SAN DIEGO, Calif. — An early deficit turned into a runaway victory for the UC Davis women's lacrosse team, as the Aggies handed host San Diego State an 18-7 defeat at the Aztec Lacrosse Field on Friday afternoon.
The win catapulted UC Davis to 4-1 overall on the season, taking a 6-5 lead in the series with SDSU and winning for the first time in San Diego since April 8, 2018. The Aztecs fell to 2-3 overall on the year with the defeat.
Senior
Maddie Myers finished with eight points on the day thanks to five goals and three assists on nine shots, adding four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers. Senior
Sorana Larson, who entered the week ranked No. 2 in the nation in goals, bent the net five more times on nine shots and added an assist, collecting her third match with at least five goals scored this season and her fifth hat trick in as many games.
Sophomore
Alex Agnew tallied her second hat trick of the season to go along with an assist on five shots, while senior
Anna Hofgard finished with a pair of scores. Senior
Kate Graham (who also added nine draw controls to tie Myers for the most by an Aggie this season), senior
Kaley Stunz, and junior
Brooke Long also found the back of the net in the rout as UC Davis out-shot its host by a 40-23 count, putting 29 shots on goal and finishing 8-for-8 on free position attempts.
Defensively, senior goalkeeper
Taylor Mathieson finished with nine saves and a .563 save percentage, while senior
Ally Deremer finished with six ground ball pickups and three caused turnovers.
Ranking No. 15 in the nation in scoring offense entering the week, the Aggies fell behind early as four different San Diego State players found the back of the net in the first 12 minutes around goals by Graham and Myers for a 4-2 advantage.
From that point on, it was all UC Davis. Larson scored twice during a 5-0 run, including the go-ahead score at the 11:15 mark, that gave the Aggies the lead for good and finished the period with seven of the last eight in the half as Agnew added a pair in the final five minutes of the period for a 9-5 advantage.
Agnew, Myers, and Larson, all scored to open the second half as the goals came in bunches for UC Davis, which limited San Diego State to just two goals after the break.
The Aggies' brief two-game road swing concludes on Sunday (March 7) at 3 p.m., as UC Davis takes on No. 18 USC in Los Angeles.
NCAA WOMEN'S LACROSSE
March 5, 2021 • Aztec Lacrosse Field • San Diego, Calif.
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot
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UC Davis............ 9 9 - 18
San Diego State..... 5 2 - 7
UC Davis SCORING: GOALS: Myers, Maddie 5; Larson, Sorana 5; Agnew, Alex 3; Hofgard, Anna 2; Long, Brooke 1; Graham, Kate 1; Stunz, Kaley 1.
ASSISTS: Myers, Maddie 3; Agnew, Alex 1; Larson, Sorana 1.
San Diego State SCORING: GOALS: Lexi Tan 3; Emily Resnick 2; Bailey Brown 1; Cailin Young 1.
ASSISTS: Emily Resnick 1; Courtney Robinson 1.
SHOTS - UC Davis 40; San Diego State 23.
SHOTS ON GOAL - UC Davis 29; San Diego State 16.
GOALIES - UCD: Mathieson, Taylor 4-1 (60:00 minutes, 16 shots-9 saves, 7 GA); SDSU: Katy Sharretts 2-3 (60:00, 29-11, 18).
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.
