DAVIS, Calif. — Double-digit performances from
Avery Sussex and
Ryann Bennett led UC Davis women's basketball in their final non-conference game of 2025 on Dec. 20. The Aggies fell 47-57 to the Northern Colorado Bears.
Score: UC Davis 47, Northern Colorado 57
Location: Davis, Calif. (University Credit Union Center)
Records: UC Davis 8-4, Northern Colorado 9-3
OPENING TIP
- Bennett and Sussex each tied for the team lead in points with 13.
- Sussex's 13 points marked the third straight game that the sophomore has had double-digit points.
- Bennet's performance was the 12th straight time that she's had double-digits, going for 10 or more points in every game this season.
- Bennett also paced the team with four assists.
- Megan Norris was the defensive leader with 11 rebounds.
WHAT HEAD COACH JENNIFER GROSS HAD TO SAY
"Today was a rough day offensively for us. We did some good things defensively, and we need to continue to celebrate the things we're doing well. We're better than what we showed today. Credit to Northern Colorado, they're a very solid team, and we knew that coming in. They're tough, they're physical, they play a different style that challenged us, and we didn't rise to the occasion today."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Two minutes into the contest, Sussex drew first blood with a layup inside.
- After the Bears got ahead with a 6-0 run, Nya Epps got on the board with a three.
- Bennett cashed in a three of her own late in the quarter, but the Aggies ended the first down 8-16.
- In the second, Sussex led with five points on a trey and a pair of free throws.
- The Aggies got within eight points two separate times on buckets from Theoni Tsami and Victoria Baker, entering halftime with the score reading 20-28 for the home team.
- Coming out of the locker room, the Aggies continued to fight, using a Bennett layup to cut the deficit to six halfway through the third period.
- But an 8-1 run through the next three minutes extended the road team's lead back up to 13, with Northern Colorado entering the fourth quarter with a 46-34 lead.
- Tegan Young got on the board with a three to open the fourth quarter.
- The Aggies battled through the final period with buckets from Epps, Norris, and Bennett, getting as close as nine.
- However, an 11-point quarter from Northern Colorado secured them a 57-47 victory.
UP NEXT: The Aggies will have 12 days off from competition before jumping back into Big West Conference action on the road against CSUN on New Year's Day at 6:00 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and KDVS 90.3.
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:
UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked #1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as #1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.
For more information, visit
https://ucdavisaggies.com/.
