EUGENE, Ore. — Multi goal performances from
Lauren Picardi,
Cami Johnson, and
Ava Horrocks led UC Davis lacrosse in a back and forth affair with Oregon on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Score: UC Davis 9, Oregon 10
Location: Eugene, Ore. (Pape Field)
Records: UC Davis 2-4, Oregon 4-2
OPENING DRAW
- The game remained close all throughout the day, becoming tied four separate times.
- Senior defensive player Hailey Dommers scored her first career goal.
- Tory Agnew also got her first score of the season.
- Picardi's two goal day marks the fourth time this season the senior has gone for multiple scores in a game.
- Telly Schwarz anchored the defense with five ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Annie Cimperman controlled the middle with seven draw controls.
- Emily Altshuler stayed grounded in net with a career-high nine saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Aggies started off fast, with Picardi finding the back of the net a minute into the contest before a free position goal from Agnew gave her team a 2-0 lead four minutes later.
- Oregon cut into the lead quickly, looking for another response before a player advantage allowed Johnson to record her first of the day to give Davis a 3-1 lead after the first.
- On the first possession of the second quarter, Horrocks added to her team lead with a score to go up 4-1.
- Ducks goalkeeper Francesca Viteritti capitalized on her six save day with two in this quarter, helping hold the Aggie offense as her team would score two to get back within one as they marched closer to halftime.
- With 12 seconds left in the half, Horrocks scored again as she led her team to a 5-3 advantage.
- After Jane Fox scored in the top of the third quarter to push the lead back up to three, Oregon began to gain momentum, going on a 4-0 run in the next four minutes to take their first lead of the day.
- Johnson and Dommers took advantage of cards from the Ducks to anchor a three goal period, but another Oregon score saw things tied at eight apiece heading into the final period.
- With ten minutes remaining in regulation, Picardi scored her second goal of the afternoon to retake the lead.
- A Ducks goal two minutes later tied it up once again at nine.
- As both teams battled defensively into the final minute, the edge would ultimately go to the home team, with a score with 73 seconds left giving UC Davis a 9-10 defeat.
UP NEXT: The Aggies stay in Eugene for a neutral site battle with Delaware State on Monday, Mar. 2. First draw against the Hornets is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. PT.
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.
For more information, visit
https://ucdavisaggies.com/.
