DAVIS, Calif. — Wrapping up the regular season on the road, the UC Davis field hockey team travels East for a pair of matchups, kicking off MPSF conference play against Delaware on Friday, Oct. 23 at 2:00 p.m. PT before concluding the weekend at Towson on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 8:00 a.m. PT.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW
Oct. 23  — at Delaware | Live Stats | Live Stream | @ucdavisfh (X/Instagram)
Oct. 25  — at Towson | Live Stats | Live Stream | @ucdavisfh (X/Instagram)

GAME NOTES

• UC Davis enters the weekend sitting at 3-10 overall following its home finale against Stanford and Cal. The Aggies hit the road for their final two contests of the regular season before heading into postseason play.
• Top Goal Scorers: Ella Franken leads the Aggie attack with three goals on the season following her early strike against Cal, while Morgan Caldera and Katie Kim follow with two goals apiece.
• 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 6-10 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 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens enter Friday's matchup with a 7-7 overall record, most recently defeating Richmond and VCU last weekend.
• Offensively, the Fightin' Blue Hens are led by sophomore Livia Van't Hek, who paces the team with seven goals and one assist for a total of 15 points on the season.
• In cage, sophomore goalkeeper Gabby Prentice anchors Delaware's defense, compiling 507 minutes in goal with 22 saves and a 0.524 save percentage.
• The Aggies last faced the Fightin' Blue Hens in the 2025 championship match, where Delaware took a narrow 2-1 victory.
• The Towson Tigers enter Sunday's contest at 5-10 overall, most recently coming off a 5-2 loss to Drexel over the weekend.
• On offense, Towson is spearheaded by graduate student Delfina Larripa, who leads the Tigers with five goals and five assists for a total of 15 points on the season.
• In goal, redshirt freshman goalkeeper Riley Redding anchors Towson's defense, compiling 778 minutes in cage with 46 saves and a 0.575 save percentage.
• UC Davis last faced Towson during the 2012 season, where the Aggies dropped a close 3-2 overtime decision on the road.

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 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 #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.