UCF Knights women's soccer
| UCF Knights women's soccer |
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| Founded | 1981 | ||
| University | University of Central Florida | ||
| Conference | The American | ||
| Location | Orlando, FL | ||
| Head coach | Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak (2nd year) | ||
| Stadium |
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) |
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| Nickname | UCF Knights | ||
| Colors | Black and Gold |
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| NCAA Tournament Runner Up | |||
| 1981, 1982 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Semifinal | |||
| 1981, 1982, 1987 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal | |||
| 1981, 1982, 1987, 2011 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1981, 1982, 1987, 2011, 2014 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
| 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |||
| Conference Tournament Champions | |||
| 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013 | |||
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |||
| 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 | |||
The UCF Knights women's soccer program represents the University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I. The Knights compete in the American Athletic Conference (The American) and play their home games on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida at the UCF Soccer and Track Stadium. The Knights are led by head coach and Olympic gold medalist Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak.
The Knights soccer program began in 1981 under Jim Rudy, who also started the men's soccer program at UCF in 1975. The Knights went 11–3–0 in their inaugural year, defeating Miami in their first match 20–0. Rudy led the Knights to the AIAW Finals in their first year. UCF faced North Carolina in the final AIAW Championship, falling 1–0. The Knights returned to the Finals in 1982, falling again to North Carolina 2–0 in the first NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament. The first two NCAA Tournaments were held at UCF.
In 1993, the team joined their first conference, the Trans America Athletic Conference (which became the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2001), where they remained until joining Conference USA in 2005. In 2013, UCF joined the American Athletic Conference. In 30 seasons, the Knights have had a losing record only twice, and have earned a bid to 16 NCAA Tournaments, including 5 straight through 2011. UCF has earned more trips to the NCAA Tournament then any other Florida school. In 2011, the Knights became the first unseeded tournament team to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels, who have won 20 NCAA Women's Soccer Championships. UCF defeated UNC 5–4 on penalty kicks in the Sweet Sixteen before falling 3–0 to Wake Forest in the Elite Eight.
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