DAVIS, Calif. — Following a quick trip to Boulder on Tuesday, UC Davis lacrosse is back home to take on USC on Friday, Feb. 20 at 4:00 p.m. PT. The Aggies then head to the Bay on Monday, Feb. 23 to take on Cal at 5:00 p.m. PT.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW
Feb. 20  — vs. USC | YouTube | Live Stats | @ucdavislax (X/Instagram)

Feb. 23  — at Cal | @ucdavislax (X/Instagram)


GAME NOTES

• Last Time Out: The Aggies are 1-2 on the season following a neutral game loss to Cornell on Tuesday, Feb. 17. In their first win of the season on Sunday, Jane Fox led the way with seven points in a 13-6 victory against Florida State.
• Weekly Awards: On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Annie Cimperman was given her first weekly award of her career when she was named the Week 2 Big 12 Draw Specialist of the Week. This award comes after a 10 draw control day against Florida State on Sunday.
• Top Goal Scorer: After seven points on Sunday and two on Tuesday, Jane Fox continues to lead the Aggies with 11 points early in 2026. The sophomore has achieved these numbers after a pair of goals in the opener against Stanford and a four-goal hat trick against Florida State a week later.
• 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

• USC is 2-1 on the season, beating #24 Brown at home last Sunday 9-8.
• In the win over the Bears, midfielder Anna Regan led the way with 13 draws while Kaylee Fravert secured her sixth-career hat trick. 
• Anna Bunting's three assists per game ranks her 11th nationally.
• USC leads 9-0 all-time over UC Davis, beating the Aggies 12-7 at home last season.
• Cal is 3-1 on the year with a 1-0 ACC mark, winning 14-9 at Oregon on Thursday afternoon.
• Offensively, Josie Lillquist led the Golden Bears with a career-high five goals while adding an assist for six points against the Ducks.
• Freshman Lulu Murphy serves as the teams primary goalkeeper, playing all but four minutes throughout the first four games. Against San Diego State in the opener, she made a statement with 14 saves.
• The Aggies are 16-24 all-time against Cal, losing by one in the 2025 season opener, 14-15.

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 201 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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