That quintet will be recognized at an induction banquet on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at the Celeste Hotel (4105 N. Alafaya Trail) on the 麻豆原创 campus in Orlando. Individual tickets are $135 each 鈥� or $1,250 for a Hall of Fame Table (10 seats) 鈥� and include an hour-long cocktail reception beginning at 6 p.m. ET followed by the dinner and program at 7 p.m. ET.

.聽Questions can be directed to聽聽in 麻豆原创 Athletics at 321-558-6291.

The five inductees will be honored on the field at halftime of the 麻豆原创-Georgia Tech football game the following day at FBC Mortgage Stadium (kickoff time TBD).

Since 1998, the 麻豆原创 Athletics Hall of Fame has been inducting former Knight players and coaches and others connected to the 麻豆原创 program.

Here are details on the five 2022 inductees:

Mackenzie (Audas) Parkrall ’15, Softball, 2012-2015

• Earned a bachelor’s in early childhood development and education from 麻豆原创
• Named ESPN Capital One All-American as senior at 麻豆原创 in 2015
• Selected unanimous all-American Athletic Conference in 2015
• Named Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year in 2012
• Finished third all-time at 麻豆原创 in ERA (1.65)
• Finished first in 麻豆原创 history in career strikeouts/7 (8.29), appearances (150), starts (125), and innings pitched (823)
• Ended as 麻豆原创 all-time leader in strikeouts (975) and no-hitters (five)
• Finished second at 麻豆原创 all-time in wins (78) and shutouts (29)
• Finished second in NCAA in ERA in 2015 (0.95), behind teammate Shelby Turnier
• Helped Knights to three NCAA Championship appearances (2012, 2014, 2015)
• Led 麻豆原创 to two AAC championships (2014, 2015)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American as senior in 2015
• From Tampa, Florida; attended Plant City High School in Plant City, Florida

Joe Burnett ’08, Football, 2005-2008

• Earned a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies with a minor in hospitality 聽from 麻豆原创
• Record-setting cornerback and return specialist for Knights
• Named first-team All-American as senior in 2008 by ESPN.com and Sports Illustrated, as only player in country to rank in NCAA top 20 in both punt and kickoff returns (he led Conference USA in both categories); a second-team pick by Walter Camp Foundation; named Conference USA Special Teams Player of Year in 2008
• An eight-time first-team all-Conference USA selection (four as punt returner, three as defensive back, one as kickoff returner)
• Named to Freshman All-America teams in 2005 by Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Rivals.com, CollegeFootballNews.com and The Sporting News
• Helped 麻豆原创 to its first two bowl berths (2005 Hawaii, 2007 Liberty) and school’s first conference championship in 2007
• Holds 麻豆原创 record with 16 career interceptions; set 麻豆原创 and Conference USA career marks for punt return yards with 1,304; set 麻豆原创 records for most punt returns (96) and tied the record for most punt return touchdowns with three
• Averaged 13.6 average yards per punt return and 28.7 yards per kick return, along with two touchdowns had 221 career tackles, including 12 TFLs, 16 career interceptions and 35 pass break-ups; started 46 games among 49 career games played
• Drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers as 32nd pick of fifth round (168th overall) of 2009 NFL Draft
• Played three seasons with Steelers (2009-2010), New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars (2011)
• Moved on to Canadian Football League with Edmonton Eskimos (2011-2014), Calgary Stampeders (2015-2017) and Montreal Alouettes (2018)
• Native of Eustis, Florida

听’85, Cheer Coach, 1984-Present

• Led 麻豆原创 to Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) national cheer championships in 2003, 2007 and 2020 (plus a World Cup championship in 2019) and multiple top-five finishes as longtime 麻豆原创 cheerleading coach
• Has led 麻豆原创 to top-10 finishes in 26 of last 28 years, including fifth in 2022 and second in 2021
• Led 麻豆原创 teams to top-three finishes in seven straight years (2015-21)
• One of most decorated and nationally respected cheerleading coaches all-time
• Has headed 麻豆原创 cheer program for 38 years (since April 1984), with Knights first competing for national championship in 1994
• Recipient of 2011 Colonel Gene Moeller College National Coach of the Year Award
• Led 2015 麻豆原创 Cheer Team to first-place finish at European Open Championship in Paris, France
• Played leading role in creation, design and character development of 麻豆原创 athletics mascot, Knightro
• Established 麻豆原创 KnightMoves Dance Team in 1996
• Received Shining Knight award in 2020 from 麻豆原创 Alumni in distinguished alumni category
• Received special award for her “significant impact” on cheer at 2011 at National College Cheer and Dance Championships
• Four-year letterwinner with cheer team at 麻豆原创
• Married to former longtime 麻豆原创 assistant football coach Alan Gooch, a 2006 inductee into the 麻豆原创 Athletics Hall of Fame

