Thursday, March 4, 2010

Kelly Leads Knights to Victory in Finale

One after another, UCF players stepped up and made plays, and one after another, UCF players stepped up and made shots. No player stepped up more than sophomore Ashia Kelly (Longview, Texas), who surpassed her career-high in points in the second half alone and led six players in double figures as the aggressive Knights (10-15, 7-9 C-USA) closed the regular season with an 84-72 victory at Southern Miss (9-20, 5-11) Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

"We wanted to come in here tonight and be aggressive offensively, and I tried to do my part to do that for our team," Kelly said. "This is a tough place to play, and since it was Senior Night we knew they would be fired up. We did a good job stepping up to the challenge and ending our regular season on a good note."

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