RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The UC Davis softball team opened its conference series with a tough, 2-1, extra-inning defeat against UC Riverside, Friday afternoon at the Amy S. Harrison Softball Field. After the day, the Aggies move to 17-17 overall and 5-5 in Big West play.

Both teams traded runs in the third inning and stayed even at 1-1 until the Highlanders broke through in the eighth inning to earn the walk-off victory on back-to-back doubles.

Sophomore Kenedi Brown (10-10) was on the wrong end of the decision despite pitching another stellar game. The righthander allowed one earned run on seven hits while striking out 12.

The Aggies collected four hits in the opener as sophomore Anna Dethlefson smacked an RBI double to score Alyssa Ito and finish the afternoon 1-for-3 from the plate.

The loss snaps a five-game winning streak by the Aggies. The two teams will close out the series tomorrow with a doubleheader that will begin at 11 a.m.