2016-17 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Long Beach State at UC Davis Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 | 7:00 pm | Davis, Calif. | The Pavilion (5,931) O29 OREGON TECH (ex.)...... W, 97-42 LIVE STATS & VIDEO: UCDavisAggies.com | RADIO: KDVS 90.3 FM N4 STANISLAUS STATE (ex.)...... W, 84-47 16 GAME TWITTER: @UCDavisAggies | @UCDavisInGame | @UCDavisWBB | #GoAgs | #AggiePride N11 PORTLAND...... W, 66-52 N13 HOLY NAMES...... W, 91-51 UC DAVIS THE SERIES N21 at Pacific...... W, 95-87 Nickname...... Aggies Long Beach State leads, 16-13 N23 MONTANA STATE...... W, 70-62 Location...... Davis, Calif. at Davis, Calif...... 9-5 N27 HOFSTRA...... L, 64-60 2016-17 Record...... 11-4 at Long Beach, Calif...... 3-9 Home...... 6-1 at Neutral Site...... 1-2 D2 SAN DIEGO STATE...... W, 75-55 Away...... 5-2 First Meeting...... March 6, 1971 (L, 38-37) D4 at #11/11 Stanford...... L, 68-42 Neutral...... 0-1 Last Meeting...... March 3, 2016 (L, 74-64) D11 SAINT MARY’S...... W, 68-66 2016-17 Big West Record...... 2-0 Current Streak...... Lost 2 D14 at #RV/15 Oregon State...... L, 93-52 Scoring Leader...... Morgan Bertsch, 17.5 ppg Gross vs. Long Beach State (since 2011-12)...... 5-8 D18 at Sacramento State...... W, 110-78 Rebounding Leader...... Pele Gianotti, 5.7 rpg D21 at San Francisco...... W, 78-58 Assist Leader...... Kourtney Eaton, 4.07 apg THE COACHES D28 at UCF...... W, 77-71 UC Davis Head Coach Jennifer Gross LONG BEACH STATE Alma Mater ...... UC Davis ‘97 D30 vs. Jacksonville $...... L, 61-54 Nickname...... 49ers Career Record ...... 89-80 (.527) J5 at UC Irvine*...... W, 89-48 Location...... Long Beach, Calif. Record at UC Davis ...... 89-80 (.527) J7 HAWAI’I* (DH)...... W, 70-55 2016-17 Record...... 10-6 Big West Conference Record ...... 42-38 (.525) J12 LONG BEACH STATE*...... 7:00 pm Home...... 5-1 Associate Head Coach ...... Joe Teramoto J14 CSUN*...... 2:00 pm Away...... 3-2 Assistant Coaches...... Des Abeyta, Matt Klemin J19 at Cal State Fullerton*...... 7:00 pm Neutral...... 2-3 J21 at Long Beach State*...... 2:00 pm 2016-17 Big West Record...... 1-0 Long Beach State Head Coach Jody Wynn Scoring Leader...... Madison Montgomery, 11.4 ppg Alma Mater ...... USC ‘96 J26 UC RIVERSIDE*...... 7:00 pm Rebounding Leader...... Jewelyn Sawyer, 6.9 rpg Career Record...... 124-114 (.521) J28 CAL STATE FULLERTON* (DH)...... 2:30 pm Assist Leader...... Anna Kim, 3.7 apg Record at Long Beach State...... Same F2 at Cal Poly (DH)*...... 5:00 pm Assistant Coaches...... Derek Wynn, Paul Reed F4 at UC Santa Barbara* (DH)...... 2:00 pm ...... Michelle Augustavo F11 UC IRVINE* (DH)...... 2:30 pm F16 at Hawai’i*...... 7:00 pm (HT) UC DAVIS POSSIBLE STARTERS F22 CAL POLY*...... 7:00 pm F25 UC SANTA BARBARA* (DH)...... TBA M2 at UC Riverside*...... 7:00 pm M4 at CSUN*...... 2:00 pm
BIG WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT M7 First Round (Long Beach, Calif.)...... TBA M8 Quarterfinals (Long Beach, Calif.)...... TBA M10 Semifinals (Anaheim, Calif.)...... TBA #13 | NAFEKH #4 | NAGEL #2 | KO. EATON #22 | BERTSCH #10 | GIANOTTI M11 Championship (Anaheim, Calif.)...... TBA 5-11 • Jr. • G 5-10 • Jr. • G 5-9 • So. • G 6-4 • RSo. • F/C 5-11 • Jr. • F 11.9 ppg, 3.47 apg 10.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg 5.9 ppg, 4.07 apg 17.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg 9.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg 36TH ANNUAL NCAA TOURNAMENT M17-20 1st & 2nd Rounds (Campus Sites)...... TBA M24-27 Regional Semifinals & Finals...... TBA M31 “Final Four” (Dallas, Texas)...... TBA A2 Championship (Dallas, Texas)...... TBA
* denotes Big West Conference game... (DH) denotes doubleheader with the UC Davis men’s team... $ game played on the campus of the University of Use your smartphone or other smart device to scan the above QR codes to read each student-athlete’s bio North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla... Rankings are AP/USA Today AGGIES OFF THE BENCH (1/5) 2016-17 BIG WEST STANDINGS NO. NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN GP GS PPG RPG APG OTHER TEAM CONF. PCT. OVERALL PCT. 1 Brittany NGUYEN G 5-4 FR Elk Grove, Calif. FIRST SEASON UC DAVIS 2-0 1.000 11-4 .733 Cal Poly 2-0 1.000 6-8 .429 3 Karley EATON G 5-9 SO Longview, Wash. 15 2 1.9 1.6 1.27 .458 FG Long Beach State 1-0 1.000 10-6 .625 5 Nina BESSOLO F 5-11 FR Hayward, Calif. 15 0 5.9 3.5 0.33 .398 FG UC Riverside 1-0 1.000 7-7 .500 11 Lauren BEYER F 6-1 R-SR Elk Grove, Calif. 15 0 1.0 0.8 0.33 .833 FG CSUN 1-1 .500 8-8 .500 14 Emma GIBB F/C 6-2 FR McMinnville, Ore. 2016-17 REDSHIRT - INJURY UC Santa Barbara 1-1 .500 6-9 .400 15 Kaitlyn HSU G 5-6 FR Irvine, Calif. 7 0 0.4 0.1 0.0 .125 FG Hawai’i 0-2 .000 4-10 .286 21 Sophia SONG F 5-11 FR Monterey Park, Calif. 12 0 4.6 2.1 0.67 .405 FG Cal State Fullerton 0-2 .000 3-12 .200 33 Marly ANDERSON F/C 6-2 JR Portland, Ore. 15 1 5.9 4.7 1.4b .421 FG UC Irvine 0-2 .000 2-14 .125
Women’s Basketball Contact: Jason Spencer | Office: 530.752.2663 | Cell: 714.904.7547 | Email: [email protected] UC Davis Athletic Communications • One Shields Ave. • Davis, Calif. 95616 GAME #16 >> Long Beach State at UC Davis >> Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 >> Davis, Calif. • The Pavilion
2016-17 UC DAVIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER TIP-OFF: The top two teams in the Big West Conference preseason coaches poll lock horns on Thursday (Jan. 12) at The Pavilion, as the NUMERICAL ROSTER Aggies -- who have won five of their last six contests -- welcome ## NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) preseason favorite Long Beach State to Northern California. Tip off is 1 Brittany NGUYEN G 5-4 Fr. HS Elk Grove, Calif. (Pleasant Grove HS ‘16) scheduled for 7 p.m. 2 Kourtney EATON G 5-9 So. 1V Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS ‘15) IN THE POLLS: Both UC Davis and Long Beach State are unranked 3 Karley EATON G/F 5-9 So. 1V Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS ‘15) nationally this week by the Associated Press and USA Today polls. 4 Rachel NAGEL G 5-10 Jr. 2V La Palma, Calif. (Whitney HS ‘14) 5 Nina BESSOLO F 5-11 Fr. HS Hayward, Calif. (Castro Valley HS ‘16) BE A FOLLOWER: Fans can keep up with the latest in UC Davis 10 Pele GIANOTTI F 5-11 Jr. 2V Myrtle Creek, Ore. (Roseburg HS ‘14) athletics by “liking” us on Facebook (facebook.com/UCDavisAggies) 11 Lauren BEYER F 6-1 R-Sr. 4V Elk Grove, Calif. (Bradshaw Christian School ‘11) and following us on Twitter (@UCDavisAggies). You can also “like” 13 Dani NAFEKH G/F 5-11 Jr. 2V Oakville, Ontario, Canada (Oakville Trafalgar HS ‘14) the women’s basketball program (facebook.com/UCDavisWom- 14 Emma GIBB F/C 6-2 Fr. HS McMinnville, Ore. (Western Mennonite School ‘16) ensBasketball) as well as follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@ 15 Kaitlyn HSU G 5-6 Fr. HS Irvine, Calif. (Northwood HS ‘16) UCDavisWBB). In-game updates on game day are also available on 21 Sophia SONG F 5-11 Fr. HS Monterey Park, Calif. (Mark Keppel HS ‘16) Twitter by following @UCDavisInGame. 22 Morgan BERTSCH F/C 6-4 R-So. 1V Santa Rosa, Calif. (Santa Rosa HS ‘14) 33 Marly ANDERSON C 6-2 R-Jr. TR Portland, Ore. (Glencoe HS ‘13/E. Washington) ABOUT THE 49ERS: Long Beach State enters the week with a 10-6 overall mark and a 1-0 record in Big West play after defeating Hawai’i in its opener, 68-57... The 49ers have won two straight, and seven of ALPHABETICAL ROSTER their last nine... Winning five of six at home, Long Beach is 3-2 on the ## NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) road and 2-3 in neutral site contests this season... Seniors Madison 33 Marly ANDERSON C 6-2 R-Jr. TR Portland, Ore. (Glencoe HS ‘13/E. Washington) Montgomery (11.4 ppg) and Raven Benton (10.2 ppg) are averaging 22 Morgan BERTSCH F/C 6-4 R-So. 1V Santa Rosa, Calif. (Santa Rosa HS ‘14) double figures while senior Jewelyn Sawyer leads the team on the 5 Nina BESSOLO F 5-11 Fr. HS Hayward, Calif. (Castro Valley HS ‘16) glass (6.9 rpg)... The 49ers are shooting just 37 percent from the field 11 Lauren BEYER F 6-1 R-Sr. 4V Elk Grove, Calif. (Bradshaw Christian School ‘11) while opponents have hit on 43 percent from the floor this season... 3 Karley EATON G/F 5-9 So. 1V Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS ‘15) Meanwhile, Long Beach State is averaging 66.6 ppg on offense, 2 Kourtney EATON G 5-9 So. 1V Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS ‘15) while allowing 65.8 ppg to the opposition. 10 Pele GIANOTTI F 5-11 Jr. 2V Myrtle Creek, Ore. (Roseburg HS ‘14) 14 Emma GIBB F/C 6-2 Fr. HS McMinnville, Ore. (Western Mennonite School ‘16) SERIES NOTES: Long Beach State leads the all-time series with UC 15 Kaitlyn HSU G 5-6 Fr. HS Irvine, Calif. (Northwood HS ‘16) Davis, 16-13, but the Aggies have won 11 of the 19 meetings with the 13 Dani NAFEKH G/F 5-11 Jr. 2V Oakville, Ontario, Canada (Oakville Trafalgar HS ‘14) 49ers in the program’s Division I Era... Nine of UC Davis’ 13 wins in the series have come at home, where the Aggies are 9-5... Long 4 Rachel NAGEL G 5-10 Jr. 2V La Palma, Calif. (Whitney HS ‘14) Beach State swept the two regular season meetings in 2015-16 with a 1 Brittany NGUYEN G 5-4 Fr. HS Elk Grove, Calif. (Pleasant Grove HS ‘16) 75-62 win in Davis and a 74-64 victory in Long Beach... UC Davis’ last 21 Sophia SONG F 5-11 Fr. HS Monterey Park, Calif. (Mark Keppel HS ‘16) win in the series came in the 2015 Big West Tournament at Fullerton, HEAD COACH Jennifer GROSS (UC Davis ‘97), 6th Season (13th Year at UC Davis) holding on for a 70-67 win in the quarterfinals... The Aggies’ last win ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Joe TERAMOTO (Cal Poly ‘02), 11th Season at home came earlier that same season, downing the 49ers, 83-66, at The Pavilion. ASSISTANT COACH Des ABEYTA (UC Davis ‘00), 9th Season ASSISTANT COACH Matt KLEMIN (Cal Poly ‘05), 6th Season RPI LEADERS: UC Davis is the highest-ranked Big West Conference DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPS. Stephanie SHADWELL (UC Santa Barbara ‘00), 2nd Season team in the latest RPI rankings (as of Jan. 8), standing at No. 77 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Therese CARDINET (UC Davis ‘82), 30th Season in the nation -- just one spot ahead of Thursday’s opponent, No. ATHLETIC TRAINER Lisa VARNUM 78 Long Beach State. The Aggies, ranked as high as No. 40 in the RPI following their win at UCF on Dec. 28, have faced four teams currently