DAVIS, Calif. – The UC Davis softball team took Cal to extra innings, but eventually fell, 8-5, Tuesday afternoon from La Rue Field.

Junior Libbie McMahan put together one of her best performances of the season, going 3-for-4 in the ballgame with a home run and three RBI. Junior Sarah Starks went 1-for-4 with an RBI.

The Aggies (10-6) got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning. UC Davis got an RBI single from McMahan, plating Anna Dethlefson.

The Golden Bears then rallied to score five runs and take a 5-1 lead before the Aggies got back on the board in the sixth. UC Davis picked up a run on McMahan's leadoff home run off of junior Sona Halajian, which brought the score to 5-2 in favor of the Golden Bears.

UC Davis kept the Golden Bears off the scoreboard before rallying to even it up at five in the seventh. Cal then scored three times over the remaining one inning to break the tie and grab the 8-5 win.

Junior Kenedi Brown (6-3) started and took the loss in the circle for UC Davis. The righthander tossed all eight innings, allowing eight runs – four earned on 14 hits while striking out nine.

The Aggies will head to the Silicon Valley Classic Tournament co-hosted by San Jose State and Santa Clara for four games this weekend.