DAVIS, Calif. — Fresh off a historic 1-0 shutout against No. 12 Louisville, UC Davis field hockey kicks off a two-game East Coast road swing this weekend, taking on Dartmouth on Friday, Oct. 2 at 12:00 p.m. PT before closing out the road trip at Sacred Heart on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 8:00 a.m. PT.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW
Oct. 2  — at Dartmouth | Live Stats | Live Stream | @ucdavisfh (X/Instagram)
Oct. 4  — at Sacred Heart | Live Stats | Live Stream | @ucdavisfh (X/Instagram)

GAME NOTES

• UC Davis enters the weekend sitting at 3-6 overall on the heels of a monumental 1-0 shutout against No. 12 Louisville on Sunday, Sept. 27. The win marked the program's first-ever victory over an ACC opponent and its first win over a ranked team since 2013.
• Senior forward Molly Main netted her first career goal in the third quarter against Louisville to secure the historic game-winner. Senior midfielder Ella Franken provided the assist on the play, marking her second helper of the season.
• On Tuesday against Stanford, sophomore goalkeeper Addy Collingwood posted a career-high 13 saves to eclipse 100 career saves before following up with a complete shutout over Louisville.
• Following their standout performances, Collingwood was tabbed MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (her third of the season and fourth career award) while Main earned her first career MPSF Offensive Player of the Week honor.
• Top Goal Scorers: Senior midfielder Morgan Caldera continues to lead the Aggie offense with a team-high two goals on the season.
• Preseason Nods: For the first time since 2023, UC Davis landed two student-athletes on the prestigious NFHCA Division I Collegiate Watchlist, with senior midfielders Morgan Caldera and Ella Franken earning national honors. The distinction places Caldera and Franken among elite collegiate talent across the nation with high potential for NFHCA All-Region and All-American consideration during the 2026 campaign. 
• 2025 Recap: UC Davis finished the 2025 season 0-1 in conference play and 16-10 overall, earning a runner-up finish in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) following a hard-fought 2-1 battle against Delaware in the championship game. 

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS

• The Dartmouth Big Green opens the weekend holding a 1-1 conference mark alongside a 2-5 overall record following a recent setback against Vermont.
• Offensively, the Big Green are led by junior forward Amelie Luessmann, who paces the attack with two goals and an assist, followed closely by Lilly Venezia and Ruby Walsh with two goals apiece.
• In cage, senior goalkeeper Kylie McKinley anchors Dartmouth as the team's defensive leader, accumulating 48 saves and a 0.828 save percentage while playing in every game this season.
• Friday's matchup will be the first meeting between the two programs since 2021, when Dartmouth earned a narrow 2-1 decision over the Aggies.
• The Sacred Heart Pioneers enter Sunday's matchup sitting at 2-1 in conference play and 3-6 overall, coming off back-to-back victories over Stonehill College and Merrimack College.
• On offense, the Pioneers are spearheaded by junior defender Hailey Vogt, who leads the team with five total points on two goals and one assist.
• In goal, senior goalkeeper Brianna Cooper leads Sacred Heart with 13 saves, followed closely by fellow goalkeeper Ruby Butler with 12 saves on the year.
• The Aggies and Pioneers last squared off during the 2025 campaign, with UC Davis earning a 2-1 victory.

SEASON NOTES

• 2026 marks the fifth season for head coach Austin Pile, the reigning 2025 MPSF Coach of the Year.
• Pile is joined on the sidelines by former assistant coach Rachel Stauffer, who enters her sixth season on staff after being promoted to Associate Head Coach heading into the 2026 campaign. 
• Rounding out the coaching staff is new assistant coach Jordan Carr, who brings her talents to Davis for her first season with the Aggies.
• The roster brings back a large number of other contributors from last season, including Aidan Claeys (So.), Molly Main (Sr.), Sutton Van Dyk (So.), Claire Anderson (So.), Emma Wood (So.), Katie Kim (Sr.), Mia Edwards (Sr.), Oona Buckley (Jr.), Larissa Roldan (Jr.), Elle Louise Kocmond (Jr.), Linnea Liljenstrand-Mjoen (So.), Jamie Dempsey (Jr.), Cosi Karleski (So.), Clare Torres (So.), and Addy Collingwood (So.).
• Additionally, the coaching staff brings in a highly talented group of incoming freshmen, including Clara Bruns, Charlotte Connally, Addie Goldstein, Tristen Stanimir, and Catalina Stefanich.
• UC Davis enters the 2026 campaign in its second season as a founding member of the MPSF field hockey conference. Heading into 2026, the league has expanded with the addition of Queens University of Charlotte as its third team, aiming to build on its early momentum and bring further collegiate competition to the West Coast in the near future.

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 No. 1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as No. 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. 

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