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1 2015 Schedule & Results Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 21 #8 Florida L, 2-0 Aug. 23 Jacksonville W, 3-0 Aug. 28 at FIU W, 1-0 Aug. 30 at Miami W, 4-3 (2OT) Sept. 4 at Ole Miss T, 2-2 (2OT) Sept. 6 Oklahoma State W, 2-1 Sept. 10 at #3 Florida State L, 4-0 Sept. 18 Georgetown W, 3-1 Sept. 24 Temple* W, 1-0 Sept. 27 #20 UConn* L, 3-2 Oct. 1 at East Carolina* 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Cincinnati* 1 p.m. Oct. 8 Memphis* 7 p.m. Oct. 11 Tulsa* (ADN) 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at SMU* 8 p.m. Oct. 18 at Temple* 2 p.m. Oct. 23 USF* 7 p.m. WOMEN S SOCCER American Athletic Conference Championship - Dallas Nov. 3 Quarterfinals Nov. 5 Semifinals Nov. 8 Championship Presented by Napleton s Volkswagen GAME 11 UCF (6-3-1, 1-1-0) at ECU (6-5-1, 1-1-0) Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 Johnson Soccer Stadium Series History: UCF leads Last Meeting: UCF W, 2-0 (Orlando, 2014) Broadcast: Pirates On Demand Gameday Notables UCF is visiting Greenville for the first time since 2011 when both programs were still members of Conference USA. The Knights have never lost to the Pirates on their home turf. Moreover, UCF has never lost to East Carolina during the regular season. UCF s only loss to the Pirates occurred in the 2011 C-USA Championship quaterfinals. The Knights eventually went on their memorable run to the NCAA Elite 8 that year. Quest for Three-Peat The Knights are the reigning back-to-back regular season champions. The team holds a record during league play since joining The American in UCF just snapped its 16-match unbeaten streak at home during conference play to UConn. The Knights boasted a streak (including tournament games) from Oct. 7, 2012 until Sept. 27, Last Time Out The Knights nearly pulled off a victory against No. 20 UConn but fell 3-2 to the Huskies. Morgan Ferrara scored her first goal as a Knight to give UCF a 1-0 lead before halftime, and Ashley Spivey netted a goal in the 71st minute to regain a 2-1 lead but the team couldn t hang on. Goalkeeper Vera Varis had one of the more memorable moments in the game when she saved a penalty kick in the 70th minute to keep the score, 1-1. Storied Tradition Since 1981, UCF has accumulated 21 conference championships and 19 NCAA Tournament berths, which include appearances in the 1982 NCAA title game, 1987 Final Four, 2011 Elite Eight and 2014 Sweet 16. Sixteen Knights have earned 20 NSCAA All-American selections, including former USWNT goalkeepers Amy (Allmann) Griffin and Kim Wyant (current NYU men s soccer head coach) and National Soccer Hall of Famer Michelle Akers. Former All-American forward Tishia Jewell ( ) is the only Knight in UCF Athletics history to win the Senior CLASS Award. NCAA Championship Nov First Round (Campus Sites) Nov Second & Third Rounds (Campus Sites) Nov Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) Dec. 4-6 College Cup (Cary, N.C.) * = Conference match Home matches in bold All times Eastern and subject to change Follow UCF ucf.wsoccer UCF, Not Central Florida Please refer to the University of Central Florida as UCF, not Central Florida, on all references. Also, UCF is no longer Golden and instead simply known as the Knights. New Year, New Squad UCF has 15 newcomers on its roster this season, including transfers from Mississippi State, Louisville, Miami and Maryland. UCF lost three conference players of the year due to graduation: Tatiana Coleman (Offensive); Carleigh Williams (Defensive); and Connie Organ (Goalkeeper). National Knights UCF dropped out receiving votes in the NSCAA national poll for the first time since 2011 on Sept. 22. UCF, who had been ranked or receiving votes in every NSCAA poll since Dec. 6, 2011, is ranked fourth among teams in the NSCAA Northeast region. The Knights are rated 29th in the NCAA RPI standings. RPI ranks more than 330 teams based upon their wins, losses and strength of schedule. Players of the Week Four Knights have earned five Player of the Week honors so far this year. Junior Carol Rodrigues (9/7) and senior Ashley Spivey (8/31) were recognized as Offensive Player of the Week. The pair lead the team in goals scored this year. Saga Fredriksson (Defensive, 8/31; 9/21) and Jessica Taylor (Rookie, 8/31) nabbed their first career honors as well this year. A Year Ago UCF earned its second Sweet 16 berth in four years in the program s eighth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Knights repeated as the American Athletic Conference s regular season champion, bringing their hardware total to three trophies in two years. UCF matched the school record for wins in a season (18) and put up its first undefeated slate at home since Tatiana Coleman (18th pick) and Carleigh Williams (31st pick) were both selected in the NWSL Draft, marking the third straight year that at least one Knight has been chosen. UCF finished the year at No. 16 in the national rankings. The Knights have received a nod in the final NSCAA Top-25 in five of the past six seasons.

