Henderson, Nev. - The Aggies are proving a tourament seed is just a number and are now a game away from playing for their sixth straight Big West Conference Championship.
BIG WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINALS
WHAT: No. 6 UC Davis (15-12, 8-8) vs No. 2 UC Irvine (20-10, 14-4)
WHEN: Friday, Mar. 11, 2022
TIME: 2:30 p.m. PT
WHERE: Henderson, Nev.
ARENA: The Dollar Loan Center
WATCH: ESPN+
LISTEN: KDVS 90.3 FM or search 'KDVS' on TuneIn.com
STATS
GAME NOTES
COACHES...
UC DAVIS: Jennifer Gross is in her 11th year (18th overall at UC Davis) with a record of 201-125 and 115-57 in the Big West.
LONG BEACH STATE: Tamara Inoue is in her 6thseason at UC Irvine with a record of 91-88 overall and 55-42 in the Big West.
ABOUT THE ANTEATERS: UC Irvine finished 14-4 in the conference and 20-10 overall, the best season ever in head coach Tamara Inoue's six seasons...UCI enter on a six-game win streak after winning their quarterfinal 80-68 over Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday...They were the top-ranked offense in the conference at 67.1 points per game with the best scoring margin at an average of 6.7 points per game...They did it in some part by getting to the free throw line, making the most free throws (390) on the second-most attempts (509) with the best percentage (76.6).
SERIES NOTES: UC Davis leads the all-time series 33-10...The Aggies have won 13 of the last 15 matchups dating back to 2015...The last time out, UC Davis won 66-51 at home and used a 22-point first quarter to build a 35-18 lead at halftime.
RECORD SETTING FRESHMAN
Sydney Burns matched a Division 1-era postseason record on Wednesday. Burns' 12 rebounds matched the mark that has now been set four times.
Sage Stobbart was the last to do it, grabbing 12 boards coincidentally against UC Irvine on Mar. 13, 2021.
DEFENDERS OF THE THREE
Tuesday marked a season-low by UC Davis opponents from three with Long Beach State managing just 15.8 percent. The Beach's three made threes were the second-fewest by an Aggie opponent this season and UC Davis held them to 0-9 in the first half.
