Posts Tagged ‘knights’
UCF’s ‘Knight-Thon’ Aims to Raise $170,000 for Children’s Miracle Network
Hundreds of University of Central Florida students will participate in an 18 hour dance marathon to help raise money for kids who can’t stand as part of UCF’s largest student-run philanthropy.
On Saturday, April 13, Knight-Thon — UCF’s official student run philanthropy that benefits...
April 2nd, 2013 | Beyond UCF, News, Student Orgs | Read More
Marshall Defeats UCF 82-70; UCF Loses Third Straight
The UCF Knights (17-9, C-USA 7-5) officially fell into a losing streak as they dropped their third straight, this time to a Marshall Thundering Herd (12-15, C-USA 5-7) team who found their first road win of the season in Orlando, the town where dreams come true.
Isaiah Sykes had his fifth double-double,...
February 20th, 2013 | Basketball, Sports | Read More
Knights’ Rugby to Host a Bullfight on Saturday
Kyle McCormick
January 31, 2013
This Saturday, February 2nd, at 11AM, the UCF Men’s Rugby team will host a grudge match against the USF Bulls. The game will be played on the grass practice field adjacent to the IM fields.
After going undefeated last semester and winning the State of Florida Tournament...
January 31st, 2013 | News, Sports | Read More
Sykes and Newell Carry Knights in Sloppy Win Over Rice
UCF defeated the Rice Owls 78-67 Wednesday night to improve to 13-5 on the season and 3-1 in conference play. Calvin Newell and Isaiah Sykes scored 24 points each, a career high for freshman Newell.
Newell shared after the game that he is beginning to hit his stride with his teammates and is gaining...
January 24th, 2013 | Basketball, Sports | Read More
Engineering Students Bring Light to South African Township
When the sun sets in South Africa, residents of the Pomolong Township will be one day closer to receiving a source of electricity for their community center provided by the University of Central Florida. But tonight the township remains dark.
The Pomolong Township located near Harrismith is home to about...
December 5th, 2012 | Beyond UCF, Campus Involvement, Culture, News | Read More
UCF Throws Down Against Florida Tech in 90-62 Victory
The Knights (4-2) cruised to a 28 point victory over the Florida Tech Panthers (3-1) Saturday night, coming away with a 90-62 win after dropping two consecutive games.
Freshman guard Matt Williams led UCF with 21 points in a mere 13 minutes off the bench, hitting seven of nine three point field goal...
December 1st, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More
UCF Falls Short to Tulsa in OT; Will Head to Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
The Golden Hurricanes edged the Knights in overtime 33-27, beating them for the second time in three weeks.
The loss will result in the Knights going to the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl on Dec.21, while Tulsa, the new C-USA champion, will head to the Liberty bowl. The Knights started the game,...
December 1st, 2012 | Football, Sports | Read More
Knights Battle Back but Cannot Overcome #7 Gators in 66-79 Loss
The #7 Florida Gators (5-0) simply overpowered UCF (3-2) in a 79-66 victory over the Knights at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville on Friday afternoon.
While the Knights outshot in the Gators percentage wise across the boards, 46.5% FG (22-47) and 55% 3FG (11-20) compared to 42.6% (29-68) and...
November 23rd, 2012 | Basketball, Entertainment, Sports | Read More
Knights Looked ‘Soft’ in 75-61 Loss to Middle Tennessee
In their second of three games this week, the UCF Knights (3-1) fell to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-1) in a 75-61 loss, finishing up a three game home stand.
Tristan Spurlock led the Knights in scoring with seventeen points, followed closely by Keith Clanton’s fifteen. The duo led the team...
November 20th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More
Knights Hold Off Savannah State 53-50 and Advance to 3-0
The UCF Knights (3-0) basketball team fended off a very tough Savannah State (3-2) team in their second home game of the season, winning 53-50 at The Dungeon in Orlando, Fl.
Last season, the SSU Tigers won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title and also advanced to the first round of the NIT Tournament,...
November 18th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More





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