ranked in the top 100: Oregon State (No. 5), Stanford (No. PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUNS ROSTER BREAKDOWN 11), Jacksonville (No. 55), and Montana State (No. 92), and three more #1 Brittany NGUYEN...... Brittany nuh-WHEN BY YEAR among the top 150 with the addition of Saint Mary’s (No. 115), UCF (No. 127), and San Francisco (No. 140). #4 Rachel NAGEL...... NAY-gull (rhymes with “bagel”) Seniors (1): Lauren BEYER (R) #5 Nina BESSOLO...... BESS-oh-low Juniors (4): Marly ANDERSON (R), INCOMING!: UC Davis women’s basketball solidified its front line Pele GIANOTTI, Dani NAFEKH, Rachel #10 Pele GIANOTTI...... BEH-leh GEE-ah-NAH-tee with a trio of signings during the NCAA’s early signing period on Nov. NAGEL #11 Lauren BEYER...... Lauren BUYER 10, welcoming three high school standouts to the “Aggie Family.” Sophomores (3): Morgan BERTSCH #13 Dani NAFEKH...... NAFF-eck (rhymes with “traffic”) Southern California natives Kayla Konrad (Valencia, Calif. / Valencia (R), Kourtney EATON, Karley EATON #15 Kaitlyn HSU...... Kaitlyn SHOE HS) and Cierra Hall (Cypress, Calif. / Fairmont Prep Academy) join Freshmen (5): Nina BESSOLO, highly-rated Canadian post Sage Stobbart (North Vancouver, British #22 Morgan BERTSCH...... Morgan BIRCH Emma GIBB, Kaitlyn HSU, Brittany Columbia / Seycove Secondary School) in the Aggies’ signing class, #33 Marly ANDERSON...... MAR-lee Anderson NGUYEN, Sophia SONG who all begin their careers as true freshmen in 2017-18. For more AC Joe TERAMOTO...... TAIR-uh-MO-toe details on the three signees, read the entire release at http://www. AC Des ABEYTA...... DEZ uh-BAY-tuh BY STATE/COUNTRY ucdavisaggies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/111016aac.html. AC Matt KLEMIN...... Matt CLEM-in California (7): Bertsch, Bessolo, Beyer, Hsu, Nagel, Nguyen, Song SHOOTER!: The Big West’s top scoring team at 73.1 ppg entering this Oregon (3): Anderson, Gianotti, Gibb week’s clash with Long Beach State, the Aggies are also one of the Washington (2): Karley Eaton, most accurate teams in the country, ranking among the top 50 in the nation in field goal (No. 26), free throw (No. 21), and three-point per- Kourtney Eaton centage (No. 50) -- leading the conference in the first two categories Ontario, Canada (1): Nafekh and placing second in the third.
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AGGIES IN THE BIG WEST ELSEWHERE IN THE NATION: Entering the week ranked No. 64 in the MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS nation in scoring, the Aggies also rank among the top 50 in the country 2016-17 RANKINGS in assists per game (No. 26), overall assists (No. 40), assist-to-turnover RECORDS (as of Jan. 3, 2017) ratio (No. 33), defensive rebounds per game (No. 22), and field goal per- Overall Record...... 11-4 Big West Conference Record...... 2-0 centage defense (No. 50). Individually, Morgan Bertsch ranks among the Scoring Offense...... 1st 73.1 vs. Top 25/Receiving Votes...... 0-2 top 50 in both field goals made (No. 37) and percentage (No. 42), while Scoring Defense...... 3rd 64.6 Home...... 6-1 teammate Dani Nafekh is No. 26 in the country in three-point percentage. Scoring Margin...... 1st +8.5 Road...... 5-2 Neutral...... 0-1 Free Throw Percentage...... 1st .767 #PROTECTTHEPAVILION: After nearly a month playing away from home, Big West Home...... 1-0 Field Goal Percentage...... 1st .456 UC Davis returned to the friendly confines of The Pavilion with a bang, im- Big West Road...... 1-0 Field Goal Percentage Defense...... 1st .361 proving to 6-1 at home following a 15-point win over Hawai’i. The Aggies Lead at Halftime...... 10-2 Three-Point Percentage...... 2nd .357 have won 10 of its last 12 on its home floor, and improved to 43-31 (.581) Trail at Halftime...... 1-2 Tied at Halftime...... 0-0 Three-Point Percentage Defense...... 2nd .281 under Head Coach Jennifer Gross in the last five-plus seasons. Rebounding Offense...... 3rd 38.6 Overtime...... 0-0 Double Overtime...... 0-0 Rebounding Defense...... T5th 40.6 MORE HOME COOKING: UC Davis is two wins shy of last season’s home Monday’s...... 1-0 Rebounding Margin...... 4th -2.0 win total (8-5), and six back of the Division I Era mark for home wins set in Tuesday’s...... 0-0 Blocked Shots...... 2nd 65 2010-11 (12-3) with seven home contests remaining this season. Wednesday’s...... 3-1 Blocked Shots Per Game...... 1st 4.3 Thursday’s...... 1-0 Assists...... 1st 17.1 ONE IS NICE, TWO IS BETTER: Saturday’s win over Hawai’i gave the Friday’s...... 2-1 Saturday’s...... 1-0 Steals...... 8th 5.7 Aggies an unbeaten 2-0 start in Big West play for only the second time Sunday’s...... 3-2 Turnover Margin...... 4th -0.7 since officially joining the conference in 2007-08, with the first such November...... 4-1 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio...... 2nd 1.2 start coming last year when UC Davis opened 3-0 with wins over CSUN, December...... 5-3 Offensive Rebounds...... 9th 9.1 Hawai’i, and UC Irvine. January...... 2-0 Defensive Rebounds...... 1st 29.5 February...... 0-0 Three-Pointers Made...... 4th 107 THEY’RE HEATING UP: After being held to just 31 percent shooting March...... 0-0 Three-Pointers Per Game...... 4th 7.1 at nationally ranked Oregon State, the Aggies have rebounded nicely, SCORING shooting better than 43 percent from the field in each of their last six Score less than 50 points...... 0-1 INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS contests, including a season-best .606 at Sacramento State on Dec. 18 Score 50-59 points...... 0-2 Morgan Bertsch -- the highest single-game shooting percentage (minimum 20 makes) in Score 60-69 points...... 2-1 Scoring...... 1st 17.5 the program’s Division I history, only the fourth time the Aggies have hit Score 70-79 points...... 5-0 Rebounding...... 15th 5.6 60 percent in a game, and the best since they shot .600 (24-for-40) at Score 80+ points...... 4-0 Field Goal Pct...... 2nd .541 CSUN in 2014. Over their last six, the Aggies are a combined 185-for-374 FIELD GOALS Free Throw Pct...... 5th .736 (.495) from the floor. Shoot 30-39.9%...... 1-1 Blocks...... 2nd 29 Shoot 40-49.9%...... 5-2 Blocks Per Game...... 2nd 1.9 SHUT IT DOWN: While the offense was busy putting up its highest point Shoot 50-59.9%...... 4-0 Defensive Rebounds...... 8th 4.5 total in a game against Hawai’i since 2007, the Aggies’ defense was busy Shoot 60% or better...... 1-0 shutting down the Rainbow Wahine at the other end, limiting them to a Shoot higher than the opponent...... 11-1 Pele Gianotti .295 field goal percentage for the game -- the third time this year that UC Shoot lower than the opponent...... 0-2 Percentage is equal...... 0-0 Rebounding...... 14th 5.7 Davis has held an opponent to under 30 percent from the field along with Field Goal Pct...... 9th .459 Holy Names (.253) and San Diego State (.297). In fact, the Aggies have held opponents to under 39 percent shooting in each of six contests, THREE-POINTERS Defensive Rebounds...... 10th 4.3 Shoot 30-39.9%...... 2-0 posting a 5-1 mark in those games. Shoot 40-49.9%...... 7-0 Marly Anderson Shoot 50-59.9%...... 0-0 WHAT A DIFFERENCE A POINT MAKES: Thanks to its big win against Blocks...... 3rd 21 Shoot 60% or better...... 0-0 UC Irvine, UC Davis is a perfect 9-0 this season when scoring 70-or-more Shoot higher than the opponent...... 9-0 Blocks Per Game...... 3rd 1.4 points, but is just 2-4 when held to 69-or-fewer after scoring just 54 Shoot lower than the opponent...... 2-4 points against Jacksonville in its non-conference finale. Percentage is equal...... 0-0 Dani Nafekh Scoring...... 10th 11.9 FREE THROWS AGGIES’ BENCH ROLLS DEEP: The Aggies’ recent success has come Field Goal Pct...... 8th .474 Shoot 69.9% or less...... 3-2 thanks, in part, to the play of their deep bench, which has outscored its Assists Per Game...... 6th 3.5 Shoot 70-79.9%...... 4-0 counterparts, 167-92, over the last six games, holding an advantage in Shoot 80-89.9%...... 3-1 Three-Point Pct...... 3rd .448 bench scoring in each of those contests. UC Davis’ reserves posted a Shoot better than 90%...... 1-1 Three-Pointers Per Game...... 5th 2.0 season-high 49 points at Sacramento State on Dec. 18 and held a sea- Assist-to-Turnover Ratio...... 10th 1.2 Outrebound the opponent...... 6-0 son-high 29-point advantage (37-8) in that category at UC Irvine on Jan. 5 Are outrebounded...... 4-4 Minutes...... 8th 31.9 in the team’s Big West opener. Rebounds are tied...... 1-0
Kourtney Eaton Have more assists...... 10-2 TWINBILL TRIUMPHS: In the first of four home doubleheaders with the Have fewer assists...... 0-2 Assists Per Game...... 4th 4.1 men’s team this season, the Aggies laid claim to their fifth straight win on Assists are tied...... 1-0 Steals Per Game...... 8th 1.5 such dates with their win over Hawai’i last Saturday, and their 11th in the Have more turnovers...... 6-2 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio...... 2nd 2.2 last 12 home doubleheader dates. In the Division I Era, UC Davis is 18-4 in Have fewer turnovers...... 5-2 home doubleheaders with the men’s team, including an 8-2 mark against Turnovers are tied...... 0-0 Rachel Nagel Big West Conference opponents. Field Goal Pct...... 5th .495 No players in double figures...... 0-0 One player in double figures...... 0-1 Three-Point Pct...... 4th .422 SHE’S NO. 1!: Sophomore Morgan Bertsch enters the second weekend of Two players in double figures...... 2-2 Big West Conference play as the league’s leading scorer after assuming Three players in double figures...... 2-1 the mantle following the Aggies’ season-opening victory at UC Irvine. Four+ players in double figures...... 7-0 Bertsch, averaging 17.5 ppg to clip Cal State Fullerton’s Iman Lathan Have a double-double...... 4-1
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(16.6 ppg) for the top spot, put together a strong start to conference play, averaging 19.5 points and 6.0 rebounds MEET YOUR 2016-17 UC DAVIS AGGIES! per game, while shooting 64 percent in 22 minutes per Use your smartphone or other mobile device to scan the QR codes and visit each player’s full bio contest. While the end of the year is a bit far off, should Bertsch hang on to that top spot, she would be the first BRITTANY KOURTNEY KARLEY Aggie to lead the Big West in scoring since UC Davis NGUYEN EATON EATON 5-4 >> Fr. >> Guard 5-9 >> So. >> Guard 5-9 >> So. >> Guard officially became a member in 2007-08. Elk Grove, Calif. Longview, Wash. Longview, Wash.
