DAVIS, Calif. — Coming off a home stand against No. 1 Northwestern, UC Davis field hockey hits the road for a Tuesday evening contest against NorCal rival Stanford on Sept. 22 at 6:00 p.m. PT.
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW
Sep. 22 — at Stanford |
Live Stats |
Live Stream | @ucdavisfh (X/Instagram)
GAME NOTES
- UC Davis enters Tuesday's tilt with a 2-5 overall record following a hard-fought defensive effort against No. 1 Northwestern on Sunday.
- Goalkeeper Aidan Claeys made her 2026 season debut against the Wildcats, recording four second-half saves, while seniors Ella Franken and Morgan Caldera each logged critical defensive blocks to keep the Aggies competitive.
- Top Goal Scorers: Senior midfielder Morgan Caldera continues to lead the Aggie offense with a team-high two goals on the season.
- Preseason Nods: For the first time since 2023, UC Davis landed two student-athletes on the prestigious NFHCA Division I Collegiate Watchlist, with senior midfielders Morgan Caldera and Ella Franken earning national honors. The distinction places Caldera and Franken among elite collegiate talent across the nation with high potential for NFHCA All-Region and All-American consideration during the 2026 campaign.
- 2025 Recap: UC Davis finished the 2025 season 0-1 in conference play and 16-10 overall, earning a runner-up finish in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) following a hard-fought 2-1 battle against Delaware in the championship game.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
- The Stanford Cardinal enter the week at 6-1 overall after most recently dropping a tight 3-1 decision to top-ranked Northwestern on Thursday.
- Stanford's attack is led by senior Star Horlock, who paces the squad with four goals and an .800 shot-on-goal percentage through seven matches.
- Junior goalkeeper Anya Jackson anchors the Cardinal defense, entering the mid-week matchup with 30 saves and an .811 save percentage across seven starts.
- Tuesday's contest marks the first meeting between UC Davis and Stanford since last season, when the Cardinal earned a 3-0 victory.
SEASON NOTES
- 2026 marks the fifth season for head coach Austin Pile, the reigning 2025 MPSF Coach of the Year.
- Pile is joined on the sidelines by former assistant coach Rachel Stauffer, who enters her sixth season on staff after being promoted to Associate Head Coach heading into the 2026 campaign.
- Rounding out the coaching staff is new assistant coach Jordan Carr, who brings her talents to Davis for her first season with the Aggies.
- The roster brings back a large number of other contributors from last season, including Aidan Claeys (So.), Molly Main (Sr.), Sutton Van Dyk (So.), Claire Anderson (So.), Emma Wood (So.), Katie Kim (Sr.), Mia Edwards (Sr.), Oona Buckley (Jr.), Larissa Roldan (Jr.), Elle Louise Kocmond (Jr.), Linnea Liljenstrand-Mjoen (So.), Jamie Dempsey (Jr.), Cosi Karleski (So.), Clare Torres (So.), and Addy Collingwood (So.).
- Additionally, the coaching staff brings in a highly talented group of incoming freshmen, including Clara Bruns, Charlotte Connally, Addie Goldstein, Tristen Stanimir, and Catalina Stefanich.
- UC Davis enters the 2026 campaign in its second season as a founding member of the MPSF field hockey conference. Heading into 2026, the league has expanded with the addition of Queens University of Charlotte as its third team, aiming to build on its early momentum and bring further collegiate competition to the West Coast in the near future.
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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