Cardinal set to take on Aggies

Wyndam Makowsky, Stanford Daily, gives us a preview of the Cardinal vs UC Davis game to be played on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Aggies are off to a 5-0 start in their first year as a Division I team, but the Cardinal may be the toughest opponent they will face all year.

The Cardinal is coming off a convincing 96-61 win over San Francisco on Wednesday, in which it was able to overpower the Dons with a combination of tenacious defense, offensive firepower and superior strength and speed.

UC-Davis has a formidable core group of players to compete with. Senior forward and starter Heather Bates, along with sophomore guard Anna Harp, was all-tournament in the Waikiki Classic. Bates led the Aggies in both scoring and rebounding last year.

Junior forward Haylee Donaghe — the older sister of Cardinal freshman guard Hannah Donaghe — and senior forward Jessica Campbell, who tallied the 1,000th point of her career against Portland State, are both scoring in double figures. Haylee Donaghe is also a defensive force: she and junior guard Kirsten Commins — both starters — lead the team with 13 steals each.

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Here is the Aggies' roster