If you have ever played the game Jenga then you know the premise is to carefully slide a small wooden block off a tower of similar wooden blocks and carefully place it on top of the tower. If the block you choose to slide out leads to the tower to fall and collapse, then you lose. Except when UCF plays the game in relation to recruiting...Read More
FULL 2010 SIGNING DAY ROSTER..Jordan and Justin McCray don't just finish each other's sentences. They often begin each other's thoughts as well...Read More
This how in tune UCF's rabid fanbase was with the recruiting class that could very well turn out to be the finest in school history: When assistant head coach David Kelly, the architect who recruited 15 of the 23 players in this star-studded class, was called to the stage, dozens of fans jumped to their feet and gave him a boisterous standing ovati...Read More
UCF offensive line coach Brent Key still had the cell phone pressed up to his ear, but the device couldn't hide the toothy smile splashed across his face...Read More
UCF head coach George O'Leary met with the press on Wednesday in the Steve and Brenda Sloan Media Room at Bright House Networks Stadium to discuss the Knights' 2010 signing class. Here is a sampling of what he had to day...Read More
John Denton's Knights Insider is on hand all morning long with the UCF football coaching staff at the Wayne Densch Sports Center. Keep checking here for his updates as the day goes along...Read More
The names of some great student-athletes filled up the marker board in the lobby of the UCF football offices on Wednesday. The phrase "best class in school history" has been frequently seen and heard today...Read More
On Wednesday, follow the Knights all day long at UCFAthletics.com, the site for "UCF Signing Day TV", including free live video streaming of the day's events, updated bios on each new signee and online feature packages from host Jeff Sharon and the crew at UCF SportsKnight...Read More
With National Signing Day just two days away, it's important to remember that not all the players who make immediate impacts as freshmen come with four and five-star ratings and breathless praise from alleged recruiting experts...Read More
UCF was one of only six schools in the nation with two alumni starters in Sunday night's AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Sun Life Stadium and neither disappointed as Denver WR Brandon Marshall caught a touchdown pass and Philadelphia CB Asante Samuel made an interception and had three pass defenses...Read More
A college baseball head coach for the first time last season, Terry Rooney regularly had peers in the profession give him advice him when he boasted that the only mission at UCF was to compete at the highest level...Read More
Combining UCF's performance late in the 2009 season with the talent level of the 2010 squad, this year has enormous potential to be a breakthrough campaign for the Knights. And it is not just the coaches who feel it, but the players and fans embrace that fact as well...Read More
With only two weeks left before Opening Day, UCFAthletics.com focuses on one of the newcomers who could see time in the weekend rotation this year, Owen Dew...Read More
The 2010 UCF baseball season is quickly approaching, and season tickets have been going fast. Only 20 reserved seats remain while chairbacks are completely sold out. Adults save 68 percent when they buy season tickets compared to single-game purchases...Read More
Bright House Sports Network released its 2010 UCF baseball television schedule on Thursday and it includes home contests vs. Miami (March 9), USF (March 16) and Stetson (April 13). Those home televised games, originally slated for 6:30 p.m., will all now feature a first pitch at 7:05 p.m...Read More
Just four more players remain in UCFAthletics.com's feature with the UCF baseball newcomers, and in part 10 we take a glimpse at Michael Holmes and Jonathan Griffin...Read More
The UCF Baseball Golf Scramble is teeing off on April 17, 2010. The team is inviting all to come out and support the program and have a day of fun. The event will be held at EastWood Golf Club in Orlando...Read More
Close to 1,000 fans invaded The Venue Saturday night for the first edition of UCF Baseball Fan Fest. And along with autographs and a copy of the 2010 UCF baseball poster, several Knights supporters also walked away with some amazing prizes...Read More
A comfortable January day greeted the UCF baseball team Friday as it finally opened its preseason workouts at the stadium. The Black and Gold will hold practices six days a week as it prepares for Opening Day Feb. 19 against Savannah State...Read More
With the UCF baseball team opening spring camp Friday, UCFAthletics.com continues its feature on the newcomers with part nine looking at Brian Adkins, Johnny Sedlock and Kevin Vasquez...Read More
The Kirk Speraw radio show continues this Monday, live from Smokey Bones in Waterford Lakes. The hour-long program, beginning at 7 p.m., airs on the UCF-ISP Sports Network and 740 The Game in Orlando...Read More
The Knights will be receiving some great exposure the next two weeks as the squad's three upcoming games will all be televised. The stretch starts this Wednesday at Memphis...Read More
