UC Davis men, women fall in basketball openers

The UC Davis men’s basketball team appeared well on its way to a season-opening victory before North Dakota State went on a 19-2 run to win 79-71 in overtime Friday night at the Pavilion.

The Aggies squandered a nine-point lead with 2:10 left in regulation and were outscored 10-2 in overtime. Forward Josh Fox led four UC Davis players in double figures with 16.

Women

No. 16 Stanford 74, UC Davis 45 in Davis – The Aggies kept it close early but ended up falling to the powerful Cardinal.

UC Davis (0-1) trailed just 29-24 at the half to the Cardinal. But Stanford (1-0) outscored UCD 31-8 in the third quarter to put the game away.

Rachel Nagel led the Aggies with 18 points. Alyson Doherty added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

This story was originally published November 13, 2015 at 10:57 PM with the headline "UC Davis men, women fall in basketball openers."