Women's soccer season kicks into gear with big win against USF

There wasn't a better way for the women's soccer team to open up its season. A 5-1 annihilation of the No. 24 Knights' rival, USF, proved that UCF is on its way to another great season.

"It's huge," head coach Amanda Cromwell said in a release. "It is important to score early and both halves we scored within the [first] two minutes so that gives us the confidence we need, and it's a rival team so we know we need to get to them somehow."

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Confidence will be key for the Knights this season. Coming off of back-to-back Conference USA regular-season championships but being unable to close in the postseason, UCF will look to build off an impressive start to try and secure another regular-season championship and NCAA tournament bid. The goal this season, however, is to be a Final Four team.

"Hungry is the exact word to describe the team. We've been to the second round four straight years. They want to win the conference and be in the NCAAs, but our team's goal is to play in that Final Four," associate head coach Colby Hale said in a release. "We're tired of getting beat in the second round. Everybody says we had a great season (last year), but we're tired of losing in the second round. We're hungry for more this season."

At press time, the score was not made available for the Knights' Sunday night game against Wake Forest. Check www.UCFnews.com for updates.