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Thursday, September 12, 2024

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2008 Winter Athlete of the Quarter: Jessica Campbell

Jessica Campbell owns the UC Davis women's basketball record books.

A senior out of San Marcos, Calif., Campbell is among the program's all-time leaders across the board, ranking third in points (1,413), seventh in blocks (57) and ninth in rebounds (590) and assists (274).

Campbell led the Big West Conference with an 88.9 percent free throw percentage this season. She also ranked second in the conference in scoring (15.3 points per game), field goal percentage (53.9 percent) and minutes played (32.8 minutes per game), earning a spot on the first-team All-Big West Conference team for her efforts.

Haylee Donaghe

Headline: Haylee Donagh

Name: Haylee Donaghe

Hometown: Atascadero, Calif.

Position: Wing

Stacey Nicolini

Name: Stacey Nicolini

Hometown: Novato, Calif.

Events: All-Around

Year: Freshman

Athlete of the Quarter Honorable Mention: Marcos Orozco

Name: Marcos Orozco

Hometown: Vacaville, Calif.

Weight: 125 lbs.

Year: Junior

Major: Psychology

In a season riddled with injuries, no wrestler took to the UC Davis mat more than Marcos Orozco.

Competing in a team-high 37 matches, the 5-foot-5 Vacaville High School product led the squad with a career-high 25 wins and 27 dual points earned.

For the second straight year, Orozco earned a berth to the Division I National Championships. He stood as the lone Aggie on the second day of tournament after posting a 2-1 record on the first day.

A to Z

Spring break is over, and I return to Davis having recognized one thing: My grandparents are extremely well-versed in separate areas of knowledge.

My grandma, Adriana Monteforte, knows marinara sauce, while my grandpa, Vincenzo Monteforte, knows politics.

But as knowledgeable as they are in their respective areas, whenever the topic of UC Davis athletics comes up, the room gets quiet as if I just name-dropped Mussolini.

UC Davis goes 0-2 in Fresno

The UC Davis men's tennis team gave new meaning to the phrase break point as they returned to play this past weekend.

The Aggies not only returned after a three-week break, but their hopes of victory were broken as they first fell to DePaul 5-2 on Friday and were later swept 7-0 by No. 52 Fresno State.

 

Friday - DePaul 5, UC Davis 2

The Aggies saw their hot play turn ice cold against the Blue Demons, falling 5-2 to end a two-match winning streak.

Against DePaul I felt like I was a little bit slow, I wasn't really playing at the top of my game, said senior No. 3 Justin Garcia. We were just a bit sluggish.

Aggies ousted by Bulldogs in WNIT

Competing in its first Division I season, the UC Davis women's basketball team was enjoying an impressive campaign.

The Aggies won 19 games - the most the program has seen since the 2001-2002 season - locked up second-place honors in the Big West Conference and earned a bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament.

And within a 40-minute span, that all became a memory.

Playing in the first round of the WNIT on Mar. 20, UC Davis fell to host Gonzaga, 81-60, to close the book on a storied 2007-2008 season.

Women’s Golf Preview

Event: Regional Preview

Host: Sacramento State

Where: Lincoln Hills Golf Club - Lincoln, Calif.

When: Today and Tuesday, all day

Who to watch: At the Oregon Duck Invitational on Mar. 24 and 25, freshman Chelsea Stelzmiller led the way for the Aggies with a fourth-place finish.

The Placerville, Calif. native has placed in the top 10 in five of her last six tournaments and is averaging a team-best 73.6 strokes per round this season.

Orozco advances, loses on second day at NCAA Championships

Going into the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships this year, head coach Lennie Zalesky knew it was going to be tough.

UC Davis was only able to send three wrestlers - juniors Marcos Orozco, Nexi Delgado and Tyler Bernacchi - to the national tournament Mar. 20 to 22 at the Scottsdale Center in St. Louis, Mo.

But Zalesky was still optimistic, especially about one particular wrestler. I think we can surprise some people with Marcos, he said.

And that's exactly what Orozco did.

Aggies break out brooms for early spring cleaning

Last weekend the 10th-ranked UC Davis women's water polo team opened an 11-game homestand, which will encompass the rest of the regular season.

After a Friday afternoon win over Brown, UC Davis completed the sweep with Saturday wins over Hartwick and UC Santa Cruz.

 

Friday - UC Davis 12, Brown 7

After having a long two-week break for finals and spring break, the Aggies came out still on vacation against a weaker Brown opponent.

We played like we had not played a game in two weeks, said head coach Jamey Wright.

UC Davis would fight back after its slow start.