Jermaine Taylor's stay in the NBA D-League was a short one. After just four games with Rio Grande Valley, the former UCF star returned to the Houston Rockets Thursday...Read More
With eight regular-season contests remaining, a pair of Knights are poised to enter the UCF single-season top-10 in two different statistical categories. Sophomore guard A.J. Rompza (Chicago, Ill.) and freshman forward Keith Clanton (Orlando, Fla.) hope to soon see their names in the school's record book...Read More
For the last month or so, UCF head coach Kirk Speraw had been hoping for his top shooter to have a breakout performance. Speraw was waiting for Isaac Sosa, who he considers one of the top 3-point shooters in the country, to drain a couple of triples and get back on track...Read More
The Knights picked up another C-USA road win on Tuesday, 67-56, at East Carolina. Taylor Young scored a career-high 16 points in the victory...Read More
How can two points in the first half be important in a 40-minute game? For UCF on Tuesday at East Carolina, a bucket from junior forward A.J. Tyler (Palm Harbor, Fla.) at the end of the opening period was huge...Read More
This week's installment of UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw, which will air multiple times Tuesday, will feature a look at sophomore guard A.J. Rompza (Chicago, Ill.). The 30-minute show is broadcast at 10:30 a.m. on Bright House Sports Network, 12:30 p.m. on UCF TV and statewide on Sun Sports at 4 p.m...Read More
The UCF men's basketball team will begin the month of February on the road when the Knights face East Carolina Tuesday. Tip-off for the Conference USA game from Minges Coliseum is 7 p.m...Read More
Meet UCF freshman forward Keith Clanton and it's easy to became a fan. Clanton laughs, smiles, even sings (although teammates might question calling it singing). You get a sense Clanton is just a nice guy who happens to play basketball and is very good at it...Read More
If one win is a step, then two could very well be a full-out trot for the UCF women's basketball team. Now, the Knights are hoping they can put together a strong run similar to last season's stirring finish...Read More
The Knights outscored the Pirates 60-50. UCF improved its record against East Carolina to 2-8 all-time, defeating the Pirates two seasons in a row in Orlando. Junior Angelica Mealing scored a team-high 14 points for the Knights. UCF put three different players in double figures...Read More
Live Audio..One revenge game down, three to go for UCF in a stretch of four-straight against teams that beat UCF earlier this season. After getting back at Marshall with a 56-47 victory Thursday night, the Knights will return to the court Saturday to host East Carol...Read More
UCF responded with its strongest effort of the season, getting a big shooting night from Chelsie Wiley and deep production from several parts of the team in a convincing 56-47 defeat of Marshall at UCF Arena...Read More
Live Audio..With a game against Marshall, UCF begins a stretch of four games in a row where the Knights will be looking to enact revenge on teams for earlier losses. The first of those teams comes with Marshall, who the Knights will host Thursday evening at the UCF ...Read More
Numerous teams and student-athletes at UCF will join together this Saturday to host an event in conjunction with National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The event, which will feature mini clinics put on by UCF women's sports teams, will take place from 5-6 p.m. at the UCF Track & Field and Soccer Complex. An autograph session at 6 p.m. and the wome...Read More
As gratifying as the hustle and grit were that the UCF women's basketball team displayed on Sunday, the crushing final result was equally as frustrating. That's why head coach Joi Williams struggled with her emotions following UCF's disheartening 72-70 loss to Tulane at UCF Arena...Read More
The Knights outscored Tulane in the second half 41-35 after trailing 37-29. Juniors Chelsie Wiley and Marshay White each scored team-high 14 points for the Knights. UCF put five different players in double figures. Wiley now remains just 70 points shy of becoming the program's 13th member of the 1000-point club with 930 career points...Read More
Live Audio..After just one game away from the UCF Arena, the Knights return to Orlando to begin another three-game homestand Sunday against Tulane at 2:05 p.m. Currently in a stretch of six homes games in seven contests, UCF will host Tulane, Marshall and East Carol...Read More
When 24 year-old Ryan Roushandel traveled to Costa Rica as a member of F.C. Atlanta, the former UCF soccer player was ecstatic to discover that an off-season training trip would lead him to a professional career and life-long dream...Read More
Former UCF men's soccer player Sean Johnson had his lifelong dream come true Thursday evening when he was selected with the third pick (51st overall) of the fourth round by the Chicago Fire at the 2010 MLS SuperDraft in Philadelphia, Pa...Read More
