DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis (4-8-2, 2-3-0 MW) returns home where the squad has won both of its Mountain West matches to host UNLV (3-7-3, 1-3-1 MW) on Kicks Against Cancer night this Thursday, Oct. 15 (6 p.m. PT). The match will be streamed live on MW+ with live stats available via Stat Broadcast. Tickets can be purchased online or in-person on gameday at Aggie Soccer Field.
"UNLV is a tough team who can score goals," head coach Kat Mertz said. "We need to get back to doing what makes us good."
"Our Kicks Against Cancer game is a great event to bring awareness and attention to everyone's journey with cancer," Merts added. "There are so many who have been affected by cancer, and we want to let them know that they are not alone."
UC Davis was on the verge of a season-best third straight victory in its most recent match at New Mexico last Sunday before allowing a pair of Lobos' goals in the final 10 minutes and falling 2-1. The Aggies had previously swept a two-match Mountain West homestand against Wyoming and Grand Canyon in its first two matches of October, capturing their first-ever Mountain West win in their first conference home match as a member of the league on Oct. 2 with a 3-2 win over Wyoming then dealing Grand Canyon a 3-0 defeat on Oct. 7.
2026 UC Davis Results (4-8-2, 2-3-0 MW)
Aug. 12 - at Fresno State - W, 2-0
Aug. 16 - Sacramento State - L, 0-1
Aug. 20 - at Saint Mary's - L, 0-3
Aug. 27 - at Santa Clara - L, 0-1
Aug. 30 - UC Santa Barbara - T, 1-1
Sept. 6 - Pacific - W, 1-0
Sept. 10 - at Loyola Marymount - T, 0-0
Sept. 17 - at Portland - L, 0-2
Sept. 20 - Idaho - L, 0-2
Sept. 24 - at Air Force - L, 1-3*
Sept. 27 - at Colorado College - L, 1-2*
Oct. 2 - Wyoming - W, 3-2*
Oct. 7 - Grand Canyon, W, 3-0*
Oct. 11 - at New Mexico - L, 1-2*
*Mountain West Match; Home Matches In Bold At Aggie Soccer Field, Davis, Calif.
UNLV was last winners when the Rebels pulled off back-to-back home wins over Pacific and UTEP on Sept. 17 and 24. UNLV is 0-3-1 since with a tie at Grand Canyon followed by a loss at San Jose State and back-to-back home defeats by Air Force and Wyoming.
2026 UNLV Results (3-7-3, 1-3-1 MW)
Aug. 12 - at Cal Poly - L, 0-1
Aug. 16 - Portland State - W, 1-0
Aug. 20 - UC San Diego - L, 1-2
Aug. 23 - at Cal Baptist - L, 0-1
Aug. 27 - at Idaho State - T, 3-3
Sept. 3 - at Cal State Fullerton - L, 1-6
Sept. 6 - at Cal State Northridge - T, 2-2
Sept. 17 - Pacific - W, 3-2
Sept. 24 - UTEP - W, 2-1*
Sept. 27 - at Grand Canyon - T, 1-1*
Oct. 3 - at San Jose State - L, 1-4*
Oct. 7 - Air Force - L, 3-5*
Oct. 11 - Wyoming - L, 2-4*
*Mountain West Match; *Home Matches In Bold At Peter Johann Memorial Field, Las Vegas, Nev.
Following Wednesday's home match against UNLV, the Aggies will close out a two-match homestand against Hawai'i on Sunday, Oct. 18 (1 p.m. PT). The UC Davis-Hawai'i match will serve recognize Mental Health Awareness.
Single-game tickets for all UC Davis home matches including the upcoming tilts against UNLV and Hawai'i are $10 for youth (3-13 years old) and $13 for general admission. Flexbooks - packs of 10 tickets redeemable in any combination - are $85. Discounted group tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. For additional information or to purchase tickets, visit ucdavisaggies.evenue.net, contact the Aggie Ticket Office at (530) 752-2471 or email aggietickets@ucdavis.edu.
Event parking will be honored in Lot 25 and the Pavilion Parking Structure for all home matches. The cost for weekday home matches is $5.50, while weekends are free but both require parking permits.
UNLV AT UC DAVIS - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2026 (6 PM PT, MW+)
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NOTES
UC DAVIS-UNLV SERIES
- UNLV leads the all-time series, 3-1.
- The Rebels were 3-2 winners the last time the teams played in 2021 in Las Vegas and picked up a 2-1 victory in their most recent meeting in Davis in 2017.