STRONG AS A BERTSCH: While the oak has long regard- ed as one of the strongest woods in nature, the Aggies are proving that a “Bertsch” can be just as durable in any # # # conditions. The Santa Rosa, Calif., native has finished in 1 2 3 double figures in all 15 games for the Aggies this season, RACHEL NINA PELE and in each of her last 23 games overall dating back to NAGEL BESSOLO GIANOTTI last year, averaging 18.0 ppg (415 overall) and shooting 5-10 >> Jr. >> Guard 5-11 >> Fr. >> Forward 5-11 >> Jr. >> Forward .572 (163-for-285) from the floor. La Palma, Calif. Hayward, Calif. Myrtle Creek, Ore.
RECORD CHASING: After being held without a block for the first time this season at UC Irvine, Bertsch got back in the saddle on Saturday against Hawai’i, collecting #4 #5 #10 her 29th block of the year in the win over the Rainbow Wahine. The swat improved the Santa Rosa, Calif., native’s LAUREN DANI EMMA career total to 65, moving her into a tie for eighth on BEYER NAFEKH GIBB the all-time list with Lauren Juric (2008-12), passing Kari 6-1 >> RSr. >> Forward 5-11 >> Jr. >> Guard 6-2 >> Fr. >> Forward Oakville, Ontario, Canada McMinnville, Ore. Sivesind (1992-96). Her 29 blocks this season also place Elk Grove, Calif. her just outside the top 10 on the school’s single-season list, needing six more to rank in a tie for ninth with Alyson Doherty (twice) and Paige Mintun. Bertsch’s 36 blocks last # # # season stand eighth on that list. 11 13 14
SWAT TEAM: When it comes to patrolling the paint, not KAITLYN SOPHIA MORGAN many have done it better than the Aggies’ tandem of HSU SONG BERTSCH 5-6 >> Fr. >> Guard 5-11 >> Fr. >> Forward 6-4 >> So. >> Forward Bertsch and junior Marly Anderson, who have combined Irvine, Calif. Monterey Park, Calif. Santa Rosa, Calif. for 50 of the team’s 65 swats thus far this season. Bertsch leads the way and has tallied at least one block in 14 of her team’s 15 games -- including a career high-tying four against Saint Mary’s (Dec. 11) and Sacramento State (Dec. #15 #21 #22 18), and nine games with two or more -- while Anderson has at least one block in 13 of the team’s 15 games and MARLY JENNIFER JOE is second on the team with 21 overall, including three in ANDERSON GROSS TERAMOTO wins over Montana State and San Diego State. 6-2 >> RJr. >> Forward Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Portland, Ore. 6th Season 11th Season DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK: After suffering an injury against San Francisco on Dec. 21 that relegated her to the sidelines against UCF, junior guard Rachel Nagel has returned to the court with a vengeance, averaging 16.0 #33 ppg and shooting 17-for-29 (.586) from the floor over her last three games, including a 17-point, season-high five DES MATT three-pointer game, against UC Irvine on Jan. 5. Nagel ABEYTA KLEMIN ranks third on the team overall at 10.6 ppg and is shooting Assistant Coach Assistant Coach .495 from the floor and .429 from beyond arc in 14 games 9th Season 6th Season this season.
SHE CAN DISH IT OUT: Junior Dani Nafekh has solidified her hold on second place on the school’s Division I list for career assists with 248, ranking behind only Hana Asano (278) on that list, and moving her closer to Jessica STEPHANIE THERESE Campbell (274) for 10th on the all-time chart, needing just SHADWELL CARDINET Dir. of Basketball Ops. Administrative Asst. 26 more to match the all-time Aggie great. Nafekh is only 2nd Season 30th Season the fifth player in the program’s Division I history to reach 200 assists, joining Asano, Blair Shinoda (223), Alyson Doherty (214), and Celia Marfone (206).
SHE’S A HELPER: Sporting the fourth-highest assist total entering Big West play, Kourtney Eaton has finished with no fewer than three assists in 14 of the team’s 15 games this season, while turning the ball over two-or-fewer times
UC DAVIS IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE GAME #16 >> Long Beach State at UC Davis >> Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 >> Davis, Calif. • The Pavilion in 11 of those contests. She finished with a season-high eight helpers 2016-17 QUARTER RECORDS in the win at Sacramento State on Dec. 18, which was just one off her career high of nine set against UC Riverside at last year’s Big West Most Points...... 30 at Sacramento State (2nd), 12/18/16 Most Blocks...... 4 at Sacramento State (4th), 12/18/16 Tournament...... 30 at Pacific (4th), 11/21/16 ...... 4 vs. Montana State (2nd), 11/23/16 Fewest Points...... 6 vs. Jacksonville (3rd), 12/30/16 Most Steals...... 5 vs. Hofstra (1st), 11/27/16 ...... 6 at #11 Stanford (3rd), 12/4/16 YOU GET MY POINT: Aside from being the third-largest margin of Most Points Allowed...... 28 at #15 Oregon State (3rd), 12/14/16 INDIVIDUAL victory in the program’s Division I history, Thursday’s 41-point win at UC Fewest Pts. Allowed...... 6 vs. Holy Names (1st), 11/13/16 Most Points...... 12, Gianotti vs. Portland (4th), 11/11/16 Irvine is the largest for the Aggies since they posted a 55-point victory ...... 6 vs. Portland (1st), 11/11/16 Most Rebounds...... 7, Gianotti at San Francisco (3rd), 12/21/16 over Cal State Monterey Bay back on Dec. 6, 2015, and the largest Most Points - 1st Quarter...... 26 at Sacramento State, 12/18/16 Most Field Goals...... 5, Bertsch vs. Hawai’i (2nd), 1/7/17 Most Points - 2nd Quarter.....30 at Sacramento State, 12/18/16 ...... 5, Bertsch vs. Hofstra (1st), 11/27/16 margin of victory in a Big West Conference game since the Aggies Most Points - 3rd Quarter...... 27 vs. Holy Names, 11/13/16 ...... 5, Bertsch vs. Holy Names (1st), 11/13/16 defeated Cal State Fullerton, 88-44, on Jan. 24, 2013. The 89 points Most Points - 4th Quarter...... 30 at Pacific, 11/21/16 Most 3-Pointers...... 3, Nagel vs. Saint Mary’s (3rd), 12/11/16 were also the most in a conference opener for UC Davis, and it’s most ...... 3, Nafekh vs. San Diego State (1st), 12/2/16 against a Big West opponent since defeating UC Irvine, 91-72, in 2011. TEAM Most Free Throws...... 5 (5-5), Bertsch at USF (4th), 12/21/16 Most Field Goals...... 12 at Sacramento State (2nd), 12/18/16 ...... 5 (5-6), Gianotti vs. Portland (4th), 11/11/16 Highest FG Pct...... 818 (9-11) vs. Holy Names (3rd), 11/13/16 Most Assists...... 4, Ko. Eaton at Sac State (2nd), 12/18/16 GIMME FIVE!: For the fourth time this season, the Aggies finished with Most 3-Pointers...... 5 vs. Portland (2nd), 11/11/16 Most Blocks...... 3, Anderson vs. San Diego State, 12/2/16 at least five players in double figures last week at UC Irvine, improving Highest 3-Point Pct. .. .800 (4-5) vs. Holy Names (3rd), 11/13/16 Most Steals...... 3, Kourtney Eaton at UC Irvine (1st), 1/5/17 them to 7-0 when they have at least four players with 10-or-more Most Free Throws...... 13 (13-13) at Sac State (4th), 12/18/16 ...... 3, Anderson vs. Hofstra (1st), 11/27/16 Highest FT Pct...... 1.000 (13-13) at Sac State (4th), 12/18/16 points. In fact, UC Davis has won its last 15 games (including a 7-0 Most Points - Overtime (Team) Most Rebounds...... 16 at UC Irvine (3rd), 1/5/17 mark last year) when it has four-or-more players in double figures Most Points in an OT ...... 16 vs. Holy Names (4th), 11/13/16 Most Rebounds in an OT dating back to a, 73-70, loss to San Francisco on Dec. 2, 2014. Most Assists...... 8 vs. Hawai’i (2nd), 1/7/17 ...... 8 at UC Irvine (1st), 1/5/17 ROOM TO BOARD: When UC Davis finished with a season-high 52 ...... 8 at Sacramento State (1st), 12/18/16 rebounds in its win at UC Irvine last week, the Aggies posted their ...... 8 vs. Holy Names (2nd), 11/13/16 third-highest single-game rebounding total in the program’s Division I Era, and the most since they grabbed a D-1 record 56 boards in a win LEADS, DEFICITS & RUNS at Sacramento State on Nov. 18, 2014. It marked the eighth time since 2007-08 that UC Davis has finished with 50-or-more rebounds, but a 1st 2nd Largest Largest Final Largest far cry from the school’s all-time single-game mark of 71 rebounds set Opponent W/L Half Half Lead Deficit Margin Run* at Cal State Los Angeles on Dec. 2, 1977. Oregon Tech (ex.) W 45-23 52-19 +55 -- +55 19-0 Stanislaus State (ex.) W 40-25 44-22 +37 -2 +37 17-0 YOU GET A BASKET! YOU GET A BASKET!: The Aggies were in a Portland W 29-21 37-31 +15 -2 +14 13-0 giving mood last week in Irvine, dishing out a season-high 27 assists Holy Names W 49-22 42-29 +40 -- +40 15-0 on their 35 made baskets -- the highest single-game total since UC Pacific W 39-44 56-43 +10 -11 +8 13-0 Davis put up 29 assists against Saint Mary’s on Dec. 17, 2007. The Montana State W 37-26 33-36 +14 -5 +8 9-0 distribution fell just shy of the all-time school record of 30, set against Hofstra L 33-30 27-34 +11 -5 -4 6-0 Quincy University on Nov. 19, 1993, while the UCI game marked the San Diego State W 44-23 31-32 +27 -5 +20 14-0 sixth time that the Aggies have topped 20 assists this season, just two #11 Stanford L 20-36 22-32 -- -26 -26 7-0 shy of last season’s total. Saint Mary’s W 38-35 30-31 +11 -8 +2 7-0 #15 Oregon State L 22-44 30-49 -- -42 -41 5-0 Sacramento State W 56-30 54-48 +37 -2 +32 14-0 RECYCLED NOTES San Francisco W 31-29 47-29 +25 -4 +20 17-0 SO... HOW ‘BOUT THEM AGGIES?: UC Davis returns seven letter win- UCF W 34-28 43-43 +13 -5 +6 7-0 ners overall and three starters off of last season’s squad that finished Jacksonville L 38-25 16-36 +15 -7 -7 8-0 19-13 overall and advanced all the way to the Big West Tournament UC Irvine W 46-25 43-23 +41 -- +41 15-0 championship game as the No. 4 seed, including upsetting top-seed- Hawai’i W 37-29 33-26 +19 -5 +15 9-0 ed UC Riverside in the semifinals -- a team that finished the regular Long Beach State season a perfect 16-0 in conference