DAVIS, Calif. — After closing out the regular season on the road, UC Davis field hockey begins postseason play as the No. 2 seed in the 2026 MPSF Championship with a semifinal match against No. 3 seed Queens University of Charlotte on Friday, Nov. 6, at 9:00 a.m. PT. Friday's winner will advance to meet top-seeded host Delaware on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 9:00 a.m. PT in the championship match.

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Nov. 6  — vs #3 Queens University of Charlotte | Live Stats | Live Stream | @ucdavisfh (X/Instagram)

GAME NOTES

• UC Davis enters the week sitting at 3-12 overall following a two-game East Coast road trip against Delaware and Towson.
• The Aggies collected seven MPSF Player of the Week honors throughout the regular season, with four different student-athletes recognized across the campaign.
• Morgan Caldera earned an MPSF Offensive Player of the Week honor this season after securing both goals—including the walk-off winner in overtime—against Central Michigan (9/1).
• Mia Edwards earned an MPSF Offensive Player of the Week honor this season after netting the game-tying goal and converting her shootout attempt against Bellarmine (9/8).
• Molly Main earned an MPSF Offensive Player of the Week honor this season after scoring her first career goal to secure a historic 1-0 upset over #12 Louisville (9/29)—marking the program's highest RPI victory, first-ever win over an ACC opponent, and second ranked win in program history.
• Addy Collingwood earned four MPSF Defensive Player of the Week honors this season (9/8, 9/15, 9/29, 10/27), including one following her performance against Stanford where she logged a career-high 13 saves to surpass 100 career saves (9/29).
• Top Goal Scorers: Ella Franken leads the Aggie attack with five goals on the season after scoring both Aggie tallies against Delaware, while Morgan Caldera and Katie Kim follow closely behind with two goals apiece.
• 2026 MPSF Awards: The Aggies were well-represented in the 2026 MPSF postseason awards, taking home two major individual honors with Franken named Defensive Player of the Year and Charlotte Connally named Freshman of the Year. Both Franken and Connally were also joined by Edwards and Emma Wood on the All-MPSF Team.
• 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 Caldera and 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 Queens University of Charlotte Royals enter championship weekend at 4-9 overall, most recently picking up a 6-3 victory over Lock Haven University on Senior Day.
• Offensively, the Royals are led by junior midfielder Maddie Just, who paces the squad with four goals and one assist for nine total points on the season.
• In cage, junior goalkeeper Madison Destefano anchors the Royals' defense, compiling 641:07 minutes with 100 saves and a .658 save percentage.
• This will mark the first time in program history that UC Davis has faced Queens University of Charlotte.
• The Delaware Blue Hens enter championship weekend with a 9-8 overall record, coming off a 3-2 victory over Towson on Senior Day to wrap up regular-season play.
• On offense, Delaware is spearheaded by sophomore forward Livia Van't Hek, who leads the Blue Hens with nine goals on the season.
• In goal, sophomore goalkeeper Gabby Prentice leads Delaware with 669 minutes in cage, collecting 31 saves with a .564 save percentage.
• The Aggies last faced Delaware two weeks ago on the road in Delaware, where the Blue Hens pulled out a narrow 3-2 victory over UC Davis.

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.