2 No. Name Height Pos. Class Hometown/High School (Previous School) 0 Rebecca Harb 5-6 GK SO St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic HS (West Georgia) 1 Vera Varis 5-10 GK FR Vantaa, Finland/ Mäkelänrinne Sports 2 Kelli Crowley 5-8 D FR Panama City, Fla./J.R. Arnold HS 3 Emily Tipton 5-4 D FR Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary HS 4 Katarina Naumanen 5-6 D FR Kuopio, Finland/ Kuopion Klassillinen lukio 5 Adrienne Li 5-4 D FR Ottawa, Canada/E.S.P. Louis-Riel 6 Bridget Callahan 5-5 M/D SO Hollywood, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna Prep 7 Julia Moore 5-6 M SO Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest HS (Maryland) 8 Ashley Spivey 5-8 F SR Sparrows Point, Md./McDonogh School (Maryland) 9 Kayla Adamek 5-6 M RS SO Ottawa, Canada/Sir Robert Borden 11 Carlin Huegli 5-8 D RS JR Edmonds, Wash./Woodway HS 12 Morgan Ferrara 5-10 F SO Tampa, Fla./Sickles HS (Mississippi State) 13 Darbi Filliben 5-8 D JR Oviedo, Fla./Hagerty HS (Mississippi State) 14 Saga Fredriksson 5-3 D SO Malmo, Sweden/ProCivitas Privata Gymnasium 15 Amanda Wilkin 5-8 M SR Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island HS 17 Jennifer Vera 5-4 M SO Ocala, Fla./Ocala Vanguard HS 20 Megan Fish 5-9 M RS SR Summerville, S.C./Pinewood Prep 21 Brianna Raaf 5-3 F/D RS SO Coral Springs, Fla./Douglas HS 22 Madison Barney 5-6 M RS SR Sammamish, Wash./Skyline HS 23 Maura Aman 5-7 D/F FR Annandale, Va./WT Woodson 24 Cortney O Connell 5-3 F JR Chantilly, Va./Freedom HS 26 Jessica Taylor 5-6 F FR Tampa, Fla./Steinbrenner HS 27 Hannah DeBose 5-6 F SO Indialantic, Fla./Melbourne HS 30 Diana Manis 6-0 GK SR Pensacola, Fla./Booker T. Washington HS 31 Francesca Fischer 5-7 GK RS FR Naples, Fla./Naples HS (Louisville) 33 Caroline Bado 5-6 D JR Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant HS 99 Carol Rodrigues 5-8 F JR Juazeiro, Brazil/Sistema Educational Radar (Monroe College) #BESTISOURSTANDARD Pronunciation Guide Kayla Adamek... AD-uh-mick Maura Aman...Amin Caroline Bado... Bay-DOE Morgan Ferrara... Fer-RARE-uh Saga Fredriksson...SAH-gah Carlin Huegli... Hue-GLEE Katarina Naumanen... Kah-tuh-ree-nuh...Naw-oo-muh-nin Brianna Raaf...Raff Ashley Spivey...Spy-vee Sahaydak... Sah-HAY-dack Vera Varis...VARE-uh VAR-iss Head Coach: Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak (UNC, 2005) 3rd season at UCF Associate Head Coach: Tim Sahaydak (UNC, 2005) Assistant Coach: Jamie Corti (UNC-Greensboro, 2009/ VCU, 2010) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chris Cummings (Rollins, 2012) Head Coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak An Olympic gold medalist, World Cup champion and two-time NCAA champion, Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak was named head women s soccer coach at UCF in May The two-time American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year has wasted no time in putting her stamp on UCF s successful program. In 2014, she guided the Knights to their second NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in four years and the American regular season title. UCF posted its first undefeated home slate (11-0) since 1999, matched the school record for wins in a season (18) and was nationally ranked through much of the year. In her first season (2013), she led UCF to a school-record unbeaten streak (18 matches), an NSCAA national standing through much of the year and the program s first undefeated conference season since In addition, UCF made history as the first program to win an American Athletic Conference Championship. Roberts Sahaydak came to Orlando after serving six seasons at VCU alongside her co-head coach, husband and current UCF associate head coach Tim Sahaydak. Roberts Sahaydak spent a decade with the U.S. National Team from , earning 110 caps (with 60 starts). Her career was highlighted by three women s World Cups - among them, the unforgettable 1999 championship - and a gold medal with the 1996 Olympic team. A native of San Ramon, Calif., she debuted for the Stars and Stripes in 1994 when she was only 16 as one of the youngest players ever to suit up for the National Team. She played in her first FIFA Women s World Cup a month after her 18th birthday and won Olympic gold before she was out of her teens (USSoccer.com). As a collegian, Roberts Sahaydak was a standout midfielder for North Carolina ( ) as a three-time All-ACC First Team selection. She led the Tar Heels to two NCAA titles (1996, 1997) during her