A total of 13 UC Davis student-athletes from five teams earned 2009 Big West Conference All-Academic distinction for fall sports, it was announced by the league office on Friday. The Aggie women's cross country team boasted six such honorees, while women's volleyball, women's soccer and men's cross country each had two. The UC Davis men's soccer team... More
A total of four UC Davis women's volleyball players plus head coach Jamie Holmes earned 2009 All-Big West Conference accolades, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday. Second-year head coach Holmes was co-recipient of the Big West Coach of the Year award. Senior Carson Lowden, sophomore...
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Junior opposite Melanie Adams scored 12 kills and hit .400 while freshman Allison Whitson added 11 kills and a .476 success rate to lead UC Davis to a 25-22, 25-14, 25-15 sweep of Pacific in Big West Conference women's volleyball action at the Alex Spanos Center Saturday.
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UC Davis women's volleyball wraps up its phenomenal 2009 season with a Big West Conference finale at Pacific. The Aggies are looking to crack the 20-win milestone for the first time since 1996. Furthermore, a Saturday victory would ensure at least a tie for second place in the final Big West Conf...
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Junior right-side hitter Melanie Adams tallied a career-high 24 kills and served up four of her team's 11 aces to lead UC Davis to a five-set, 26-28, 28-26, 25-23, 22-25, 15-6 win over Cal Poly in a Big West Conference women's volleyball match at Upper Hickey Gym Saturday night in front of 635. T...
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Middle blockers Stacey Schmidt and Kasey Kipp combined for 22 kills and .450 hitting to lead UC Santa Barbara to a four-set, 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 25-15 win over UC Davis in a Big West Conference women's volleyball match at Upper Hickey Gym Friday night. The match represented a battle of the two t...
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UC Davis women's volleyball signed three prospective student-athletes to National Letters of Intent (NLI) during the 2009 fall signing period, it was announced by head coach Jamie Holmes Wednesday. Alphabetically, the prospects are Valerie Brain of Glendora, Calif.; Mary Schroeder of La Cañ...
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UC Davis women's volleyball hosts a final homestand rich in both excitement and emotion. The Aggies host UC Santa Barbara in a battle of the second-place teams on Friday. Then Saturday's match with Cal Poly will serve as the home finale for UC Davis seniors Carson Lowden, Avreeta Singh and Tori H...
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Sophomore outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux posted 15 kills and a .500 hitting average to lead Long Beach State to a 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 sweep of UC Davis in a Big West Conference women's volleyball match at the Walter Pyramid Saturday evening. Junior Kayla Varney tallied 11 kills against just three ...
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Freshman outside hitter Kayla Neto posted 19 kills en route to a .400 hitting average to help Cal State Fullerton hang on to a four-set, 25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 28-26 victory over UC Davis in a Big West Conference women's volleyball match at Titan Gym Friday evening. Sophomore Betsy Sedlak led the A...
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Now all alone atop the Big West Conference standings, the UC Davis women's volleyball team (18-7, 9-2) looks to defend its perch in matches against Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State. The Aggies and Titans have gone five sets in three of the last four matchups, while the 49ers look to retur...
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Spotlight Aggie - Tori Hooper
With graduation on the horizon and career considerations looming, UC Davis senior volleyball player Tori Hooper has followed a family tradition of taking to the skies. She is halfway through her flight training, with plans of joining the Air Force Reserve.
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Louie Bishop: Seventh Day Committment
Louie Bishop enjoyed an oustanding career with the UC Davis men's golf team, graduating in 2007 with a degree in managerial economics. Named the 2007 Division I Independent Golfer of the Year and Ping All-America Honorable Mention, Bishop capped his Aggie career by being named the winner of UC Davis' W.P. Lindley Award for achievement in athletics, academics and community service. He participated in the 2009 U.S. Amateur on Aug. 24-25. The Tulsa World published the following story on the first day of the tournament
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Sam Paneno Gives Back More Than He Lost
Sam Paneno doesn't do self-pity.
"Why me?" never crossed his lips.
Or his mind.
"I was always taught to look at life from different perspectives," the former UC Davis running back says, "and that you have a choice on how you react to things."
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Spotlight Aggie: Heidi Kucera
Balancing a varsity sport and a full schedule of classes is a challenging task for any student-athlete. Adding a second varsity sport to that mix makes things even more hectic. But UC Davis junior Heidi Kucera finds a way to excel in water polo and swimming, using complementing skills to help contribute in both.
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