DAVIS, Calif.  — UC Davis women's basketball is headed down the coast for the first round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) on Thursday, Mar. 19 to take on Pepperdine at 6:00 p.m. PT, the tournament announced on Monday morning.

Finishing sixth place in the West Coast Conference (WCC) standings this season, Pepperdine fell to fellow WNIT participant San Francisco in the third round of the conference tournament after a 19 win regular season.

The winner of Thursday's matchup will move on to face Southern Utah University in the second round. Should the Aggies emerge victorious, they will host the Thunderbirds on Monday, Mar. 23.

Tickets for the game are available on Pepperdine's website. The contest will be streamed live on ESPN+.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 

UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States 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/.