DAVIS, Calif. — With the home opener against Stanford in the rearview mirror, UC Davis lacrosse continues their home stretch on Sunday, Feb. 15 when Florida State comes into town at 11:00 a.m. PT. The Aggies then head to Boulder, Colo. on Tuesday, Feb. 17 for a neutral site game against Cornell at 10:00 a.m. PT.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW

Feb. 15  — vs. Florida State | YouTube | Live Stats | @ucdavislax (X/Instagram)

Feb. 17  — vs. Cornell (@ Colorado) | ESPN+ | Live Stats | @ucdavislax (X/Instagram)


GAME NOTES

• Last Time Out: The Aggies fell in their season opener against fourth ranked Stanford last Saturday. The offense was led by freshman Ava Horrocks, who became the second straight freshman to score a hat trick in their collegiate debut.
• Emerging Freshman: A freshman player from nearby Danville, Ava Horrocks produced a successful high school career at San Ramon Valley. In her first collegiate game as an Aggie against Stanford, she broke out with three goals in the fourth quarter, producing a hat trick. With that statline, she became the second straight freshman for UC Davis to score a hat trick in their debut.
• Strength In Consistency: In addition to the scoring from their freshman last Saturday, the Aggies also saw contributions from their returners. Following an All-Newcomer campaign a year ago, Jane Fox started her sophomore season with a pair of goals, while Cami Johnson also had two points on a pair of assists.
• LAX Expansion: As NCAA women's lacrosse continues to expand around the country, the Aggies continually find themselves playing bigger and better competition. This season, perennial football powerhouse Florida State has added women's lacrosse as their 19th varsity sport, marking just the second time the Aggies and Seminoles have played each other in NCAA competition.
• All-Big 12 Preseason Team: Last week, the Big 12 announced its all-conference team for the 2026 season, with UC Davis attacker Annie Cimperman landing on the team. This selection comes after an historic 2025 where she became the first Aggie to collect 100 draw controls in a season.
• 2025 Recap: In the inaugural Big 12 lacrosse season last year, the Aggies finished with a 6-10 record and a 2-3 mark in conference play, slotting into the fourth and final spot in the Big 12 Championships.
• 2026 Preseason Poll: In the 2026 Big 12 preseason poll, the Aggies were picked to finish fourth in the league for the second straight season.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS

• Florida State is 2-1 on the year, losing their first game in program history to Cal 9-10 on Friday.
• Senior Lola Mancuso leads the offensive attack, scoring seven goals in her first two games, including a five-goal performance against Kennesaw State. Freshman attacker Brynn Perkins is not too far behind, totaling five goals and coming off a hat trick against KSU. 
• Goalkeeper Catrina Tobin has 10 saves through the first two games, which includes a .625 save percentage, and is averaging five saves per contest. As a team, FSU's .636 saves percentage leads the ACC and is eighth in the country.
• Sunday will mark the first ever matchup between Florida State and UC Davis.
• Cornell is coming off of a 9-6 2025 campaign with a 3-4 record in Ivy League play. The Big Red will open the season against Colorado on Sunday before playing the Aggies.
• The defense for the Big Red is led by senior goalkeeper Mackenzie Clark, who serves as a captain for an increasingly young core of players.
• Leading that young core is freshman midfielders Gretta White, who previously played internationally for Argentina, and Ellie Borhhoeft, the reigning USA Lacrosse Midwest Midfielder of the Year.
• UC Davis and Cornell will play each other for the first time in program history on Tuesday.

SEASON NOTES

• 2026 marks the ninth season the Aggies are led by head coach Suzanne Isidor. The former Penn State Nittany Lion enters the year after achieving her 200th career win against SDSU last season. She currently sits at 200 career wins and counting.
• Returning for their second seasons are assistants Victoria Tucci and Anna Belenis. Tucci, a former midfielder from Wagner College, serves as the teams offensive coordinator. While Belenis, a Davis graduate, primarily coaches the defense.
• Entering her first year as an Aggie is Director of Operations Madysyn Sweeney, who joins the team after five seasons as a player with Oregon.
• Despite the departure of all-time assist leader Alex Agnew and all-conference goalkeeper Ally Richardson-Pepper, UC Davis returns a core of contributors from a season ago, including Big 12 All-Newcomer Jane Fox, 31 goal scorer Lauren Picardi, and draw control specialist Annie Cimperman.
• Additionally, Isidor has also brought in a strong freshman class, with Lia Wilgus, Macey Torres, Alex Remily, Ruby Montanez, Kate Donnelley, Krystalin Respicio, Holly Smith, and Ava Horrocks joining the team.
• Now in their second season in the Big 12 after a short stint with the Pac-12 and long reign in the MPSF, the Aggies continue to rank among the top of the lacrosse world, with the focus remaining to win the conference and make the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

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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