Volleyball

Aggies more confident in Big West chances After a two-week road campaign in which UC Davis women’s volleyball lost three of four matches, the team returned to Davis to beat UC Riverside last Thursday in a closely contested five set match, 3-2, before cruising to a straight set victory against California State Fullerton, 3-0, on […]

Volleyball starts solid, shaky in conference play losing two straight In his fifth year as head coach of the UC Davis volleyball program, Dan Conners is optimistic about a season which features a solid and experienced roster. At the same time, he is cautious of going into matchup with low or high expectations. That’s not […]

Last game of homestand brings cheers Pacing throughout the game, UC Davis Head Coach Dan Conners watched as his team played “in the moment.” The three-set game put up some exceptional numbers from the whole team, with final scores of 25-13, 25-23 and 25-18. Moving junior outside hitter Kendall Walbrecht to the left side set […]

Sports action from the beginning of the season to Sept. 24 Football (0-3) The Aggies began their season with a rough start, losing their first three games against Nevada, South Dakota and Hawaii. The UC Davis defense has struggled, as the team has lost by at least 10 points in all of its games. The […]

Saturday marked the end of the road for the UC Davis women’s volleyball team’s season. After suffering a tough home loss to the University of Hawai’i a week earlier, the team traveled to Pacific and completed their season sweep of the Tigers, winning the match 25-23, 25-14, 20-25, 25-15. “To go into UOP where they […]

Teams: UC Davis at Pacific Records: Aggies, 16-14 (10-7); Tigers, 20-10 (9-9) Where: Alex G. Spanos Center — Stockton, Calif. When: Saturday at 7 p.m. Who to Watch: Sophomore middle blocker Victoria Lee established herself as a legitimate force on this Aggies squad the last time these two teams matched up together. The 6-foot middle […]

It was a weekend of mixed emotions for the UC Davis women’s volleyball team, but one thing is for sure: it’s one they won’t soon forget. Friday night’s game was packed full of individual achievements and team triumph as the Aggies outlasted Cal State Northridge 25-19, 25-19, 17-25, 23-25, 18-16. Seniors Allison Whitson and Caroline […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Northridge; vs. Hawaii Records: Aggies, 15-13 (9-6); Matadors, 18-9 (9-5); Wahine, 22-2 (14-0) Where: Pavilion — Davis, Calif. When: Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m. Who to Watch: It’s no secret that senior outside hitter Allison Whitson is an irreplaceable piece to the Aggies’ offense. But for […]

Teams: UC Davis at Cal Poly; UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara Records: Aggies, 13-13 (7-6); Mustangs, 3-21 (2-10); Gauchos, 13-14 (6-6) Where: San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Calif. When: Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m. Who to Watch: Although the Aggies suffered a home loss to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos […]

The Aggies started the weekend off with a bang, reaching a level of play that they had worked for all season in a satisfying three-game sweep of UC Irvine on Friday night. The attack was balanced, and the serves were hard and well placed in smothering the Anteaters. Perhaps the best part of Friday’s win […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Irvine; vs. Long Beach State Records: Aggies, 12-12 (6-5); Anteaters, 10-15 (5-6); 49ers, 11-11 (6-5) Where: The Pavilion — Davis When: Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m. Who to Watch: Putting a twist on a common phrase, ‘consistency is queen.’ In that regard, junior setter Jenny Woolway has […]

The Aggies took on the role of “spoilers” for this year’s Halloween as they pulled off two impressive road wins this past weekend. UC Davis continued its travels with a trip to Cal State Fullerton on Friday night to take on the Titans. The Aggies were coming off two tough losses the previous week against […]