DAVIS, Calif. -- After road losses at California and No. 21 Stanford, UC Davis women's lacrosse looks to bounce back against yet another former Mountain Pacific Sports Federation foe who now plays in the Pac-12 Conference: Oregon. The 2-4 Aggies face the 2-2 Ducks on Saturday at 1 p.m.

The two programs are certainly familiar, with UC Davis having faced Oregon 17 times during 14 seasons. However, Aggie head coach Suzanne Isidor already has four reliable indicators on the Ducks' 2019 schedule. The two home opponents have been UC Davis road foes in Mercer and Jacksonville. Meanwhile, Oregon faced the Aggies' two MPSF leaguemates on neutral turf two weeks ago. The Ducks lost to both San Diego State and Fresno State in Las Vegas on February 15 and 17, respectively.

Who: UC Davis at Oregon
When: Saturday, March 2 • 1 p.m. 
Where: Papé Field (Eugene, Ore.)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast (http://statb.us/b/247852)
Live Video: Pac-12 Networks (http://pac-12.com/live/university-oregon-2)

Junior attacker Sorana Larson paced the Aggies offensively with five goals in the two Bay Area games, and continues to hold the team lead with 14 goals and three assists for 17 total points. Senior midfielder-turned-low attacker Taylor Cuenin added 4-for-6 shooting for the weekend, while junior middie Maddie Myers netted her second hat trick of the year at Cal.

Sophomore midfielder Mar Alvear dominated the "hustle stats" for the Aggies, leading the team in draw controls (12), caused turnovers (4) and ground balls (5) in the two contests, with most of the defensive damage coming on Sunday against the Cardinal. The recent weekend also saw the return of goalkeeper Taylor Mathieson, who totaled nine saves in nearly 68 minutes of cage relief for senior starter Grace Richards.

"Against Stanford, we fought hard for 60 minutes and improved on a lot of the little things we've talked about," said Isidor, whose Aggie squad reduced its turnovers to a season-low 12, compared to the three straight games of 20-plus to start the year. "Everybody played and everybody contributed. Despite the loss, we felt better after the Stanford game."

Oregon holds a 2-2 record under the watch of new head coach Chelsea Gamble, the former Stanford assistant. Senior attacker Shannon Williams, who broke her own school record with 74 total points (41 goals, 33 assists) in 2018, again leads the Ducks with an 11-11-22 offensive chart. Williams is the lone returner from Oregon's panel of All-Pac-12 honorees last season.

"Oregon just beat Jacksonville by three. They're a talented team with a new coach, so they'll be different from last year," Isidor said. "Shannon Williams is legit, and they have some very good young players, so this will be another good test for us. We're full of good tests. It has been good to be challenged, both mentally and physically. We've learned a lot. We've come a long way in three weeks and learned a lot about ourselves. We've jelled as units, and some younger players are really stepping up."

Live coverage of Saturday's game at Oregon can be found on StatBroadcast and the Pac-12 Networks. Links are above.

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REWRITING THE BOOKS: With nine goals in 2019 thus far, Taylor Cuenin brings her career total to 112, putting her into a tie for seventh with Christina Corsa (2008-11) on the school's goals leaderboard... Larson has shot 14-for-23 in the first six games for a .609 percentage... Among those who netted at least 20 goals, only two Aggies have sustained .600-plus for an entire season: Danner Doud-Martin (.618 in 1999) and Melissa Kellan (.627) in 2015... GK Grace Richards needs just four saves to become the eighth Aggie to total 200 in a career.

FAMILIAR FACES: Oregon freshman Jamie Level was a teammate and fellow 2018 grad with Aggie defender Annie Dalton and attacker Brooke Long at Novato HS... Duck attacker Shannon Williams hails from the same LAX-rich Bel Air, Maryland, community as UC Davis goalkeeper Grace Richards.

YOUNG GUNS: Four different freshmen scored at least one point in Sunday's road game at Stanford: Kendall Seifert had a goal and an assist, Christina Coulter and Natalie Wilson netted a goal apiece, and Brooke Long came up with an assist (to Coulter)... Wilson and midfielder Julie Byrne are the only first-years who played in the opening homestand with UMass Lowell and Michigan... Seifert scored her first collegiate goal against Jacksonville two weeks ago, while Wilson has a 3-0-3 line in six games so far.

THE LEADERBOARD: As a team, UC Davis ranks 17th nationally in draw controls with 15.83 per game... The Aggies have outdrawn opponents by a 95-77 margin overall, with Stanford being the only opponent to outdraw them (20-10)... Individually, Amanda Outcalt ranks T4th in total assists (12), T18th in total points (19)... Also among the Div. I top 20 are Grace Richards in saves (12th, 46) and Sorana Larson in goals (T19th, 14).

THE LOTO TICKET: Senior Ashley Lotoszynski made her collegiate debut at goalkeeper in Sunday's win over Mercer... She took over for starter Grace Richards for the final minutes... A fifth-year agriculture and environmental education major, Lotoszynski earned Big West Conference All-Freshman honors in 2015, then All-Big West honorable mention in 2017 for the Aggie softball team, but had never played lacrosse until joining the team last fall.

HOUSEMATES?: The March 8 lacrosse-football doubleheader continues a tradition of partnership between the two Aggie teams who call Aggie Stadium home... Head football coach Dan Hawkins has brought Coach Isidor on the Bud Light Coaches' Show on several occasions, including the lead-up to the former NCAA playoff win against Northern Iowa... The members of the Aggie women's lacrosse team serves on the game staff for all home football games... Furthermore, when Hawkins played fullback for UC Davis in the early 1980s, one of his teammates was Rob Cuenin (father of midfielder Taylor) while the coaching staff included Jim Belenis (father of defender Anna).

ABOUT UC DAVIS: Providing a small-town community feel while providing a world-class academic experience, UC Davis is home to more than 37,000 students and centrally located between San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, and the Napa Valley. The No. 5-ranked public university in the nation according to the Wall Street Journal, and among the top 10 public universities nationwide according to U.S. News and World Report, UC Davis offers nearly 100 graduate programs and more than 100 academic majors across four colleges and six professional schools, ranking among the world and nation's best in numerous disciplines, including veterinary science, agriculture, and plant and animal programs.

AGGIE EVO: Established in 2017-18, the Aggie EVO System is UC Davis Athletics' investment in the primary mission of preparing student-athletes for a successful "launch" after graduation. Thanks to a collaboration of alumni, university resources, corporate partners, coaches and Student-Athlete Outcomes staff, all Aggies are guided over four years to acquire the skills, knowledge, opportunities and tools to better know and navigate the "World of Work" after graduating from UC Davis. Follow the Aggie EVO system on Twitter and Instagram at @AggieEVO.