As (March 21) for Round 1 of the NCAA Tournament, we look back at their journey last week to Anaheim for the Big West Conference Tournament championship, and their return to campus, in photos by 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 Karin Higgins. But, first, here鈥檚 what you need to know about the Aggies鈥 first-round game in the :
- WHAT: 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Aggies (25-6) vs. Stanford Cardinal (28-4), 2:30 p.m. Saturday (March 23).
- WHERE: Maples Pavilion, Stanford University.
- TV AND LIVESTREAM: ESPN2 and . RADIO: .
The Aggies entered the conference tournament as the No. 1 seed (by virtue of winning the regular-season title with a 15-1 record), advancing directly to the semifinals in Anaheim鈥檚 Honda Center, where the women are pictured during a shoot-around.
Twins Karley and Kourtney Eaton, each a senior psychology major, each holding a ball, gather with their teammates before their semifinal game against 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Irvine, last Friday, March 15.
Morgan Bertsch, , finds an opening against 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Irvine. Bertsch, senior biomedical engineering major, , along with Cierra Hall, sophomore cell biology major; and Bertsch also would be named the tournament鈥檚 most valuable player.
Aggie Pride in Anaheim, in the stands ...
... and from the bench, as 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis rolls to an 82-50 win over 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Irvine.
The next day, Saturday, March 16, in the Big West Conference Tournament final, junior communication major Nina Bessolo goes all out to get shot off. Hawaii, the tournament鈥檚 No. 2 seed, was the last team to defeat the Aggies, way back on Jan. 12, before the Aggies embarked on a 15-game win streak leading to the tournament final.
, huddles with her team during a timeout in the final 鈥 a game that saw the Aggies down by 17 in the third quarter.
Epic comeback: 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis wins, 58-50. Coach Gross hoists the trophy as her team celebrates punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.
Chancellor Gary S. May has his turn with the scissors, joining the coach and players in the tradition of cutting down the net.
Surprise! The Aggies spray water on their coach as she enters the locker room after a postgame news conference.
Bertsch pastes 鈥溞掳拿帕喜誓谀恍畔 Davis鈥 at the top of the conference tournament bracket.
Triumphant return: Redshirt freshman Sage Stobbart, an undeclared major, sports her championship medal as the , Sunday, March 17, welcomed by cheering fans, the Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh! and media.
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