Fall 08 Try Outs

Try Outs for the Women's Club Soccer team at UCF will take place on the following dates, PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS:

Tues Sept 2^nd 6pm-8pm

Wed Sept 3^rd 4pm-6pm

Thur Sept 4^th 4pm-6pm

All try outs are located at the IM Grass Fields behind the Barbra Ying Center, West of the Rec and Wellness Center. Please consult the UCF Map before asking where the fields are. Do NOT go to the fields located behind Academic Village connected to the baseball fields, or the turf fields. Make sure you are at the Intramural GRASS Fields.

To be on the team you are required to attend at least one practice a week. Practices are held Mon and Thur 4p-6p, and sometimes there is a Sunday option depending on scheduling. If you cannot attend any practice you will not be permitted to play. You should also be available for league matches every Tuesday, between 6:30pm and 10:00pm (warm up begins at 7pm, kick off is at 8pm). If you cannot attend the games you will not make the 22 man roster, but rather serve as an alternate for travel games.

You must also remain enrolled at least part time (6 hours) through out the semester in order to be a member of the team.

Please note that a try out date is taking place on a Wednesday. The team does not usually play on Wed, unfortunately because of our game schedule beginning early we must have try outs as quick as possible. It is only mandatory that you attend ONE try out. If you cannot attend the Wed try out because of class it is understandable. The Tuesday/Thursday try out is during regular game/practice time, so attendance is expected.

The following dates have been chosen for intercollegiate play. If you are unable to attend at least 80% of these dates, you may want to reconsider your ability to commit to the team:

Sept 19-21: UF Tourn

Oct 3-5: Valdosta State U Tourn

Oct 10-12: Georgia Southern U Tourn

Oct 25: UCF round robin at home

Nov 20-23: NIRSA Nationals at U. of Alabama (ATTENDANCE MANDATORY)

To reiterate, this team is COMPETITIVE. High level youth club or varsity soccer experience is similar to the commitment needed to play. A 3-5 day commitment to the team is expected every week. Players are expected to be in shape at try outs, fitness is the responsibility of the individual. 22 women will make the CFSL roster, an additional 3-5 (possibly more or less at the officers' discretion) players will be chosen as alternates. The alternates will fill in roster spots as they become available (sometimes as early as the second week of matches). “Practice players” are permitted if room on the roster or alternate spot is not available. This means they can come to any practice but there may not be positions available for games. Often practice players can fill in as the season winds down, so commitment is rewarded. All players are required to pay the $60.00 dues by Thur Sept. 11^th. Certain expenses are covered by the team, while others will be the responsibility of the player. Details are discussed once a roster is formed.

Remember, no CLUB soccer player can play in INTRAMURAL soccer. There are serious penalties if any club player plays IMs. If you feel intramural soccer is important to you, you may want to evaluate if you are sure you want to try out for the club team.

Many leadership positions for the executive board for the club are available this Fall. If you are interested in being a leader, let me know, and also do not be afraid to show your leadership potential on the field at try outs.

The final roster will be released Friday Sept 5^th, players will be notified through email.

If you have any questions please first, re-read this email, second, check our website, third, check the UCF website, and then last you may reply to this email and I can answer your questions.

Looking forward to a great season,

Shanna DiNobile (President incumbent)

Tryout update

Field availability is still being determined by UCF. A final decision about try out dates will be made ASAP. Please check back soon for more info.

Events added

The Fall 2008 Events Calendar has been updated as much as possible. Please reference it and plan accordingly to attend as much as possible.

Tryouts will take place sometime between Aug 24th - Sept 8th. Exact times and dates are still TBD. Please check in early Aug for exact times.

Final Recap

The Knights Women's Soccer Club concluded the season this week with some excellent competition.

Friday they traveled all the way the Chapel Hill, North Carolina to compete in the UNC 7v7 Soccer Tournament. The Knights faced UVA with a tie of 3-3, Auburn with a win of 3-2, Lynchburg with a win of 3-0, and UNC white, with a win of 2-0. The undefeated pool play sent the Knights into the quarterfinals where they eliminated UNC Heels 2-1. They then moved onto the Semi Finals, but lost 4-0 to reigning champions of the Pioneers, the graduate varsity players of UNC. The Knights tied for 3rd out of 20 teams, a very good showing for their first excursion to the tournament.

