Score: UC Davis 1, UC Riverside 0
Location: UC Riverside Soccer Stadium (Riverside, Calif.)
Records: UC Davis 3-12-4, 1-8-1 | UC Riverside 0-16-2, 0-9-1
THE SHORT STORY:Â UC Davis closed out its 2025 season strong, defeating UC Riverside 1-0 on the road Thursday night.
Genavieve Fontes scored her fourth goal of the year in the 67th minute, while the Aggie defense, led by goalkeeper
Cat Pieper, held firm to secure the shutout and end the first season under head coach
Kat Mertz with a win.
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PITCH SIDE
- Fontes netted her first goal of the season in the 67th minute, assisted by Kylee Redman
- Pieper recorded three saves, all in the first half, to earn her fourth clean sheet of the year
- Redman apart of the backline that helped record a shutout, played the full 90 minutes and added the assist on the decisive goal
- UC Davis recorded six shots and four corner kicks, while limiting UC Riverside to just three shots on goal
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UC Davis set the tone early with strong defensive organization, as Pieper made key saves in the 2nd and 15th minutes to deny UC Riverside's Finley Aghassi and Sarah Mahfoud
- The Aggies began generating offense midway through the half, with Lisette Gregoris forcing a save in the 32nd minute and McKayla Farrell narrowly missing just before halftime
- The breakthrough came in the 67th minute when Fontes flicked in a goal over the keeper on a pass from Redman to give UC Davis a 1-0 lead
- From there, the Aggies controlled possession and absorbed late pressure from the Highlanders, even after Brooklyn Tanon received a second yellow in the 87th minute
- UC Davis stayed composed defensively and closed out the win to end the 2025 campaign on a high note
