Women’s Soccer Earns Statement Win Over #24 Georgia
The UCF Knights Women’s Soccer team marked an early Senior Knight with a statement victory over #24 Georgia, 2-0.
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UCF Gains Two Olympic Medalist alums in Paris
When the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris began on July 26, the University of Central Florida called two of its alums Olympic medalists.
UCF Rowing Makes Olympics Debut in Paris with Pair of Alums
Firsts only happen once.
No matter who might repeat your feat in the years ahead, nothing can remove the accolade of being the first. This is the position that a pair of former UCF rowers, and a former UCF women’s soccer player, find themselves in at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.
No matter who might repeat your feat in the years ahead, nothing can remove the accolade of being the first. This is the position that a pair of former UCF rowers, and a former UCF women’s soccer player, find themselves in at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.
UCF Rugby Players Competing in Paris for Team USA
It is not long before the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics get underway.
However, before the boats sail the Seine for the opening ceremony, a UCF Knights alum will hit the field to begin his and his team’s quest for a medal.
However, before the boats sail the Seine for the opening ceremony, a UCF Knights alum will hit the field to begin his and his team’s quest for a medal.
Pair of UCF Pitchers Selected in MLB Draft
Two former UCF Knights pitchers heard their names called on Tuesday, the final day of the 2024 MLB Draft.
Najer Victor and Chase Centala are the 125th and 126th overall players in program history to be selected, per the program’s record book.
Najer Victor and Chase Centala are the 125th and 126th overall players in program history to be selected, per the program’s record book.
Baseball’s Season Ends in Tallahassee NCAA Regional Final
Three Florida teams entered Tallahassee’s Dick Howser Stadium on Sunday, but only one could advance to the Super Regionals.
While the UCF Knights Baseball team made it further in an NCAA Regional than it has in over a decade, getting a 5-2 win over Stetson in the afternoon to get to the regional final, it was once again beaten by Florida State in the regional final, putting a wrap on the 2024 season.
While the UCF Knights Baseball team made it further in an NCAA Regional than it has in over a decade, getting a 5-2 win over Stetson in the afternoon to get to the regional final, it was once again beaten by Florida State in the regional final, putting a wrap on the 2024 season.
Baseball Falls to Florida State, Drops to Elimination Game
The UCF Knights baseball team now has its back against the wall at the Tallahassee Regional, falling to Florida State on Saturday night, 5-2, to drop to an elimination game at noon the following day.
Baseball Gets First NCAA Win Since 2012
The droughts are over.
Not only did the UCF Knights Baseball team play in its first NCAA Tournament game since 2017, but thanks to their 8-7 victory over Alabama on Friday night, it has earned its first NCAA Tournament win since 2012.
Not only did the UCF Knights Baseball team play in its first NCAA Tournament game since 2017, but thanks to their 8-7 victory over Alabama on Friday night, it has earned its first NCAA Tournament win since 2012.
Knight Cap: Women’s Golf and Men’s Tennis Going Dancing
This past week of UCF Knights sports saw several teams learn their postseason fate while two more teams prepare for their Big 12 Championship debuts.
Plus, we give you our Knights of the Week and Play of the Week in this edition of Knight Cap on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Plus, we give you our Knights of the Week and Play of the Week in this edition of Knight Cap on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Baseball Enters Top 25 After Taking Third Consecutive Series
The UCF Knights baseball team has entered the Top 25 for the first time post-pandemic after its third consecutive series win, taking two of three against Texas Tech.
How UCF Baseball Bounced Back in Big 12 Play
The UCF Knights Baseball team has rebounded from getting swept by Oklahoma in its first Big 12 Conference series over the last couple of weeks.
Thanks to taking two of three games in their home series against Oklahoma State two weeks ago and on the road against Kansas last weekend, the Knights have now brought their conference play record to 4-5, tied with five other schools for seventh in the conference standings.
Thanks to taking two of three games in their home series against Oklahoma State two weeks ago and on the road against Kansas last weekend, the Knights have now brought their conference play record to 4-5, tied with five other schools for seventh in the conference standings.
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
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
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.
The Sooners (9-5, 3-0 Big 12) outscored the Knights (9-4, 0-3 Big 12) 29-8 across the series’ three games.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shorthanded Men’s Hoops falls in Cincy
Despite a 12-point lead at the half, the UCF Knights Men’s Basketball team will be leaving Cincinnati with a 68-57 loss.
The Knights drop to 12-7 (3-4 Big 12), pulling even with the Bearcats (14-6, 3-4 Big 12) in the conference standings.
How did this all happen? How did UCF end up on the other end of a double-digit comeback? Let’s go over the key points:
UCF had Cincinnati’s number in the first half or, to be more accurate, guards Jaylin Sellers and Marcellus Avery had Cincinnati’s number in
The Knights drop to 12-7 (3-4 Big 12), pulling even with the Bearcats (14-6, 3-4 Big 12) in the conference standings.
How did this all happen? How did UCF end up on the other end of a double-digit comeback? Let’s go over the key points:
UCF had Cincinnati’s number in the first half or, to be more accurate, guards Jaylin Sellers and Marcellus Avery had Cincinnati’s number in
Tim Harris Jr. Rejoins UCF as Co-OC and WR Coach
Tim Harris Jr. is returning to the UCF Knights football team as its new co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.
Harris spent 2023 season as the running backs coach for the Miami Hurricanes. Before that, he worked in the same role and as a co-offensive coordinator at UCF in head coach Gus Malzahn’s first two years in the program in 2021 and 2022.
During those two seasons, Harris worked with running back Isaiah Bowser as he rushed for the eighth-most touchdowns in school history and t
Harris spent 2023 season as the running backs coach for the Miami Hurricanes. Before that, he worked in the same role and as a co-offensive coordinator at UCF in head coach Gus Malzahn’s first two years in the program in 2021 and 2022.
During those two seasons, Harris worked with running back Isaiah Bowser as he rushed for the eighth-most touchdowns in school history and t
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