DAVIS, Calif. - As the old saying goes, defense wins championships.
While the possibility of hoisting a championship trophy is unquestionably a goal for the NM State women's soccer team, for now the squad's defense has helped it to its best start in program history.
Senior forward Shea O'Connor pumped in a pair of goals - one in the ninth minute and another in the 70th - Makenna Gottschalk turned away all three shots she faced and the Aggies collected a 2-0 triumph over Big West adversary UC Davis Friday night.