DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis (5-9-2, 3-4-0 MW) had two apparent goals reviewed and disallowed in a 1-0 home loss to Hawai'i (8-4-1, 5-1-0 WM) in a Mountain West women's soccer showdown Sunday at Aggie Soccer Field. The teams played just over 65 scoreless minutes before Hawaii's Jordan Sagapolutele intercepted a pass by Aggie goalkeeper Cat Pieper and fed Nalani Damacion for the only goal of the match.
The Aggies had three notable potential goals in the match, including an apparent score by Payton Henry on a Courtney Wagner corner kick in the 12th minute that was called back due to a foul on Kaya Herndon in the penalty fox, a handball on Sydney Bushman just before she put the ball into the back of the net in 72nd minute and the challenge for a possible foul against Rainbow Wahine goalkeeper Kennedy Justin on Karla Sandoval's attempt to head in a goal in the penalty box in the 90th. All three plays were reviewed and ruled in favor of Hawai'i.
Pieper registered a career-high eight saves to keep the Aggies in a game in which the Rainbow Wahine held advantages of 16-10 in shots and 10-7 in shots on goal. Justin had seven saves for Hawaii.
The loss dropped UC Davis a spot in the Mountain West standings to seventh in terms of winning percentage, although the Aggies are tied with Air Force (3-2-0) for sixth with nine points and are just a single point behind both Grand Canyon and New Mexico with 3-2-1 marks that are tied for fourth in a tight battle to be one of the top six teams in the league's final regular-season standings to be invited to the Mountain West postseason tournament Nov. 11-14 at GCU Stadium in Phoenix with the winner of the event receiving the league's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Tournament.
A full look at the Mountain West standings along with each team's record in league contests through matches of Oct. 18 other than an evening tilt between Air Force and Nevada is listed below.
Colorado College 5-0-1 (16 points)
Hawaii 5-1-0 (15 points)
Wyoming 4-1-1 (13 points)
New Mexico 4-2-1 (13 points)
Grand Canyon 3-2-1 (10 points)
Air Force 3-2-0 (9 points)
UC Davis 3-4-0 (9 points)
UTEP 2-4-0 (6 points)
UNLV 1-5-1 (4 points)
San Jose State 1-6-0 (3 points)
Nevada 0-4-1 (1 point)
UC Davis will be out of action for the next 10 days before resuming its season with a Mountain West match at San Jose State on Thu., Oct. 28 (4 p.m. PT). UC Davis returns to Aggie Soccer Field to conclude its home schedule on Senior Day against UTEP (8-4-3, 2-4-0 MW), The match will begin at 1 p.m. and be streamed live on MW+.
Single-game tickets for all UC Davis home matches including Senior Day against UTEP on Nov. 1 (1 p.m.) 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 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 of parking for weekday home matches is $5.50, while weekends are free but both require parking permits.
MATCH NOTES
- UC Davis had a three-match home win streak and a string of six consecutive matches with at least one goal snapped.
- D Kiley Fehrenbacher, F Lakelee Perkins, D Courtney Wagner and D Sydnie Fong were among the starters against Hawaii and are the only four players on the roster to have started each of the Aggies' first 16 matches.
- D Kiley Fehrenbacher extended her consecutive matches started streak to 35, including all UC Davis matches possible in the last two seasons with 19 in 2025 and the first 16 in 2026.
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS
UC Davis Athletics represents one of the nation's premier public universities on the NCAA Division I stage, with more than 650 student-athletes competing across 25 sports, including 16 programs in the Mountain West Conference. Located in California's quintessential college town, UC Davis combines championship-level athletics with the academic excellence of the nation's No. 8 public research university and is home to the nation's No. 1 programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine and sustainability. With a growing national media presence, bold investments in facilities and the student-athlete experience, and a tradition of developing champions in competition, in the classroom and beyond, the Aggies are elevating UC Davis on a national stage.
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