DAVIS, Calif. — The 2020-21 women's basketball campaign officially tips-off at home for UC Davis this week, as the Aggies welcome San Francisco for the season opener on Wednesday (Nov. 25) at 3 p.m. at The Pavilion.

GAME #1
WHAT: San Francisco (0-0, 0-0 WCC) at UC Davis (0-0, 0-0 Big West)
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020
TIME: 3 p.m. PT
WHERE: Davis, Calif.
ARENA: The Pavilion (5,931)
TV: None
RADIO: KDVS 90.3 FM (PXP: Greg Wong)
VIDEO STREAMING: Big West TV
AUDIO STREAMING: KDVS.org or TuneIn.com (search for KDVS)
LIVE STATS: UCDavisAggies.com
COMPLETE GAME NOTES: UC Davis PDF | San Francisco WBB | Big West WBB

COACHES…
UC DAVIS: Jennifer Gross is in her 10th season -- and her 17th overall -- at UC Davis with a record of 173-110 (.611).
SAN FRANCISCO: Molly Goodenbour is in her 5th season at San Francisco with a record of 53-71 (.427) and an overall record of 226-202 (.528) in 14 seasons as a head coach.

SERIES NOTES…
UC Davis leads the all-time series with San Francisco, 9-7, having won the last four overall following a 79-67 win over the Dons last season at The Pavilion. The Aggies are 6-2 all-time at home against USF, winning the last two meetings at The Pavilion.

FOR OPENERS…
• When UC Davis meets San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, the Aggies will open the season at home for the first time since 2017-18 -- a 91-76 win over Washington State.
• According to complete records dating back to 1974-75, UC Davis is 25-21 in season openers, but has lost its last two straight dating back to that win over the Cougars and six of its last eight.
• According to complete records dating back to 1977-78, UC Davis is 31-12 in home openers overall, having lost its last two since the win over Washington State in 2017-18.
• The Aggies are 3-4 when opening the season at home in its Division I history (since 2007-08), having won its last two against Portland (2016-17) and the Cougars.
• UC Davis has opened the regular season against San Francisco on one other occasion, downing the Dons, 69-45, on the road to tip-off the 2010-11 campaign.

AGGIE STORYLINES...
• UC Davis was an unanimous pick to claim its fifth consecutive Big West crown in 2020-21 by both the media and coaches. The Aggies picked up six of the 11 first-place votes (101 points overall) from the coaches and 13 of the 20 media first-place votes (207 points overall).
• UC Davis returns eight letter winners and three starters off of last season's squad that finished 17-12 overall -- it's fifth consecutive winning season -- and 12-4 in Big West Conference play.
• The Aggies have won the last four consecutive outright Big West regular season titles, making them one of three schools in the history of the league to accomplish such a feat (UC Santa Barbara from 1996-2005 and Long Beach State from 1985-89).
• It marks the first time in school history that UC Davis has won four consecutive OUTRIGHT league titles. However, the Aggies did win five straight league titles during their Division II days -- four in the Northern California Athletic Conference and one in the California Collegiate Athletic Association -- from 1994-99, but shared the 1997-98 NCAC title.
• UC Davis is one of seven schools to have won at least 4 straight conference regular season titles: UConn (7 in the American Athletic Conference), Baylor (10 in the Big 12), Central Michigan (5 divisional titles in the Mid-American Conference), Robert Morris (4 in the Northeast Conference), Ohio Valley - Belmont (4 in the Ohio Valley Conference), Gonzaga (4 in the West Coast Conference).
• UC Davis is a combined 55-9 in Big West play over the last four years, with the next-closest school being CSUN at 35-29 in conference play (the only two programs with a winning record in that span).
• Head Coach JENNIFER GROSS has won the last four consecutive Big West Coach of the Year awards -- the first time in conference history that has happened -- and stands behind only Mark French of UCSB (7) for the most in league history.
• Together for the last 10 years, Gross, Associate Head Coaches JOE TERAMOTO and DES ABEYTA, and Assistant Coach MATT KLEMIN make up the longest-tenured Division I coaching staff in the nation.
• With her 10 years at the helm, Gross is the third-longest tenured head coach in school history behind only Sandy Simpson (14 years) and Pam Gill-Fisher (12 years).
• Gross stands 27 wins shy of 200 for her career, and two away from 100 for her Big West career.
• Gross' 173 wins (an average of 19.2 wins per year) ranks third in school history and seventh in league history, with her 98 league wins also seventh in the Big West annals. She trails only Simpson (251) and Jorja Hoehn (205).
• UC Davis is two wins away from 250 as a Division I program.
• The Aggies' 248 wins since joining the Big West in 2007-08 are the most of any active member, followed by Cal Poly (201), UC Santa Barbara (184), and Long Beach State (184).
• Five Aggies are now on professional rosters in Europe: MORGAN BERTSCH (Pszczolka AZS-UMCS Lublin in Poland), PELE GIANOTTI (T71 Basket Dudelange in Luxembourg), KATIE TOOLE (RACA Granada in Spain), NINA BESSOLO (AS Niki Lefkadas in Greece) and SOPHIA SONG (Manchester Met Mystics in England).