SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 1 | JANUARY 26 | VS. FAU | ORLANDO, FLA. | 0-0, 0-0 JANUARY UCF vs. FAU MON. 25 VS. FAU (EXHIBITION) 4:00 PM TUES. 26 VS. FAU 4:00 PM SAT. 30 VS. UNF 7:00 PM SUN. 31 VS. UNF 5:00 PM Vs. FEBRUARY FRI. 5 VS. TULANE 2:00 PM SAT. 6 VS. TULANE 5:00 PM UCF KNIGHTS FAU OWLS THU. 18 AT TEMPLE* 5:00 PM 2020-21 Overall Record 2020-21 Overall Record FRI. 19 AT TEMPLE* 3:00 PM 0-0 0-0 FRI. 26 VS. MIAMI-FL 3:00 PM ARENA HEAD COACH SUN. 28 AT MIAMI-FL 3:00 PM The Venue Todd Dagenais @ucf_volleyball 13th Season LIVE STATS MARCH UCF.StatBroadcast.com MEDIA CONTACT @ucf.volleyball FRI. 5 VS. ECU* 6:00 PM Sean Asher SAT. 6 VS. ECU* 2:00 PM [email protected] /ucfvolleyball 4465 Knights Victory Way FRI. 12 AT CINCINNATI* 1:00 PM Orlando, Fla. SAT. 13 AT CINCINNATI* 1:00 PM FRI. 26 VS. USF *^ 7:00 PM SAT. 27 VS. USF *^ 7:00 PM 2019-20 RECAP The 2019 UCF volleyball squad was one of the best in program history, posting a 25-8, 14-2 record throughout the season. APRIL FRI. 2 AT AAC SEMIFINALS*# TBD Notable regular season victories for the Knights in 2019 included wins over then No. 14 Illinois, Iowa State, Ole Miss, Kansas, South Carolina and sweeping South Florida to win the War on I-4. SAT. 3 AT AAC CHAMPIONSHIP*# TBD Between 2018 and 2019, UCF has led the American Athletic Conference with a combined 32-2 re- cord in league play. After going undefeated in 2018 conference action to claim the title, the Knights were tabbed to host the inaugural AAC Championship Tournament in November 2019. UCF did not 9-25 NCAA TOURNAMENT TBD disappoint in front of its home crowd, taking down AAC regular season champions Cincinnati to win their second straight league title. The Black and Gold then defeated Florida State in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament. The win marked the fi rst NCAA Tournament win of head coach Todd Dagenais’s career and sent UCF to the second round for the fi rst time since 2003. It was also the game that gave coach Dagenais career win number 237, making him UCF Volleyball’s all-time winningest head coach. * Denotes American Athletic Conference Match UNANIMOUS PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR ^ Denotes War on I-4 In just two seasons in the black and gold, McKenna Melville has already established herself as one of the greatest players in UCF history. Playing in all 122 sets for the Knights in 2019, Melville had one # AAC Tournament hosted by Cinicinnati in of the best sophomore campaigns in program history, posting a team-high 4.49 kills per set after scorching 548 kills on the year, nearly a third of UCF’s total production. Cincinnati, Ohio Nationally in 2019, Melville ranked 10th in total kills, 12th in total points, fi fth in total attacks, 23rd in kills per set and 24th in points per set. The outside hitter was named the American Athletic Confer- ence Off ensive Player of the Week twice in 2019, was named an AVCA All-American Honorable ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN. GAME TIMES ARE SUBJECT Mention, earned All-Conference First Team honors and was the tournament MVP in the 2019 AAC Championship, where the Knights defended their title. TO CHANGE. HOME GAMES ARE PLAYED AT THE VENUE. PICKED TO WIN In 2020-21, the Knights are once again selected to repeat as AAC champions. UCF received 10 out of 11 fi rst-place votes to claim the top spot in the poll over Cincinnati. The Bearcats were second in the poll with one fi rst place vote (coming from UCF, who could not vote for themselves). In addition to the 10 fi rst place votes predicting UCF to win the conference, UCF was also picked to win The American’s East Division. The Knights garnered 46 points to claim fi rst place in that regard. Rounding out the rest of the East Division poll, Cincinnati was predicted to fi nish second with 37 total points, Temple was third with 26 points, and ECU and South Florida were tied for fourth place with 16 points each. THE OWLS The Knights made quick work of FAU in 2019 with a 3-0 sweep over the Owls on Sept. 21, 2019. UCF was ahead for most of the match, jumping ahead early in all three sets and not relinquishing the lead to take each set by seven or more points. The Knights had 17 ½ blocks in just three sets in their last win over the Owls. McKenna Melville tal- lied eight kills and seven digs while Anne-Marie Watson also looked