)

Where: Titan Gym - Fullerton, Calif.

When: Today at 7:05 p.m.

Women’s basketball preview

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Fullerton

Records: Aggies, 6-8 (2-1); Titans, 5-8 (2-1)

Where: The Pavilion

When: Today at 7 p.m.

Aggie Digest

Junior Heidi Kucera won three events to lead UC Davis to a split with San Jose State and Fresno State during a collegiate double-dual women's swimming and diving meet at Schaal Aquatics Center Saturday afternoon. San Jose State won 10 of the 16 events to sweep both opponents while the Aggies defeated Fresno State.

Feeling a draft

Quincy Amarikwa and Dylan Curtis have done it all from a collegiate soccer standpoint.

After leading the UC Davis men's soccer team to its second NCAA Tournament berth in as many years on the Division I scene, Amarikwa and Curtis were named the Big West Conference's Offensive Player and Midfielder of the Year, respectively, en route to garnering All-American honors.

Now, they're looking to prove they can have success all over again.

Gymnastics gets season off to a solid start

Despite a last second line-up change in the event that's often viewed as the most nerve-racking, the uneven bars turned out to be golden for the Aggies.

First week of Big West play ends with near comeback

One week into its Big West Conference schedule, the UC Davis men's basketball team has to like where it stands.

The Aggies either led or were within two possessions of taking the lead in the final minute of all three games.

Aggies squeak by 49ers

After a 56-52 loss at UC Riverside, a team picked by both the coaches and media to win the Big West Conference, head coach Sandy Simpson stressed a couple of things to his team before its matchup with Long Beach State on Saturday night.

Aggies sweep Stanford Duals

Coming off a disappointing loss at No. 13 Oklahoma State, the Aggies got back on track at Stanford, beating Drexel, Columbia and then host Stanford at Burnham Pavilion on Saturday.

The long day for UC Davis was a concern for head coach Lennie Zalesky before the duals

Gymnastics preview

Teams: UC Davis at California, Sacramento State

Where: Haas Pavilion - Berkeley, Calif.

When: Saturday at 7 p.m.

Inside the game with …

Dominic Calegari just wanted to keep playing.

By his own evaluation, he had been nothing more than a role player for his high school basketball team. Best-case scenario: he would walk-on at UC Davis or Cal Poly, help out on the scout team and that would be that.

Men’s basketball preview

Teams: UC Davis vs. Long Beach State

Records: Aggies, 5-9 (0-1); 49ers, 7-7 (2-0)

Where: The Pavilion

When: Saturday at 7 p.m.

Women’s basketball preview

Teams: UC Davis at Long Beach State

Records: Aggies, 5-7 (1-0); 49ers, 3-10 (0-2)

Where: Walter Pyramid - Long Beach, Calif.

When: Saturday at 5 p.m.