DAVIS, Calif. — Ashley Brewer's first UC Davis goal was also the lone score of the match in the Aggies' 1-0 victory over Pacific (0-6-0) in a nonconference tilt Sunday night at Aggie Soccer Field. Brewer curled her game-winner from near the top of the penalty box just inside the right goalpost and out of the reach of Tigers' goalkeeper Ava Wells.
Courtney Wagner and Jaycee DeFazio were each credited with their first assists of the season on Brewer's goal. All three players started their collegiate careers at Cal Poly before transferring to UC Davis.
"It was a fantastic goal - the setup with it, the combination play," head coach Kat Mertz said after the match. "We've been working on some of those plays at the top of the box."
"I'm just really happy that we were able to get our first win at home," Brewer added. "It came from all of the team's work to get the ball in the box, and it felt great to finally capitalize on that."
Both teams got up their share of shots with UC Davis outshooting Pacific, 12-9, but there were not many other scoring chances for either team although each side did have one shot off the top post early in the contest with Pacific's Janelli Villagran in the ninth minute followed by UC Davis' Lakelee Perkins in the 14th. UC Davis won the shots on goal battle, 4-2.
Piper Wilkison picked her first collegiate victory and solo shutout. She finished with two saves.
"I'll take a shutout any day of the week," Mertz said.
UC Davis will next be in action at LMU (1-4) on Thursday. The match will kick off at 4 p.m. PT and be streamed live on ESPN+.
"Moving forward into LMU, we've got to rest up a little bit, get healthy a little bit, and just take this momentum," Mertz said. "Every game I feel like we're doing just a little bit better. I use this analogy a lot. We're now into third gear. We're moving in the right direction. I'm happy."
After another road match at Portland the following Thursday, Sept. 17 (6 p.m., ESPN+), the Aggies next return home to host Idaho on Sunday, Sept. 20 (1 p.m., MW+).
Single-game tickets for all UC Davis home games including the exhibition are $10 for Youth (3-13 years old) and $13 for general admission. Flexbooks - packs of 10 tickets redeemable in any combination - are $85. Discounted group tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. For additional information or to purchase tickets, visit ucdavisaggies.evenue.net/, contact the Aggie Ticket Office at (530) 752-2471 or email aggietickets@ucdavis.edu.
Event parking will be honored in Lot 25 and the Pavilion Parking Structure for all home games through Sept. 11. The cost for weekday games is $5.50, while weekends including the upcoming Sacramento State game are free but both require parking permits. There is construction work in the area and fans should follow posted signage around the Pavilion Parking Structure, Lot 25 and Aggie Soccer Field to enter the venue.
GAME NOTES
- D Kiley Fehrenbacher, F Lakelee Perkins, D Courtney Wagner and D Sydnie Fong each started and are the only five players on the roster to start all six matches.
- D Kiley Fehrnebacher extended her consecutive matches started streak to 25 (all games possible in the last two seasons).
- GK Piper Wilkison played all 90 minutes in goal for the third straight match. D Kiley Fehrenbacher and D Summer Humphreys also both played all 90 minutes.
- The Aggies hosted Suicide Prevention Awareness Night on Sunday with all UC Davis players and coaches wearing teal and purple ribbons on their uniforms.
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.
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