- UC Davis picked up its lone victory in the series by a score of 2-0 in Davis in 2011.
- UNLV won the first time the teams met, 2-1, in 2010 in Las Vegas.
2026 SEASON
- MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS: UC Davis is currently in seventh place halfway through its 10-match Mountain West regular-season schedule with a 2-3 conference record. The top six teams in the league's final regular-season standings qualify for the Mountain West postseason tournament to be played Nov. 11-14 at GCU Stadium in Phoenix. The winner of the event will receive the league's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Tournament. UC Davis was selected to finish eighth in the Mountain West in the league's preseason poll in its inaugural campaign in the conference. Below is a full look at the MW standings along with each team's record in league contests through matches of Oct. 14 (Colorado College 4-0-1, Wyoming 3-1, Hawai'i 3-1, Air Force 3-2, New Mexico 3-2, UTEP 2-2, UC Davis 2-3, Grand Canyon 1-2-1, UNLV 1-3-1, San Jose State 1-4, Nevada 0-3-1).
- HOME SUCCESS: UC Davis has won two in a row and three of its last four home matches at Aggie Soccer Field. On the season, the Aggies are 3-2-1 in six home matches.
- HISTORIC MOUNTAIN WEST HOME SWEEP: UC Davis made school history Oct. 2 when the Aggies defeated Wyoming, 3-2, for the program's first-ever Mountain West win in any sport in the first home conference match as a member of the league in any sport. The Aggies followed that up five days later with a 3-0 Mountain West victory over Grand Canyon.
- JUST MISSED THREE IN A ROW: UC Davis fell at New Mexico, 2-1, in their most recent match last Sunday. The Aggies were looking for three straight victories for the first time since winning four in a row Sept. 5-15, 2024 (at Eastern Washington, at New Mexico State, Utah Valley State, LSU).
- OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: UC Davis has scored nine goals over its last five matches with at least one in each match after scoring only four goals over its first nine matches. The last time the Aggies scored in more consecutive matches was when they found the back of the net in nine straight matches spanning the final six of 2024 and the first three of 2025.
- HERNDON HOT: M Kaya Herndon has led the Aggies' current offensive explosion by scoring all nine of her points over the last five matches, including seven in the back-to-back home wins over Wyoming and Grand Canyon. Herndon had a goal and an assist against Wyoming then picked up her first collegiate brace five days later against Grand Canyon. During the five-match run, Herndon also had a goal at Air Force while being scoreless at Colorado College and New Mexico. On the season, Herndon leads the Aggies with four goals, nine points and eight shots on goal.
- OTHER OFFENSIVE LEADERS: F Ashley Brewer and D Courtney Wagner share the team lead with two assists, white Jaycee DeFazio has a team-high two game-winning goals.
- DEFENSIVE SUCCESS: UC Davis ranks tied for fifth in the Mountain West in shutouts with four, as well as sixth in shoutouts per game (0.29), goals allowed per game and goals against average (1.36).
- THREE DIFFERENT GOALKEEPERS HAVE SOLO SHUTOUTS: UC Davis is one of only two teams in the nation to have three different goalkeepers record solo shutouts with the other Chattanooga. Cat Pieper has two of the team's four solo shutouts in a 3-0 victory over Grand Canyon in UC Davis' most recent win Oct. 7 when she also had a career-high-tying seven saves and in a scoreless tie at LMU in her first action of the season on Sept. 10. After the LMU contest, Pieper did not play again in the next four matches until relieving Piper Wilkison when Wilkinson was injured in the second minute of the Oct. 2 win over Wyoming, marking the first time in 2026 that the UC Davis starting goalkeeper did not play the full match in net with Pieper playing the final 88:51 and picking up the victory. Wilkison's shutout came in a 1-0 home win over Pacific on Sept. 6 in her third start, while Dena Frenkel recorded her shutout in the season-opening win at Fresno State. On the season, Wilkison has started a team-high seven matches, while Frankel has started four including the first three but has played only once since and Pieper three including each of the last two. Pieper has a 1.00 GAA while allowing four goals with a team-high 22 saves in 358:51 minutes. Wilkison and Frenkel both have a 1.50 GAA with Wilkison allowing nine goals and recording 16 saves in a team-high 541:09 minutes while Frenkel has given up six goals and has 15 saves in 360:00 minutes.
- STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE: UC Davis has just nine yellow cards, which is tied for the second-fewest among Mountain West teams. M Kaya Herndon has a team-high three, while D Kiley Fehrenbacher has two, and F Ashley Brewer, M Savannah Cordero, D Sydnie Fong and M Karla Sandoval one each. The Aggies have one red card this season when D Ava Peterson was flagged in the 60th minute at Colorado College.
- LOTS OF PLAYERS SEEING ACTION AND MAKING STARTS: UC Davis has played 27 of the 28 players on its roster in at least one match over the first 14 contests, while 19 different players have started with each of the 19 making at least three starts. Four players - D Kiley Fehrenbacher, D Sydnie Fong, F Lakelee Perkins and D Courtney Wagner - have started all 14 contests, while nine have played in all 14. M Ashleigh Garcia became the 27th and most recent player to see action when she returned from injury to make her season debut Oct. 7 against Grand Canyon with five minutes off the bench.
- SAME LINEUP IN BACK-TO-BACK MATCHES ONLY THREE TIMES: UC Davis has started the same 11 players in back-to-back matches only three times this season against UC Santa Barbara and Pacific, at Air Force and Colorado College, and against Grand Canyon and at New Mexico. They have yet to have the same starting lineup in three consecutive matches.
- ROSTER MAKEUP AND NEWCOMERS IMPACT: The 28-player roster is a nearly equal mix of returnees (15) and first-year newcomers (13), including six first-year transfers in F Ashley Brewer (Cal Poly), F Jaycee DeFazio (Cal Poly), D Sydnie Fong (San Diego/Nevada), GK Dina Frenkel (Purdue), D Stella Villalta (Santa Clara) and GK Piper Wilkison (Butler). UC Davis has had 12 first-year newcomers see the field with the six first-year transfers joined by six true freshmen in M Payton Henry, F Presley Henry, F Bella Fernandez, M Kaya Herndon, F Chloe Keating and D Samantha Murdin. The 12 first-year newcomers have played in a combined 117 matches and made 66 starts.
- HERNDON AND FEHRENBACHER MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: M Kaya Herndon and F Kiley Fehrenbacher have earned Mountain West Conference Freshman and Defensive Players of the Week. Herndon became the second UC Davis player to be selected for a weekly Mountain West award when she was named the conference's Freshman of the Week on October 5 for her performance in a 3-2 home win over Wyoming five days earlier when she scored the first goal of the match then later assisted on Jaycee DeFazio's game-winner in the 86th minute. Fehrenbacher was the first UC Davis player to earn a weekly award from the conference when she was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14 for her performance in a scoreless tie at LMU four days earlier. Fehrenbacher was one of five UC Davis players, along with goalkeeper Cat Pieper and fellow defenders Sydnie Fong, Ava Peterson and Courtney Wagner, to play all 90 minutes in the contest.
- FEHRENBACHER STREAK: D Kiley Fehrenbacher has started all 33 UC Davis matches played in 2025 (19) and 2026 (14) since transferring from Oregon prior to the 2025 campaign. Fehrenbacher has played in 1241 of 1260 possible minutes in 2026 with the only match she hasn't gone the distance a 71-minute outing at Saint Mary's.
- SUNDAY SPECIAL: UC Davis plays a total of six regular-season home matches on Sundays in 2026. The Aggies hosted Sunday night matches against Sacramento State (Aug. 16), UC Santa Barbara (Aug. 30) and Pacific (Sept. 6) before welcoming Idaho for a Sunday matinee (Sept. 20). UC Davis has two remaining Sunday home matches scheduled this Sunday against Hawai'i (Oct. 18) and two weeks from Sunday against UTEP (Nov. 1, Senior Day). Both of the remaining home Sunday matches are slated to kick off at 1 p.m.
- TEAM SEASON CAPTAINS: The team's season captains are M Savannah Cordero, M Ashleigh Garcia and D Livi Lewis.
- PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Three Aggies - F Ashley Brewer, M Savannah Cordero and D Courtney Wagner - were named to the preseason Mountain West women's soccer watch list.
- HEAD COACH KAT MERTZ: Kat Mertz is in her second season at the helm of the Aggies' and 20th campaign as a head coach with previous stops at UNLV (2005-09), St. Louis (2012), Oregon (2013-19) and MSU Denver (2020-24) before taking over at UC Davis in 2025. She has also been an assistant coach at Virginia (1999), UCLA (2000-04) and Texas (2010-11). In addition, Mertz has held various roles with the U.S. Women's National Team and Olympic Development Program.
