DAVIS, Calif. -- With finals week now behind it, the UC Davis women's basketball team returns its attention to the court for two games this week, beginning Monday afternoon (Dec. 13) at 4 p.m., against Stanislaus State at the University Credit Union Center.

GAME 8
WHAT: Stanislaus State (7-1) at UC Davis (4-3)
WHEN: Monday, Dec. 13, 2021
TIME: 4 p.m. PT
WHERE: Davis, Calif.
ARENA: University Credit Union Center (6,003)
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LISTEN: KDVS 90.3 FM
STATS: UCDavisAggies.com
GAME NOTES: UC Davis Weekly Release
GAME PROGRAM: Game Program
UC DAVIS BASKETBALL GAMEDAY POLICIES: https://ucdavisaggies.com/feature/basketballgameday

WELCOME BACK FANS!...
For the first time since the end of the 2019-20 regular season, fans will be welcomed back into the seats at the newly renamed University Credit Union Center for both men's and women's basketball in 2021-22. In order to provide a healthy and safe event for fans, student-athletes, coaches, and staff, UC Davis will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the event upon entry to the UCU Center for all fans over the age of 12. A valid CDC vaccination card, a State of California digital COVID-19 record, or proof of a negative test, will be required, as well as a photo ID matching the name on the vaccine record or negative test. CDC approved face coverings that cover both the nose and mouth must be worn at all times while inside the arena unless actively eating or drinking in your seat. For more information, please visit: https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2021/10/30/mens-basketball-gameday-policies-for-mens-and-womens-basketball.aspx.

COACHES...
UC DAVIS: Five-time reigning Big West Conference Coach of the Year Jennifer Gross is in her 11th year (18th overall at UC Davis) with a record of 190-116 (.621) overall and 107-49 (.686) in the Big West.
STANISLAUS STATE: Wayman Strickland is in his 10th year with the Warriors, posting an 89-113 (.441) overall record entering this week's games.

IN THE RANKINGS: Thanks, in large part to their upset over nationally ranked Oregon, the Aggies jumped two spots to No. 16 in the Dec. 7 College Insider mid-major poll after hanging tough at No. 18 for two straight weeks. UC Davis opened the year at No. 9 in the preseason rankings -- marking the highest for the program in that poll since the Aggies stood at No. 8 in the Feb. 27, 2018, poll. UC Davis has been ranked every week dating back to the final poll of the 2019-20 season.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS: Stanislaus State enters the week with a 7-1 overall record and a 3-0 mark in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, having won seven straight after an one-point loss to Central Washington in its season opener... The Warriors face conference rivals Seattle Pacific (Dec. 9) and Humboldt State (Dec. 11) at home before taking on the Aggies... Stanislaus State has already played one exhibition against a Division I opponent this year, falling to Fresno State, 88-71, back on Nov. 17... Four Warriors are in double figures, led by forward Kyanna Davis, who is averaging a robust 20.1 ppg to go with 8.8 rpg and shooting 38 percent from the field -- including a team-high 19 three-pointers... Da'Myiah Lewis (12.0 ppg, .569 FG%), Kaleigh Taylor (10.6 ppg), and Liliana Marques (10.1 ppg) are also in double digits for Stanislaus State, which averages 66.8 ppg as a team while holding opponents to just 58.4 ppg.

SERIES NOTES: UC Davis leads the all-time series with its former Division II rival by a 43-20 count, winning the last two countable meetings back in 2004 -- and 22 of the last 25 -- including a run of 17 consecutive victories by the Aggies from 1993-2000... This will be the first meeting since a 91-76 UC Davis win in Turlock, Calif., on March 6, 2004... The Aggies are 24-8 all-time against the Warriors at home in the series, according to records that date back to the 1977-78 season.

11...10...9...8...: While there are milestones abound in the UC Davis career of senior forward Cierra Hall, the Cypress, Calif., native stands poised to add yet another in 2021-22. The countdown is on for Hall, who enters the game against Stanislaus State needing 11 more points to become the 21st player in school history to reach 1,000 for her career and the first since former teammate Morgan Bertsch did so during Hall's freshman year in 2017 against Pepperdine.

RECYCLED NOTES
AGGIES INK EPPS: Nya Epps, a 5-foot-10 wing from El Cerrito, Calif., has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her academic and athletic career at UC Davis beginning in 2022-23. Epps is entering her senior season at Carondelet HS, fresh off a 2020-21 campaign that saw her average 16 points, six rebounds, and six assists, for the Cougars as a junior, earning her a slew of awards for her performance. For more on the signing, visit: https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2021/11/11/womens-basketball-aggies-ink-epps-to-national-letter-of-intent.aspx.

THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR: The five-time defending Big West champions were picked to win their sixth consecutive league title in 2021-22, unanimous selections by both the head coaches and the media according to a vote released on Nov. 2 by the conference office. UC Davis received nine of the 11 first-place votes and 99 points overall from the coaches, while picking up six of the 11 first-place nods from the media and 104 points overall.

HALL EARNS PRESEASON NOD: Back for a fifth season in an Aggie uniform after the NCAA granted 2020-21 winter sports student-athletes an additional year of eligibility due to the pandemic, senior forward Cierra Hall was one of five unanimous selections to both the coach's and media's preseason All-Big West teams for the second straight season. One of only three players in league history to win both the conference player and defensive player of the year awards in a career, Hall averaged 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game last season while shooting .463 from the field.

AGGIE STORYLINES...
• UC Davis returns 11 letter winners and four starters off of last season's squad that finished 13-3 overall -- it's sixth consecutive winning season -- and 9-1 in Big West Conference play during a pandemic-shortened 2020-21 campaign that featured a two-month layoff due to Yolo County health restrictions.
• The Aggies have won the last five consecutive Big West regular season titles, making them one of only two schools in league history to accomplish such a feat (UC Santa Barbara from 1996-2005).
• Last year marked the first time in school history that UC Davis won five consecutive OUTRIGHT league titles. The Aggies did win five straight league crowns 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 four active schools to have won at least five straight conference regular season titles: UConn (7 in the American Athletic Conference, 1 in the BIG EAST), Baylor (11 in the Big 12), and Gonzaga (5 in the West Coast Conference).
• UC Davis is a combined 64-10 in Big West play over the last five years entering the 2021-22 season, with the next-closest school, in terms of wins, being Long Beach State at 42-40 in conference play.
• UC Davis became the sixth program in conference history to win at least three Big West Tournament titles and the first repeat champion since 2014-15.
• Head Coach JENNIFER GROSS has won the last five 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 11 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 11 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 10 wins shy of 200 overall for her career, and clinched her 100th career Big West win on Jan. 23 at home against UC San Diego.
• Gross' 190 wins ranks third in school history and fifth in league history, while her 107 league wins stand seventh in the Big West annals. She trails only Simpson (251) and Jorja Hoehn (205) in school lore.
• UC Davis' trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 marked the program's eighth postseason appearance in 14 years as a Division I program.
• The team's No. 12 seed in the tournament was the highest in program history and the highest for any Big West school since 2004 ( UC Santa Barbara - No. 11).
 

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