Presented with an opportunity to pursue his career dream, former UCF goalkeeper Sean Johnson wasted no time with his decision to enter the professional level of play. A mere few weeks after his return from the U-20 FIFA World Cup in Egypt, Johnson recently signed a Generation adidas contract that will send him into Major League Soccer. All that rem...Read More
UCF men's soccer junior Yaron Bacher (Atlanta, Ga.) has been named to the 2009 Jewish Sports Review All-America First-Team, the publication announced in its January/February 2010 issue. Bacher was one of three midfielders named to the 12-member first-team...Read More
UCF men's soccer players Chris Feigenbaum (Fayetteville, Ga.) and Eduardo Jiminez (Miami, Fla.) were recently invited to join the Puerto Rico Under-21 National Team for its upcoming invite-only tryouts from Jan. 2-10, 2010...Read More
The record may not completely do justice to the strides made by the UCF men's soccer program in 2009. After a 7-11-1 campaign in 2008, the Knights posted a 6-7-3 mark in 2009, but wins and losses (and ties) do not tell the team's complete story...Read More
Postseason honors are starting to be handed out across the country, and both the UCF men's and women's soccer programs received one of the highest team accolades this week. The Knights earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Awards for the 2008-09 academic year, as both teams had grade-point averages of 3.0 o...Read More
With three players selected, the UCF men¡¯s soccer team was well represented on the 2009 All-Conference USA teams, the league office announced. Junior Yaron Bacher (Atlanta, Ga.) and sophomore Kevan George (Decatur, Ga.) both were voted onto the second team while freshman Nicholas Robson (Auckland, New Zealand) earned a spot on both the ...Read More
Freshman Nicholas Robson (Auckland, New Zealand) scored two more goals Saturday night for UCF (6-7-3, 2-5-1 C-USA), but visiting No. 12 Tulsa (11-4-2, 6-1-1 C-USA) had too much firepower as the Knights fell 6-2 in their season finale at the UCF Soccer Complex...Read More
The UCF men's soccer team will conclude its regular season at home, hosting Conference USA opponent and 12th-ranked Tulsa on Saturday night. The Knights (6-6-3, 2-4-1 C-USA) will play the Golden Hurricane (10-4-2, 5-1-1 C-USA) at the UCF Soccer Complex at 7:30 p.m...Read More
After advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in 11 seasons under head coach Amanda Cromwell in 2009, the UCF women's soccer team announced another impressive recruiting class on Thursday. The class includes a trio of Florida residents along with players from England, Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Wisconsin...Read More
For the third-straight season, a UCF women's soccer player was selected as a NSCAA/adidas Collegiate Scholar All-American as senior Becca Thomas earned the honor by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Meanwhile, she joined junior Lauren Halbert on the NSCAA College Scholar All-Region Teams...Read More
UCF women's soccer has announced that its annual Alumni Game has been scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13. This year's alumni match will start at 11:30 a.m., while the current Knights' squad will hold an exhibition contest against the University of Victoria at 1:30 p.m...Read More
For the second-straight season, a member of the UCF women's soccer program was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American as senior midfielder Becca Thomas (Burlington, Wash.) capped off her career with one of the highest honors in college soccer. Thomas became the first midfielder for the Knights to receive the accolade si...Read More
Having been selected as the Conference USA Coach of the Year by her peers, UCF women's soccer head coach Amanda Cromwell earned another very prestigious honor when she was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Central Region Coach of the Year...Read More
Postseason honors are starting to be handed out across the country, and both the UCF men's and women's soccer programs received one of the highest team accolades this week. The Knights earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Awards for the 2008-09 academic year, as both teams had grade-point averages of 3.0 o...Read More
The 2009 senior class made its final season a very memorable one. The seven Knights guided their team to a No. 8 national ranking, a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a Conference USA regular-season title...Read More
The UCF women's soccer team fell one game shy of reaching the Sweet Sixteen, suffering a 1-0 loss to Wisconsin on the Badgers' home field in the NCAA Tournament Second Round Sunday. The Knights closed out their 2009 season with a 17-5-1 record, tying for the second-most victories in program history...Read More
UCF has reached the NCAA Second Round for the third-straight season and will take on host Wisconsin Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. The third-seeded Knights are hoping to advance past round No. 2 for the first time since 1987...Read More
Courtney Whidden: "As seniors we know it's do or die. This was not going to be my last game. And I don't want Sunday to be my last game. Going into it with that mentality helps us bring it to another level....Read More