- ASSISTANT COACHES: UC Davis assistant coaches Emilee Tominovich and Abbie Faingold are in their second seasons in their current roles, while Travis Clarke is in his first campaign. Clarke has 14 seasons of experience as a collegiate head coach with stints at Hawai'i-Hilo (2006-08), Cal State San Bernardino (2009-13) and Saint Mary's (2014-19).
2026 MATCH RECAPS
MATCH 1 - UC DAVIS 2, AT FRESNO STATE 0 - AUGUST 12, 2026
Cal extended its unbeaten string in season openers to seven (6-0-1) with a 2-0 win at Fresno State. F Jaycee DeFazio and F Ashley Brewer, both first-year transfers from Cal Poly, accounted for Cal's first goal of the match and the season when DeFazio rebounded Brewer's shot off the right post and placed it into the back of the net. Brewer was credited with an assist on the play. UC Davis' second goal came on a corner kick when M Payton Henry emerged from a pile with the ball and fed D KIley Fehrenbacher for a goal. GK Dina Frenkel played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded her first career solo shutout. The August 12 date was the earliest in the calendar year the Aggies have ever opened a campaign and the first day of the 2026 season for collegiate women's soccer across the nation.
MATCH 2 - SACRAMENTO STATE 1, AT UC DAVIS 0 - AUGUST 16, 2026
UC Davis took Causeway rival Sacramento State to the wire before falling, 1-0, in its home opener. The Aggies registered a pair of scoring chances to tie the match while trailing 1-0 but two shots both in the 84th minute from M Savannah Cordero and F Ashley Brewer were off the right post and just left of the goal, respectively. The teams were scoreless into the 74th minute before Sacramento State M Ellie Farber tallied the contest's only goal when she converted a penalty kick into the lower right section of the net after she was fouled by Aggies' M Stella Villalta in the top of the penalty box.
MATCH 3 - AT SAINT MARY'S 3, UC DAVIS 0 - AUGUST 20, 2026
Saint Mary's scored twice in the first half before adding another goal late in the second in a 3-0 home victory over UC Davis. The Gaels' first-half goals by Zoe Maikai (12:49) and Ashlyn Vaughn (31:17) were both unassisted, while Lexi Chatterton fed Brooke Fairbanks for Saint Mary's third and final tally (79:15). UC Davis had a limited number of scoring chances with five shots (one each by five different players) and two on goal from M Presley Henry and D Stella Villalta. Both of the Aggies' shots on goal were saved by Saint Mary's goalkeeper Soraya Souvanaphong en route to a solo shutout. Souvanaphong and Aggies' keeper Dina Frenkel (3 GA, 4 SV) both played all 90 minutes in goal.
MATCH 4 - AT SANTA CLARA 1, UC DAVIS 0 - AUGUST 27, 2026
UC Davis knocked on the doorstep in the final seconds before dropping a 1-0 decision at Santa Clara. The Aggies drew a foul just outside the penalty box on their final possession but Sydney Bushman's free kick failed to reach the goal and the Broncos escaped with a one-goal win. Santa Clara's Lexie Douglass had the match's lone goal in the ninth minute on assists from Adee Goulden and Addie Whitehouse. UC Davis GK Piper Wilkison had four saves in her Aggies' debut including a spectacular one in the 49th minute to keep UC Davis within a goal.
MATCH 5 - AT UC DAVIS 1, UC SANTA BARBARA 1 - AUGUST 30, 2026
UC Davis dominated much of a 1-1 tie with UC Santa Barbara. The Aggies gave up a goal to the Gauchos' Delilah Vega-Agular on an assist from Chayse Yu in the opening minute of the contest before F Lakelee Perkins scored the equalizer on arguably the Aggies' prettiest goal of the season when she headed in a corner kick from D Courtney Wagner in the 22nd minute. Despite getting off another 10 shots, including three more on goal, the Aggies could not add the game-winner. Both teams had shots go off the top of the crossbar in the second half from Aggies' M Kaya Herndon in the 60th minute and the Gauchos' Isabella Ong with just 53 ticks remaining. The Aggies finished with advantages of 14-6 in shots and 5-2 in shots on goal, as well as 3-0 in corner kicks.
