Good morning, Knights. The vibe going into this week:

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏈 Huge win
🏐 The battle of Florida teams
🚀 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Historic Win. The football team beat N.C. A&T 68-7 on Saturday. The Knights had a total of 560 yards. Jaden Nixon became the first player in over a decade to take it back to the house with a 96-yard return on the game’s opening kickoff. Nixon, Tayven Jackson, Rodney Lora, Jacurri Brown and Stacy Gage each made it to the end zone.

🏈 Read more about the victory.

🔼 Florida Represent. The volleyball team competed in the 305 Challenge this past weekend. The women beat Stetson 3-0 and fell to Miami 3-0. Against Stetson, the Knights were led by Avah Armour’s 17 kills. Armour also led the team against Miami with 11 kills. The Knights ended the tournament beating FIU 3-1. The women recorded 13 aces, which is the most in a match since 2023.

🤔 TRIVIA FOR YOU

Flashback. The last player to have an opening kickoff return touchdown at UCF was Quincy McDuffie. He ran 95 yards to the end zone against Tulane.

What year did this happen?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🚀 ONE BIG THING

Welcome! The women’s basketball team added two players to the 2025-26 roster. Meja Hänsel and Felicia Schölander are prominent Swedish internationals who are both freshmen. Schölander averaged 14.4 points per game last season. Hänsel averaged 11.6 points per game last season.

🏀 Here’s more about the new Knights.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Monday, September 8

⛳️ Women’s Golf Cougar Classic | Live Stats

Tuesday, September 9

⛳️ Women’s Golf Cougar Classic | Live Stats

Thursday, September 11

⚽️ Women’s Soccer at North Florida @ 6pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Jacksonville @ 7pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Friday, September 12

👟 Cross Country Southern Showcase @ 9:30am ET
🏐 Volleyball vs. Arkansas St. @ 7pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, September 13

🏐 Volleyball vs. Florida Atlantic @ 6pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, September 14

🏐 Volleyball vs. Brown @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2010!

🚀 Have a great Monday, y’all!