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Nine seniors were honored.

Eight yellow cards were handed out.

The key number, however, was one - the single point necessary for the Aggies to qualify as the fourth seed in the inaugural conference tournament.

When Bakari Grant answered Greg Denham's 38-yard prayer with no time remaining to beat Northern Colorado, it was unbelievable.

When the women's water polo team knocked off Loyola Marymount in 2006 to end the Lions' five-year stranglehold on the Western Water Polo Association and advance to the NCAA Tournament, it was epic.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Sacramento State

Records: Aggies, 5-4; Hornets, 4-5

Where: Aggie Stadium

When: Saturday at 2 p.m.

Teams: No. 11 UC Davis vs. No. 7 UC San Diego; UC Santa Cruz

Records: Aggies, 7-10 (6-3); Tritons, 16-9 (5-3); Banana Slugs, 6-16 (0-6)

Where: Schaal Aquatics Center

When: Today at 6 p.m. and Sunday at noon

Teams: No. 11 UC Davis vs. No. 17 UC Santa Barbara

Records: Aggies, 12-3-3 (4-2-3); Gauchos, 10-5-3 (5-2-2)

Where: Aggie Soccer Stadium

When: Saturday at 11 a.m.

Teams: UC Davis at UC Irvine; UC San Diego

Where: Anteater Aquatics Complex - Irvine; Canyonview Pool - San Diego

When: Today and Saturday, all day; Sunday at 11 a.m.

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Irvine; UC Riverside

Records: Aggies, 11-13 (3-8); Anteaters, 12-11 (7-3); Highlanders, 8-17 (3-7)

Where: Bren Events Center - Irvine; Student Recreation Center - Riverside

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

Men's basketball

UC Davis hosts Notre Dame de Namur in its second and final exhibition tonight. The contest tips at 7 p.m., and there is no charge for admission.

Men's basketball

Joe Harden scored 15 points and hauled in 10 rebounds to lead UC Davis to an 89-69 victory over Bethany in an exhibition game at the Pavilion on Tuesday.

Harden led a group of four Aggies who finished with at least 10 points. Mark Payne and Ryan Silva each scored 12, with Payne dishing out eight assists and Silva posting five steals. In addition, Adam Malik finished with 10 points. Bethany's George Golden led all scorers with 21 points.

They were that close.

Two questionable calls from the referee resulted in two Pacific goals, ending UC Davis' chance of making the Big West Conference Tournament for the first time in program history.

The Aggies held the Tigers scoreless for 64 minutes until a free kick turned into a bouncing header by Kristina Wavomba to put Pacific on top 1-0.

Make no mistake: Renee Ibekwe is the real deal.

A walk-on turned superstar, Ibekwe has led the UC Davis women's volleyball team to the program's highest win total since 2003 with a mark of 11-13, 3-8.

The 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter is a leader in the stat book as well as on the court, pacing the Big West Conference with 3.74 kills per game.

Leading up to the team's final road trip of the season, Aggie staff writer Matt Miller recently caught up with Ibekwe to discuss the unique start to her career and the team's success this season.

Cal Poly scored 22 seconds into the match.

It looked like a blueprint of UC Davis' play the past couple of games, as the Aggies have been scored on first in five straight matches.

Recently, they've been able to battle from behind.

That wasn't the case on Sunday, as the Mustangs shut out the Aggies 2-0.

Men's golf

Nate Pistacchio was named the Big West Conference Golfer of the Month on Friday - the UC Davis men's golf team's second consecutive winner of the award - after a pair of top-10 finishes in October which included a tie for first at The Prestige at PGA WEST.

Big West Conference implications were on the line when the UC Davis men's soccer team hosted defending national champion UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 29, 2007.

Event: Pacific Invitational

Where: Brookside Country Club - Stockton, Calif.