The Knights resumed play only a day later in the CFSL finals. Starting goalkeeper Sabrina Rivera was sidelined from a torn ACL during the UNC tournament, so defender Carlyn Topkin took her place, the first time she had ever played goalkeeper in a full sided match. Carlyn made 4 very brave saves to keep the Knights alive during the game and forward Tanya Belt was able to score a goal against the Whiskers, and graduating senior Vikki Richardson player her heart out, but the Knights were overwhelmed losing the game 4-0.

The Knights would like to sincerely thank all the fans who supported them this season, and wish graduating Senior Vikki Richardson good luck, congratulations, she will be missed!

Information on Fall try outs will be posted as soon as dates are determined.

The Close to an Amazing Season!

This past weekend the UCF women's club soccer team played in the third annual 7v7 tournament hosted by UNC-Chapel Hill. We made it all the way to the semi-finals, even with a small team and a few injured players. All games were played on the turf fields of UNC-Chapel Hill. All of the players that went really had a chance to bond with each other, and played amazing during all six of the games that we had. The ball control exhibited in these few games really showed the great potential that lies within the young players of this club team. A special thank you goes out to those that made a special guest apperance in goal: Lindsey Topetcher and Carly Topkin! They played awesome and had many amazing saves.

Saturday:
8 AM UCF v Virginia - tie 3-3
12 PM UCF v Auburn - win 2-1
4 PM UCF v Lynchburg - win 2-0
7 PM UCF v UNC-Wilmington -win 3-0

Sunday:
Quarterfinals
Central Florida 1 - UNC Heels 0 (overtime)

Semifinals
Pioneers 5 - Central Florida 0

This past Tuesday night, the club team played in the finals for CSFL against whiskers at 8 PM, with an ending result of 1-4. There were a lot of things right with this game, but we just couldn't pull it together. Even with many sore legs, and special guest Carlyn as goal keeper, the knights proved unsuccessful. Despite all this, they played amazingly well, stringing together amazing combinations and working on their passing skills. The only goal was scored by Tanya Belt.



A special thank you goes out to Nikki Richardson, the only graduating senior this semester. Thank you for everything! You were an amazing asset to the team, and you will be missed!

On to the Finals

An exciting match for the Women's Club Soccer team took place Tuesday night against Collis Roofing. The semi-final game started off strong for the Knights, with several shots on goal in the first few minutes. However a breakdown allowed an apposing player to breakaway on the side and scored putting the Knights down 0-1. Towards the end of the second half Roofing had a corner kick, which went through the fingers of guest goalie Emily Simpson to go down another goal, 0-2. With only 5 minutes left in the first half, Kimmy Westmoreland was able to cross a long ball from the right hand side to connect with graduating Senior, Vikki Richardson, with a hard shot that sped past the goalie right into the side netting, putting the Knights on the board 1-2.

The second half faired better for the Knights, and out shot Roofing for the entire half. With about 20 minutes left to go, Kimmy Westmoreland took a long throw which deflected off a Roofing player behind the goalkeeper where Tracy DiSevo could secure the goal, to tie it up 2-2. The rest of the game remained scoreless forcing the game to be decided by Penalty kicks.

The Knights won the toss to kick first and Mary Harasyn buried her first shot. Goalkeeper Emily Simpson was able to save the first shot from Roofing to put the Knights ahead 1-0. Vikki Richardson hooked her shot wide, but so did the next shooter for Roofing, so the Knights retained the lead. Tracy DiSevo capitalized on her shot, but so did Roofing after that, for a score of 2-1. Shana Weldon put away her ball as the 4th shooter, securing a lead. Collis Roofing would have to make their 4th shot in order to stay alive, but goalkeeper Emily Simpson would pull out another huge save to give the Knights the win, 3-1 in PKs.

The Knights will go on the the CFSL Tournament Finals against Whiskers, a team they beat earlier in the season, but has not been able to beat to win the CFSL final in years past. The game will be Tuesday, 8pm at Central Winds Soccer Complex.

Relay Total

Thanks to Everyone who supported us for Relay for Life. Despite some light rain, the event went very well and everyone had lots of fun playing games of pick up, walking the track, drinking tea, and fighting cancer!

In total, the Women's Soccer Club at UCF raised $1,285.00 for the American Cancer Society. Thanks again for all your support, we look forward to doing it again next year!