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W. Track. UCF’s Coward Competes in the NCAA Indoor Prelims
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 12, 2010, 8:36 pm
UCF’s Jackie Coward (Knoxville, Tenn.) got off to a good start Saturday evening in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., but unfortunately the sophomore was unable to advance to Saturday’s final against an elite field…

W. Golf. Women’s Golf Competes at Tiger/Wave Classic
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 12, 2010, 8:09 pm
The UCF women’s golf team stands tied for 22nd place through Friday’s opening round of the Tiger/Wave Classic which is being co-hosted by LSU and Tulane at the English Turn & Country Club’s par-72 course in New Orleans…

Baseball. UCF Baseball Postpones Friday’s Game with Hartford
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 12, 2010, 7:16 pm
Due to continuous rain in the Orlando area, the UCF baseball team has postponed game one of its series with Hartford Friday. The two teams will now play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1 p.m., while the series finale is still set for Sunday at 1 p.m…

Softball. UCF Softball’s Conference USA Opener against Memphis Cancelled
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 12, 2010, 5:04 pm
Due to a large volume of rain in the Orlando area, UCF softball’s Conference USA opener Friday against Memphis has been cancelled…


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M. Basketball. UCF-UTEP Postgame Notes
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 12, 2010, 1:22 am
UCF fell 76-54 to UTEP Thursday in Tulsa in the C-USA Championship quarterfinal…

M. Basketball. John Denton’s Knights Insider: UCF Falls to UTEP in C-USA Quarterfinals
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 12, 2010, 1:10 am
As exhilarating and fulfilling as Wednesday’s defeat of SMU was for the UCF Knights, Thursday’s lopsided loss to UTEP was equally deflating and humbling…

UTEP too much for Knights
Rivals.com CA - March 12, 2010, 12:22 am
Jeremy Williams scored 17 points, Randy Culpepper added 10 and No. 25 UTEP beat UCF 76-54 in the Conference USA tournament quarterfinals Thursday night for its 15th straight victory…

Baseball. Baseball Opens Three-Game Series with Hartford Friday at 6:30 p.m.
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 11, 2010, 4:17 pm
Another weekend home series awaits UCF as it is set to host Hartford beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. Junior Owen Dew will take the mound for game one as he carries a 2-1 record with a 2.81 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 16.0 innings…

M. Basketball. John Denton’s Knights Insider: UCF Looking for Big Upset in Tulsa
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 11, 2010, 4:06 pm
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Already the owners of one upset in the Conference USAtournament, the UCF Knights will attempt to shock the basketball world tonight when they face 21st-ranked and top-seeded UTEP at 10 p.m. EST…

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W. Golf. Women’s Golf off to New Orleans for Tiger/Wave Classic
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 11, 2010, 9:39 am
The UCF women’s golf team will walk amongst the nation’s best this weekend when the Knights head to New Orleans to participate in the Tiger/Wave Classic co-hosted by LSU and Tulane. Nine of the nation’s top 25 teams in this week’s Golfstat rankings are in the field…


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M. Basketball. UCF-SMU Postgame Notes
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 11, 2010, 12:44 am
UCF opened play at the C-USA Championship with a 69-53 victory over SMU Wednesday at the BOK Center…

M. Basketball. John Denton’s Knights Insider: UCF Shoots Past SMU
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 11, 2010, 12:25 am
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Pulling off a shocking turnaround from a humbling loss a month ago, UCF throttled SMU 69-53 Wednesday night in first-round play of the Conference USA tournament…

UCF rolls past SMU, advances to face UTEP
Rivals.com CA - March 11, 2010, 12:12 am
Three players scored in double figures for UCF as the Knights defeated SMU 69-53 in the first round of the Conference USA tournament Wednesday night. Taylor Young scored 15 points, Isaac Sosa 14 and A.J. Tyler 12 for ninth-seeded UCF (15-16), which will play No. 25 UTEP, the tournament’s top seed, in the quarterfinals Thursday night…

Notre Dame possibly giving up their independence?
UCF Fan Forum on UCFSports.com - apex_pirate - March 10, 2010, 8:59 pm
Wonder how that would affect the conference shuffle?…


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W. Soccer. Former UCF Women’s Soccer Player Montgomery Joins YSU Coaching Staff
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 10, 2010, 1:10 pm
A four-year member of the UCF women’s soccer team from 2002-05, Jennifer Montgomery was named an assistant coach for Youngstown State the school announced this month. Montgomery currently ranks in the top 10 for the Knights in career shots, goals, assists and points…

Baseball. UCF Baseball Announces Little League Camp Information
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 10, 2010, 12:59 pm
Little league players looking to advance their skills will have several opportunities this summer with the Terry Rooney Baseball Camps at UCF. All three sessions will be held at the UCF baseball complex on the Knights’ campus and will be open to players from kindergarten through eighth grade…

M. Basketball. John Denton’s Knights Insider: UCF Ready to Face SMU
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 10, 2010, 12:23 pm
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One of the biggest misconceptions about memories is that it’s the good ones that always have the most lasting effect…

Football. UCF Football-American Idol Trivia Winners
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 10, 2010, 8:34 am
What UCF football coach has a football-related tie to American Idol besides former Knight and current Top 16 contestant Michael Lynch? Win a limited edition 8×10 Legends of the Bright House Era print if you know…


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Baseball. UCF Baseball Taken Down By No. 13 Miami
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 9, 2010, 10:47 pm
In the first meeting between UCF and Miami in Orlando since 1990, the Knights committed early defensive miscues that helped the Hurricanes jump on top and they would move on 19-2 in front of 2,546 fans. The loss sent UCF’s record to 7-6 while UM jumped to 8-3 on the year…

