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2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2020-21 AAC REGULAR SEASON AND TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS FEBRUARY THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 • 3:00 P.M. ET 6 TULSA # L, 1-0 CARY, N.C. • WAKEMED SOcceR PARK, FIELD #4 13 at Temple # W, 1-0 SERIES HISTORY: NO PREVIOUS MEETINGS 20 SOUTH FLORIDA # L, 2-1 27 at Tulsa # L, 3-1 #18 MARCH #2 6 MEMPHIS # W, 2-1 13 at #9 SMU # W, 2-0 20 TEMPLE # W, 4-0 27 at South Florida # W, 1-0 APRIL 2 RV SMU # W, 2-1 UCF KNIGHTS PITT PANTHERS 9 at Memphis # W, 3-0 9-3-1 14-3-0 Last Season (Ovr.) 15-3-2 Last Season (Ovr.) 10-8-2 POSTSEASON 6-0-1 Last Season (Conf.) 4-3-1 AAC Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) Last Season (Conf.) 15 SMU T, 1-1 UCF 4-3 PK Head Coach Scott Calabrese Head Coach Jay Vidovich 17 FINAL W, 1-0 NCAA Bid Type Automatic, AAC Champs NCAA Bid Type At-Large, ACC Runner-Up LAST TIME OUT: SERIES HISTORY NCAA Tournament, (Cary, N.C. area) • The Knights advanced to their second straight LAST 10 MEETINGS MAY sweet 16 as they beat James Madison 2-1. 2 vs. #17 James Madison W, 2-1 • UCF scored their quickest goal of the season as 6 vs. #2 Pitt 3 PM Gino Vivi punched one home at the 3:47 mark. • After surrendering a goal to the Dukes five All caps & bold indicates home match minutes into the second half, the Knights answered ¯\_(“)_/¯ All regular season matchups televised on ESPN+ five minutes later with a goal off the chest of # - AAC Regular Season Match Lucca Dourado. The rookie has scored in 3 straight matches. No previous meetings KNIGHT NOTES OH HOW SWEET IT IS! • For the second time in program history and for the second conecutive season, the Knights are headed to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. • In 2019, the #9 nationally-seeded Knights defeated an unbeaten Missouri State team ranked #12 in the country while the spring of 2021 saw UCF down 5-0-3 17th ranked James Madison. THREE-PEAT! • UCF has won the American Athletic Conference regular season title for the third straight season. SOCIAL KNIGHTS • After a 1-3 start, the Knights charged on to the top of the table, winning six matches in a row. Twitter: UCF_MSoccer • It’s the sixth conference title in the team’s Division I history. The Knights three-peated for their first Instagram: UCF.MSoccer conference titles in their Division I era from 2002-2004 when they were members of the ASUN. Facebook: /UCFMensSoccer UCF Athletics: UCFKnights RETURN TO THE RANKINGS Hashtag: #ChargeOn • After a brief absence from the United Soccer Coaches Poll, UCF returned to the rankings at #24 on Website www.ucfknights.com April 6 following three consecutive weeks of receiving votes. They currently sit at #18. • With some teams playing their season in the fall and others taking place in the spring, the United UCF, NOT CENTRAL FLORIDA Soccer Coaches Poll didn’t release a new set of rankings in 2021 until March 2. The Black and Gold Please refer to the University of Central weren’t listed for the March 2 and 9 polls but began receiving votes in the March 16 edition. Florida as UCF, not Central Florida, on • Prior to March 2, the Black and Gold had been ranked since Oct. 9 of 2018 when UCF cracked into all references. Also, UCF is no longer the the poll at No. 19. They hadn’t left the top 20 since that time and were top 15 or better since Sep. 17, 2019. The Knights climbed as high as No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, reaching their program “Golden Knights” and instead simply known best mark on Nov. 12. as the “Knights.” 2020-21 AMERICAN STANDINGS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS The American Overall • UCF’s offense and defense have come to play in the second half of the season. Either side of the ball W L T PTS. W L T % Strk. can take center stage and set the tone for the match. • The Black and Gold are outscoring their opponents 18-4 during their nine-match unbeaten streak as *UCF 7 3 0 21 7 3 0 .700 W6 both sides of the ball are clicking at the same time. *Tulsa 6 3 1 19 6 3 1 .650 W1 • The Knights tallied nine goals in March and seven in April as opposed to just three in February. *Temple 5 4 1 16 5 4 1 .550 W3 • UCF and their defense has surrendered just two goals in their last four matches and a total of three over their last eight, since Yannik Oettl’s return from his abscense. *SMU 5 5 0 15 5 5 0 .500 L1 e-South Fla. 4 6 0 12 4 6 0 .400 L4 ELITE ‘KEEPING e-Memphis 2 8 0 6 2 8 0 .200 L2 • Yannik Oettl is among the nation’s elite goalkeepers and is proving it in just ten matches played this season. He has recorded five shutouts this season, including three consecutive from March 13-27. • He sits in