SACRAMENTO -- Coming off a 1-1 draw with CSU Bakersfield in its season opener, the Sacramento State women's soccer team was unable to find its scoring touch on Sunday afternoon against Causeway rival UC Davis as the visiting Aggies tallied two goals in the first half and added another early in the second half en route to the 3-0 victory at Hornet Soccer Field.

The loss drops the Hornets to 0-1-1 on the year while UC Davis improved to 2-0, having not allowed a goal in each of its first two matches.

Freshman Ellie Farber, who shared the team lead with five shot attempts in the season opener against the Roadrunners, again topped Sacramento State in the category with a pair of shots on Sunday. Sammy Wong, Madelyn Dougherty, and Payton Inabata joined her in the shot column, but the Hornets were unable to dent the back of the net, putting just on attempt on frame.

The Aggies Emma Vane got her team on the board first in the 32nd minute, converting on a turnover deep in the Hornets' zone and lofting a shot to the upper right corner for the 1-0 advantage. Devyn Simmons doubled the score with just under two minutes to play in the half, cleaning up a Leslie Fregoso attempt that was slowed down by the Hornet defense by punching it over the line in the 44th minute for a 2-0 lead heading in to the break. 

UC Davis the capped the scoring on a goal by Sam Tristan, who took a deflected shot by Sarah Canavan and put it home to the upper right side for the final 3-0 score.

After playing their first two matches at home, the Hornets hit the road for the first time in 2023, traveling to the Aloha State to take on another Big West Conference rival Hawai'i on Thursday (Aug. 24) at 10 p.m. PT, before facing Hawai'i Pacific on Saturday (Aug. 26) at 9 p.m. PT.