{"id":95207,"date":"2019-03-10T21:54:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T01:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=95207"},"modified":"2019-06-28T13:51:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T17:51:57","slug":"ucf-basketball-teams-aim-first-aac-trophies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-basketball-teams-aim-first-aac-trophies\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Basketball Teams Aim for First AAC Trophies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCF men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams are in the middle of two of the best seasons in program history and show no signs of slowing down as they set their sights on competing for the American Athletic Conference Championship\u2019s top prize.<\/p>\n<p>The women spent the weekend in Uncasville, Connecticut, making a successful run through their tournament while the men are gearing up for their conference tournament in Memphis, Tennessee, later this week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95214\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full img-fluid w-100 wp-image-95214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman.jpg\" alt=\"women's basketball players cheer on team bench\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full img-fluid w-100 wp-image-95214 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"women's basketball players cheer on team bench\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-w-team-aac-soloman.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The UCF women&#8217;s basketball team will face UConn in the American Athletic Conference Championship final. (Photo by Ben Soloman\/The American)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Monday\u2019s Championship Matchup<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to Sunday\u2019s historical win against Cincinnati in The American Championship semifinal, the UCF women\u2019s basketball team advanced to compete in the league final for first time since the conference\u2019s inception in 2013. The Knights will take on national powerhouse UConn at Mohegan Sun Arena at 7 p.m. Monday on ESPN2.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights\u2019 66-58 win over the Bearcats marked the team\u2019s 26th win of the season and in effect set a new school record for the most wins in a season.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We\u2019re going to stick together, we\u2019re going to play hard, we\u2019re going to stay focused. This is our time.&#8221; \u2014 UCF head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of these young women. It\u2019s kind of fitting the Nike (warm-up) shirts say UCF family. When we went in the locker room I just said, \u2018Families back each other up. You guys are my daughters. You guys are your sisters. We\u2019re going to stick together, we\u2019re going to play hard, we\u2019re going to stay focused. This is our time. We are going to try to get in this championship game.\u2019 And everybody really stepped up,\u201d head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson says.<\/p>\n<p>A win against UConn would deliver the team&#8217;s first conference trophy since the 2010-11 season and automatically punch the Knights&#8217; ticket to the NCAA Tournament. While UCF has also put together a strong resume for the program&#8217;s first at-large bid to the Big Dance, the Knights will have to wait a week to find out the details of their postseason fate.<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA Division I Women&#8217;s Basketball Championship bracket will be revealed at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, March 18, on ESPN.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95213\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full img-fluid w-100 wp-image-95213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick.jpg\" alt=\"basketball player wearing white uniform dribbles ball across half court with UCF logo on floor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full img-fluid w-100 wp-image-95213 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"basketball player wearing white uniform dribbles ball across half court with UCF logo on floor\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/ucf-men-hoops-nick.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The men&#8217;s team will play either Memphis or Tulane in Friday&#8217;s conference championship quarterfinal matchup. (Photo by Nick Leyva &#8217;15)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Men\u2019s AAC Championship Outlook<\/h3>\n<p>The men\u2019s basketball team (23-7, 13-5 American)&nbsp;will head into the postseason with its most regular season victories in its Division I history (since 1984). The Knights\u2019 13-5 record in American Athletic Conference play is its best performance in league play since joining The American.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to back-to-back wins over nationally ranked opponents (No. 6 Houston; No. 19 Cincinnati), the Knights earned a bye in the first round of the conference tournament. As the No. 4 seed in the bracket, UCF will appear in the quarterfinals at FedEx Forum on Friday, March 12, at 2 p.m. on ESPN2 against the winner of Thursday\u2019s first-round matchup between No. 5 Memphis and No. 12 Tulane.<\/p>\n<p>The championship final will be held Sunday, March 17, at 3:15 p.m. ET on ESPN. Later that night, the NCAA Tournament selection show will stream live from 6 to 7 p.m. ET on&nbsp;March Madness Live&nbsp;and broadcast nationally on CBS.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1100\" class=\" size-full img-fluid wp-image-95208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams.jpg\" alt=\"2019 AAC Tournament Bracket\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-559x512.jpg 559w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-873x800.jpg 873w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-436x400.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-360x330.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1100\" class=\" size-full img-fluid wp-image-95208 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201100%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"2019 AAC Tournament Bracket\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201100%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-559x512.jpg 559w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-873x800.jpg 873w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-436x400.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams-360x330.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/03\/2019_MBB_Championship_Bracket_Teams.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women to play for championship Monday vs. UConn; 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