With Eyes on Her

Cannon, a player always quick to deflect the attention and recognition to her teammates, smiles and quickly brushes away all thoughts of extra pressure on her shoulders. Wearing her typical smile, Cannon instead uses words like humbled and responsibility.

"I was excited," said Cannon of getting the award. "There are a lot of great players in our conference, and for me to be named that is crazy. I am very humbled and honored to get selected, but it comes with a lot of responsibility so I will take that on and be ready."

While modest, the 6-foot-2 forward who has scored nearly 900 points in just two collegiate seasons knows that she is deserving and knows what is expected of her, but instead of focusing on defending her individual accolades, she talks of accomplishing team goals.

"There is no pressure," said Cannon. "I am just going to continue to do the little things and help this team work hard and success will pay off for us in the end. Everyone wants to work hard, everyone is hungry, and everyone wants to get back to where we left off a year ago."

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09-10 Media Day

With the start of practice for the 2009-10 season just hours away, the UCF men's and women's basketball teams hosted media day Thursday afternoon at the UCF practice facility. More than 30 media members from local, regional and national print, radio and television outlets attended the event. Head women's basketball coach Joi Williams, the 2009 C-USA Coach of the Year, spoke about her team's run to the 2009 C-USA Championship and her expectations for the Knights this season. UCF returns 10 letterwinners from last season, including junior Emma Cannon, who was named the C-USA Preseason Player of the Year.