DAVIS, Calif. — 16 saves in goal for Emily Altshuler gives her a new career-high as UC Davis lacrosse rolls past the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Big 12 Conference opener on Saturday, Mar. 28.

Score: UC Davis 15, Cincinnati 8
Location: Davis, Calif. (UC Davis Health Stadium)
Records: UC Davis 6-5 (1-0), Cincinnati 8-5 (0-1)
 
OPENING DRAW

• The Aggies emerge victorious over the Bearcats for the second straight year.
• Altshuler's 16 saves marks the second straight contest she's collected a career-high in saves, going for 11 last time out against Marquette.
• Scoring was by committee all afternoon, with five Aggies having multi-goal games.
• Rhea Cosand led the offense with her second straight seven point game, scoring three goals and four assists to go along with her second straight hat trick.
• Ava Horrocks also secured a hat trick for the third time this season, adding two assists for a season-high five points.
• Three goals from Jane Fox gives her hat trick number six on the year.
• A pair of goals from Holly Smith gives the freshman her second multi-goal game of the season.
• Annie Cimperman added five draw controls in the center.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• On the home team's first possession of the day, Cosand found the back of the net to give the Aggies the opening goal of the game.
• Two minutes later, Horrocks found Smith for her first of the day, giving Davis an early 2-0 lead.
• The Aggies continued to attack the Bearcats net with three more shots in the first, but had no goals to show for as the first quarter came to an end.
• Cincinnati responded quickly in the second, tacking on their first two goals on two possessions to tie the game early in the period.
• A minute after the Bearcats second goal, Fox cashed in her first of the day to regain the lead.
• After Cosand's second gave the Aggies another two goal lead, back-to-back scores from Cincinnati's Paige Selhorn made it 4-4 heading into halftime.
• Coming out of the break, the road team took their first lead off the fourth of the day from Selhorn.
• A 4-0 run was the response from UC Davis, with Lauren Picardi, Horrocks, Tory Agnew, and Catie McCauley each cashing in goals.
• The Bearcats tried to snatch momentum back on another goal, but a green card led to a powerplay goal from Smith that gave the Aggies a 9-6 advantage heading into the fourth.
• As Cincinnati switched out their goalkeeper to enter the fourth, Cosand secured a hat trick to extend the lead to four.
• From there, a six goal period for the Aggies gave hat tricks to both Fox and Horrocks, with Picardi tacking on her second as well.
• Cincinnati would add on two goals of their own, but six saves in the period from Altshuler stifled their offense as Davis would go on to win 15-8.

UP NEXT: UC Davis makes it two straight home games when San Diego State comes to town on Saturday, Apr. 4. First draw is set for 1:00 pm PT and the game will be streamed live on the UCDavisAggies YouTube channel.

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/. 
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