Dec. 4, 2009
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ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) -The UCF women's basketball team returns home on Sunday looking to win their 10th-straight game at the UCF Arena. Sunday's game will be the first meeting between UCF (2-1) and Washington (2-4) and also the first time the Knights have played a school from the Pac-10 Conference. Sunday is also the beginning of a stretch of six games in which UCF will play five times in front of its home crowd.
Getting 23 points and 14 rebounds from junior Emma Cannon (Rochester, N.Y.), UCF won at Jacksonville 84-68 on Wednesday. Sophomore Aisha Patrick (Rockledge, Fla.) added a career-high 21 points as the Knights made Joi Williams a perfect 3-0 in her hometown.
A 10th-straight victory at home would put UCF just one win away from tying the program's record for home wins in the Division I era. The 1998-99 team won 11-straight games at the old UCF Arena. UCF is seven wins from the program's all-time record of 16, set across two seasons from 1983 to 1984.
During the winning streak, junior Chelsie Wiley (Riviera Beach, Fla.) has averaged 19.2 points per contest and hit 40.4 percent from long range (23-57). Cannon has also excelled on her home floor, averaging 15.8 points and 11.8 rebounds during the nine-game span. As a team, UCF has shot 43.8 percent from the floor and 74.1 percent from long range.
The contest will feature a live audio internet broadcast through Stretch Audio Internet, and it can be heard free of charge at http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/multimedia/ucf-wbb-stretch-sched.html. Scott Adams will be on the call, with the broadcast set to begin at 12:45 p.m.
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN: The Knights' victory over Jacksonville made head coach Joi Williams 4-0 against teams from her hometown since taking over at UCF. Williams is also 3-0 in games played in Jacksonville, with two wins over JU and another against North Florida.
DOLPHIN TRAINER: Cannon is averaging 19 points and 12.3 rebounds in three career games against Jacksonville.
INSIDE THE SERIES: Sunday's contest will be the first meeting between UCF and Washington.
NEVER BEFORE: The game will also mark the first time UCF has ever played an opponent from the Pac-10 Conference.
HOME SWEET HOME:
- With the victory against Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 20, UCF ran its winning streak on its home floor to nine games dating back to 2008-09.
- After a 1-4 start, the Knights won their final eight home games a season ago.
- The Knights are now just two more home wins from tying the program's Division I record for consecutive at home. The 1998-99 team won 11-straight games at the old UCF Arena.
- UCF is seven wins from the program's all-time record of 16, set across two season from 1983 to 1984. That mark included the final eight games of the 1982-83 season and the first eight of the 1983-84 campaign.
MOVING ON UP: With her 14 rebounds against Jacksonville, Cannon moved into second place alone on UCF's all-time rebounding chart. The junior has 689 career rebounds and trails only Tamika Coley's 1,211 rebounds in UCF history.
TOUGH SLATE: A year after playing one of the nation's most difficult non-conference schedules, UCF will again be challenged in 2009-10. The Knights' already played #24 MTSU, and the schedule also includes home games against ranked Notre Dame and Florida State teams.
ELECTRIC 80: With 80 points against Bethune-Cookman and 84 against Jacksonville, UCF scored 80-plus points in consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 15 and 19, 2007, against both SE Louisiana and Appalachian State. It is also the first time the Knights have done so in back-to-back wins since Dec. 1 and 3, 2001 against Jacksonville State and Samford.
Season and single-game tickets are currently available with the UCF Ticket Office. Knight fans can purchase season tickets for each of the team's 14 home games for just $39. For more information on purchasing tickets, contact the UCF ticket office at (407) 823-1000.
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