Feb. 5, 2007
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THIS WEEK
Saturday, Feb. 10 - vs. Redlands (at Triton Invitational), 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10 - vs. Michigan/CS Northridge (at Triton Invitational), TBA
Sunday, Feb. 11 - at Triton Invitational (La Jolla, Calif.)
LAST WEEK
Saturday, Feb. 3 - at Pacific (W, 16-8)
Sunday, Feb. 4 - vs. UC Santa Cruz (W, 17-3)
Sunday, Feb. 4 - at Cal State Monterey Bay (W, 20-2)
NOTES
UC Davis picked up wins against Pacific, UC Santa Cruz and Cal State Monterey Bay, totalling 53 goals in the three victories... Junior Casie Mota was the team's leading scorer over the weekend, posting eight goals... She had four at Pacific Saturday, then hit her third hat trick in Sunday's opener with UCSC... Mota is the only Aggie player to have scored in all six games... Senior Katherine O'Rourke shot 5-for-5 in the Aggies' 20-goal onslaught at Monterey Bay... With 11 goals on the season, she lifted her career total to 108... She passed Alli Johnstone for fourth on the school career list, and needs six to catch Anne Harter (1999-2002) for third all-time... Junior Christi Raycraft had hat tricks at Pacific and UCSC, her third and fourth of the season... Senior Amber Korner had 12 saves in 64 minutes over the weekend, moving her past the 200-save milestone (204).
UC Davis held at No. 9 in the national poll for a second week, the highest-ranked non-MPSF team... Among WWPA teams, Loyola Marymount moved from 13th to 11th last week, while Santa Clara rose from 17th to 14th... The weekly coaches' poll is released each Wednesday.
UP NEXT: The Aggies compete in UC San Diego's Triton Invitational on February 10-11, the first of four regular-season tournaments on the 2007 slate... UC Davis is the top seed of Group C in the 16-team tournament, grouped with Michigan, Cal State Northridge and Redlands... The Aggies open with Redlands at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, then will face either Michigan or Cal State Northridge in the afternoon... Loyola Marymount, San Diego State and UC Irvine also picked up No. 1 seeds in their respective groups.
Redlands went 1-1 in a home mini-tournament Sunday, beating Cal State San Bernardino, 9-7; then falling to Wagner by a 13-6 final... Driver Alie Hower and 2-meter offensive player Sam Greenawalt each earned second-team All-SCIAC honors for the Bulldogs last season...Michigan ranks second in the CWPA Top 20 and 13th in the national poll... The Wolverines went undefeated at their own Michigan Kick-off tournament two weeks ago, including wins against Marist and Indiana... Shana Welch won CWPA Western Division Player of the Week honors for scoring 12 goals in the four wins... No. 19 Cal State Northridge opened at Cal State Bakersfield Sunday, dropping a 13-11 decision to the host Roadrunners before beating Pomona-Pitzer by a 14-7 final... Junior defender Allison Brookes scored four goals in each game to lead the Matadors... CSUN will be leaguemat of UC Davis when the Big West Conference begins sponsoring women's water polo in the 2009 season.
HEAD COACH JAMEY WRIGHT:
"We're getting off the surface streets and entering the freeway this weekend. Redlands is a Division III, but they're solid. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if they beat us. It's the first game of a tournament and they might come with some things that we're not expecting. That will be a challenge for us -- they always play us tough."
"People think we're doing well, and we are, but you have to compare the competition. This will be the good weekend for us. I know we're not as good as it might appear from the scores. It's good for us to play these games, force us to open our eyes and see the things we need to work on. Our 6-on-5s are a big emphasis for us. We're below 40 percent against the teams we're playing. I don't think we're defending it or attacking it well. From the front-court standpoint, there are still some things coming along."
"I'm pleased predominantly with our fitness level, which has been pretty high, and that we're developing our depth. Through these first six games, we've been able to play the second group a lot more than normal. It's getting them some confidence and it's giving me confidence in them. I know that I can go well through the third with that second group, then put the starters in for a shorter stint in the second half."