MATCH 6 - AT UC DAVIS 1, PACIFIC 0 - SEPTEMBER 6, 2026
F Ashley Brewer's first UC Davis goal was also the lone score of the match in the Aggies' 1-0 victory over Pacific. Brewer curled her game-winner from near the top of the penalty box just inside the right goalpost and out of the reach of Tigers' GK Ava Wells. The goal came near the end of the first half in the 37th minute and was assisted by D Courtney Wagner and F Jaycee DeFazio. All three players started their collegiate careers at Cal Poly before transferring to UC Davis. Both teams put up their share of shots with UC Davis outshooting Pacific, 12-9, but there were not many other scoring chances for either team although each side did have one shot off the top post early in the contest with Pacific's Janelli Villagran in the ninth minute followed by UC Davis F Lakelee Perkins in the 14th. UC Davis won the shots on goal battle, 4-2. GK Piper Wilkison picked up her first collegiate victory and solo shutout. She finished with two saves.
MATCH 7 - UC DAVIS 0, AT LMU 0 - SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
UC Davis extended its unbeaten streak to three in a row with its first scoreless tie of the season at LMU. GK Cat Pieper recorded the fifth solo shutout of her career in her lone action in goal for the Aggies in 2026 and had strong support from a backline of D Kiley Fehrenbacher, D Sydnie Fong, D Ava Peterson and D Courtney Wagner with Peterson making her first career start for and all four defenders joining Pieper in playing a full 90 minutes. UC Davis looked to score in the 18th minute but an apparent goal by F Lakelee Perkins was overturned after video review due to an offside penalty. Fong (8th minute) and M Payton Henry (48th) each had a shot on goal for the Aggies.
MATCH 8 - AT PORTLAND 2, UC DAVIS 0 - SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
UC Davis saw its unbeaten streak come to an end at three with a 2-0 loss to Portland in a nonconference road match at Merlo Field at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex. The Pilots went on top just 5:28 into the match on a goal from Tayvi Khann with Journey Middleborn and Hailey Bagby picking up assists. Portland added to its lead and created the final score early in the second half when Ruby Settle was fouled in the box and converted a penalty kick with the clock reading 51:44. The Pilots had only one shot on goal by Abriana Ruiz outside their tallies as both teams put three shots on the goalkeeper. F Chloe Keating had two of UC Davis' three shots on goal, while F Presley Henry registered one. Both goalkeepers played all 90 minutes with Sophia Hills registering three saves for the Pilots and Piper Wilkison one for the Aggies.
MATCH 9 - IDAHO 2, AT UC DAVIS 0 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
UC Davis dropped a 2-0 decision to Idaho in its final nonconference match of the 2026 regular season. The match was scoreless until the 34th minute when Payton Oelkers beat Aggie GK Dina Frenkel to a bouncing ball then lofted a shot over her and watched it roll into the net. The Vandals took their 1-0 lead into halftime then put an extra goal on the board in the second minute of the second half when Kalina Barbosa struck unassisted from long distance at the 46:17 mark. Idaho would outshoot the Aggies the rest of the way 8-3 and never saw its lead seriously threatened while closing out the victory. The Vandals finished with advantages in shots (13-5), shots on goal (6-2) and corner kicks (4-0). The physical and intense match featured 24 fouls (Idaho 14, UC Davis 10) and three yellow cards (Idaho 2, UC Davis 1). Tori Peters drew one after Oelkers goal and Kahvavli Miller picked up another from the bench in the 89th minute for the Vandals. M Kaya Herndon had one in the 83rd minute for the Aggies. Frenkel was in net for the first time since August 20 for the Aggies and had two saves in a 90-minute full match effort.
MATCH 10 - AT AIR FORCE 3, UC DAVIS 1 - SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
UC Davis made history by playing in its first Mountain West Conference competition in any sport but was defeated 3-1 at Air Force in the league opener for both teams at Cadet Soccer Stadium. The Aggies got on the scoreboard first when M Kaya Herndon notched her first career goal unassisted on a free kick from just above the top of the penalty box in the 14th minute of the match. UC Davis held onto its 1-0 lead throughout most of the first half until Jordan Dillingham headed in a corner kick from Annika Jost in the 35th minute to tie the contest at 1-1. The teams remained tied 1-1 until two early second-half goals by the Falcons provided for the winning margin. Clara Teigland put Air Force ahead for the first time with an unassisted goal in the 50th minute before Lauren Steinlage provided an insurance tally in the 54th on an assist from Addie Doyle.
