Good morning, Knights. We have a shortened edition of The Space U Brew today in honor of Memorial Day. We’ll be back in your inboxes tomorrow with our normal full-sized edition.

📈 STOCK UP 

🔼 Back-To-Back. No. 12 UCF rowing heads to Gainesville, Ga., for its second straight NCAA Championship after sweeping the Big 12 title. It marks the program's first back-to-back postseason appearances since a five-year run from 2015-19. The First 4+ enters as the eighth seed, the First 8+ is seeded 10th, and the Second 8+ slots in at 17th. Heats begin Friday, May 29, with finals on Sunday. The rowing team becomes the ninth UCF program to reach NCAA competition during the 2025-26 season.

🔼 A Season Ends. UCF softball's historic 2026 season came to a close with a 14-4 loss to No. 8 seed UCLA in the Super Regional, but the Knights leave Los Angeles with plenty to celebrate. Aubrey Evans gave UCF its first-ever Super Regional lead with a leadoff homer, and the Knights clawed within 6-4 in the fifth before the Bruins pulled away with eight runs over the final two innings. The season featured a program-record home run total, the first NCAA Regional win away from Orlando, including a takedown of No. 9 seed Florida State, the program's sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, and its first 40-win campaign since joining the Big 12.

🔼 Mark Your Calendar. UCF men's basketball will travel to Vanderbilt on Nov. 20, marking the Knights' first trip to Memorial Gymnasium and their seventh straight season with an SEC opponent on the schedule. Both programs are coming off NCAA Tournament appearances, with UCF earning its second at-large bid in program history after a 21-12 campaign that included a program-tying three wins over ranked opponents.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, May 27

👟 Track & Field NCAA East Preliminary

Thursday, May 28

👟 Track & Field NCAA East Preliminary

Friday, May 29

👟 Track & Field NCAA East Preliminary
🚣 Rowing NCAA Championships

Saturday, May 30

👟 Track & Field NCAA East Preliminary
🚣 Rowing NCAA Championships

Sunday, May 31

🚣 Rowing NCAA Championships

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🚀 Have a great Memorial Day, y’all!