Sports

If you want some Aggie softball autographs, you need to get Jessica Hancock's John Hancock.

In the first two games of the week, Hancock (13-15) had an easy time shutting down the Titans.

The senior right-hander allowed just three earned runs in 11 innings and struck out six in 148 pitches to earn a pair of wins on Saturday.

For UC Davis, it was their third win in the last six games, showing a huge turnaround after going 5-16 during the month of March.

Saturday -Game 1: UC Davis 5, Cal State Fullerton 2

Who is Bianca Castillo?

The freshman right fielder for the Aggies belted her second home run in only her third collegiate game for UC Davis.

During the stretch, the Bakersfield native is batting .500 with three extra base hits, including the two homers.

"Right now, Bianca is just really stepping up and taking advantage of her opportunity," said softball head coach Karen Yoder. "She is coming through and contributing for us in a really big way."

Teams: UC Davis vs. No. 3 Stanford

Records: Aggies, 11-8; Cardinal, 15-4

Where: Taube Family Tennis Stadium, Palo Alto, Calif.

When: Today at 3 p.m.

Who to watch: Desiree Stone lost Mar. 7. Ever since then, she has done nothing but win.

The sophomore from North Hollywood, Calif. has captured a victory in seven straight singles matches to improve her individual record to 14-4.

Did you know? The Aggies have matched up with the Cardinal twice in the past three seasons, both resulting in UC Davis losses.

Most recently, the Aggies fell 0-7 to the Cardinal in Palo Alto on Jan. 25, 2007.

Men's and women's track & field

After breaking three school records at the Stanford Invitational the week before, UC Davis set yet another at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at UCLA this past weekend.

Junior Sirena Williams recorded a 14.06 in the 100-meter hurdle to establish a new Aggie record. The Fresno, Calif. native finished second in the event.

On the men's side, freshman Ray Green qualified for the NCAA Division I West Region Track and Field Championships next month with a 15.04-meter performance in the triple jump Saturday in Los Angeles.

UC Davis and Loyola Marymount are used to sharing pool time - they have competed against each other on 11 different occasions over the past four years.

On Saturday at noon, the two women's water polo rivals were again in the water at the same time - only this time they were 400 miles apart.

At the Schaal Aquatics Center in Davis, the No. 10 Aggies faced No. 19 Santa Clara. Meanwhile, at the Burns Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, the No. 11 Lions hosted No. 17 UC San Diego.

Two rivals in two different places at one time, and what happened next changed the look of the upcoming Women's Water Polo Association Championships.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Louisville

Records: Aggies, 5-8; Cardinals, 8-4

Where: U of L Lacrosse Stadium - Louisville, Ky.

When: Today at noon

Who to watch: After posting a measly .351 save percentage and allowing 37 goals during the team's last two matches, senior goalkeeper Hilary Harkins looks to be back on track as the Aggies hit the final stretch of their season.

The UC Davis women's water polo team finished off conference play in true Aggie fashion.

Eight different UC Davis players scored and Santa Clara was held scoreless for 29 minutes in an 8-3 victory at the Schaal Aquatics Center.

The contest was the last conference test for UC Davis before it travels to Loyola Marymount to compete as the likely top seed at the Western Water Polo Association Championships.

"I'm glad for the one-seed because it's a reflection that we've been playing well, and that's a good thing," said head coach Jamie Wright. "You want to play well going into conference."

Teams: UC Davis vs. Portland State; Nevada; UC Irvine

Records: Aggies, 8-10 (1-3); Vikings, 5-12; Wolf Pack, 4-13; Anteaters, 8-12 (1-1)

Where: Marya Welch Tennis Center; Galena High School - Reno, Nev.; Marya Welch Tennis Center

When: Today at 2:30 p.m.; Saturday at 1 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m.

Who to watch: Despite what may be going on around him, senior No. 5 singles player Daniel Elefant always has winning on his mind.

Teams: UC Davis v. Cal State Fullerton

Records: Aggies 16-26 (1-5); Titans 18-20-1(2-4)

Where: Anderson Family Field - Fullerton, Calif.

When: Saturday at noon, 2 p.m.; Sunday at noon

Who to watch: UC Davis will be looking to jump start its offense this weekend, and there is no better place to start at the top of the order.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cincinnati

Records: Aggies, 4-8; Bearcats, 2-9

Where: Nippert Stadium - Cincinnati, Ohio

When: Saturday at 11 a.m.

Who to watch: The UC Davis women's lacrosse team has had trouble defending its own goal recently. Sophomore defender Molly Peterson will look to have a key impact when the Aggies play rookie program Cincinnati on Saturday.

Teams: No. 10 UC Davis vs. No. 19 Santa Clara

Records: Aggies 21-8 (11-1), Broncos 16-9 (13-4)

Where: Schaal Aquatics Center

When: Saturday at noon

Christi Raycraft has figured it out.

For the third year in a row, the senior leads the UC Davis women's water polo team (21-8) in goals scored and total points.

This year, for the first time, she leads the Aggies in exclusions drawn and broke the season record previously held by assistant coach Katherine O'Rourke.

She has led her Aggies to an 11-1 conference record, and with a win over Santa Clara this Saturday, UC Davis will have clinched the first seed in the conference championships later this month.

With the team riding an eight-game winning streak and still on a high from a Saturday win over defending league champion Loyola Marymount, Aggie Sports Writer SAMMY BRASCH sat down with the Davis native to discuss everything from her head coach to what makes the team - ranked 10th in the nation - so successful.

Event: Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational

Host: UCLA

Where: Drake Stadium - Los Angeles

When: Today, Friday and Saturday; all day

Who to watch: Senior distance runner Kim Conley will take her record-breaking momentum to Los Angeles after clocking in at a school-record 16:30.22 in the 5,000-meter run at the Stanford Track and Field Invitational on Friday. The previous record of 16:34.87, held by Patty Gray, was established back in 1985.

Did you know? UC Davis' performance at the Stanford Invitational shook up three chapters in the school record books. A day after Conley's record-setter, junior distance runner Kaitlin Gregg made it into fourth place all-time in the same 5,000-meter run category with a 16:44.15 time. In the relays, the Aggie women went 46.94 in the 4x100 to place fifth on the all-time list.

Preview: After a successful record-breaking weekend in Stanford, the Aggies will look to make a mark in Los Angeles this week at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational.

Teams: UC Davis vs. No. 10 Stanford

Records: Aggies, 20-10; Cardinal, 15-9

Where: Sunken Diamond - Stanford, Calif.

When: Today at 6 p.m.

Who to watch: Senior UC Davis outfielder Ryan Royster went 8-for-20 (.400) this past weekend in Washington and hit his Big West Conference-leading seventh home run. The Aggie leadoff man also paces all conference players in runs scored and total bases.