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Subject: UC Davis game results

UC DAVIS SPLITS WEEKEND GAMES
Santa Clara overtakes the Aggies in sudden death overtime, but UCD bounces back with a convincing win over UC Santa Cruz.


UC Davis opened up the new month with two WWLL league games over the weekend. On Saturday, the Ags faced the Broncos of Santa Clara University in a battle between the top two teams in the North. Both holding perfect, unbeaten records, the two teams picked up right where they left off with last year’s rivalry in what would become the closest contest within league play this year.

UC Davis came out strong to take a 3-0 lead in the opening seven minutes of the game before allowing the Broncos to finally get on the scoreboard in the 21st minute to bring the score to 3-1. The Ags would go on to punch in three additional goals before the first half’s end, but not before Santa Clara would add three more of their own to bring the score to 6-4 come halftime.

The second half proved to be even more exciting as the Broncos worked to cut the deficit and eventually tie the game at 8-8 with 13 minutes left in the game. UCD managed to take the lead again, but with every goal scored by the Ags, Santa Clara fought to come back and tie once again. With six and a half minutes left in the game, Christy Weber hit the back of the net to bring UC Davis back to their lead, but the Broncos’ Alison Kuder managed to slip by the Aggie defense and tie the game with 2:37 left on the clock. Possession jumped back and forth between the two teams for the remainder of regulation time with neither team able to get on the board, sending the game into overtime.

Six minutes of overtime played out, only to see both UC Davis and Santa Clara miss critical scoring opportunities and send the game into sudden death overtime. The team to find the back of the net first would go on to take the win and remain undefeated in league play. The Ags gained possession of the ball to open the sudden death overtime period, but an inability to convert the shot into a goal proved costly as the Broncos took possession and brought the ball to their end of the field. The fast-paced transition and quick ball movement worked to Santa Clara’s advantage as Alison Kuder once again found the net to score the game-winning goal, ending the game in a 12-11 loss for the Ags.

The next afternoon, UC Davis hit the field once again to face UC Santa Cruz. Looking to avenge the previous day’s loss, the Ags showed no signs of mercy as they scored ten goals and allowed only one in the first half of the game. The scoring assault slowed down in the second half and UC Davis went on to defeat UC Santa Cruz 13-3.

The weekend’s results bring the Ags’ WWLL league record to 3-1.

Next on the Aggie schedule is another weekend of tough competition as the team plays a non-league game against two-time defending WDIA national champions Cal Poly. UCD faced Cal Poly last year in the semi-final game of WWLL Final Four, losing to the Broncos 11-7. The Saturday match will be the last of the Aggies’ four-game homestand before they hit the road the following day to Chico for another league match. Game time for Saturday, March 8, is 11am. Sunday’s away game in Chico is set for 3pm.
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*How you like that MADNESS? Bring it, Cal Poly.
~Coach