play. Gone are all-conference CSUN selections Alyson Doherty (first team) and Celia Marfone (honorable Cal State Fullerton mention), but the Aggies return leading scorer Morgan Bertsch, who Long Beach State averaged 13.9 ppg en route to second-team honors as well as a spot UC Riverside on the all-freshman squad, and honorable mention selection Pele Cal State Fullerton Gianotti, who averaged 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and Cal Poly ranked among the top 15 in the Big West in six different categories. UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine AGGIES RECEIVE HIGH PRAISE IN PRESEASON POLLS: The UC Davis Hawai’i women’s basketball team received high praise from the coaches and Cal Poly media, picked to finish second by the Big West head coaches and UC Santa Barbara fourth by the media during the 2016-17 according to the league’s pre- UC Riverside season polls released on Oct. 25. The runner-up in last year’s Big West CSUN Tournament, the Aggies received 61 points from the coaches to finish behind only Long Beach State, which received five of the nine first- * runs are scoreless (i.e.: 8-0, 15-0, etc.) place votes and 73 points overall. In the media poll, UC Davis received one first-place vote and garnered 113 points overall to place behind the 49ers (nine first-place nods, 157 points), UC Riverside, and Hawai’i -- all IN THE MARGINS of which reached the semis of last year’s conference tournament. UC DAVIS WIN-LOSS MARGIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15-20 21-25 26-30 31+ BERTSCH EARNS PRESEASON HONORS: UC Davis sophomore Wins (11) 1 1 2 1 3 3 Morgan Bertsch was one of six student-athletes named to the league’s Losses (4) 1 1 1 1
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THE LAST TIME UC DAVIS... preseason all-conference team -- the fourth consecutive season that the Aggies have had a player so honored. Bertsch becomes the fifth UC Davis player to earn a spot on the preseason all-conference squad, joining two-time SCORED 100 POINTS: preseason honorees Haylee Donaghe, Paige Mintun, and Sydnee Fipps, as well as 2015 selection, Alyson Doherty. 12/18/16 at Sacramento State (110) ALLOWED 100 POINTS: BERTSCH EARNS A PAIR OF HONORS: UC Davis sophomore Morgan Bertsch was named the Big West Conference 11/14/14 vs. #1 UConn (102) Player of the Week on Dec. 26 after her career day in helping the Aggies to a road win at San Francisco last week. SCORED FEWER THAN 50 POINTS: In addition to her first career league weekly honor, Bertsch was named the conference’s player of the week by the 12/4/16 at #11 Stanford (42) website College Sports Madness for the second time. For the complete release, visit http://www.ucdavisaggies. ALLOWED FEWER THAN 50 POINTS: com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/122616aaa.html. 1/5/17 at UC Irvine (48) ALLOWED FEWER THAN 40 POINTS: BERTSCH RECOGNIZED: Averaging 16.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, sophomore Morgan Bertsch was named 1/5/17 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (36) the Big West Player of the Week by the website College Sports Madness. Bertsch opened her week with a 20-point, seven-rebound performance in the win over San Diego State on Dec. 2, following that up with 12 points and seven SHOT 60+ PERCENT: boards against No. 11 Stanford two days later. She shot 43 percent (13-for-30), 75 percent from the line, and blocked 12/18/16 at Sacramento State (.606) three shots. OPPONENT SHOT 60+ PERCENT: 1/3/03 at Sonoma State (.606) TOP-10 TOTALS: Bertsch’s 27 points against San Francisco places her in a tie for seventh on the school’s Division SHOT LESS THAN 30 PERCENT: I single-game scoring list -- the second Aggie to make the top 10 this season after junior teammate Dani Nafekh 12/4/16 at #11 Stanford (.234) scored 28 points against San Diego State on Dec. 2 to move into a tie for fourth. The Division I record is 29 points OPPONENT SHOT LESS THAN 30 PERCENT: accomplished three times by Jessica Campbell (at San Francisco in 2007) and Sydnee Fipps (against Long Beach 1/7/17 vs. Hawai'i (.295) State in 2013 and again versus UC Riverside in 2015). The all-time record is 36 points set by Aimee Conner at Chico State on Feb. 20, 1993. SEVEN AGGIES IN DOUBLE FIGURES: 12/18/16 at Sacramento State AND THE POINTS JUST KEPT ON COMING: UC Davis’ 110 points scored in its win over Causeway rival Sacramento (Bertsch 18, Anderson 16, Nafekh 14, Nagel 13, State on Dec. 18 set a new single-game scoring standard in the Aggies’ Division I Era, surpassing the 102 points Song 13, Gianotti 11, Bessolo 11) scored at San Jose State almost six years ago to the day on Dec. 21, 2010. The point total stands second only to the SIX AGGIES IN DOUBLE FIGURES: 117 scored at Metro State during the program’s Division II days on Nov. 13, 1998, while the 56 points in the first half 2/18/00 vs. Stanislaus State (Hughes 14, Hurlbut 13, Fok 12, Hanft 12, against the Hornets set the school’s Division I record for points in a half, surpassing the 54 scored in the first half Coolidge 11, Abeyta 11) against the Spartans. FIVE AGGIES IN DOUBLE FIGURES: 1/5/17 at UC Irvine LUCKY SEVEN: According to game-by-game records that date back to the 1991-92 season, the seven players in dou- (Nagel 17, Nafekh 15, Bertsch 15, Anderson 11, ble figures against Sacramento State are the most in the single game during that stretch. Six times in that period the Bessolo 10) Aggies finished with six players with 10-or-more points, the last coming against Stanislaus State on Feb. 18, 2000, in TWO PLAYERS WITH 20+ POINTS: an, 88-75, UC Davis win at home. 12/2/16 vs. San Diego State (Nafekh 28, Bertsch 20) TOURNEY-TESTED SCHEDULE: UC Davis is scheduled to play a total of 12 contests against teams that reached the PLAYER SCORED 30+ POINTS: postseason a year ago, including road contests at “Final Four” participant Oregon State (Dec. 14) and NCAA regional 11/25/05, Jessica Campbell at Portland State (30) finalist Stanford (Dec. 4). Aside from the Beavers and Cardinal, the Aggies will also take on NCAA Tournament PLAYER MADE 5+ THREE-POINTERS: participants San Francisco, Jacksonville, and Big West Tournament champion Hawai’i, and face-off against WNIT 1/5/17, Rachel Nagel at UC Irvine (5) qualifiers UC Riverside, Long Beach State, Montana State, Saint Mary’s, and Hofstra. The Pride advanced the furthest PLAYER HAD 10+ ASSISTS: of any of the WNIT qualifiers on UC Davis’ schedule, reaching the quarterfinals before falling to eventual tournament 2/8/14, Molly Greubel at UC Irvine (14) runner-up, and Atlantic Sun Conference rival, Florida Gulf Coast. PLAYER WITH 10+ REBOUNDS: 1/5/17, Marly Anderson at UC Irvine (11) HOME, SWEET HOME: UC Davis fans will be able to get their fill of the Aggies to start the 2016-17 season, as they PLAYER WITH 15+ REBOUNDS: will play eight of their first 10 games at The Pavilion before embarking on a six-game road-trip to close out the 3/5/16, Celia Marfone at UC Irvine (15) calendar year. It’s an almost unheard-of stretch to start the season for UC Davis, which hasn’t opened with this many PLAYER WITH 20+ REBOUNDS: games at home to start a campaign since 1990-91 when the Aggies also opened with eight of their first 10 at home, 3/3/95, Kendall Greene vs. Humboldt State (22) finishing 8-2 in those games. TWO PLAYERS WITH 10+ REBOUNDS: 3/11/16 vs. UC Riverside STATE OF THE AGGIES: Nearly half of the 2016-17 UC Davis women’s basketball roster is made up of players from (C. Marfone 12, A. Doherty 11) outside the state of California -- the highest number of out-of-state student-athletes in the program’s Division I histo- THREE PLAYERS WITH 10+ REBOUNDS: ry. The six out-of-staters have a decided Pacific Northwest tilt as the Aggie coaching staff has successfully mined the 11/18/94 vs. Grand Canyon state of Oregon for three players (Pele Gianotti, Marly Anderson, and Emma Gibb), while two (Kourtney and Karley (K. Greene 12, D. Bridges 11, K. Sivesind 10) Eaton) hail from the state of Washington. Canadian junior Dani Nafekh rounds out the group. PLAYER WITH 5+ BLOCKED SHOTS: 2/9/11, Paige Mintun vs. Pacific (7) SEEING DOUBLE: Karley (older by one minute) and Kourtney Eaton are believed to be only the second set of sisters PLAYER WITH 5+ STEALS: to take the floor together in the history of the women’s basketball program, joining Dru and Rachelle Hanft during 1/5/17, Kourtney Eaton at UC Irvine (5) the 1999 campaign. Taking it one step further, both the Eaton’s and Hanft’s are identical twins. PLAYER WITH A DOUBLE-DOUBLE: 1/5/17, Marly Anderson at UC Irvine (11 pts.-11 reb.) BY THE NUMBERS: Despite the loss of two of its top four scorers from a season ago, UC Davis returns nearly two- TWO PLAYERS HAD A DOUBLE-DOUBLE: thirds of its offense statistically for 2016-17, bringing back 65% (1,416 of 2,191) of its total points, 60 percent (720 of 3/11/16 vs. UC Riverside 1,198) of its rebounds, 73 percent (382 of 526) of its assists, 66 percent (520 of 788) of its field goals, 76 percent (153 (A. Doherty 21p-11r & C. Marfone 10p-12r) of 201) of its three-pointers, and 54 percent (223 of 414) of its made free throws. What does it all mean? We don’t PLAYER WITH A TRIPLE-DOUBLE: know, but numbers are fun. 12/1/95, Kari Sivesind vs. Emporia State* (13 pts.-10 reb.-12 asst)
* The only recorded triple-double in UC Davis history
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UC DAVIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL STATISTICS -- 2016-17
UC Davis Women's Basketball UC Davis Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 07, 2017) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 11-4 6-1 5-2 0-1 CONFERENCE 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 5-1 4-2 0-1