tenure, was voted the 1998 ACC Tournament MVP and finished third in voting for collegiate soccer s highest honor, the Hermann Trophy. She still ranks among the top five for career starts in UNC s record book. She was a two-time captain for the Carolina Courage in the first fully professional U.S. women s league (Women s United Soccer Association). She helped the Courage win the 2002 title after finishing last in the team s inaugural campaign one year prior. Roberts Sahaydak took over VCU s program in 2007 and led the Rams to three conference championship game appearances. She was voted as the 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Co-Head Coach of the Year, along with her husband, Tim. The duo mentored two CAA Defenders of the Year, one CAA Rookie of the Year and 20 all-conference players, including six first-team honorees. The couple reside in Orlando with their two daughters, Layla and Evie Quick Facts UCF INFORMATION Location... Orlando, Fla. Founded Enrollment...60,810 Nickname... Knights Colors...Black and Gold Conference...American Athletic Conference President... Dr. John C. Hitt Interm Director of Athletics...George O Leary Athletics Phone... (407) Ticket Office Phone... (407) Home Facility (Cap.)...UCF Soccer Complex (2,475) COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak Alma Mater...UNC, 2005 Career Record (9th year) UCF Record (3rd year) Associate Head Coach...Tim Sahaydak Alma Mater...UNC, 2005 Assistant Coach...Jamie Corti Alma Mater... UNC-Greensboro, 2009/ VCU, 2010 TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Overall Record American Record/Finish /First 2014 American Championship... Semifinals Postseason...NCAA Sweet 16 Starters Returning/Lost... 3/8 Letterwinners Returning...8 Newcomers...15 SOCCER HISTORY First Year of Soccer First Year at Division I Level First Year in The American All-Time Record All-Time AAC Record NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last... 19/2014 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Contact... Jenna Marina Office Phone... (407) Cell Phone... (727) jmarina@athletics.ucf.edu Website...UCFKnights.com

3 Presented by Napleton s Volkswagen UCF Combined Team Statistics Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Conference Non-conference Date Opponent Score Att. 08/21/15 #8 FLORIDA L /23/15 JACKSONVILLE W /28/15 at Florida International W /30/15 at Miami (FL) Wo /04/15 at Ole Miss To /06/15 OKLAHOMA STATE W /10/15 at #3 Florida State L /18/15 GEORGETOWN W /24/15 * TEMPLE W /27/15 * #20 CONNECTICUT L * Conference game SHOT STATISTICS UCF Opponents Goals-shot attempts Goals per game Shot pct Shots/game Shots on goal SOG pct GOAL BREAKDOWN Penalties 1 2 Unassisted 7 5 Overtime 1 0 CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS STROKES PENALTIES Yellow cards 7 7 Red cards 1 1 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 6/494 4/616 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg ps-att pk-att 99 RODRIGUES, Carol SPIVEY, Ashley ADAMEK, Kayla DEBOSE, Hannah BARNEY, Madison FREDRIKSSON, Saga FERRARA, Morgan TAYLOR, Jessica TIPTON, Emily MOORE, Julia BADO, Caroline RAAF, Brianna O'CONNELL, Cortney HUEGLI, Carlin AMAN, Maura CALLAHAN, Bridget NAUMANEN, Katarina FISH, Megan VERA, Jen FILLIBEN, Darbi UCF Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves % w l t sho Ssho 1 VARIS, Vera 8 753: FISCHER, Francesca 2 166: Total : Opponents : Goals By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents Shots By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents Saves By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents Penalty Corners Corners By Period By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents Fouls By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents

4 #BESTISOURSTANDARD UCF Combined Team Statistics Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Conference Non-conference Date Opponent Score Att. 09/24/15 * TEMPLE W /27/15 * #20 CONNECTICUT L * Conference game SHOT STATISTICS UCF Opponents Goals-shot attempts Goals per game Shot pct Shots/game Shots on goal SOG pct GOAL BREAKDOWN Penalties 0 0 Unassisted 1 0 Overtime 0 0 CORNER KICKS 17 5 PENALTY KICKS STROKES PENALTIES Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg ps-att pk-att 9 ADAMEK, Kayla SPIVEY, Ashley FERRARA, Morgan DEBOSE, Hannah FILLIBEN, Darbi VERA, Jen FREDRIKSSON, Saga FISH, Megan HUEGLI, Carlin O'CONNELL, Cortney RAAF, Brianna NAUMANEN, Katarina CALLAHAN, Bridget BARNEY, Madison AMAN, Maura RODRIGUES, Carol UCF Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves % w l t sho Ssho 1 VARIS, Vera 2 180: Total 2 180: Opponents 2 180: ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 2/393 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents Shots By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents Saves By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents Penalty Corners Corners By Period By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents Fouls By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total UCF Opponents

