LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The visiting UC-Davis Aggies got off to a hot start and defeated the homestanding Bellarmine Knights 5-1 on Friday afternoon at Trager Stadium on the campus of the University of Louisville. 
 
In the opening 15 minutes of action, UC-Davis outshot the Knights 12-0 as the Aggies ran out to a 2-0 lead on a pair of Madison Theodore goals.  The senior from Carlsbad, California dribbled to the left side of the circle and outmaneuvered three Knights to register the game's first goal, and about a minute and a half later she got loose on a breakaway to notch her fourth goal of the season and second of the game.
 
The Aggies kept up the offensive pressure and extended the lead to 3-0 in the second period when Skylar Richards collected a rebound off a save and re-directed it in the goal.
 
After halftime, the Knights picked up the defensive pressure, but UC-Davis was able to convert a penalty corner in the third quarter to pull out to a 4-0 lead.

Bellarmine finally broke through for a goal when Teresa Schmidt scored on a penalty corner in the fourth quarter.  Amber Hofenk Jerembo received the insert on the corner then dished to Julia Doornebos who rifled a shot toward the goal. Schmidt, who had inserted the ball crept toward the goal and was able to get a stick on the missile fired by Doornebos to register her first goal of the season.
 
The Aggies never relented, however, and scored the game's final goal with about 75 seconds remaining in the contest to make the final 5-1.
 
Despite being saddled with the loss, Bellarmine goalkeeper Breanna McWhorter turned in another outstanding effort, collecting a season-high 15 saves to vault her over the 200 saves plateau and into third place on Bellarmine's all-time saves list.  Her career total of 208 is just 21 shy of former teammate Heather Gregory's 239 career saves, which is second place on the list.
 
Final team stats show significant advantages for the Aggies in the shot department, taking 34 on the day compared to just seven for the Knights.  Of those, UC-Davis held a 21-2 edge in shots on goal.
 
Bellarmine slips to 1-3 on the season while the Aggies extend their win streak to three games and improve to 3-2.
 
The Knights return to action on Sunday when they travel to North Carolina to face the Davidson College Wildcats.  Game time is 1 p.m.