No. 10 UCF Knights beat FAU Owls 12-3 in mid week game

Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
April 18, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

UCF exploded for an early lead thanks to a Ronnie Richardson homerun on the first pitch. The early lead helped the Knights dominate the FAU Owls for the rest of the night. Nearly 1,500 fans watched the Knights retain the Owls to three runs against their 12 runs Tuesday at Jay Bergman Field. Senior Travis... Read more »

Knights lose first series game; look to win game 2 on Saturday

Mary Stevens / mstevens@valenciavoice.com
April 7, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

The UCF Knights lost to the UAB Blazers after allowing nine unearned runs on five errors in the fourth inning.UCF had 11 hits but only four runs and six errors while UAB had 16 hits, two errors and 11 runs.“We’ve to play better,” said head coach Terry Rooney after the game on Friday. “We have... Read more »

Richardson comes up clutch, UCF defeats Miami 4-1

Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
April 4, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

UCF needed just four hits to defeat the Miami Hurricanes 4-1, as the Knights picked up their first win of the season against one of the “Big Three” Florida schools. With losses against Florida, Florida State, and Miami already this season, the Knights needed a win Wednesday night to avoid being... Read more »

Knights win conference series opener; lose 15-6 on Sunday

Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
March 25, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

The Knights dropped their series finale against East Carolina, as the Pirates pitching fooled UCF batters all day, losing 15-6 Sunday afternoon at Jay Bergman Field. Starter Eric Skoglund was roughed up early, as the freshman went just two and a third innings, and allowed four runs on four hits. Skoglund... Read more »

Knights beat Boston College, Lively whiffs career-high 11

By Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
February 24, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

Ryan Breen’s two-out RBI double in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winning hit, as the UCF Knights beat the BC Eagles 6-5, Friday night at Jay Bergman Field. Starting pitcher Ben Lively pitched six strong innings, and allowed three runs on four hits while striking out a career-high 11 batters,... Read more »

Jordan flashes clutch gene as Knights defeat Marshall

By Juan Gallardo / jgallardo@valenciavoice.com
February 9, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

Marcus Jordan showed that he possesses some of the clutch gene that made his father, Michael Jordan, so great, by hitting a three pointer that would be the dagger to finish off a rallying Marshall squad 67-60 Wednesday night at the UCF Arena. “It’s only natural to want to take that shot with the... Read more »

UCF wins despite missing head coach, key players

By Anisha Tandon / atandon@valenciavoice.com
January 12, 2012
Filed under Sports, UCF Athletics

Despite missing head coach Donnie Jones for the last three contests, the UCF Knights managed to extend their win streak to five games, following the 74-63 win over the Houston Cougars Wednesday night at the UCF Arena. UCF guard Isaiah Sykes earned his second double-double of the season, scoring 21 points... Read more »

Knights post big win despite missing several key players

By Juan Gutierrez / jgutierez@valenciavoice.com
November 8, 2011
Filed under Sports

The University of Central Florida Men’s Basketball team opened its season by defeating the University of West Virginia Tech 81- 66 Saturday night at the UCF Arena, despite missing key players and playing shorthanded.The Knights had just eight players available for the pre-season opener., as UCF announced... Read more »