MATCH 11 - AT COLORADO COLLEGE 2, UC DAVIS 1 - SEPTEMBER 27, 2026
UC Davis briefly tied the match on M Karla Sandoval's first career goal in the 86th minute but Bella Stewart answered in the 88th on assists from Charlotte Strabel and Nadai Cassamajor to break the tie and lift Colorado College to a 2-1 victory over the Aggies in a Mountain West match at Stewart Field. The teams played nearly 60 minutes of scoreless soccer before Ava Peterson was called for the Aggies' first red card of the 2026 season at the 59:23 mark while trying to stop Stewart from getting by her for a clear look at the goal. Stewart took a free kick just above the penalty box and six seconds later the Tigers had a 1-0 lead on a Strabel goal assisted by Stewart and Bella Mayne at 59:29. Despite being outshot, 4-0, over the next 30 minutes while playing a player down for the rest of the contest due to the red card, UC Davis was able to keep the Tigers' lead to a single goal and set up Sandoval's equalizer at the 85:24 mark on a sequence that started on a D Courtney Wagner corner kick and included an assist for M Charlotte Henness. The match looked to be headed for a tie until Strabel placed a nearly perfect ball in front of the left half of the goal and when UC Davis goalkeeper Piper Wilkison moved forward to try to cut it off Stewart snuck in front of her and headed it into the net.
MATCH 12 - AT UC DAVIS 3, WYOMING 2 - OCTOBER 2, 2026
UC Davis made history when the Aggies won their first Mountain West match while playing their first-ever conference game at home as a member of the league with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Wyoming. Jaycee DeFazio scored the game-winner in the 86th minute on an assist from Kaya Herndon. The Aggies came out on fire by scoring the first two goals of the match in under 12 minutes to take a 2-0 lead against a Cowgirls' team that entered the contest with a six-match win streak that was tied for the third-longest active win streak in college soccer. Herndon struck first in the fifth minute by scoring the second goal of her career on Lakelee Perkins' first career assist. Courtney Wagner followed by converting a penalty kick in the 12th minute for her first career goal after teammate Ashley Brewer was fouled in the box by Wyoming goalkeeper Haley Bartel. The Cowgirls got one goal back in the 20th minute when Alyssa Glover put the ball into the back of the net on an assist from Kiley Ballek. The score would remain 2-1 in favor of the Aggies until the 83rd minute when Wyoming's Maddie Burr headed in a rebounded free kick from Glover to tie the contest at 2-2. The Cowgirls would outshoot the Aggies, 6-1, the rest of the way but DeFazio's game-winner was the only one to find the back of the net. Goalkeeper Cat Peiper recorded six saves that were one short of her career high after coming into the match in the second minute after starter Piper Wilkison left with an injury following a collision in the box with teammate Kiley Fehrenbacher.
MATCH 13 - AT UC DAVIS 3, GRAND CANYON 0 - OCTOBER 7, 2026
UC Davis continued its winning ways by blanking Grand Canyon for its' second straight victory at Aggie Soccer Field. Reigning Mountain West Freshman of the Week Kaya Herndon picked up where she left off, recording her first collegiate brace to guide the Aggies to the shutout win. Ashley Brewer set up Herndon for his first goal at 13:13 to give the Aggies a 1-0 lead. Perkins extended the UC Davis lead to 2-0 at 45:39 on an assist from Lisette Gregoris. Herndon finished the scoring by netting her second strike of the match at 67:25 on an assist from Chloe Keating. . Brewer, Gregoris and Keating each logged their first collegiate assists against the Lopes. In goal, Cat Pieper picked up her second consecutive victory, tying her career-high and setting a new season-best with seven saves on 10 shots faced.
MATCH 14 - AT NEW MEXICO 2, UC DAVIS 1 - OCTOBER 11, 2026
UC Davis scored in the 23rd minute on Lisette Gregoris' first goal of the season and then held a 1-0 lead until New Mexico scored twice in the final 10 minutes to steal a victory over the Aggies in a Mountain West match at the UNM Soccer Complex. The Lobos scored the game-winner in the 90th minute when Presley Devey converted a penalty kick at the 89:31 mark after being fouled in the penalty box. New Mexico had scored the equalizer eight minutes earlier when Sherry Diep headed in Celina Frenz' cross at 80:31. Devey was credited with an assist along with Frenz on Diep's goal. Kiley Fehrenbacher was credited with her first assist of the season on Gregoris' goal after putting the ball in front of the net near both Gregoris and Kaya Herndon on the play. Cat Pieper recorded four of her five saves between Gregoris' go-ahead goal and Diep's equalizer, including a leaping tap away of Kylee Mackey's shot near the top crossbar in the 60th minute.