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 22 Bertsch, Morgan 15-15 395 26.3 105-194 .5 4 1 0-1 .0 0 0 53-72 .7 3 6 16 68 84 5.6 42 0 26 39 29 17 263 17.5 13 Nafekh, Dani 15-15 479 31.9 65-137 .4 7 4 30-67 .4 4 8 19-26 .7 3 1 1 42 43 2.9 16 0 52 42 1 8 179 11.9 04 Nagel, Rachel 14-13 352 25.1 53-107 .4 9 5 19-45 .4 2 2 24-32 .7 5 0 16 38 54 3.9 28 0 24 16 2 9 149 10.6 10 Gianotti, Pele 15-15 432 28.8 51-111 .4 5 9 18-51 .3 5 3 21-24 .8 7 5 21 65 86 5.7 35 1 40 34 0 6 141 9.4 05 Bessolo, Nina 15-0 197 13.1 33-83 .3 9 8 11-41 .2 6 8 11-19 .5 7 9 13 40 53 3.5 23 0 5 14 7 6 88 5.9 33 Anderson, Marly 15-1 247 16.5 40-95 .4 2 1 0-1 .0 0 0 8-11 .7 2 7 21 50 71 4.7 36 1 17 19 21 6 88 5.9 02 Eaton, Kourtney 15-14 431 28.7 30-94 .3 1 9 13-53 .2 4 5 15-16 .9 3 8 6 49 55 3.7 22 0 61 28 4 22 88 5.9 21 Song, Sophia 12-0 145 12.1 17-42 .4 0 5 11-24 .4 5 8 10-11 .9 0 9 8 17 25 2.1 11 0 8 10 0 2 55 4.6 03 Eaton, Karley 15-2 226 15.1 11-24 .4 5 8 4-13 .3 0 8 2-2 1.000 6 18 24 1.6 15 0 19 10 1 10 28 1.9 11 Beyer, Lauren 15-0 74 4.9 5-6 .8 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 4 8 12 0.8 9 0 5 4 0 0 15 1.0 15 Hsu, Kaitlyn 7-0 22 3.1 1-8 .1 2 5 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.4 Team 25 46 71 1 Total...... 15 3000 411-901 .4 5 6 107-300 .3 5 7 168-219 .7 6 7 137 442 579 38.6 239 2 257 217 65 86 1097 73.1 Opponents...... 15 3000 365-1012 .3 6 1 89-317 .2 8 1 150-237 .6 3 3 233 376 609 40.6 238 3 188 207 23 118 969 64.6
TEAM STATISTICS UCD OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1097 969 11/11/16 PORTLAND W 66-52 597 Points per game 73.1 64.6 11/13/16 HOLY NAMES W 91-51 456 Scoring margin +8.5 - 11/21/16 at Pacific W 95-87 411 FIELD GOALS-ATT 411-901 365-1012 11/23/16 MONTANA STATE W 70-62 322 Field goal pct .4 5 6 .3 6 1 11/27/16 HOFSTRA L 60-64 285 3 POINT FG-ATT 107-300 89-317 12/02/16 SAN DIEGO STATE W 75-55 424 3-point FG pct .3 5 7 .2 8 1 12/4/16 at Stanford L 42-68 2743 3-pt FG made per game 7.1 5.9 12/11/16 SAINT MARY'S W 68-66 883 FREE THROWS-ATT 168-219 150-237 12/14/16 at Oregon State L 52-93 5168 Free throw pct .7 6 7 .6 3 3 12/18/16 at Sacramento State W 110-78 613 F-Throws made per game 11.2 10.0 12/21/16 at San Francisco W 78-58 375 REBOUNDS 579 609 12/28/16 at UCF W 77-71 2237 Rebounds per game 38.6 40.6 12/30/16 vs Jacksonville L 54-61 162 Rebounding margin -2.0 - * 01/05/17 at UC Irvine W 89-48 281 ASSISTS 257 188 * 01/07/17 HAWAII W 70-55 1733 Assists per game 17.1 12.5 TURNOVERS 217 207 * = Big West Conference game Turnovers per game 14.5 13.8 Turnover margin -0.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9 STEALS 86 118 Steals per game 5.7 7.9 BLOCKS 65 23 Blocks per game 4.3 1.5 ATTENDANCE 4700 11990 Home games-Avg/Game 7-671 7-1690 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-162
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals UC Davis 256 297 263 281 1097 Opponents 215 232 251 271 969
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UC DAVIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BIG WEST STATISTICS -- 2016-17
UC Davis Women's Basketball UC Davis Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 07, 2017) Conference games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 22 Bertsch, Morgan 2-2 44 22.0 14-22 .6 3 6 0-0 .0 0 0 11-14 .7 8 6 4 8 12 6.0 7 0 2 6 1 1 39 19.5 04 Nagel, Rachel 2-2 46 23.0 12-20 .6 0 0 6-9 .6 6 7 2-4 .5 0 0 3 3 6 3.0 2 0 2 1 0 1 32 16.0 13 Nafekh, Dani 2-2 61 30.5 8-20 .4 0 0 3-9 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 0 10 10 5.0 0 0 9 3 0 2 20 10.0 33 Anderson, Marly 2-0 37 18.5 9-16 .5 6 3 0-0 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 4 10 14 7.0 7 1 1 2 3 0 20 10.0 05 Bessolo, Nina 2-0 25 12.5 6-18 .3 3 3 0-5 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 4 6 10 5.0 3 0 1 0 0 0 12 6.0 02 Eaton, Kourtney 2-2 51 25.5 3-11 .2 7 3 2-7 .2 8 6 2-2 1.000 0 9 9 4.5 3 0 10 3 1 6 10 5.0 21 Song, Sophia 2-0 34 17.0 3-9 .3 3 3 3-7 .4 2 9 0-0 .0 0 0 3 4 7 3.5 3 0 1 1 0 0 9 4.5 10 Gianotti, Pele 2-2 55 27.5 3-10 .3 0 0 0-4 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 11 14 7.0 3 0 11 3 0 0 8 4.0 11 Beyer, Lauren 2-0 15 7.5 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 3 1 0 0 6 3.0 03 Eaton, Karley 2-0 28 14.0 1-3 .3 3 3 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1 5 6 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 2 3 1.5 15 Hsu, Kaitlyn 1-0 4 4.0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 4 2 6 Total...... 2 400 62-134 .4 6 3 15-46 .3 2 6 20-29 .6 9 0 27 68 95 47.5 32 1 43 20 5 12 159 79.5 Opponents...... 2 400 36-117 .3 0 8 11-36 .3 0 6 20-31 .6 4 5 18 51 69 34.5 33 1 16 28 3 8 103 51.5
TEAM STATISTICS UCD OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 159 103 * 01/05/17 at UC Irvine W 89-48 281 Points per game 79.5 51.5 * 01/07/17 HAWAII W 70-55 1733 Scoring margin +28.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 62-134 36-117 * = Big West Conference game Field goal pct .4 6 3 .3 0 8 3 POINT FG-ATT 15-46 11-36 3-point FG pct .3 2 6 .3 0 6 3-pt FG made per game 7.5 5.5 FREE THROWS-ATT 20-29 20-31 Free throw pct .6 9 0 .6 4 5 F-Throws made per game 10.0 10.0 REBOUNDS 95 69 Rebounds per game 47.5 34.5 Rebounding margin +13.0 - ASSISTS 43 16 Assists per game 21.5 8.0 TURNOVERS 20 28 Turnovers per game 10.0 14.0 Turnover margin +4.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 2.2 0.6 STEALS 12 8 Steals per game 6.0 4.0 BLOCKS 5 3 Blocks per game 2.5 1.5 ATTENDANCE 1733 281 Home games-Avg/Game 1-1733 1-281 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals UC Davis 39 44 38 38 159 Opponents 26 28 20 29 103
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UC DAVIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON / CAREER STATS
UC Davis Women's Basketball UC Davis Season/Career Statistics (as of Jan 07, 2017) All games
SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS
SUMMARY gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g Bertsch, Morgan 15-15 26.3 .5 4 1 .0 0 0 .7 3 6 5.6 1.7 17 29 17.5 47-41 25.3 .5 6 6 .0 0 0 .6 9 4 5.2 1.3 49 65 15.1 Nafekh, Dani 15-15 31.9 .4 7 4 .4 4 8 .7 3 1 2.9 3.5 8 1 11.9 77-41 24.9 .4 0 3 .3 7 9 .6 9 3 2.1 3.2 66 22 6.2 Nagel, Rachel 14-13 25.1 .4 9 5 .4 2 2 .7 5 0 3.9 1.7 9 2 10.6 66-21 20.6 .4 3 3 .3 6 6 .7 3 1 3.1 1.3 38 7 8.2 Gianotti, Pele 15-15 28.8 .4 5 9 .3 5 3 .8 7 5 5.7 2.7 6 0 9.4 78-46 21.9 .4 5 3 .3 7 2 .7 0 7 4.0 1.3 35 5 7.8 Bessolo, Nina 15-0 13.1 .3 9 8 .2 6 8 .5 7 9 3.5 0.3 6 7 5.9 15-0 13.1 .3 9 8 .2 6 8 .5 7 9 3.5 0.3 6 7 5.9 Anderson, Marly 15-1 16.5 .4 2 1 .0 0 0 .7 2 7 4.7 1.1 6 21 5.9 15-1 16.5 .4 2 1 .0 0 0 .7 2 7 4.7 1.1 6 21 5.9 Eaton, Kourtney 15-14 28.7 .3 1 9 .2 4 5 .9 3 8 3.7 4.1 22 4 5.9 47-25 23.4 .3 5 7 .2 9 4 .8 6 1 2.6 3.7 55 4 5.4 Song, Sophia 12-0 12.1 .4 0 5 .4 5 8 .9 0 9 2.1 0.7 2 0 4.6 12-0 12.1 .4 0 5 .4 5 8 .9 0 9 2.1 0.7 2 0 4.6 Eaton, Karley 15-2 15.1 .4 5 8 .3 0 8 1.000 1.6 1.3 10 1 1.9 45-2 11.4 .4 2 7 .3 6 0 .5 0 0 1.3 1.0 17 2 2.0 Beyer, Lauren 15-0 4.9 .8 3 3 .0 0 0 .8 3 3 0.8 0.3 0 0 1.0 86-3 8.7 .5 9 0 .2 0 0 .4 4 1 1.2 0.6 7 11 1.8 Hsu, Kaitlyn 7-0 3.1 .1 2 5 .2 5 0 .0 0 0 0.1 0.0 0 0 0.4 7-0 3.1 .1 2 5 .2 5 0 .0 0 0 0.1 0.0 0 0 0.4
SCORING fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g Bertsch, Morgan 105-194 .5 4 1 0-1 .0 0 0 53-72 .7 3 6 263 17.5 282-498 .5 6 6 0-3 .0 0 0 145-209 .6 9 4 709 15.1 Nafekh, Dani 65-137 .4 7 4 30-67 .4 4 8 19-26 .7 3 1 179 11.9 165-409 .4 0 3 67-177 .3 7 9 79-114 .6 9 3 476 6.2 Nagel, Rachel 53-107 .4 9 5 19-45 .4 2 2 24-32 .7 5 0 149 10.6 194-448 .4 3 3 83-227 .3 6 6 68-93 .7 3 1 539 8.2 Gianotti, Pele 51-111 .4 5 9 18-51 .3 5 3 21-24 .8 7 5 141 9.4 219-483 .4 5 3 90-242 .3 7 2 82-116 .7 0 7 610 7.8 Bessolo, Nina 33-83 .3 9 8 11-41 .2 6 8 11-19 .5 7 9 88 5.9 33-83 .3 9 8 11-41 .2 6 8 11-19 .5 7 9 88 5.9 Anderson, Marly 40-95 .4 2 1 0-1 .0 0 0 8-11 .7 2 7 88 5.9 40-95 .4 2 1 0-1 .0 0 0 8-11 .7 2 7 88 5.9 Eaton, Kourtney 30-94 .3 1 9 13-53 .2 4 5 15-16 .9 3 8 88 5.9 91-255 .3 5 7 40-136 .2 9 4 31-36 .8 6 1 253 5.4 Song, Sophia 17-42 .4 0 5 11-24 .4 5 8 10-11 .9 0 9 55 4.6 17-42 .4 0 5 11-24 .4 5 8 10-11 .9 0 9 55 4.6 Eaton, Karley 11-24 .4 5 8 4-13 .3 0 8 2-2 1.000 28 1.9 32-75 .4 2 7 18-50 .3 6 0 6-12 .5 0 0 88 2.0 Beyer, Lauren 5-6 .8 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 15 1.0 69-117 .5 9 0 2-10 .2 0 0 15-34 .4 4 1 155 1.8 Hsu, Kaitlyn 1-8 .1 2 5 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 0.4 1-8 .1 2 5 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 0.4
TOTALS o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to Bertsch, Morgan 16 68 84 42 0 26 39 0.7 69 176 245 125 3 59 128 0.5 Nafekh, Dani 1 42 43 16 0 52 42 1.2 18 141 159 78 0 248 195 1.3 Nagel, Rachel 16 38 54 28 0 24 16 1.5 58 148 206 111 2 88 85 1.0 Gianotti, Pele 21 65 86 35 1 40 34 1.2 71 240 311 135 3 105 138 0.8 Bessolo, Nina 13 40 53 23 0 5 14 0.4 13 40 53 23 0 5 14 0.4 Anderson, Marly 21 50 71 36 1 17 19 0.9 21 50 71 36 1 17 19 0.9 Eaton, Kourtney 6 49 55 22 0 61 28 2.2 22 102 124 68 0 174 89 2.0 Song, Sophia 8 17 25 11 0 8 10 0.8 8 17 25 11 0 8 10 0.8 Eaton, Karley 6 18 24 15 0 19 10 1.9 13 46 59 37 0 47 21 2.2 Beyer, Lauren 4 8 12 9 0 5 4 1.3 19 87 106 82 0 51 61 0.8 Hsu, Kaitlyn 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0.0
ucdavisaggies.com @UCDavisAggies | @UCDavisWBB | @UCDavisInGame /UCDavisAggies @UCDavisAggies GAME #16 >> Long Beach State at UC Davis >> Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 >> Davis, Calif. • The Pavilion
#1 BRITTANY NGUYEN (Freshman • 5-4 • G • Elk Grove, Calif.) #2 KOURTNEY EATON (Sophomore • 5-9 • G • Longview, Wash.) #3 KARLEY EATON (Sophomore • 5-9 • G • Longview, Wash.)
Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Career...... Category...... 2016-17 0...... PTS...... 0 13 vs. UC Riverside (3.11.16)...... PTS...... 12 vs. Portland (11.11.16) 9 (2x), last vs. UCSB (1.30.16)...... PTS...... 7 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) 0...... REB...... 0 9 at UC Irvine (3.5.16)...... REB...... 6 at San Francisco (12.21.16) 5 at Sacramento State (12.18.16)...... REB...... 5 at Sacramento State (12.18.16) 0...... ASST...... 0 9 vs. UC Riverside (3.11.16)...... ASST...... 8 at Sacramento State (12.18.16) 5 at Sacramento State (12.18.16)...... ASST...... 5 at Sacramento State (12.18.16) 0...... BLKS...... 0 1 (4x), last vs. Hawai’i (1.7.17)...... BLKS...... 1 (4x), last vs. Hawai’i (1.7.17) 1 (2x), last at San Fran. (12.21.16)...... BLKS...... 1 at San Francisco (12.21.16) 0...... STLS...... 0 5 at UC Irvine (1.5.17)...... STLS...... 5 at UC Irvine (1.5.17) 2 (3x), last at San Fran. (12.21.16)...... STLS...... 2 (2x), last at San Fran. (12.21.16) 0...... FG...... 0 5 (3x), last vs. JU (12.30.16)...... FG...... 5 vs. JU (12.30.16) 4 vs. UC Santa Barbara (1.30.16)...... FG...... 3 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) 0...... 3P...... 0 4 vs. Riverside (2.20.16)...... 3P...... 3 vs. Portland (11.11.16) 3 at Utah (12.29.15)...... 3P...... 1 (4x), last at UC Irvine (1.5.17) 0...... FT...... 0 6 at Pacific (11.21.16)...... FT...... 6 at Pacific (11.21.16) 2 vs. Portland (11.11.16)...... FT...... 2 vs. Portland (11.11.16) 0...... MIN...... 0 36 vs. UC Riverside (3.11.16)...... MIN...... 33 (3x), last at UCF (12.28.16) 27 at San Francisco (12.21.16)...... MIN...... 27 at San Francisco (12.21.16)
#4 RACHEL NAGEL (Junior • 5-10 • G • La Palma, Calif.) #5 NINA BESSOLO (Freshman • 5-11 • F • Hayward, Calif.) #10 PELE GIANOTTI (Junior • 5-11 • F • Myrtle Creek, Ore.)
Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Career...... Category...... 2016-17 21 vs. Mont. State (11.23.16)...... PTS...... 21 vs. Montana State (11.23.16) 16 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16)...... PTS...... 16 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) 26 at Saint Mary’s (12.3.15)...... PTS...... 20 vs. Portland (11.11.16) 11 vs. Mont. State (11.23.16)...... REB...... 11 vs. Montana State (11.23.16) 8 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16)...... REB...... 8 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) 12 (2x), last at San Fran. (12.21.16)..... REB...... 12 (2x), last at San Fran. (12.21.16) 4 vs. JU (12.30.16)...... ASST...... 4 vs. JU (12.30.16) 3 at Sacramento State (12.18.16)...... ASST...... 3 at Sacramento State (12.18.16) 8 at UC Irvine (1.5.17)...... ASST...... 8 at UC Irvine (1.5.17) 1 (7x), last vs. Mont. State (11.23.16). BLKS..1 (2x), last vs. Mont. State (11.23.16) 2 (2x), last at Sac State (12.18.16)...... BLKS...... 2 (3x), last at Sac State (12.18.16) 1 (5x), last at UC Irvine (3.5.16)...... BLKS...... 0 2 (8x), last at Stanford (12.4.16)...... STLS...... 2 at Stanford (12.4.16) 2 (2x), last vs. SDSU (12.2.16)...... STLS...... 2 (2x), last vs. SDSU (12.2.16) 3 vs. UC Santa Barbara (1.30.16)...... STLS...... 2 (2x), last at Stanford (12.4.16) 8 vs. UC Irvine (3.10.15)...... FG...... 7 vs. Saint Mary’s (12.11.16) 6 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16)...... FG...... 6 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) 9 at Saint Mary’s (12.3.15)...... FG...... 6 (2x), last at Pacific (11.21.16) 6 vs. Fullerton (2.13.16)...... 3P...... 5 at UC Irvine (1.5.17) 4 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16)...... 3P...... 4 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) 7 at Saint Mary’s (12.3.15)...... 3P...... 4 at Pacific (11.21.16) 9 vs. Mont. State (11.23.16)...... FT...... 9 vs. Montana State (11.23.16) 4 at Sacramento State (12.18.16)...... FT...... 4 at Sacramento State (12.18.16) 5 (4x), last vs. Portland (11.11.16)...... FT...... 5 vs. Portland (11.11.16) 35 at Pacific (11.21.16)...... MIN...... 35 at Pacific (11.21.16) 24 vs. Hofstra (11.27.16)...... MIN...... 24 vs. Hofstra (11.27.16) 39 vs. Albany (12.18.15)...... MIN...... 36 (4x), last vs. JU (12.30.16)
#11 LAUREN BEYER (R-Senior • 6-1 • F • Elk Grove, Calif.) #13 DANI NAFEKH (Junior • 5-11 • G • Oakville, Ontario, Canada) QUICK FACTS
Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Career...... Category...... 2016-17 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 10 vs. San Jose State (11.26.13)...... PTS...... 4 (2x), last at UC Irvine (1.5.17) 28 vs. SDSU (12.2.16)...... PTS...... 28 vs. SDSU (12.2.16) Location...... Davis, Calif. 7 (2x), last vs. UC Irvine (3.12.14)...... REB...... 4 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) 8 at Saint Mary’s (12.3.15)...... REB...... 5 at UCF (12.28.16) Established/Founded...... 1905/1908 3 (4x)...... ASST...... 2 at UC Irvine (1.5.17) 8 at Portland St. (11.27.15)...... ASST...... 7 at Pacific (11.21.16) Enrollment...... 35,186 (Fall 2015) 2 vs. Sacramento State (12.28.13)..... BLKS...... 0 2 (4x), at at Cal Poly (1.23.16)...... BLKS...... 1 at Stanford (12.4.16) Nickname...... Aggies 2 vs. Santa Clara (12.5.14)...... STLS...... 0 5 at Portland (11.29.15)...... STLS...... 2 (2x), last vs. Hawai’i (1.7.17) Colors...... Yale Blue & Gold 5 vs. San Jose State (11.26.13)...... FG...... 2 at UC Irvine (1.5.17) 10 vs. SDSU (12.2.16)...... FG...... 10 vs. SDSU (12.2.16) Home Court...... The Pavilion (5,931) 1 (2x), last Cal State Fullerton (1.17.15).3P...... 0 8 vs. SDSU (12.2.16)...... 3P...... 8 vs. SDSU (12.2.16) Conference...... Big West (NCAA Division I) 2 (4x), last at Sac State (12.18.16)...... FT...... 2 (2x), last at Sac State (12.18.16) 6 (2x), last at Pacific (11.21.16)...... FT...... 6 at Pacific (11.21.16) Acting Chancellor...... Ralph J. Hexler 24 vs. UC Irvine (3.12.14)...... MIN...... 17 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) 43 at Saint Mary’s (12.3.15)...... MIN...... 38 at UCF (12.28.16) Athletics Director...... Dr. Kevin Blue Asst. Athletics Director/SWA...... Katherine Zedonis #14 EMMA GIBB (Freshman • 6-2 • F/C • McMinnville, Ore.) #15 KAITLYN HSU (Freshman • 5-6 • G • Irvine, Calif.) COACHING STAFF Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Head Coach...... Jennifer GROSS (6th Season) 0...... PTS...... 0 3 at Sacramento State (12.18.16)...... PTS...... 3 at Sacramento State (12.18.16) Alma Mater...... UC Davis ‘97 0...... REB...... 0 1 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16)...... REB...... 1 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) Overall Record...... 78-76 (.506) (5) 0...... ASST...... 0 0...... ASST...... 0 Record at UC Davis...... 78-76 (.506) (5) 0...... BLKS...... 0 0...... BLKS...... 0 Big West Record...... 41-38 (.519) (5) 0...... STLS...... 0 0...... STLS...... 0 Associate Head Coach...... Joe TERAMOTO (11th Season) 0...... FG...... 0 1 at Sacramento State (12.18.16)...... FG...... 1 at Sacramento State (12.18.16) Alma Mater...... Cal Poly ‘02 0...... 3P...... 0 1 at Sacramento State (12.18.16)...... 3P...... 1 at Sacramento State (12.18.16) Assistant Coach...... Des ABEYTA (9th Season) 0...... FT...... 0 0...... FT...... 0 Alma Mater...... UC Davis ‘00 0...... MIN...... 0 10 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16)...... MIN...... 10 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) Assistant Coach...... Matt KLEMIN (6th Season) Alma Mater...... Cal Poly ‘05 #21 SOPHIA SONG (Freshman • 5-11 • F • Monterey Park, Calif.) #22 MORGAN BERTSCH (R-Soph. • 6-4 • F • Santa Rosa, Calif.) Dir. of Basketball Ops...... Stephanie SHADWELL (2nd Season) Alma Mater...... UC Santa Barbara ‘00 Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Administrative Assistant...... Therese CARDINET (30th Season) 13 (2x), last at San Fran. (12.21.16)..... PTS...... 13 (2x), last at San Fran. (12.21.16) 27 at San Francisco (12.21.16)...... PTS...... 27 at San Francisco (12.21.16) Alma Mater...... UC Davis ‘92 5 (3x), last at UC Irvine (1.5.17)...... REB...... 5 (3x), last at UC Irvine (1.5.17) 11 vs. Florida A&M (12.20.15)...... REB...... 10 vs. Hofstra (11.27.16) Athletic Trainer...... Lisa VARNUM 3 at UCF (12.28.16)...... ASST...... 3 at UCF (12.28.16) 5 vs. Mont. State (11.23.16)...... ASST...... 5 vs. Montana State (11.23.16) 0...... BLKS...... 0 4 (3x), last at Sac State (12.18.16)...... BLKS...... 4 (2x), last at Sac State (12.18.16) 2015-16 SEASON IN REVIEW 1 (2x), last at UCF (12.28.16)...... STLS...... 1 (2x), last at UCF (12.28.16) 4 (2x), last vs. Holy Names (11.13.16)..STLS...... 4 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) Overall Record...... 19-13 (.594) 4 (3x), last at UCF (12.28.16)...... FG...... 4 (3x), last at UCF (12.28.16) 11 (2x), last vs. UCSB (3.9.16)...... FG...... 10 at San Francisco (12.21.16) 4 at UCF (12.28.16)...... 3P...... 4 at UCF (12.28.16) 0...... 3P...... 0 Big West Record...... 10-6 (.625) 4 at Sacramento State (12.18.16)...... FT...... 4 at Sacramento State (12.18.16) 7 (4x), last at San Fran. (12.21.16)...... FT...... 7 (2x), last at San Fran. (12.21.16) Big West Regular Season Finish...... 4th 23 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16)...... MIN...... 23 vs. Holy Names (11.13.16) 36 vs. Saint Mary’s (12.11.16)...... MIN...... 36 vs. Saint Mary’s (12.11.16) Big West Tournament Finish...... Championship Game (2-1)
