DAVIS, Calif. — A quick look around UC Davis athletics for the week of Sept. 13-19. 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
SEPT. 16: SAINT MARY'S AT UC DAVIS (AGGIE SOCCER FIELD), 4 p.m.
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NEWS & NOTABLES: Fresh off its first victory of the season, the UC Davis men's soccer team returns home for the first time since Sept. 2 this week, hosting Saint Mary's on Thursday (Sept. 16) to close out the non-conference portion of their 2021 schedule. Following a literal last-second defeat at San Diego State to start their roadtrip last weekend, the Aggies responded in a big way, scoring three goals in a shutout of San Diego on Sunday.
Grant Fidler got the scoring started with a goal just before halftime for a 1-0 lead, while
Ryan Dieter (his first career score) and
Maximilian Arfsten (who added an assist on Dieter's goal) dented the back of the net four minutes apart in the second half for the final tallies. UC Davis out-shot the Toreros by an 11-7 count as the defense limited USD to just two shots in the second half — and none in the final 30 minutes of the contest — as
Derrek Chan and
Charles Janssen combined on the shutout. The Gaels, who face San Jose State on Monday (Sept. 13), enter Thursday's match against UC Davis with a 3-2 overall record, splitting with Dixie State (W, 2-0) and Grand Canyon (L, 1-0) last week. Saint Mary's and the Aggies have split the 12 all-time meetings dating back to 2004, each school winning five matches with a pair of draws thrown in.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
SEPT. 16: UC DAVIS AT SAINT MARY'S (SAINT MARY'S STADIUM - MORAGA, CALIF.), 4 p.m.
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NEWS & NOTABLES: The UC Davis women's soccer team is on a bit of a shutout streak, holding opponents to without a goal for the last 219:26 following a 1-0 shutout of Causeway rival Sacramento State in its only match last week. Freshman
Genavieve Fontes produced the game-winner midway through the first half by heading home a perfect pass from teammate
Risa Yamada for the only score of the match. It was Fontes' first career score, helping the Aggies win their second straight overall in improving to 4-3 on the year and their fourth straight in the series with the Hornets. The Gaels, who lead the all-time series with UC Davis by an 11-1-1 count, enter Thursday's contest with an unbeaten 5-0-2 overall record and is coming off a 2-0 shutout of CSU Bakersfield last week. Saint Mary's has not allowed a goal since a 1-1 draw at California on Aug. 29 and has surrendered only three goals all season, posting four shutouts.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
SEPT. 16: CALIFORNIA AT UC DAVIS (UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION CENTER), 6 p.m.
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SEPT. 17: UC DAVIS AT SAINT MARY'S (UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION PAVILION - MORAGA, CALIF.), 6 p.m.
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NEWS & NOTABLES: The UC Davis women's volleyball team looks to right the ship following an 0-3 trip to Arizona this past weekend, hosting Pac-12 power California before traveling to take on Saint Mary's on back-to-back nights. The Aggies' trip to Flagstaff saw them fall to host Northern Arizona and Utah Valley on opening night in a pair of five-set heartbreakers, before falling to Arizona State in three to close out the tournament. Junior
Josephine Ough was named to the all-tournament team — her second all-tournament team of the year after claiming similar honors at UC Davis' own Aggie Invitational — after averaging 2.50 kills and 1.50 blocks per set in decisions against the Wolverines and Sun Devils. Freshman
Olivia Utterback averaged 2.31 kills per set, logging her second career double-digit kill performance with a career-high 15 at NAU and her first career double-double, adding 11 digs. Freshman
Alexa Hogan collected a career-high eight kills in the opener to go with six blocks against the Lumberjacks, sophomore
Shira Lahav averaged 3.46 digs per set — including a season-high 22 against NAU, while junior setter
Jane Seslar posted a season-high 29 assists against the Lumberjacks. The Golden Bears enter Thursday's match with a 6-3 record after going 1-2 at their own tournament over the weekend, and face Saint Mary's on Wednesday before taking on the Aggies. The Gaels, meanwhile, are 5-2 overall, downing CSU Bakersfield (3-1) before falling to Utah State (3-1) over the weekend.
