DAVIS, Calif. -- A quick look around UC Davis athletics for the week of Aug. 23-29. Information is subject to change and links to follow along with the various events will be linked here as well as the sports' respective schedule pages at UCDavisAggies.com when available.

MEN'S SOCCER
Aug. 26: UC DAVIS AT #9 WASHINGTON (SEATTLE, WASH. - HUSKY SOCCER STADIUM), 7:30 p.m. PT
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Aug. 28: UC DAVIS at SEATTLEU (SEATTLE, WASH. - CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD STADIUM), 7 p.m. PT
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NEWS & NOTABLES: Following an exhibition draw with Santa Clara and a 1-0 win in its final preseason tune-up against Chico State, the UC Davis men's soccer team opens the 2021 campaign for real this weekend on the road in the Pacific Northwest, kicking off the year against nationally ranked Washington on Thursday night, before taking on SeattleU in another match under the lights on Saturday. The Aggies and the No. 9-ranked Huskies meet for the first time since 2015 with UC Davis looking for its first-ever win in the series, while the Aggies put their five-match unbeaten streak (3-0-2) against ranked opponents on the line. The series between UC Davis and the Redhawks is tied, 3-3-1, with the last meeting also coming during the 2015 campaign in the "Evergreen State." Picked to defend its 2019 Big West Conference title, UC Davis stood atop the preseason coaches poll alongside perennial power UC Santa Barbara, receiving three first-place votes and 89 points overall, while four Aggies (Maximilian Arfsten, Max Glasser, Jake Haupt, and Andy Velasquez) were named to the coaches' preseason All-Big West squad. Both Haupt and Velasquez were All-Big West second team selections in 2019, Glasser was an honorable mention choice, and Arfsten was one of 11 players named to the league's all-freshman team.
 

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FIELD HOCKEY
AUG. 27: #10 LIBERTY AT UC DAVIS (AGGIE FIELD HOCKEY FACILITY), 11 a.m.
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NEWS & NOTABLES: Follow a home-and-home exhibition series with Bay Area rival California, the UC Davis field hockey team officially opens its 2021 campaign at home on Friday morning, welcoming No. 10-ranked Liberty to the Aggie field hockey facility for the season opener. The Aggies are coming off a 2019 season that saw them finish 8-9 overall, including back-to-back victories over Quinnipiac and Ball State to start the year and a three-game winning streak on the East Coast with triumphs over Central Michigan, American, and VCU. With the fall 2020 season postponed due to the pandemic, the Aggies put together an 11-game spring schedule, opening the year in style with a 2-1 win over the Golden Bears while battling opponents to one-goal decisions in seven of the 11 contests overall. Senior forward Shea Gavin, who led the team with five goals during the spring, and senior midfielder Madison Theodore, who tied for second on the team with seven points and paced the squad with five assists, return to lead the offense, while junior goalkeeper Kalli Wagnon is the incumbent in net after finishing No. 4 in the NCAA with 6.90 saves per game.
 

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WOMEN'S SOCCER
AUG. 27: NEW MEXICO STATE AT UC DAVIS (AGGIE SOCCER FIELD), 5 p.m.
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AUG. 29: UTEP AT UC DAVIS (AGGIE SOCCER FIELD), 1 p.m.
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NEWS & NOTABLES: A split in the desert has the UC Davis women's soccer team coming home with a 1-1 overall record, set to host New Mexico State on Friday evening at the Aggie Soccer Field before welcoming UTEP to Northern California for a Sunday matinee kick-off. Friday marks the first-ever meeting with New Mexico State in the all-Aggie battle, while UC Davis takes on the Miners for only the second time in the history of the two schools — and the first since 2004. The Aggies opened the year with a shutout of New Mexico, 1-0, on Leslie Fregoso's fifth career goal (thanks to a Sami Ruelas assist), while goalkeeper Nicki Rucki and the rest of the defense limited the Lobos to just three shots on goal. Two days later, UC Davis found itself in a huge first-half hole before making the adjustments and scoring twice in the second half against host UNLV before falling, 3-2. Fregoso scored once again to get the Aggies on the board and Ruelas added her first career score off an assist by Jayde Holley. UC Davis out-shot the Rebels, 23-16 for the match — including a 19-7 advantage during its second-half rally.
 

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
AUG. 27: UC DAVIS AT SACRAMENTO STATE (SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - THE NEST), 7 p.m.
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AUG. 28: UC DAVIS VS. #6 FLORIDA (SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - THE NEST), 10 a.m.
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AUG. 29: #17 UCLA AT UC DAVIS (UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION CENTER), 2 p.m.
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NEWS & NOTABLES: Nothing like a rivalry game and a pair of nationally ranked opponents to kick-off the season for the UC Davis women's volleyball team, which officially opens the 2021 campaign close to home with a pair of matches at the Hornet Invitational before welcoming a Pac-12 power to the University Credit Union Center. The Aggies open with Causeway rival Sacramento State on Friday night, having won the last two meetings with the Hornets — and seven of the last nine overall — before finishing off tournament play against No. 6 Florida on Saturday morning. Just over 24 hours later, No. 17 UCLA comes calling in the home opener as Head Coach Dan Conners takes on his alma mater for the first time as head coach of the Aggies. UC Davis is coming off a 2019 campaign that saw the Aggies finish 17-13 overall and 9-7 in Big West Conference play, earning the program's first Division I postseason berth with a trip to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. Picked to finish fifth in the league according to the head coaches, UC Davis returns eight letter winners and four players with starting experience from that 2019 squad to the floor in 2021, led by All-Big West first team honorees Mahalia White (3.06 kills per set and a .250 hitting percentage) and Josephine Ough (1.82 kills per set, .386 hitting percentage, 1.08 blocks per set), as well as honorable mention selection Jane Seslar (9.86 assists per set and 2.08 digs per set).
 

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