the top 10 in the country in 4 major stat categories, including a save percentage of .897 *Clinched berth in AAC postseason tournament which is third best in the country, which will shatter his personal best mark. He is top six in shutouts Top four teams make the postseason conference tournament, hosted at venue and total saves this season. His miniscule goals allowed average of .529 ranks 8th in the NCAA. of top seeded team at the end of the regular season • He is climbing the ladder in multiple cateogories of UCF’s record book. He is now alone in 4th all- Standings determined by American Athletic Conference points/record. time at UCF in shutouts and recently passed Shawn Doyle (2009-12) for 5th in career saves at UCF. He currently sits with the third best goals allowed average in Knights history at 0.98. more notes on page 3 2020-21 UCF MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES QUICK FACTS 2020-21 NUMERICAL ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION School Name: University of Central Florida # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Location: Orlando, Fla. 1 Yannik Oettl GK 6-2 203 Sr. Munich, Germany Founded: 1963 3 Anderson Rosa D 5-10 160 Fr. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Enrollment 71,000+ 4 Andres Hernandez Betancur D 5-10 152 Jr. San Jose, Costa Rica Nickname: Knights Colors: Black and Gold 5 Gideon Adu-Peprah D 5-9 157 Jr. Manchester, England Affiliation: NCAA Division I 6 Yanis Leerman D 6-1 173 Jr. Troyes, France Conference: American Athletic Conference, The American 7 Gino Vivi F 5-7 140 So. San José, Costa Rica President: Dr. Alexander Cartwright Athletics Director: Terry Mohajir 8 Yoni Sorokin M 5-11 174 Sr. Jerusalem, Israel Athletics Department Phone: (407) 823-3213 9 Jonas Schmalbach F 6-2 176 So. Venice, Italy Athletics Website: www.UCFKnights.com 11 Hattabiou Barry F 5-9 170 Sr. Paris, France UCF men’s soccer on social media: 12 Ariel Hadar M 5-8 164 Fr. Ra’anana, Israel Facebook /UCFMensSoccer Twitter @UCF_MSoccer 13 Josiah Ramirez M 5-6 151 RFr. Harrisburg, Penn. Instagram @UCF.MSoccer 14 Gianluca Arcangeli F 5-10 176 RSo. Sao Paulo, Brazil 16 Beto Ydrach M/D 6-0 178 RFr. Orlando, Fla. COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Communications Assistant Ken Landis 17 Caleb Franke M 5-6 160 Jr. Orlando, Fla. Email: [email protected] 18 Itzik Efraim D 5-11 204 Sr. Jerusalem, Israel Cell Phone: (954) 531-4322 19 Andrew Lizyness M 5-9 151 RFr. Windermere, Fla. Athletics Phone: (407) 823-4114 20 Mauricio Villalobos M 5-8 152 Jr. San Jose, Costa Rica Ticket Office Phone: (407) 823-1000 Mailing Address: PO Box 163555 21 Brandon Golding F/D 5-9 158 RJr. Margate, Fla. Orlando, FL 32816 22 Lucca Dourado F 5-10 174 Fr. Sao Paulo, Brazil Physical Address: Roth Athletics Center 23 Brennon Neff D 6-0 155 Fr. Lake Mary, Fla. 4192 North Orion Blvd. Orlando, FL 32816 25 Matt Douglass GK 6-0 207 RSo. Clearwater, Fla. 26 Bernardo Brandao GK 6-1 180 RFr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PROGRAM INFORMATION 27 Tyler Lavigne GK 6-0 164 Fr. St. Cloud, Fla. First Year of Soccer 1975 (46th Season) First Year in Division I 1984 (37th Season) 28 Franco Loello F 5-4 166 Sr. Buenos Aires, Argentina First Year in The American 2013 (8th Season) 29 Jose Aldaco Jr. F 6-2 186 RFr. Lake Alfred, Fla. All-Time Record in Division I 315-276-67 (.528) 32 Owen Guske M/D 6-0 174 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. All-Time Record 407-314-76 (.557) Record in The American: 48-40-14 (.539) Record in the NCAA Tournament: 5-7-0 (.417) COACHING STAFF Regular Season Championships in The American: 3 Head Coach: Scott Calabrese - 4th Season - Bryant ‘95 Tournament Championships in The American: 1 Associate Head Coach: Paul Souders - 4th Season - Clemson ‘03 Reg. Szn. Conference Championships: 3 (Last 2020-21) Conference Tournament Championships: 4 (Last 2020-21) Assistant Coach: Jamie Davies - 3rd Season - William Woods ‘07 NCAA D-I Tournament Appearances: 8 (Last 2020-21) Goalkeeper Coach: Chris Konopka - 1st Season - Providence ‘06 National Championships: 0 Director of Operations: Alex Gott - 1st Season - Eckerd ‘18 2019 Overall Record 15-3-2 Athletic Trainer: Tessa McEvoy - 2nd Season 2019 The American Record 6-0-1 VENUE INFORMATION Name: UCF Soccer Complex Capacity: 2,475 Surface: Grass HEAD COACH INFORMATION Head Coach: Scott Calabrese (Bryant ‘95) Record at UCF: 45-14-8 (.727) 4th season Career Record: 130-81-28 (.600) 13th season 2020-21 TEAM INFORMATION Newcomers/Returners 8/19 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Starters Lost/Returing 4/7 Gideon Adu-Peprah .....................................................................................Ah-doo Pep-ruh Jose Aldaco Jr.