2016-17 BY THE NUMBERS (R-Junior • 6-2 • C • Portland, Ore.) #33 MARLY ANDERSON Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 7/6 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 Career...... Category...... 2016-17 Redshirts Returning...... 1 16 (2x), last at Sac State (12.18.16)...... PTS...... 16 (2x), last at Sac State (12.18.16) Newcomers...... 5 11 at UC Irvine (1.5.17)...... REB...... 11 at UC Irvine (1.5.17) 5 vs. SDSU (12.2.16)...... ASST...... 5 vs. SDSU (12.2.16) 3 (2x), last vs. SDSU (12.2.16)...... BLKS...... 3 (2x), last vs. SDSU (12.2.16) PROGRAM HISTORY 3 vs. Hofstra (11.27.16)...... STLS...... 3 vs. Hofstra (11.27.16) First Year of Division I...... 2007-08 7 (2x), last at Sac State (12.18.16)...... FG...... 7 (2x), last at Sac State (12.18.16) All-Time Division I Record...... 153-126 (.548) 0...... 3P...... 0 All-Time Big West Record...... 80-60 (.571) 2 (2x), last at Sac State (12.18.16)...... FT...... 2 (2x), last at Sac State (12.18.16) Big West Regular Season Titles...... 1 (2009-10) 21 at Pacific (11.21.16)...... MIN...... 21 at Pacific (11.21.16) Big West Tournament Titles...... 1 (2010-11) NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances...... 1 (2010-11) NCAA Division I Tournament Record...... 0-1 WNIT Tournament Appearances...... 3 (2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12) WNIT Tournament Record...... 0-3 NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances...... 12 NCAA Division II Tournament Record...... 12-12
UC DAVIS IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE GAME #16 >> Long Beach State at UC Davis >> Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 >> Davis, Calif. • The Pavilion
MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Points in Points Off Offensive 2nd Chance Bench Final Opponent the Paint Margin Turnovers Turnovers Margin Rebounds Points Margin Points Margin Score Margin O29 Oregon Tech (ex.) 32-22 +10 10-22 31-9 +22 9-9 9-8 +1 38-9 +29 97-42 +55 N4 Stanislaus State (ex.) 32-16 +16 18-21 32-8 +24 11-18 10-13 -3 31-23 +8 84-47 +37 N11 Portland 14-28 -14 17-11 14-14 EVEN 12-16 10-10 EVEN 9-14 -5 66-52 +14 N13 Holy Names 40-22 +18 17-19 25-15 +10 10-25 12-17 -5 37-22 +15 91-51 +40 N21 Pacific 34-38 -4 15-23 30-13 +17 6-8 6-4 +2 20-24 -4 95-87 +8 N23 Montana State 30-32 -2 12-8 6-9 -3 5-17 6-10 -4 11-11 EVEN 70-62 +8 N27 Hofstra 26-24 +2 13-16 6-12 -6 10-19 5-18 -13 9-15 -6 60-64 -4 D2 San Diego State 26-22 +4 18-14 17-14 +3 9-14 14-9 +5 14-29 -13 75-55 +20 D4 #11 Stanford 10-47 -37 12-14 7-12 -5 13-18 8-16 -8 11-26 -15 42-68 -26 D11 Saint Mary’s 28-48 -20 11-13 16-16 EVEN 7-19 5-14 -9 2-11 -9 68-66 +2 D14 #15 Oregon State 20-30 -10 14-12 8-22 -14 7-14 5-17 -12 13-34 -21 52-93 -41 D18 Sacramento State 44-28 +16 21-16 18-21 -3 10-19 16-9 +7 49-32 +17 110-78 +32 D21 San Francisco 28-24 +4 12-10 8-9 -1 6-8 6-4 +2 23-16 +7 78-58 +20 D28 UCF 36-46 -10 17-10 7-14 -7 6-18 4-14 -10 23-12 +11 77-71 +6 D30 Jacksonville 36-28 +8 18-13 16-20 -4 9-20 6-13 -7 22-12 +10 54-61 -7 J5 UC Irvine* 40-24 +16 9-13 19-6 +13 18-7 23-1 +22 37-8 +29 89-48 +41 J7 Hawai’i* 34-16 +18 11-15 19-9 +10 9-11 4-5 -1 13-12 +1 70-55 +15 J12 Long Beach State* J14 CSUN* J19 Cal State Fullerton* J21 Long Beach State* J26 UC Riverside* J28 Cal State Fullerton* F2 Cal Poly* F4 UC Santa Barbara* F11 UC Irvine* F16 Hawai’i F22 Cal Poly* F25 UC Santa Barbara* M2 UC Riverside* M4 CSUN*
Home Games in BOLD ... ! denotes Women of Troy Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) ... $ Big West Conference Tournament (Irvine/Anaheim, Calif.) ... Stats listed in order of UC Davis-Opponents
AGGIES BY STARTING LINEUP GUARD (1) GUARD (2) FORWARD (3) FORWARD (4) CENTER (5) GAMES RECORD Dani Nafekh Kourtney Eaton Rachel Nagel (G) Pele Gianotti Morgan Bertsch 12 10-2 Dani Nafekh Kourtney Eaton Karley Eaton (G) Pele Gianotti Morgan Bertsch 2 1-1 Dani Nafekh Rachel Nagel Pele Gianotti Marly Anderson Morgan Bertsch 1 0-1
STATISTICAL GAMES DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDING DOUBLE-DOUBLES 20-POINT GAMES Player...... No. (Career) Player...... No. (Career) Player...... No. (Career) Player...... No. (Career) Morgan Bertsch...... 15 (36) Pele Gianotti...... 2 (5) Pele Gianotti...... 2 (4) Morgan Bertsch...... 5 (15) Dani Nafekh...... 11 (17) Morgan Bertsch...... 1 (2) Morgan Bertsch...... 1 (2) Pele Gianotti...... 1 (3) Rachel Nagel...... 8 (21) Marly Anderson...... 1 (1) Marly Anderson...... 1 (1) Rachel Nagel...... 1 (3) Pele Gianotti...... 7 (28) Rachel Nagel...... 1 (1) Rachel Nagel...... 1 (1) Dani Nafekh...... 1 (1) Sophia Song...... 3 (3) Marly Anderson...... 3 (3) Nina Bessolo...... 3 (3) Kourtney Eaton...... 2 (8) Lauren Beyer...... 0 (1)
ucdavisaggies.com @UCDavisAggies | @UCDavisWBB | @UCDavisInGame /UCDavisAggies @UCDavisAggies GAME #16 >> Long Beach State at UC Davis >> Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 >> Davis, Calif. • The Pavilion
BRITTANY NGUYEN (5-4 >> Fr. >> Guard >> Elk Grove, Calif. >> Pleasant Grove HS ‘16) HIGHLIGHTS... • Has missed the first 13 games of the regular season due to injury • Four-year letter winner at Pleasant Grove HS, scoring 14 points to help the Eagles to their first CIF championship in 2014 • Averaged 15.4 ppg and 3.6 rpg as a senior • Two-time All-Metro honorable mention selection by the Sacramento Bee in 2014 and 2016
NGUYEN’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX DID NOT PLAY - INJURY 1/5 at UCI DID NOT PLAY - INJURY 1/7 vs. UH DID NOT PLAY - INJURY
KOURTNEY EATON (5-9 >> So. >> Guard >> Longview, Wash. >> Mark Morris HS ‘15) HIGHLIGHTS... • One of four Aggies in double figures in the season opener, finishing with 12 points to go with three rebounds and three assists • Reached double figures for the second time this season against Jacksonville (12/30), scoring 11 points to go with five rebounds in 30 minutes • Posted a season-high eight assists on the road at Sacramento State (12/18) -- just one short of her career high • Set a career high with five steals in a road win at UC Irvine (1/5) to go with six assists and four rebounds
KOURTNEY EATON’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 5 9 .556 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 5 5 3 2 1 3 11 30 1/5 at UCI 1 5 .200 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 4 4 6 2 0 5 3 24 1/7 vs. UH 2 6 .333 1 4 .250 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 4 1 1 1 7 27
KARLEY EATON (5-9 >> So. >> Guard >> Longview, Wash. >> Mark Morris HS ‘15) HIGHLIGHTS... • Made her first two career starts in back-to-back games at UCF (12/28) and Jacksonville (12/30), scoring five points in 15 minutes against the Knights • Set career highs in assists (5), rebounds (5), and minutes (25), at Sacramento State (12/18) • Finished with a season-high seven points on a trio of field goals against Holy Names (11/13) -- just two shy of her career high (vs. UCSB, 1/30/16) • Collected her second career block against the Dons
KARLEY EATON’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 1/5 at UCI 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 3 16 1/7 vs. UH 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 12
RACHEL NAGEL (5-10 >> Jr. >> Guard >> La Palma, Calif. >> Whitney HS ‘14) HIGHLIGHTS... • Came off an injury to score 16 points and dish out a career-high four assists against Jacksonville (12/30) • Followed that up with 17 points in 19 minutes at UC Irvine (1/5), setting a season high with five three-pointers made • Recorded her first career double-double against Montana State (11/23), setting career highs in points (21) and rebounds (11) • Set season highs with seven FG and four three’s against Saint Mary’s (12/11), including the game-winning shot with less than a second to go
NAGEL’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 5 9 .556 2 5 .400 4 4 1.000 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 16 33 1/5 at UCI 6 12 .500 5 8 .625 0 0 .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 19 1/7 vs. UH 6 8 .750 1 1 1.000 2 4 .500 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 15 27
NINA BESSOLO (5-11 >> Fr. >> Forward >> Hayward, Calif. >> Castro Valley HS ‘16) HIGHLIGHTS... • Made her Division I debut in the season opener against Portland (Nov. 11), scoring her first career basket on a three-pointer in the second quarter • Finished with a career-high 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench against Holy Names (Nov. 13), adding a pair of blocks and two steals in 21 minutes • Reached double figures for the third time in her career with 10 points and six rebounds off the bench at UC Irvine (1/5) • Played in a career-high 24 minutes, collecting seven rebounds, against Hofstra (11/27)
BESSOLO’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 13 1/5 at UCI 5 12 .417 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 1 0 0 0 10 14 1/7 vs. UH 1 6 .167 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 11
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PELE GIANOTTI (5-11 >> Jr. >> Forward >> Myrtle Creek, Ore. >> Roseburg HS ‘14) HIGHLIGHTS... • Collected her third career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds in the opener against Portland (11/11) • The 12 rebounds against the Pilots were a career high, while the 20 points marked her third career 20-point game • Finished with her second double-double of the season at San Francisco (12/21), tying her career high with 12 rebounds • Set a career high with eight assists against one turnover at UC Irvine (1/5), adding nine rebounds in 23 minutes
GIANOTTI’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 3 8 .375 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 5 8 0 3 0 1 6 36 1/5 at UCI 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 6 9 8 1 0 0 2 23 1/7 vs. UH 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 3 2 0 0 6 32
LAUREN BEYER (6-1 >> Grad. >> Forward >> Elk Grove, Calif. >> Bradshaw Christian School ‘11) HIGHLIGHTS... • Scored her first points of the season off the bench against Holy Names (11/13), finishing with three against the Hawks in 17 minutes • Came off the bench to finish with a season-high four points in five minutes at Pacific (11/21), tying that mark at UC Irvine (1/5) • The four rebounds against Holy Names (11/13) were the most for her since a four-rebound night vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/30/16) • The four points were also the most since that same game against the Gauchos
BEYER’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1/5 at UCI 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 14 1/7 vs. UH 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
