SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — In a game that featured six ties and seven lead changes, UC Davis women's basketball came out on top 59-55 over Cal Poly on Saturday, Feb. 7.
Score: UC Davis 59, Cal Poly 55
Location: San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Mott Athletics Center)
Records: UC Davis 17-7 (10-3), Cal Poly 3-20 (1-12)
OPENING TIP
- Ryann Bennett led the scoring for the third straight contest with 20 points, marking the fifth time this season she's gone for 20+ in a game.
- Bennett was also effective in other facets of the game, including swiping two steals and dealing four assists.
- Avery Sussex served as the deep threat with three made treys on the afternoon.
- She also dished out a team-high five assists.
- Defensively, Megan Norris pulled down 15 rebounds, the ninth time she's grabbed 15 or more boards in a contest.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After the Mustangs broke the seal on the game, Bennett got her first two of the day on a jumper.
- Nya Epps and Victoria Baker responded to each Cal Poly basket with field goals of their own, including a three from Baker that gave the Aggies a 10-9 lead eight minutes into the game.
- Norris finished the quarter with her first layup, but back-to-back layups from the Mustangs Charish Thompson gave the home team a 16-12 lead after one.
- Leading off the second quarter, Sussex dropped in her first three to put her team back within one.
- Despite another triple from Sussex and one from Norris, Cal Poly refused to relent, matching each Davis basket with one of their own to keep them in the lead.
- With the score tied at 25, the Aggies began to attack on both ends of the court, with Sussex's third three giving them a lead and one from Bennett extending that lead.
- Cal Poly tried to regain momentum with a jump shot with one minute left in the half, but Sophie Lentfer's first bucket was the sixth made three of the quarter for her team, giving them a 34-27 advantage heading into halftime.
- Coming out of the half, the back and forth affair continued with Cal Poly getting within one, 36-35, on an 8-2 run.
- Epps and Bennett responded to the run with back-to-back threes, pushing the lead back to seven.
- As the defense came to life on both ends, the Mustangs slowly climbed back to tie things up at 42 apiece with less than a minute left in the third.
- A free throw from Norris and turnaround jumper from Bennett closed out the period with the Aggies up 45-42.
- With one minute remaining in the fourth and the road team up by three, Cal Poly cashed in on a free throw and layup to tie the game at 55.
- Coming out of a timeout, Tegan Young squared up a three for her first make of the day to give her team a three point lead with just seconds remaining.
- After a defensive stop and made Bennett free throw, the final buzzer indicated a hard fought 59-55 win for the Aggies over the Mustangs.
UP NEXT: UC Davis returns home for another Big West rematch on Thursday, Feb. 12 when it takes on UC San Diego. Tipoff for the game against the Tritons will be at 6:00 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on ESPN+ and KDVS 90.3.
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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