Nationals result

The Knights came home winless from their fist National tournament at the University of West Florida, Pensacola. Their first game against GA Tech was very close, with each team tying it up one after another 3 times, but the extreme wind conditions caught the best of the Knights and lost the win. The second game was played against U. Cal later that evening in 30 degree weather plus a wind chill! The Knights could not over come the extreme weather and added another loss to the record, Cal however did go onto the finals of the entire tournament. The Knights started fresh the next day against Towson, and would not go home defeated. They held Towson to a 0-0 tie after a very aggressive and physical match. Towson had beaten GA Tech, and lost to Cal only 1-0 in previous play, so the Knights were proud of their tie.

It was an extremely fun and rewarding trip, and we thank all of our supporters and the Sport Club Council to help us make our first entrance into Nationals. The Knights will work a hard to travel to next years Nationals!

CFSL Final

The Knights came in second place this Fall in the CFSL tournament Final. A hard fought match for the cup took place against the Whiskers. The Whiskers were first to strike going up 1-0 in the first half, the Knights answered quickly with their own goal, and then added another for the lead of 2-1. AS the second half wore down the Whiskers were relentless, and managed to come back with 2 goals in the last 10 minutes of the match for a final score of 3-2. The Knights will have the opportunity for a rematch next year in the CFSL Spring season starting in February.

Nationals Schedule

The Knights will compete in the NIRSA Nationals Nov. 15-17, check out the NIRSA site for details.

vs. UM and FSU

The Knights held a round robin event this weekend featuring the University of Miami and Florida State University.

In their first game against UM, the Knights started strong, scoring a goals in the first few minutes. UM was able to tie it, but the Knights slipped another in for 2-1, at the half. UM held strong tying it up again, 2-2, but UCF had the stamina to score another 3 goals, with a final score of 5-2. Goals came from Tanya Belt with a hat trick, Sandy Belt, and Vikki Richardson.

The Knights kept the competition tough in their next game against FSU. The Knights scored first with a shot from Vikki Richardson, but FSU would not be shut out and tied the game before the end of the half. UCF held strong and went up 2-1 towards the end of the game with a goal from Tanya Belt to get the win.

The Knights will play in the CFSL final Tuesday at 8pm.

Semi vs. Roofing

The Knights were in action last night in the Semi Final match against Roofing. In the first half Danielle Marino was able to put the Knights ahead 1-0. A free kick was awarded to Roofing a few minutes later which they capitalized on making the game one all. At the end of the first Tanya Belt slipped another goal in, making it 2-1, Knights. The Knights were caught off guard at the very top of the 2nd half allowing Roofing to tie again, 2-2. With 20 minutes left Tanya Belt was able to score again after a one v. one with the keeper, putting the Knights up 3-2. The Knights had to hold on strong all the way to the very last minute when Roofing had a corner kick, sweeper Kimmie Westmoreland and Center Mid Lindsey Topetcher were able to clear the ball to seal the win at 3-2. The Knights will play in the Finals against Whiskers, Tuesday Nov. 13, 8pm at CFWSC.

Regular Season Results

The Knights finished their regular season play in the past two weeks against Whiskers and Suncats. A loss and a tie resulted respectively for each match for a final CFSL record of 3-3-2.

The Knights beat Surge in the first round of post season last week with a score of 5-0. Goal scorers Tanya and Sandy Belt, Kim Foster, Kimmy Westmoreland, Michelle Marshall, and Vikki Richardson all contributing.

The Knights will face Roofing in the Semis Tuesday at 8pm.

The Knights will also be traveling to the Nationals Competition Nov. 14th at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. See the details at http://www.nirsa.org/sports/soccer/sport_club/2007/Default.aspx