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Knights struggle to tame Kansas State Wildcats

UCF Knights women's basketball suffered a 97-67 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday evening at the Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.During the first quarter, the Knights (9-15, 2-12 Big 12) could not stop the Wildcats (24-3, 12-2 Big 12) offense. The Wildcats ended the first quarter with 32 points, double UCF’s 16-point total. In the second quarter of the game, the Knights were able to limit the Wildcats scoring to 18 points but were unable to take the lead after scoring just 13...
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UCF Knights unable to clip Kansas Jayhawks' wings

The UCF Knights women’s basketball team played a close game, but fell short to the Kansas Jayhawks 58-63 Tuesday evening at the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.During the first quarter, the Knights (9-16, 2-13 Big 12)  led with 17 points to the Jayhawks' (14-11, 4-10 Big 12) 11 points. In the second quarter of the game, the Knights were unable to keep a hold on the lead scoring 14 points as the Jayhawks flew out scoring 20 points.After halftime, the Knights and Jayhawks went neck and neck....
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Knights defeat Texas Tech for third conference win

The UCF Knights women’s basketball team won its third conference game against Texas Tech 61-60 at Addition Financial Arena on Saturday.The Knights (10-16, 3-13 Big 12) played a tight game in the first quarter with Texas Tech (14-15, 3-13 Big 12), scoring 12 points to Texas Tech’s 13. The two teams continued to go neck and neck with Texas Tech scoring 6 points in the second quarter and the Knights scoring 8 points.
After halftime, the game started to pick up its pace with UCF scoring 23 p...
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UCF women's basketball overpowered by Utah

The UCF Knights women's basketball team had a tough game, falling by the score of 51-95 to the Utah Utes on Saturday afternoon at the John M. Huntsman Center.During the first quarter the Knights (8-14, 1-11 Big 12) were struggling to keep up with Utah's (18-5, 9-3 Big 12) offensive. Utah racked up points ending the first quarter off with 27 points while the Knights had 15. In the second quarter of the game the Knights were unable to take lead as they scored 13 points while Utah scored 16 and con...
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UCF Knights pounce on Houston Cougars to break losing streak

The UCF Knights women's basketball team defeated the Houston Cougars 70-56 to earn it's first conference win and snap a 10-game losing streak on Saturday at Addition Financial Arena.Although the Knights (8-12, 1-9 Big 12) started slow, scoring only 12 points in the first quarter, they picked up the pace with 19 points in each of the next two quarters. Meanwhile, the defense held the Cougars (5-17, 1-10 Big 12) to 12 and 18 points in that time. The Knights had a 20-point fourth quarter, allowing...
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UCF women's basketball struggles against Oklahoma State

UCF women's basketball played against Oklahoma State, but fell short with a losing score of 72-58 on Saturday at Addition Financial Arena. Freshman forward Adeang Ring led the team offensively, putting up 12 points. Other key players included graduate student guard Nevaeh Brown, who finished with 9 points, and freshman guard and forward Emely Rodriguez, who tallied seven rebounds. Senior guard Kaitlin Peterson was another key player in this match, scoring 8 points. Rodriguez scored an early 3-po...
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Meet Knightly and Rookie: the campus superheroes of UCF

In August 2024, a student made a costume with UCF's iconic colors and put on a helmet to hide his identity with a new persona called Knightly. 
The student had a few goals in mind with this persona."This journey began when I realized how UCF is a great community so full of life and color,” Knightly said. “I just wanted to be a part of that.”With a social media post on Reddit, this student started gaining popularity, with people wondering who the student is.“Besides just looking good, I l...
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Public piano removed from UCF Teaching Academy after noise complaints

UCF students have mixed opinions on the removal of a piano that made its home in the Teaching Academy this September.The College of Education decided to remove the piano because faculty within the college said that it was a distraction to students who are trying to study and get work done.
Benie Harris, director of facilities for the College of Community Innovation of Education, said the piano was removed due to it being disruptive to students studying in the Teaching Academy.Cliberson J...
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Controversial state park initiative canceled until further notice, UCF environmentalists in support

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's new initiative that would allow for lodging and recreational facilities to be built on Florida state parks will not be considered until further notice, a good sign for UCF environmentalists who opposed the plan. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, or DEP, announced the Great Outdoors Initiative Aug. 19 with the goal of increasing recreation options in public spaces by creating areas for outdoor activities including pickleball,...