Softball. Lane Claims C-USA Triples Record Despite UCF Softball Falling to Maine
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 9, 2010, 5:55 pm
Junior Tiffany Lane (Moreno Valley, Calif.) hit a leadoff triple in the sixth inning Tuesday to stake claim on the Conference USA career triples record, despite the UCF softball team falling to visiting Maine, 6-4, at the UCF Softball Complex…

M. Basketball. John Denton’s Knights Insider: UCF Rookies Growing Together
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 9, 2010, 5:05 pm
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There are times, usually when they are sitting around their dorm room back on campus at UCF, that fellow freshmen Keith Clanton and Marcus Jordan will discuss the many highs and lows of their first season with the Knights…

W. Basketball. John Denton’s Knights Insider: UCF’s Run Halted by Single Point
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 9, 2010, 4:19 pm
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UCF’s bid to upset top-seeded Tulane make another stirring run in the C-USA tournament came to an end on Tuesday when Chassity Brown converted a fastbreak layup with six seconds remaining. And when UCF’s Aisha Patrick missed a difficult runner in the lane at the buzzer the eighth-seeded Knights had to live with the pain of a gut-wrenching 63-62 loss to Tulane in second-round play of the C-USA tourney…


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M. Basketball. Clanton, Jordan Garner C-USA All-Freshman Honors
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 9, 2010, 11:04 am
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Keith Clanton and Marcus Jordan of the UCF men’s basketball team were recognized for their impressive rookie campaigns Tuesday when the two Knights were selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team, the league office announced…

Football. NFL Update: Cornell Green Signs With Bills
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 9, 2010, 10:05 am
Former UCF offensive lineman Cornell Green is shuffling off to Buffalo as the Bills signed Green to a reported three-year $9 million contract yesterday to help sure up their offensive line…

Baseball. UCF Hosts No. 13 Miami Tonight - Game Notes
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 9, 2010, 10:05 am
Holding a 7-5 record, UCF will entertain No. 13 Miami Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. live on Bright House Sports Network with David Baumann and 1988 Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola on the call. The first 250 fans through the gates will receive a free black UCF T-shirt…


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East Carolina Facilities Investments
UCF Fan Forum on UCFSports.com - ScourgeOf7seas - March 9, 2010, 2:27 am
I'm thinking some of y'all might be interested to know what is going on in Greenville with regards to facilities improvements. Big investments for me Pirates. Foreshad…

M. Basketball. UCF Sports Today to Offer C-USA Championship Preview
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 9, 2010, 12:31 am
Fans can learn more about UCF’s task at the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Championship Tuesday when UCF Sports Today with Kirk Speraw airs. The 30-minute show, which is the final episode of the season, is set for 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…

W. Basketball. UCF to Meet Tulane Tuesday in Quarterfinals
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 8, 2010, 10:59 pm
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With an overtime victory over Marshall Monday afternoon, UCF survived to play another game. The Knights reward will be a matchup with top-seeded Tulane on Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST at the Donald Reynolds Center in Tulsa…

John Denton’s Knights Insider: UCF Women Deja Vu Victory at C-USA Tournament
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 8, 2010, 7:55 pm
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A lesser, more inexperienced team likely would have crumbled under the situation facing UCF women’s basketball team on Monday in opening-round play of the Conference USA tournament…

W. Basketball. UCF-Marshall First Round Post-Game Notes
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 8, 2010, 5:54 pm
Getting 19 points from junior Chelsie Wiley, UCF defeated Marshall 59-57 Monday afternoon to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2010 GMC Sierra Conference USA Women’s Basketball Championships…

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Baseball. Miami Returns to the UCF Campus Tuesday for the First Time in 20 Years
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 8, 2010, 11:52 am
An unfamiliar Florida baseball program will step foot on the UCF campus Tuesday when the Miami Hurricanes invade Orlando to meet with the Knights at 7:05 p.m. on Bright House Sports Network. UCF and UM have not squared off on the diamond since 1995, while the Hurricanes will make their first appearance at UCF since Feb. 11, 1990…


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M. Tennis. Romano, Knights Top Winthrop
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 7, 2010, 8:25 pm
Thanks to a singles win from sophomore Claudio Romano (Valencia, Venezuela), the UCF men’s tennis team picked up a 4-3 victory over Winthrop Sunday. Romano fought through an injury to claim the match-clinching win at No. 4…

Softball. Perez’s Eighth Inning Walk-Off Single Lifts UCF Softball Past Georgia Southern
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 7, 2010, 4:59 pm
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, sophomore Vanessa Perez (San Diego, Calif.) hit a walk-off single to lift the UCF softball team to a 4-3 victory over Georgia Southern Sunday afternoon at the UCF Softball Complex…

Baseball. UCF Baseball Falters Against Central Michigan Sunday
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 7, 2010, 4:51 pm
UCF could not take advantage of key scoring situations in a 7-4 loss to Central Michigan Sunday afternoon. The Knights (7-5) will now shift their focus towards a Tuesday clash with No. 10 Miami at home at 7:05 p.m…

M. Basketball. Marc Daniels’ From the Press Box: Young Entering Spotlight
UCFAthletics.com FL - March 7, 2010, 4:51 pm
With his Hollywood looks, Taylor Young strolls through an airport with a few travelers wondering if he is someone famous. A.J. Rompza usually takes care of that by telling most that there is another famous player on the Knights. For Young, the spotlight is something he does not seek and he would tell you it shouldn’t be shining on him…


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