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DAVIS, Calif. – UC Davis jumped out to an early lead in Friday's non-conference game at Aggie Soccer Field when redshirt freshman midfielder Leslie Fregoso scored in the sixth minute, junior midfielder Monet Kunz earned her first goal as an Aggie, and Casey Palmer also scored her third goal of the season in women's soccer's 3-1 blowout victory over Toledo.
 
UC Davis will now head to Tennessee for Wednesday's 4 p.m. PT matchup with a 4-2 record. Toledo will continue its Northern California road trip at 2-4.
 
The Aggies' aggressive mindset was on display from the opening whistle, and yielded the team's first goal six minutes into the match. A Toledo turnover that was created inside inside 18-yard box became the first goal of the afternoon when Fregoso beat the Rockets' goalkeeper to the near post, which set the tone for the match and gave UC Davis an early lead.
 
Of the team 19 shots, 14 took place before halftime, and included Kunz' first collegiate goal.

As was the case earlier in the game, this scoring opportunity originated from a Rockets turnover. And in a similar manner as its earlier goal, UC Davis operated with such precision that only a handful of seconds elapsed from that miscue to Kunz' strike.
 
It was Fregoso and junior midfielder Bryanna Duckett who set up Kunz goal on the counterattack; what started in the middle third of the field with a run down the near sideline continued with a pass across the box to Kunz, who scored on a one-timer to double her team's lead.
 
In the second half, the Aggies scored again on the counterattack, with Palmer connecting from just outside the penalty area to push UC Davis' lead to a comfortable three-goal margin.
 
Toledo's goal in the 83rd minute was its only highlight of the day as junior goalkeeper Nicki Rucki needed to make only one save — and barely moved from her original position to record that save — to help UC Davis win its fourth game of the year.
 
Last season, the Aggies did not collect their fourth victory until league play commenced.
 
Sophomore forward Casey Palmer singlehandedly registered a game-high five shots — a total that matched Toledo's entire roster. She was responsible for more than one-fourth of the Aggies' attempts, and posted three of her team's shots on goal.
 
Two of Kunz' three shots were on frame as seven other Aggies combined for the other 11 shots and eight shots on goal.
 
 
AGGIE EVO
Established during the 2017-18 academic year, 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.
 
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MARYA WELCH INITIATIVE
Named after the former physical education instructor, coach and Dean of Women who founded women's sports on the campus 25 years before the passage of Title IX, the Marya Welch Initiative for Women's Athletics provides comprehensive support for UC Davis' 16 athletics programs.

Through the support of the Marya Welch Initiative and its group members, student-athletes are provided the best possible opportunity to succeed inside the classroom, and in competition, through special project gifts and by increasing visibility and participation at women's events throughout the year.

All gifts to the Marya Welch Initiative are matched 1:1, doubling the impact on our women's programs.

To learn more about Marya Welch Initiative projects, like this group on Facebook, or join this groundbreaking program by clicking here, contacting Assistant AD for Leadership Giving and Alumni Engagement Liz Martin at (530) 752-7326 or emartin@ucdavis.edu.
 
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 Times Higher Education, 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.