M. Basketball. Another Strong Game for Sosa at FIBA ChampionshipUCFAthletics.com FL - July 3, 2009, 9:09 am UCF sophomore guard Isaac Sosa (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) continued his strong play at the FIBA U19 World Championship Thursday evening, totaling 20 points in Puerto Rico’s 107-98 loss to Greece. Sosa went 6-of-7 from 3-point range…
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W. Volleyball. UCF Volleyball Season Tickets on Sale NowUCFAthletics.com FL - July 2, 2009, 10:30 am The UCF volleyball team put together its most successful season in five years in 2008, posting a 15-17 overall record and matching its best Conference USA record, going 6-10 in the fifth-toughest volleyball conference in the nation. With the Knights’ 2009 campaign just around the corner, season tickets are now available for purchase online at UCFAthletics.com or by calling the UCF Athletics Ticket Office at (407) UCF-1000…
W. Basketball. Summer Student-Athlete Update - Angelica MealingUCFAthletics.com FL - July 2, 2009, 9:33 am Despite the all-conference campaigns of Emma Cannon (Rochester, N.Y.) and Chelsie Wiley (Riviera Beach, Fla.) and the immediate impact of freshman Aisha Patrick in 2008-09, point guard Angelica Mealing (Decatur, Ga.) was arguably the key to the success of the UCF women’s basketball team. After lineup shuffling early in the season meant three different players started at point guard in the first four games, Mealing added consistency to the Knights by taking hold of the position and starting 23 of the final 24 games…
M. Basketball. Sosa Leads Puerto Rico to a Win Over LithuaniaUCFAthletics.com FL - July 2, 2009, 8:39 am Sophomore guard Isaac Sosa (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) of the UCF men’s basketball team totaled 18 points Wednesday to lead Puerto Rico to an 80-73 victory over Lithuania to open the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship. Puerto Rico will return to action Thursday, continuing group play with a game against Greece…
KnightVision Scoop - July 2UCFAthletics.com FL - July 2, 2009, 8:28 am A profile of UCF head softball coach Renee-Leurs Gillespie is among the highlights of Thursday’s UCF Athletics in the News. The Central Florida Future takes a look at the only coach in the history of the program…
M. Basketball. UCF Fastbreak - July 2UCFAthletics.com FL - July 2, 2009, 8:20 am Forward P.J. Gaynor (Jacksonville, Fla.) totaled 10 points in 17 minutes against North Carolina A&T in his collegiate debut last November at the UCF Arena. Despite the strong performance, it did not take long for the freshman to realize how different the college game is from high school contests…
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W. Golf. Katie Detlefsen Named to NGCA All-American Scholar TeamUCFAthletics.com FL - July 1, 2009, 4:35 pm UCF sophomore Katie Detlefsen (Eagan, Minn.) was named on Tuesday to the National Golf Coaches Association’s All-American Scholar Team. One of the more stringent lists of any similar award in college sports, recipients must maintain at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and play in at least half of their team’s tournaments…
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Football. Three Former Knights To Play in CFL this yearUCFAthletics.com FL - July 1, 2009, 12:37 pm Today, July 1, is Canada Day, the national holiday of our neighbors to the north. It is also the opening day of the Canadian Football League season and three former UCF players will be playing in the CFL this year. Cedric Gagne-Marcoux is a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Taylor Robertson plays for the Toronto Argonauts and Keith Shologan will suit up for the Saskatchewan Roughriders…
Football. UCF Football Summer Player Update - Darius NallUCFAthletics.com FL - July 1, 2009, 12:29 pm Sophomore Darius Nall (Douglasville, Ga.) has had a more eventful year than most. After a 2007 campaign which saw him garner Freshman All-Conference USA accolades, he found out last June that he had cancer…
W. Volleyball. New UCF Volleyball Players Arrive on CampusUCFAthletics.com FL - July 1, 2009, 10:06 am It has been an exciting week for five new members of the UCF volleyball team, as they rolled into campus late last week to move into their dorms, attend orientation and begin their journey at UCF with class on Monday…