5 1 - Vera Varis 2015 Finland Women s National Team Appeared in 2014 U20 FIFA Women s World Cup Her club team, FC Honka, won the 2014 National Championship 6 - Bridget Callahan Swapped from MF to center back this year Played in 20 matches and made lone start against FAU in 2014 Scored 3 goals in 2014 Played a combined 65 minutes over three matches of UCF s postseason run to the Sweet Carlin Huegli Assisted GWG at Miami Appeared in 16 matches in 2014, notching lone start in UCF s AAC semifinal matchup against UConn Tallied first career goal, two assists in Megan Fish Started 14 of 22 matches in 2014 Assisted game-winning goal against Cincinnati in 2014 to help close the regular season with a perfect record at home for the first time since Jessica Taylor 2012 Super Y National Champion with the West Florida Flames Named all-state in her freshman and sophomore seasons on the flag football team 2 - Kelli Crowley Four-time all-county honoree Four-time district runner-up Named all-state her senior year while serving as team captain 7 - Julia Moore Dished first career assist vs. Jacksonville Appeared in two games at Maryland in 2014 Four-star rating by TopDrawerSoccer.com, ranked the No. 2 recruit in the Florida Region 12 - Morgan Ferrara Started in 3 of 12 matches for Mississippi State in 2014 Scored two goals for the Bulldogs, including the gamewinner off a header against Louisiana Tech Four-star forward by TopDrawerSoccer.com and the 15th best player in Florida 22- Madison Barney Netted first goal since rookie year (2011) against Miami (8/30) Missed last two seasons with ACL injury 2012 C-USA Second Team honoree 27 - Hannah DeBose 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team Starter in 9 of 23 matches in 2014, dishing 6 assists Assisted UCF s game-winning goal in its first round win over Georgia in the NCAA Tournament 3 -Emily Tipton Second team all-conference as a freshman at Lake Mary Served as team captain her senior year 2014 State and Southern Regional Champions with Florida Kraze Krush 8 - Ashley Spivey Has notched 4 game-winners so far in 2015, ranking 3rd among NCAA DI players 2015 All-Preseason Team 2014 American Athletic Conference Second Team Team s second-leading goal (10) and point (26) scorer in Darbi Filliben Two-year starter for Mississippi State s back line, starting in 29 of 34 matches Standout defender for Hagerty as a first team All- Seminole Athletic Conference and All-Central Florida selection Three-time district champion 23 - Maura Aman TopDrawerSoccer.com s Spring State All Star Team for Virginia (2015) 2015 conference champion Three-time all-district team selection 31 - Francesca Fischer Redshirted her freshman year at Louisville in Naples High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Played in 69 games with 6161 minutes in goal, registering 43 shutouts, 514 saves, 35 GA and a.507 goals against average during prep career Presented by Napleton s Volkswagen 6 - Katarina Naumanen 2015 Finland Women s National Team Captain of the 2014 U20 World Cup Team Served on the U17 National Team from and the U19 team from Kayla Adamek Missed 2014 due to ACL injury Named to 2013 American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team UCF s second-leading goal scorer (9), including threegame winners, and tied for second-leading point scorer (20) 14 - Saga Fredriksson Only 2x AAC Defender of the Week this year American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team selection Member of a defense that finished with 13 shutouts on the year 24 - Cortney O Connell Started 13 of 29 matches played at Miami from Two-time state champion for Bethesda SC during her club career from Two-time all state honoree 99 - Carol Rodrigues Team s leading point scorer this year Brazil National Team in 2012 & 2014 U20 World Cup Scored Brazil s lone goal versus Germany in 2014 U20 World Cup NSCAA 2014 First Team All-American and national champion