UCF softball fans not able to make it out to the ballpark in 2010 will still be able to keep a close eye on the Knights, as the squad released its 2010 broadcast schedule Monday. The slate is highlighted by two contests set to be aired regionally on Bright House Sports Network against perennial national power, UCLA, and in-state rival, Florida...Read More
The UCF softball team is setting its sights on another Conference USA Championship and a return trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2010, and has all the pieces of the puzzle to do just that...Read More
Single-game tickets for 2010 UCF softball and baseball games are now on sale through the UCF Ticket Office. To purchase tickets, call (407) 823-1000 or visit UCFAthletics.com...Read More
One of seven newcomers to join the UCF softball team in 2010, junior Lindsey Palulis (Orlando, Fla) is looking to make an immediate impact on the team and earn playing time behind the plate...Read More
One of seven newcomers to join the UCF softball team in 2010, junior Ashley Schmitt (Tampa, Fla) is looking to earn a spot in the starting rotation of the Knights' pitching staff this season...Read More
One of seven newcomers to join the UCF softball team in 2010, freshman Arielle Palafox (Lakewood, Calif.) is looking to make an immediate impact on the team and earn a spot in the Knights' starting lineup...Read More
One of seven newcomers to join the UCF softball team in 2010, junior Tawny Swan (Gilbert, Ariz.) is looking to earn an opportunity to roam the outfield for the Knights...Read More
One of seven newcomers to join the UCF softball team in 2010, freshman Sam Soltis (Plantation, Fla.) is looking to make an immediate impact on the team and earn some playing time behind the plate...Read More
One of seven newcomers to join the UCF softball team in 2010, freshman Marissa Menendez is looking to make an immediate impact on the team and earn a spot in the Knights' starting lineup...Read More
A day after participating in her first practice of the season, UCF junior Tiffany Lane (Moreno Valley, Calif.) learned Wednesday that she was selected to the 14-member Preseason All-Conference USA Softball Team voted on by the league's nine head coaches...Read More
In what could possibly be a landmark decision, an override to eliminate sand volleyball from the NCAA Division I list of emerging sports for women was voted down Friday at the 2010 NCAA Convention in Atlanta, Ga...Read More
Following a season in which the squad laid its foundation for the future on the court, the UCF volleyball team also set a precedent for its expectations in the classroom during the fall semester. The Knights' posted an impressive 3.291 team GPA, which stands as its highest mark since 2005...Read More
Even though the tallies in the win column were fewer than they had planned, head coach Todd Dagenais and the UCF volleyball team still count the 2009 season as a successful one. The Knights finished the year with a 12-18 overall record, their second-best record since 2003, a 3-13 Conference USA clip and a No. 174 ranking in the final NCAA Volleybal...Read More
With the 2009 UCF volleyball season having come to a close, head coach Todd Dagenais recently sat down with UCFAthletics.com to share his top-10 moments from a year in which the Knights laid the foundation for the future of the UCF volleyball program...Read More
With the 2009 UCF volleyball season having come to a close, head coach Todd Dagenais recently sat down with UCFAthletics.com to share his top-10 moments from a year in which the Knights laid the foundation for the future of the UCF volleyball program...Read More
The UCF volleyball team had five different players post double-digit kills and hit .329 as a team Wednesday night as the squad defeated in-state rival USF (18-10), 3-2, in a five-set thriller on the road at The Corral to improve its record to 12-18 on the year...Read More
With the 2009 Conference USA season in the books, the UCF volleyball team is set to wrap up its regular-season slate Wednesday when it makes the short trip to Tampa to take on USF at The Corral. The in-state rivalry match is set to get underway at 6 p.m...Read More
Senior Erin Campbell (Kansas City, Mo.) continued to add accolades to her already extensive list Thursday, as she was named to the All-Conference USA Volleyball Second Team by league coaches. The honor is only the second bestowed on a Knight since the squad joined C-USA in 2005, with Stephanie Serna garnering the same distinction one year ago...Read More
UCF head coach Todd Dagenais announced Wednesday that Katie Tatum, a 6-2 outside hitter from Roxboro, N.C., has signed a National Letter of Intent to play with the Knights' volleyball team next fall...Read More
The UCF volleyball team put up a good fight, but would eventually fall to Conference USA-leader Southern Miss, 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 14-25, 20-25), Friday night at Reed Green Coliseum in its final league contest of the season...Read More
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