DAVIS, Calif. — Finally! A season-long run of seven straight matches away from home comes to an end on Monday (March 29) in San Diego, Calif., as the Aggies take on Coastal Carolina in a neutral site contest played at San Diego State's Aztec Lacrosse Field. Opening draw is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. PT.
GAME 9…
WHAT: UC Davis (5-3) vs. Coastal Carolina (6-3)
WHEN: Monday, March 29, 2021
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: San Diego, Calif.
STADIUM: Aztec Lacrosse Field
STREAMING VIDEO: TBA
LIVE STATS: TBA
IN THE RANKINGS…
Neither UC Davis, nor Coastal Carolina, are ranked in the most recent IWLCA poll released on March 22. A new poll is due out on March 29.
ABOUT THE CHANTICLEERS…
Coastal Carolina enters the week with a 6-3 overall record and will take on host San Diego State on Saturday (March 27) before taking on the Aggies… The Chanticleers have lost three of their last four contests after opening the year with a 5-0 mark, last dropping an 8-7 decision to Campbell on March 24 at home… Attacker Samantha Courtemanche leads the team with 21 goals, 18 assists, and 39 total points on 40 shots, putting 30 attempts on frame… She is one of five players with double-digit goals this year… Freshman goalkeeper Claire Martell has played all but 10 minutes in net this season, posting an 8.72 goals against average and 74 saves, while facing 203 shot attempts this year, ranking among the top 20 in the NCAA in goals against.
SERIES NOTES…
Monday marks the second all-time meeting between the Aggies and the Chanticleers… Coastal Carolina posted an 11-7 victory over UC Davis in Northern California on March 6, 2017, in the inaugural meeting between the two programs…
Kate Graham finished with three goals and two assists on six shots in the loss, with
Kelsey DeJesus and
Shannon Cross netting a pair of goals each.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING…
• NCAA TEAM RANKINGS — 8th in shots on goal per game (26.25)… 9th in free position percentage (.569)… 11th in scoring offense (15.62)… 13th in shots per game (33.62)… 18th in points per game (21.12)… 22nd in shot percentage (.465)… 23rd in ground balls per game (19.38)… 26th in draw controls per game (14.50)… 29th in clear percentage (.879)… 31st in scoring margin (+3.12)… 39th in assists per game (5.50)… 41st in save percentage (.462)… 61st in draw control percentage (.489)… 65th in scoring defense (12.50).
• After leading the nation in scoring for most of the year, senior
Sorana Larson enters the week ranked No. 4 in the NCAA — and atop the Mountain Pacific Spots Federation — with 30 goals, No. 18 in goals per game (3.75), No. 9 in points (38), and No. 27 in points per game (4.75).
• Larson and teammate
Maddie Myers rank No. 13 and No. 12, respectively, in free position goals per game at 1.50 and 1.62 per contest.
• Myers also ranks 25th in goals (23) and 64th in goals per game (2.88).
• Sophomore
Alex Agnew ranks No. 36 in the nation in assists (11).
• Senior
Kate Graham ranks No. 30 in the NCAA in draw controls per game (5.75).
• Senior goalkeeper
Taylor Mathieson is No. 25 in the NCAA in ground balls per game (3.12), No. 78 in goals against average (13.44), No. 53 in save percentage (.439), No. 24 in saves (61), and No. 63 in saves per game (7.62).
AGGIE STORYLINES…
• UC Davis has not played a match at home since a 20-9 victory over Oregon on Feb. 21, and will not do so until a second meeting with California this season on April 2 at 5 p.m.
• Senior midfielders
Maddie Myers and
Ally Deremer were named the MPSF offensive and defensive players of the week, respectively on March 22
• The award is Myers' third of her career and her second this season, while Deremer picked up her second career award.
• It is a repeat award for the duo, who earned the same honors back on March 8.
• Myers finished with five goals and seven points in the Aggies' 19-14 loss at Arizona State in their only match of last week, adding a pair of assists, nine shots, a ground ball, and seven draw controls.
• The five goals tied her season high, while her seven points were the most since she had eight in a win over MPSF rival San Diego State on March 5.
• Her nine shots also tied her season high set in that win over the Aztecs.
• Deremer finished with a ground ball, a draw control, and two caused turnovers, helping lead a defensive effort that limited ASU leading scorers Carley Adams and Kerri Clayton to a combined three goals on 11 shots.
• Agnew also added a hat trick against the Sun Devils — her third of the year — on four shot attempts and added a pair of assists for five points.
• Goalkeeper
Ashley Laing played the final 40 minutes of the contest against Arizona State, tying her career high set in a win over Georgetown on March 9 of last season.
• The 27 ground balls against ASU were a season-high and the most since the Aggies had the same number against Bucknell on March 10, 2019.
• With her two goals against Arizona State,
Sorana Larson moved into 10th place on the school's all-time list with 107 career goals, passing Megan O'Connor (2004-07), standing one behind Katie McGovern (2005-08) for ninth, and five back of Christina Corsa (2008-11) for eighth.
• Larson's 133 career points are now 19 back of
Amanda Outcalt (2017-20) for 10th place on the all-time list in that category.
• The draw duo of Myers and Graham — who have combined for 78 of the team's 116 draw controls this season — are moving up the school's all-time charts in that category. With 161 for her career, Graham is fourth on the career list, just two back of Megan O'Connor (2004-07) for third, while Myers and her 156 draws, stand fifth.
• Mathieson's MPSF-best 25 ground balls are the most by an Aggie since
Anna Belenis had 34 in 2019, and the most by an Aggie keeper since she had the same amount that same year.
•
Ally Deremer's 14 caused turnovers are the most since
Taylor Cuenin finished with 19 in 2019.
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.
