Nov. 15, 2010
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By Pat Salvas
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - For the first time in under head coach Bryan Cunningham, the UCF men's soccer team will host an NCAA Tournament game. The Knights will host in-state rival South Florida on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. at the UCF Soccer Complex.
The announcement came Monday afternoon on ESPNU's NCAA Tournament Selection Show. UCF (11-4-3) finished the regular season No. 29 in the RPI and earned one of the 26 at-large bids into the field of 48 teams.
The Knights have previously been to the NCAA Tournament on three occasions. UCF won the A-Sun Championship from 2002-2004. The appearance in 2004 was the last for the Knights, making this year's berth the first since joining Conference USA in 2005 and the first at-large bid.
Three other Conference USA schools also qualified for national postseason play. South Carolina earned the automatic bid by winning the conference tournament, while Tulsa and SMU both earned at-large bids with UCF.
USF comes into the game with a 9-5-4 record. The Bulls fell to West Virginia, 2-1, in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament.
The winner of Thursday's game will head to Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolverines Sunday afternoon
Tickets for Thursday's game will be available Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. Fans can purchase tickets online by going to Ticketmaster or UCFathletics.com or by calling (407) 823-1000.
Tickets for youth (2-17), seniors (55+) and college students with ID are all $5, while adult tickets are $8. All tickets are general admission at the UCF Soccer Complex.