M. Basketball. Sosa, Puerto Rico to Open FIBA U19 World ChampionshipUCFAthletics.com FL - July 1, 2009, 9:23 am Starting Wednesday, sophomore guard Isaac Sosa (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) of the UCF men’s basketball team will compete against some of the best young players in the world when action begins at the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand. Sosa and the Puerto Rico squad will open the event against Lithuania…
M. Soccer. UCF Men’s Soccer Signee Quintana Named to the EA Sports All-American TeamUCFAthletics.com FL - July 1, 2009, 9:19 am UCF men’s soccer signee Andrew Quintana has been named to the 15-player EA Sports All-American team, recently announced by ESPN.com. The team was selected by the ESPNRISE.com staff and includes players that represented their high school teams and made the ESPNRISE.com boys soccer seasonal All-American teams…
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Baseball. Romans Signs Professional Contract with the Rockford RiverHawksUCFAthletics.com FL - June 30, 2009, 5:26 pm Following a three-year career at UCF, former Knights outfielder and catcher Brandon Romans signed a professional contract Tuesday with the Rockford RiverHawks. The RiverHawks are members of the Frontier League, a 12-team independent professional baseball league that is in its 17th season this summer…
W. Golf. Former UCF Women’s Golfers Taking To Duramed FUTURES TourUCFAthletics.com FL - June 30, 2009, 4:23 pm The two graduated seniors from this past year’s NCAA Regional-qualifying UCF women’s golf team, Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) and Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.) are both trying to make their way onto the LPGA Tour, playing in events on the Duramed FUTURES Tour…
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W. Soccer. UCF’s Reis Selected to the Brazilian National Women’s Soccer Team RosterUCFAthletics.com FL - June 30, 2009, 10:12 am Aline Reis may have been selected as an All-American after her freshman season in 2008, but the UCF women’s soccer goalkeeper received another honor that may mean even more to the Brazilian. On Monday evening, Reis was named to the Brazil National Team’s roster as it prepares for World Cup qualifying…
W. Basketball. Summer Student-Athlete Update - Chelsie WileyUCFAthletics.com FL - June 30, 2009, 10:02 am In her sophomore season, Chelsie Wiley (Riviera Beach, Fla.) arguably emerged more than any other player in Conference USA. After scoring 8.3 points per game as a freshman, the guard’s average increased to 14.9 points per game in 2008-09. Wiley also knocked down 73 threes en route to being named to the C-USA all-conference third-team…
KnightVision Scoop - June 30UCFAthletics.com FL - June 30, 2009, 8:25 am Blayne Barber continues to receive coverage for his victory at the Florida State Amateur Golf Championship over the weekend. His hometown paper, the Lake City Reporter, has a story about the win…
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Each week, UCFinsider.com posts a collection of articles related to former UCF football players in the NFL. Click on a player’s name or view it all at once after the jump!
Atari Bigby
Daunte Culpepper
Travis Fisher
Cornell Green
Bradon Marshall
Matt Prater
Asante Samuel
Kevin Smith
Mike Walker
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Baseball. “Dreams Really Do Come True” - In the Minors with Chadd HartmanUCFAthletics.com FL - June 29, 2009, 12:37 pm June 11 changed him forever. The 2009 UCF baseball season was completed and so was his four years as a Knight. Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft continued to roll along as it reached the 43rd of 50 rounds. And that’s when Chadd Hartman knew it was official…
KnightVision Scoop - June 29UCFAthletics.com FL - June 29, 2009, 8:39 am Blayne Barber continued his impressive 2008-09 campaign Sunday, claiming the title at the Florida State Amateur Golf Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. He led from start to finish at the four-round event and finished at 11-under 277…
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M. Golf. Blayne Barber Wins Florida Am ChampionshipUCFAthletics.com FL - June 28, 2009, 6:40 pm Blayne Barber (Lake City, Fla.) of the UCF men’s golf team claimed the title at the Florida State Amateur Championship Sunday at the TPC at Sawgrass. Barber, who garnered All-America second team honors as a freshman in 2008-09, concluded the four-round event at 11-under 277…
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