Sept. 12, 2011
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By Jordean Matthews
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - UCF's women's soccer players Nicolette Radovcic (Rockaway, N.J.) and Aline Reis (Campinas, Brazil) were named Conference USA's Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week respectively on Monday after helping UCF claim the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic title in Charlottesville. The Knights defeated No. 19 Penn State (2-1) on Friday and Washington State (2-0) on Sunday.
Radovcic scored two goals against Penn State on Sept. 9, the first of which came in the ninth minute after she stole the ball from the PSU goalkeeper and tapped it into an empty net. Radovcic took four shots for the Black and Gold, three of which were on goal.
Radovcic's goal in the 104th minute put the Knights ahead for the win. In the match against Washington State, Radovcic played 75 minutes in the victory and was voted to the All-Tournament team.
Reis produced her second shutout of the season in the 2-0 win over Washington State and allowed only one goal against Penn State, a team that had scored at least three points in its previous six matches. Reis put aside six shots against Penn State and four against Washington State.
Reis spent 194 minutes in goal during the weekend, and was voted Tournament MVP. Reis continues to earn honors as she was also voted to the TopDrawerSoccer.com's Women's Soccer Team of the Week on Monday.
The Knight's resume play Friday night, when they host Jacksonville at the UCF Soccer Complex at 7 p.m.