strong, hitting .500 for nine kills and four blocks. Kathryn Wesolich also chimed in with six block assists and two kills. The Knights are 33-9 all-time against the Owls headed into Monday’s contest, with UCF’s last loss coming in 2013 in a 3-2 loss at FAU. 1 #ChargeOn 2021 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA TOP 25 POLL Loca on Orlando, Fl. AVCA (PRESEASON) Enrollment 64,318 Rank Team 2019 Record Prev. Conference American 1 Wisconsin 27-7 2 Nickname Knights 2 Texas 14-0* 1* Mascot Knightro 3 Stanford 30-4 1 Colors Gold (R:182, G:162, B:105) and Black 4 Kentucky 8-0* 2* President Alexander Cartwright 5 Nebraska 28-5 5 VP & Director of Athle cs Dr. Daniel J. White (Notre Dame ‘02) 6 Baylor 13-3* 3* NCAA Faculty Representa ve Dr. Manoj Chopra 7 Minnesota 27-6 4 VOLLEYBALL STAFF 8 Washington 27-7 6 Head Coach Todd Dagenais (Central Michigan ‘95) 13th Season 9 Penn State 27-6 7 Record at UCF 237-148, .616 10 Utah 24-10 9 All-Time Record 237-148, .616 11 Florida 6-2* 7* Associate Head Coach Jenny Mauer (Washington ‘99) 5th Season 12 Louisville 5-2* 5* Assistant Coach Brian Doyon (Syracuse ‘95) 4th Season 13 Purdue 24-8 13 Director of Opera ons TJ Read (Ohio State ‘15) 3rd Season 14 Notre Dame 6-1* 4* Volunteer Coach Cameron Stevens (Finley ‘11) 2nd Season 15 Creighton 25-6 16 16 BYU 26-5 17 FACILITY INFORMATION 17 Missouri 6-2* 8* Home Court (Capacity) The Venue, 2,500 18 Georgia Tech 7-1* 6* UCF’s All-Time Record at The Venue 294-105 (.737) 19 Pittsburgh 4-4* 9* Home Record Under Dagenais 117-51 (.696) 20 Marquette 28-6 20 All-Time Home Record* 353-142 (.713) 21 Hawai’i 26-4 15 Incomplete records prior to 1987. 22 UCLA 19-12 25 VOLLEYBALL HISTORY 23 San Diego 25-6 21 24 Michigan 21-11 RV First Year of Volleyball 1975 25 W. Kentucky 32-2 22 All-Time Overall Record 1036-627 (.623) All-Time American Record 96-36 (.727) American Conference Championships 3 (‘14, ‘18, 19) Others Receiving Votes: A-SUN Conference Championships 7 (‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03) Washington State 68; Colorado State 52; NCAA Tournament Apps 9 (‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘14, ‘18, ‘19) Texas A&M 45; Kansas State 39; Texas AIAW Championships 1 (‘78) State 39; South Carolina 38; Southern California 33; Rice 26; Arkansas 23; Cin- 2019 REVIEW & 2020-21 PREVIEW cinnati 18; Georgia 12; Duke 10; Miami (FL) 2019 Record 25-8 10; Coastal Carolina 9 2019 American Record (Finish) 14-2 (2nd) Final RPI Ranking 24th Starters Returning/Lost 3/4 Newcomers 8 Freshmen/Transfers 5/3 MEDIA CONTACT Assistant Director for Communica ons Sean Asher & Volleyball Contact The American Standings Senior Associate A.D. for Communica ons John Heisler Team W L Pct. Offi ce Phone (689) 208-9282 E-mail sasher@athle cs.ucf.edu *UCF 0 0 0.000 Houston 0 0 0.000 UConn 0 0 0.000 STAY SOCIAL East Carolina 0 0 0.000 Offi cial UCF Knights Website UCFKnights.com Memphis 0 0 0.000 Offi cial UCF Knights Volleyball Twi er @UCF_Volleyball Tulsa 0 0 0.000 Offi cial UCF Knights Volleyball Facebook /UCF.Volleyball USF 0 0 0.000 Offi cial UCF Knights Volleyball Instagram @UCF.Volleyball Wichita St. 0 0 0.000 Todd Dagenias Twi er @UCFVBtodd * = UCF was picked to win the AAC ‘19 SEASON RECAP The Knights’ were once again among the best in the nation in 2019, 1 | Morghan Chambers 2 | Chloe Scheer 3 | Amber Olson 4 | Arianna Arjomand 6 | Dresi Pass fi nishing the season with OH | 6’2 | So. L | 5’7 | Fr. S | 5’11 | Jr. L/DS | 5’7 | So. S | 5’9 | So. Dallas, Texas Murrieta, Calif. Cary, Ill. Orlando, Fla. Chaska, Minn. a 25-8 overall record, Cedar Hills Vista Murrieta Cary-Grove HS Wichita State Minnetonka including going 14-2 in conference play. The Knights went on to win the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship tournament, securing a 7 | Nerissa Moravec 8 | Stella Gkiourda 11 | Faby Ribas 14 | Emily Lawrence 16 | Tali Marmen conference title for the OH | 6’1 | Fr. MB | 6’1 | R-Sr. DS | 5’5 | Sr. S | 6’0 | Fr. OH | 6’1 | Jr. second year in a row. Lincoln, Neb. Moschato Greece Orlando, Fla. Oviedo, Fla. Ariel, Israel Lincoln Southeast HS South Florida Hagerty High School Rutgers The conference title earned UCF an NCAA Championship postseason berth for the second straight year as well. UCF made it to the second round of the 17 | Mary Beth Headley 19 | MaKenzie Chambers 20 | McKenna Melville 21 | Kathryn Wesolich OH | 5’11 | Fr.