DAVIS, Calif. — After opening its season with an 82-75 victory over San Francisco in its season opener prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, the UC Davis women's basketball team returns to the court on Sunday (Dec. 6) against NCAA Division II foe Fresno Pacific. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. at The Pavilion.
GAME #2
WHAT: Fresno Pacific (0-0, 0-0 PacWest) at UC Davis (1-0, 0-0 Big West)
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020
TIME: 2 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
LIVE STATS: UCDavisAggies.com
COMPLETE GAME NOTES: UC Davis |
Fresno Pacific WBB |
Big West Conference
COACHES…
UC DAVIS: Jennifer Gross is in her 10th season (17th overall) at UC Davis with a record of 174-110 (.613).
FRESNO PACIFIC: Tim Beauregard is in his 5th season at Fresno Pacific with a record of 54-63 (.462).
SERIES NOTES…
The Aggies are 4-0 all-time against Fresno Pacific, but the two teams have not met in an official game since the 2002-03 season when UC Davis clipped the Sunbirds, 83-66, at home. The two programs first met during the 1988-89 campaign, which ended in a 66-63 Aggie victory, with UC Davis also posting victories in 1997 (77-61) and 1999 (78-63).
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS…
Fresno Pacific is coming off a 90-39 exhibition loss at California Baptist on opening day. Freshman guard Lydia Manu led the Sunbirds with eight points to go with four rebounds, while junior forward Megan Sheret added a team-best nine rebounds. Coming off a season that saw FPU finish 17-13 overall and reach the semifinals of the PacWest Conference Tournament. The Sunbirds enter the season ranked No. 10 in the D2SIDA preseason poll. Senior Jessica Malazarte is the leading returning scorer, averaging 15.5 points (No. 8 in the PacWest) and finishing with 107 assists.
AGGIE STORYLINES...
• After opening the season ranked No. 18 in the preseason College Insider Mid-Major poll, the Aggies jumped two spots to No. 16 in the nation
as of the Dec. 1 rankings.
• It is the highest standing for UC Davis in that poll since the Aggies finished the 2017-18 season ranked No. 12 in the final mid-major rankings.
• UC Davis'
season-opening win over San Francisco was its first win in a season opener since 2017-18 when the Aggies defeated Washington State, 91-76.
• The 82 points against Dons were the most in a season opener since that win over the Cougars.
• Sophomore
Evanne Turner finished with a team-high 19 points to lead five starters in double figures against San Francisco, including hitting her first seven shots of the night.
• The Aggies had five starters in double figures for the first time since a win over Nevada on Dec. 1, 2018
• Senior
Cierra Hall added 15 points and 11 rebounds (as well as five assists) against San Francisco for her fourth career double-double
• Junior
Sage Stobbart added five blocks to her 15-point, nine-rebounds performance against the Dons — the second-highest single-game total of her career behind only her school record-tying seven blocks at UC Irvine last season
• Now with 60 career blocks, Stobbart moved past Celia Marfone (2012-16) for sixth on the school's Division I career list, and is just six blocks behind Lauren Juric (2007-12) and Marly Anderson (2016-18) for ninth on the all-time chart.
• Newcomers
Lena Svanholm and
Allie Carreon made their Aggie debuts against San Francisco, finishing with eight and three points, respectively
• 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).
ABOUT UC DAVIS
Over 700 student-athletes across 25 intercollegiate athletics teams, following the addition of equestrian and women's beach volleyball in 2018, represent the fifth-ranked public school in the nation.
Centrally located between San Francisco, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley, UC Davis is known nationwide as a leader in Title IX gender equity and leadership, ranks annually in the top 10 in diversity and students' social mobility and offers an unrivaled student-athlete experience that features the ideal combination of elite academics, Division I athletics and personal growth.
UC Davis is uncommonly committed to preparing student-athletes for life after graduation with Aggie EVO — an innovative student-athlete outcomes program that helps young women and men develop passions, gain real-world experience, and enjoy a successful launch to full-time employment or graduate school. Through Aggie EVO, Intercollegiate Athletics provides unmatched resources and a vast network of working professionals to ensure post-graduation success for its student-athletes.