MEN'S WATER POLO
SEPT. 17-19: UC DAVIS HOSTS 2021 AGGIE ROUNDUP (SCHAAL AQUATICS CENTER)
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Sept. 17 vs. #7 Pacific, 11:30 a.m.:
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Sept. 17 vs. #11 San Jose State, 5:30 p.m.:
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Sept. 18 vs. #3 California, 8:30 a.m.:
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Sept. 19 vs. #2 USC, 4 p.m.:
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NEWS & NOTABLES: Riding a five-match winning streak to start the year, the No. 9-ranked UC Davis men's water polo team makes its Schaal Aquatics Center debut this weekend, welcoming seven other teams for the 2021 Aggie Roundup beginning on Friday (Sept. 17) and running through Sunday (Sept. 19). Every school participating in this weekend's event is listed in the national polls as UC Davis is joined by No. 2 USC, No. 3 California, No. 7 Pacific, No. 11 San Jose State, No. 14 California Baptist, and No. 15 Santa Clara, in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division I poll, while the University of Redlands is ranked No. 10 in the CWPA's Division III poll. Led by
Logan Anderson's hat trick, the Aggies pulled away for a 10-7 win over the Spartans in the first match of a doubleheader last weekend, scoring eight of their 10 goals in the middle quarters. The UC Davis defense limited SJSU to just 28 percent shooting and an 0-for-10 performance on the power play. Later in the afternoon,
Aleix Aznar Beltran finished with a hat trick while four other Aggies added a pair of scores as they posted a 13-4 exhibition win over Cuesta College.
FIELD HOCKEY
SEPT. 17: #5 NORTHWESTERN AT UC DAVIS (UC DAVIS FIELD HOCKEY FACILITY), 5 p.m.
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SEPT. 19: BROWN AT UC DAVIS (UC DAVIS FIELD HOCKEY FACILITY), 9 a.m.
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NEWS & NOTABLES: The Aggies are off to their fourth three-game win streak in program history, thanks to victories against Saint Louis (at Ohio State), Ohio and Bellarmine (at Louisville) on last weekend's Midwest road trip… Senior midfielder
Madison Theodore scored three goals with an assist during the week…
Milou Korthouwer and
Skylar Richards also have two goals each for the year… Richards scored both of hers in Friday's 5-1 win at Bellarmine, while Korthouwer netted hers against SLU and Ohio… Friday's opponent, Northwestern, ranked No. 5 in last Tuesday's Penn Monto/NFHCA poll, scored 15 combined goals in three victories against ranked foes last week: No. 11 Liberty, No. 23 Kent State, No. 25 Maine… UC Davis hosts Brown on Sunday, marking the first meeting in the series in more than 10 years (Sept. 4, 2011).
FOOTBALL
SEPT. 18: DIXIE STATE AT #14/12 UC DAVIS (UC DAVIS HEALTH STADIUM), 7 p.m.
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NEWS & NOTABLES: After road wins at Tulsa and San Diego, No. 14/12 UC Davis remains at home to host first-time opponent Dixie State… QB Hunter Rodrigues captured his third career Root Sports Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week award, thanks to career highs of 322 passing yards and four passing touchdowns against the Toreros… He also ran in a 28-yard TD of his own… QB Trent Tompkins also earned Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week for his part in two two-point conversions, plus an 85-yard punt return… Saturday's UC Davis-Dixie State game will be the first Aggie event on the Big Sky's new deal with the streaming service ESPN+… Kickoff is 7 p.m… Sports 1140 KHTK play-by-play announcer Scott Marsh will move from the radio booth to the TV mic, while Greg Wong and Doug Kelly will provide the call on the radio airwaves… Davis Enterprise writer/columnist Bob Dunning will provide analysis for Marsh for three of the five home games this season… Dunning regularly served as commentator for UC Davis and Sacramento State football games during the 1970s and 1980s.
WOMEN'S GOLF
SEPT. 19-21: UC DAVIS AT BADGER INVITATIONAL (UNIVERSITY RIDGE GOLF COURSE - FITCHBURG, WISC.)
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NEWS & NOTABLES: The new-look UC Davis women's golf team makes its 2021-22 debut this weekend at the University Ridge Golf Course in Wisconsin as the Aggies compete at the 2021 Badger Invitational. The three-day event begins Sunday (Sept. 19) and runs through Tuesday (Sept. 21) as UC Davis joins host Wisconsin, Colorado State, Grand Canyon, Indiana, Iowa, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, Pepperdine, Rutgers, SMU, and Washington State, in the field. Led by returners
Andrea Gomez Lloret (an All-Big West Conference honorable mention choice a year ago),
Linette Jun, and
Alexandra Tomita, the Aggies welcome four newcomers to the roster for this season, looking to build off a second-place finish at the 2021 Big West Championships last spring. Gomez Lloret finished fourth at the conference championship event and posted a second top-10 finish at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic while helping UC Davis to the team title. A decorated freshman class includes:
Naomi Danner (Sunnyvale, Calif. / Homestead HS '21),
Abby Leighton (Santa Rosa, Calif. / Cardinal Newman HS '21),
Marina Mata De La Barata (Palo Alto, Calif. / Palo Alto HS '21), and
Elle Rastvortseva (Kyiv, Ukraine / Baylor School '21).
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