Mintun, Juric and Riecks Earn Big West Accolades
UC Davis sophomore Paige Mintun was named to the All-Big West Conference women's basketball first team on Monday morning, and Lauren Juric was selected the league's Freshman of the Year while joining Kasey Riecks on the All-Freshman team and all-conference honorable mention squad.
The all-conference selections were announced in anticipation of the Big West Tournament which begins on Wednesday at the Anaheim Convention Center. Fifth-seeded UC Davis faces eighth-seeded Cal State Northridge at noon on Wednesday in the first round. | | UC Davis Picked Second In Big West Preseason Poll
The UC Davis women's basketball team, which returns nearly its entire roster, has been voted by the media to finish second in this season's Big West Conference race while also placing senior Haylee Donaghe and junior Paige Mintun on the preseason all-conference team, it was announced on Thursday.
UC Davis earned six first-place votes and 155 points, finishing a close second to two-time defending Big West Conference champion UC Santa Barbara which garnered 10 first-place votes and 162 points. | | UC Davis Announces 2009-10 Women's Hoop Schedule
A 14-game home schedule - highlighted by a Nov. 22 visit from Final Four participant Stanford - helps highlight the 2009-10 UC Davis women's basketball schedule which also includes matchups against teams from the Big XII and Big East Conference, and the Ivy League.
The Aggies, who will feature a veteran roster this season with 12 letterwinners, will also face tough roadtrips to the Pacific Northwest and east coast before playing a 16-game Big West Conference schedule as they look to advance to the league tournament for the third consecutive season. | |