DANI NAFEKH (5-11 >> Jr. >> Guard >> Oakville, Ontario, Canada >> Oakville Trafalgar HS ‘14) HIGHLIGHTS... • Tied a school single-game record with eight three-pointers en route to a career-high 28 points against San Diego State (12/2) • Tallied her first career 20-point game against the Aztecs, setting career high’s for field goals (10) & three-pointers (8) • Has finished in double figures in 11 of 14 games this season after scoring 10-or-more points only three times all of last season • Only the fifth player in the program’s Division I history to reach 200 assists for her career (244) & stands 36 shy of 10th on the all-time list
NAFEKH’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 1 7 .143 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 3 29 1/5 at UCI 6 12 .500 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 4 4 5 1 0 0 15 26 1/7 vs. UH 2 8 .250 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 6 6 4 2 0 2 5 35
EMMA GIBB (6-2 >> Fr. >> Forward/Center >> McMinnville, Ore. >> Western Mennonite School ‘16) HIGHLIGHTS... • Will miss the entire 2016-17 season due to injury, after missing her entire senior season due to injury • Three-time first-team Class 2A all-state selection at the Western Mennonite School • Oregon state 2A Player of the Year as a junior, leading the Pioneers to their first state title • Averaged 15 points and 14.7 rebounds per game as a junior, continuing a run that saw her average a double-double in her first three prep seasons
KAITLYN HSU (5-6 >> Fr. >> Guard >> Irvine, Calif. >> Northwood HS ‘16) HIGHLIGHTS... • Late addition to the UC Davis roster as a walk-on just prior to the start of the season’s first exhibition • Made her Division I debut against Holy Names (11/13), grabbing a rebound in 10 minutes off the bench • Scored her first career points at the Division I level with a three-pointer late against Sacramento State (12/18) • Averaged better than 14.0 ppg as a senior, and earned All-CIF and All-Pacific Coast League honors as a junior (20.5 ppg and 70 three’s made)
HSU’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX DID NOT PLAY - COACHES DECISION 1/5 at UCI 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1/7 vs. UH DID NOT PLAY - COACHES DECISION
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SOPHIA SONG (5-11 >> Fr. >> Forward >> Monterey Park, Calif. >> Mark Keppel HS ‘16) HIGHLIGHTS... • Made her Division I debut in the Aggies’ season-opener against Portland (11/11), finishing with a rebound • Scored a career-high 13 points and five rebounds in 16 minutes at Sacramento State (12/18) for her first career double-digit scoring game • Followed that up with a career high tying 13 points at San Francisco (12/21), grabbing three rebounds • Reached double figures for a third straight game with 12 points at UCF (12/28), setting a career high with four three-pointers
SONG’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 1/5 at UCI 3 8 .375 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 9 22 1/7 vs. UH 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12
MORGAN BERTSCH (6-4 >> R-So. >> Forward/Center >> Santa Rosa, Calif. >> Santa Rosa HS ‘16) HIGHLIGHTS... • Has scored in double figures in each of her last 23 games (all 15 this season) dating back to the 2015-16 season • Scored a career-high 27 points at San Francisco (12/21) on 10-of-15 from the floor with six rebounds • Has a block in 14 of 15 games this season, including nine games with two-or-more • Moved into ninth (65) on the UC Davis career blocks list following her block against Hawai’i (1/7)
BERTSCH’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 6 14 .429 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2 3 3 1 12 30 1/5 at UCI 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 15 18 1/7 vs. UH 9 15 .600 0 0 .000 6 8 .750 2 6 8 1 4 1 0 24 26
MARLY ANDERSON (6-2 >> R-Jr. >> Center >> Portland, Ore. >> Glencoe HS ‘13 / Eastern Washington) HIGHLIGHTS... • Made her UC Davis debut in the season opener against Portland (11/11), grabbing a collegiate best nine rebounds (four offensive) • Collected her first double-double as an Aggie with 11 points and 11 rebounds -- setting a career high in the latter -- at UC Irvine (1/5) • Set her career high with 16 points in 21 minutes at Pacific (11/21), tying that mark at Sacramento State (12/18) • Has six games with multiple blocks, and has a block in 13 of the team’s 15 games this season
ANDERSON’S PAST PERFORMANCES... Date Opp. FG FGA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT A TO B S PTS MIN 12/30 vs. JAX 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0 3 1 0 2 8 1/5 at UCI 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 9 11 0 1 1 0 11 20 1/7 vs. UH 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 9 17
JENNIFER edented level of teamwork, the Aggies have been able to give shined, led by Jessica Campbell, who was a second-team opponents fits with their precision and execution. That has paid CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII honoree in 2008, while also GROSS off as UC Davis has led the league in field goal percentage in two earning a pair of Division I Independent Women’s Basketball Head Coach (UC Davis ‘97) of the last three seasons (finishing second in 2016) and paced the All-Academic Team honors in 2005 and 2006, a Big West All-Ac- 6th Season (13th overall at UC Davis) Aggies to the top of the three-point shooting charts in 2015. ademic Team honor as a senior, as well as the Hubert Heitman During her tenure as head coach, Gross has coached 10 Award as the department’s Outstanding Female Athlete of the players to a total of 16 All-Big West honors -- including three-time Year in 2008. first-team all-conference performer Sydnee Fipps, who became As a student-athlete from 1993-97 at UC Davis, Gross only the second Aggie student-athlete to accomplish the feat set school records for career assists (448), steals (300) and (Paige Mintun, 2009-11) and only one of 11 players in the history three-pointers (163), the first of which still stands. Additionally, As a player, she set school records and became one of the of the Big West Conference to earn first-team honors at least she ranks ninth all-time at UC Davis in career scoring, compiling greatest point guards to ever don an Aggie uniform. As an three times in a career. Fipps eventually ended her career as the 1,243 points. As a senior, Gross led the Aggies to a school-re- assistant and associate head coach, she turned UC Davis into program’s all-time scoring leader at the Division I level and second cord 29-3 mark and the school’s first appearance at the Division an immediate force in the Big West Conference by implement- on the school’s all-time list with 1,636 career points. II Elite Eight tournament. UC Davis finished third at the national ing one of the most difficult offensive schemes in the game. In All told, since returning to her alma mater in 2004-05, Gross tourney, beating Bentley in the consolation final. For her part, her five seasons as head coach, Jennifer Gross has continued has helped establish the foundation of UC Davis’ successful she won Kodak All-America honorable mention honors and was the tradition of excellence instilled in her throughout her entire transition to the Division I level, helping lead the Aggies to 191 selected to the Northern California Athletic Conference first Aggie career. victories, the program’s first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament team for the second time. However, perhaps her finest achieve- Named head coach of the women’s basketball program in (2011), three berths in the WNIT (2008, 2010, and 2012), and a ment was her participation in 101 victories during her four-year October of 2010, Gross officially began her first year at the helm .526 (191-172) winning percentage, in 12 seasons. career, the winningest span in program history. during the 2011-12 season, immediately leading the Aggies to 17 In addition, 18 student-athletes have gone on to earn a total Gross graduated from UC Davis in 1997, earning her bache- wins and their third consecutive postseason berth (and fourth in of 30 all-conference honors -- including nine first-team awards, lor’s degree in organizational studies. She earned her master’s five years) with a bid in the WNIT. Under her tutelage, UC Davis 11 players have been named the league’s player of the week, degree in Sports Coaching from the United States Sports has been a perennial contender in the Big West, advancing to six have been honored on the conference’s all-freshman team Academy in 2008. After her collegiate career, Gross went on the conference tournament in five straight seasons, working up -- including 2009 Freshman of the Year Lauren Juric, and seven to play professionally in Denmark (July 1997-Apr. 98) and Israel from first-round berths in her first two years to an appearance student-athletes have led the league in various statistical catego- (July-Dec. 1998). She was inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletics in the tournament championship game in 2016 -- the program’s ries at the end of the year. Hall of Fame in 2003. first showing in the league’s title game since the Aggies won In addition to her coaching responsibilities, Gross has been the Gross married UC Davis assistant coach Joe Teramoto in the tournament and advanced to the NCAA’s in 2011. recruiting coordinator for the Aggies since her arrival in 2004. As a 2010 when they were both assistants on former coach Sandy As the program’s offensive coordinator, she implemented a former three-year CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII honoree, Gross Simpson’s staff. The couple has a son, Joshua, and a daughter, Princeton-style offense, building it from the ground up. Using knows what it takes both athletically and academically to succeed Amelia. the fundamentals of sharp cuts, smart passes, and an unprec- at UC Davis. Off the court, and in the classroom, the Aggies have
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