DAVIS, Calif. -- The UC Davis women's basketball team's Big West Conference opener at UC Riverside scheduled for Dec. 28 has been canceled due to COVID concerns within the Highlanders' program.

The Aggies are now scheduled to open league play on Jan. 1, 2022, at home against Hawai'i at the University Credit Union Center. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.

UC Davis enters this year's conference schedule with a 6-4 record, coming off a thrilling come-from-behind 69-66 victory on Dec. 19 over a Gonzaga squad that was receiving votes in the USA Today poll at the time, erasing a 17-point deficit en route to the win. 

The Bulldogs were the fourth Aggie opponent either ranked or receiving votes in the national polls at the time of the game during the non-conference schedule. With the win, UC Davis moved up five spots to No. 10 in the College Insider mid-major poll released on Dec. 21 -- its highest since opening the year ranked ninth in the preseason poll.
 

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