Game #9
Saint Mary's Gaels (5-3) vs. UC Davis Aggies (5-5)
Monday, December 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Davis, Calif. — The Pavilion
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MORAGA, Calif. — The Gaels begin their first of six-consecutive road games on Monday when they travel to UC Davis to take on the 5-5 Aggies of the Big West.

SCOUTING REPORT
 
Senior Megan McKay is currently tied for 15th amongst active Division I players with a .585 career-field goal percentage (the highest in program-history) while senior Sydney Raggio is 13th in the nation with 824 total rebounds in her career (fifth-most in program-history).
 
SMC leads the conference with a .463 field goal percentage (29th in the nation), in assists per game (17.4) and in average defensive rebounds (30.5). With 12.3 points per game, sophomore Emily Codding leads the Gaels thanks to an outpouring of 26 points, a new career-high in her last game against No. 13 Cal. Her .571 field goal percentage is also a team-best. Raggio is nearly averaging a double-double with 12.1 points and 8.9 rebounds and has a team-high, two double-doubles (against Cal and No. 3 Oregon).
 
UC DAVIS

The Aggies are 5-5 on the season after winning three of their last four contests. Morgan Bertsch has driven Davis' offense in their first 10 games, ranking third in the country with 24.4 points per game. The 6-foot-4 forward is also tied for 35th in the nation with 18 blocks. Two other Aggies have started all 10 games thus far (Kourtney Eaton, Cierra Hall) and they are averaging 5.2 and 5.1 points per game respectively.
 
This will be the 12th-consecutive season that Saint Mary's and UC Davis have gone head-to-head and the 16th time overall (dating back to 1987). The Aggies hold a slight, 8-7 edge in the all-time record between the two schools.