Bryson Turner

About Me:

I am a graduate student at the University of Central Florida in the DeVos Sport Business Management Program. I graduated from the University of Central Florida in the spring of 2023 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in sport business management. I am also a writer for SB Nation's Black and Gold Banneret. While I lean towards the world of sports, a good story can be found anywhere. I hope my writing and storytelling skills may help people learn more about the world around them.

My Latest Work

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Knight Cap: Tennis Success on the Road

This past week of UCF Knights sports saw one team earn its first conference win in comeback fashion, one team extend its top-five streak and another team building a new winning streak.

We recap all of the action, plus we give you our Knights of the Week and Play of the Week in this edition of Knight Cap on Wednesday, March 14, 2024.

In what commentator Peri Sheinin called a “complete act of determination,” the #62 UCF Women’s Tennis team overcame a 4-2 loss to Baylor, injuries and forfeits to
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Baseball Swept in First Big 12 Series

The UCF Knights baseball team got quite the welcome to Big 12 conference play, getting swept by the Oklahoma Sooners at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman, Oklahoma.

The Sooners (9-5, 3-0 Big 12) outscored the Knights (9-4, 0-3 Big 12) 29-8 across the series’ three games.

Despite getting rescheduled from Friday to Saturday due to inclement weather, Game 1 provided the closest game of the weekend, falling 4-3.

As soon as one team got an edge, the other would quickly respond to tie the game back u
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Knight Cap: Baseball takes down #4 Florida

This past week of UCF Knights sports saw one team pull off a Top 10 upset, one team conclude its regular season, another team rebounding from a stumble, and more.

We recap all of the action, plus we give you our Knights of the Week and Play of the Week in this edition of Knight Cap on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

The UCF Baseball team put the college baseball world on notice Wednesday night, stunning #4 Florida in Gainesville, 9-6.

With the win, the Knights have now won five consecutive matchups
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Baseball Loses a Battle, but not War

While the UCF Knights Baseball team could not continue its undefeated streak, it did still win its series against South Florida over the weekend, 2-1.

All three games had a margin of victory of two runs or less, making pitching a key asset for both teams in their victories.

Let’s go over how the Knights were able to pull it off:

The series started with a bang as the Knights took Game 1 with a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning, 3-2.

The game-winning bomb came off the bat of 1B Lex Boedic
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Knight Cap: Baseball stays undefeated

This past week of UCF Knights sports saw one team’s unbeaten streak continue, two teams getting bounce-back wins and one team making their Big 12 Championship debut.

We recap all of the action, plus we give you our Knights of the Week and Play of the Week in this edition of Knight Cap on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

The UCF Baseball team held off a late rally by Florida Atlantic to beat the Owls in Boca Raton, 11-6, Tuesday night.

The Knights built up a lead in the early third of the game wit
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Baseball Sweeps Samford

The UCF Knights Baseball team won its first series of 2024 with a sweep of SoCon favorite Samford.

The Knights outscored the Bulldogs 39-11 over the series with two games coming to an end early thanks to the mercy rule.

The weather just had to get one last interruption in.

UCF was already ahead 7-1 when the game was paused in the bottom of the fifth. By the time action resumed around two hours later, the Knights did not miss a beat, scoring five more runs to get themselves a double-digit lead
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Knight Cap: Baseball Weathers Hurricanes

This past week of UCF Knights sports saw one team get a win on the road, one team have its best performance of the season and two teams continue losing streaks.

We recap all of the action, plus we give you our Knights of the Week and Play of the Week in this edition of Knight Cap on Friday, February 23, 2024.

The UCF Baseball team held off Miami (FL), 4-3, to beat the Hurricanes on the road for the first time since 2019.

Kyle Kramer was credited with the win as the first of five relief pitche
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Weather Cuts Baseball Opening Weekend Short

Before Mother Nature intervened later in the weekend, the UCF Knights Baseball team got off the Rich Wallace era with a 12-11 win over Bryant Friday night.

Let’s see how the Knights kicked off the Wallace era:

The Knights and Bulldogs put on an offensive spectacle for the 2,602 spectators packed into John Euliano Park to start the 2024 season, getting a combined 30 hits.

UCF was able to get on base early in innings, going 5-8 in its lead-off at-bats to Bryant’s 2-9. However, the Bulldogs did
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Knight Cap: Men’s Tennis off to Best Start in Program History

This past week of UCF Knights sports saw one team make history, one completing its first home stand and another struggling to establish momentum.

We recap all of the action, plus we give you our Knights of the Week and Play of the Week in this edition of Knight Cap on Friday, February 16, 2024.

Men’s Tennis off to best start in program history

The UCF Men’s Tennis team edged out Miami (FL), 4-3, to extend its opening winning streak to seven matches, its best start in program history.

Thanks
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Knight Cap: Women’s Golf Tees Off

This past week of UCF Knights sports saw one team’s road adversity continue, one team begin its spring slate and more.

We recap all of the action, plus we give you our Knights of the Week and Play of the Week in this edition of Knight Cap on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.

The UCF Track and Field team sprint and distance squads traveled to Boston last weekend for the Crimson Elite and the Scarlet & White Invite.
• Senior Rayniah Jones winning gold in the Crimson Elite’s 60-meter hurdles (8.05) an
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Women’s Basketball Rebounds for 2nd Big 12 Win

The UCF Knights Women’s Basketball team mounted a second-half comeback to earn its second Big 12 Conference victory Saturday afternoon, 71-66, over Iowa State.

The win comes four days after the Knights (11-9, 2-8 Big 12) suffered their worst loss of the season, a 41-point blowout to West Virginia.

“That was a game that we wasn’t in from the tip, and give West Virginia all the credit, we just wasn’t,” head coach Sytia Messer said. “So, I didn’t watch film. I did nothing with West Virginia but g
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Knight Cap: Men’s Tennis win streak continues

This past week of UCF Knights sports saw one team’s season-opening fortune continue while a couple of others encountered their first adversity of the new year.

We recap all of the action, plus we give you our Knights of the Week and Play of the Week in this edition of Knight Cap on Friday, February 2, 2024.

The UCF Men’s Tennis team added to its season-opening winning streak with a 7-0 sweep of Florida Gulf Coast.

The Knights now stand at 5-0, an opening record not seen since 1999. It also ma
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Women’s Basketball edges Houston for First Big 12 win

The UCF Knights Women’s Basketball team picked up their first conference victory in the Big 12 era with a 92-87 overtime Space Game thriller against Houston Saturday afternoon.

The win breaks a seven-game losing streak, the program’s longest since 2015-16, and echoes its first victory of the AAC era back in 2013-14, also against the Cougars.

“We had a lot of weight on us to get that first win,” head coach Sytia Messer said after the game. “I just kept telling our players, ‘It’s coming. It’s co
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