July 11, 2007
Orlando, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - UCF Director of Athletics and Executive Vice President Keith Tribble announced that the UCF Athletics Association has extended the contract of women's soccer head coach Amanda Cromwell. The new deal will keep the leader of the Knights in Orlando through the 2010 season.
"Coach (Amanda) Cromwell's women's soccer program over the past decade is an example of what many of our team's aspire to be," said Tribble. "She and her coaching staff have guided UCF women's soccer to quickly become one of the most formidable programs within Conference USA as well as in the region. UCF women's soccer has advanced to five NCAA Tournaments in the last eight years and we are confident she will guide the program to continued success."
Cromwell, who is entering 2007 in her ninth year at UCF, lifted the Knights to a 7-1-1 Conference USA record and second place in the regular-season standings. With an 11-6-2 overall mark, which was the sixth-straight year that it had notched double-digit wins, Cromwell improved her UCF career record to 112-53-6.
"I would like to thank President Dr. John C. Hitt and Keith Tribble for their continued support of the women's soccer program," said Cromwell. "Their vision for athletic excellence, as evidenced by the tremendous growth during my eight years as head coach, makes me excited about the future of our soccer program. The success our teams have experienced, on and off the field, is proof that UCF is a place the elite student-athlete seeks out. I'm proud of our past accomplishments, and with a great coaching staff and a talented group of young women, I look forward to even greater success in the years to come."
Continuing UCF's rich tradition of success on the soccer field, Cromwell came to Orlando for the 1999 campaign. That season saw the Knights post a 16-6-1 record and take a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It also began a stretch of four Atlantic Sun Championships in five seasons. In 2002, Cromwell led the Black and Gold to an impressive 18-5-0 record, breaking the school mark for victories in a single season.
UCF became the first team in A-Sun history to receive an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament when the 2004 squad went 17-4-2 overall. Cromwell then guided UCF to the 2005 C-USA regular season title, a feat the Knights shared with SMU. In all, her teams have never lost more than two conference matches in a season.
A two-time All-American as a player at the University of Virginia, Cromwell captained the 1991 Cavaliers to the NCAA Final Four. She also was a member of the U.S. team that took third at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and went on to play in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).
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