In Women's D-1, the equivalent of Men's D-1AA, UCD defeated Central Florida in one semi-final today while Notre Dame College defeated Stanford in the other. UCD women will meet Notre Dame College women Saturday for the D1 Spring Championship.

That means UCD will play Notre Dame College in both the Men's D1AA final and the Women's D1 Spring Final, both games to be played at the campus of Life College. Go Ags! Beat the Falcons, twice!

So the 2016 Causeway Cup comes to an end with the track teams splitting a dual meet. The women won, 110-81, and the men lost, 102-89.

Final overall points: UCD 65, CSUS 15.

I referenced a snarky thought earlier....and as luck would have it, my uncharitable thought has come back to bite me, even though it had never been uttered until now. That thought was that not only did the Ags dominate, but (until Sac won the men's track,) the Hornets had not even won a single sport outright. The women tied in soccer and the men split in soccer, golf and baseball.

I have another snarky observation, but don't want to jinx the track team, so I will keep it to myself for now.

Aggie men's golf finished at El Macero in 4th place, 17 strokes ahead of 9th place Slack. Ben Corfee, who grew up next to the El Macero course, was the top overall individual.

Causeway Cup points now at 60-10 with men's and women's track in two weeks.

As of this moment, the morning of April 14, the Aggie website shows the men’s golf points as being split between the tournament in Arizona earlier this week, where Slack beat UCD by two strokes, and the tournament at El Macero which is being played yesterday and today. The UCD site has yet to be updated for the earlier golf tournament and for Tuesday’s baseball loss, but suggests there are 5 points to be awarded for each golf meet, probably “alternate facts.”

http://www.ucdavisaggies.com/ot/Causeway-Cup-1617.html

The CSUS site also shows the two tournaments, but reflects Slack’s victory in Arizona, and awards 2.5 points, which makes more sense.

http://www.hornetsports.com/fan_info/causewaycup/2016-17

On the bright side, after two rounds yesterday the Ags are in second place, 11 strokes ahead of the 9th place Hornets, with one round to be played today. Aggie golfer Ben Corfee is currently tied for first atop the individual results.

http://www.ucdavisaggies.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/041317aaa.html

Despite a one hitter, Slack won today's baseball game, 1-0. Running score is now 57.5 to 7.5. A little too close for comfort.

Men's golf finished 5th, two stroke behind Slack, at a tournament in Arizona. Unclear if this counts in the Causeway Cup standings. It has not been there previously, but is now listed, along with 5 possible points, as is the Aggies' own tournament at El Macero later this week.

My work here is done.

New Mexico hires Aggie coach:

https://www.abqjournal.com/985951/lobos-hire-nmsus-paul-weir-as-next-mens-basketball-coach.html

More on Big West turning down UCSD, at least for now:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/sd-sp-ucsd-20170406-story.html

Ags win first of two baseball games. Running score is now 57.5 to 5. Next up is a return baseball game a week from today.

This whole coaching carousel seems to be a game where schools and coaches are all willing participants. The coach at Florida Gulf Coast seems to have his name in every opening in the country, but says he is happy there and not looking elsewhere. Coaches deny any interest in an opening and the next thing you know they are hiring assistants at the new job.

New Mexico thinks big when it comes to basketball. Looking at coaches from Indiana, Nebraska....They lured Alford away from Iowa, (though at that point I don't think it took much for him to go.) Hard to think they would look at the Big West.

And Georgia Tech in turn falls to Michigan in the WNIT final.

I'm betting that whatever the Junior University can offer will more than make up for any interruption in either of the Goulds' UC retirement plans.

WSU falls to Georgia Tech in the semis. GT will play Michigan on Saturday for the WNIT championship.

If Washington State were to win the WNIT, they still would not have a winning record on the season.

Washington State on to the semi-finals with a 74-66 road victory over Iowa.

Fingers crossed.

Cal promotes ass't Wyking Jones to head coach.

http://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/Cal-promotes-Wyking-Jones-to-head-men-s-11025962.php

IF I recall correctly, (always a big IF anymore,) when the Ags made the D-II Elite Eight tourney some players actually took exams on the road. Williams made some comment in a news story about adding being an exam proctor to his duties as a head coach.

Probably don't do that these days at the big "one-and-done" programs.