Latavius Murray ’12, Football, 2008-2012

• Earned a bachelor’s in interpersonal/organizational communication from 麻豆原创
• Finished his 麻豆原创 career second in school history in total touchdowns (44), eighth in carries (453), seventh in yards (2,424) and third in rushing TDs (37)
• Also caught 50 career passes for 524 yards and six TDs
• MVP of 2010 Conference USA Championship Game and 2010 Liberty Bowl victory over Georgia, when he scored winning TD and rushed for 104 yards in 麻豆原创’s first bowl win
• First-team all-Conference USA choice in 2012
• Rushed for career-high 233 yards and two TDs in final game of junior year in 2011 versus UTEP
• Ran for 1,106 yards and 15 TDs on 198 attempts in senior season of 2012
• Has played in NFL since 2013 with Oakland Raiders (2013-16; sixth-round draft pick in 2013), Minnesota Vikings (2017-18), New Orleans Saints (2019-20) and Baltimore Ravens (2021)
• Has rushed for 5,492 yards (1,310 attempts) and 49 touchdowns in NFL career; also 195 receptions for 1,369 yards and two TDs
• NFL Pro Bowl selection in 2015 after rushing for career-high 1,066 yards (career-best 266 attempts) and making career-high 41 receptions (232 yards)
• Inducted into 2022 Greater Syracuse Hall of Fame in June
• Native of Titusville, Florida; attended high school in Onondaga, New York

Krystina Sarff ’07 ’09MA, Rowing, 2004-2008

• Earned a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies with a minor in Spanish minor and a master’s in English from 麻豆原创
• Three-time All-American (first-team CRCA as junior and senior), all-South Region selection and team MVP
• 麻豆原创 team captain as senior in 2008
• Still holds 麻豆原创 2K and 6K all-time records
• Led 麻豆原创 to highest national ranking at No. 9 rowing with V8 squad as junior in 2007
• Led 麻豆原创 to first NCAA Championship appearance in 2007
• Helped 麻豆原创 upset No. 7 Virginia in dual competition and then No. 8 UCLA and No. 14 Washington State in 2007 Windermere Classic
• Four-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• Two-time Conference USA Commissioners Academic Medal recipient
• Attended US Under-23 National Team selection camp
• Served as assistant coach at 麻豆原创 in 2008-2009
• After receiving her B.A. and M.A. from 麻豆原创 she went on to earn a Ph.D at the University of Florida
• Currently is a Sport Management Professor at North Central College in Naperville, Ill.聽and also has coached at Michigan, San Diego,聽Oklahoma and Florida
• Originally from Tampa, Florida; attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Florida, as prep senior and competed at Florida as college freshman before transferring to 麻豆原创

“We started this year talking about Team XXI and just saying ‘playing with no regrets,'” says head coach聽Cindy Ball-Malone. “They’ve done it. We’re not done; we’re definitely not done. (I’m) just so proud of the fight of this team. I’m super proud of these women and what they’ve done and the odds that they’ve fought against. The show keeps going.”

The Knights jumped on the Wolverines from the start as聽聽fouled off four straight pitches before dropping one into right field to lead off the game. She was pinch ran for by聽, who was able to scamper in just ahead of the throw after聽聽grounded one to the pitcher, who threw to second too late. With one out,聽聽singled up the middle, just behind the second base bag, allowing everyone to advance safely. With two down in the inning, yesterday’s hero,聽, drew a four pitch walk to send Schappacher home for the 1-0 lead.聽聽followed suit, drawing a five pitch walk to push Searcy across. Rowe’s walk chased Michigan starter Meghan Beaubien in favor of Annabelle Widra. The changing of arms resulted in the same result as聽聽drew a four pitch walk to push 麻豆原创’s lead to 3-0.聽聽tried to keep the line moving and nearly did, but it took a sliding catch from the Michigan left fielder to end the side. The Knights sent all nine batters to the plate in the inning.

Michigan scratched two runs across in the bottom of the third inning. The inning started with an error at by the shortstop Macario. The next batter chopped one to second as Molina had to charge and make a tough throw to first. The ball got away, advancing the runners to second and third. A Kristina Burkhardt single up the middle plated both runners to cut the deficit to 5-2. After allowing two runs without recording an out, the Knights escaped the rest of the inning unscathed.

The Wolverines took another step in the road to mounting a comeback, putting another run on the board in the bottom of the fifth. Michigan drew a leadoff walk to start the frame; the run eventually came around to score on a Lexie Blair single up the middle to make it 5-3.

麻豆原创 answered back immediately and started the inning off with a bang as Searcy doubled to right-centerfield. Michigan pitched around Cody to put two on with nobody out. After the first out was recorded, Griffin stepped up to the plate and laced a single to left center, driving in a run. Cody was flying around the bases and was waved around to score after the Wolverine’s left fielder made an error retrieving the ball. Rowe kept the momentum going, smashing a hot shot through the left side of the infield, where the shortstop and third baseman were playing in. The hit allowed聽, who pinch ran for Griffin, to score, making it an 8-3 game.

Michigan saw two of their first three batters in the bottom of the sixth inning reach base, causing head coach Ball-Malone to lift starter聽聽from the ballgame.聽, fresh off a 181 pitch, 11 inning outing, came in and shut down the inning, getting a ground ball and a strikeout to escape the jam. Mancha finished the afternoon with 5.1 innings of work, allowing just one earned run with five strikeouts. She improved her record to 23-3 with the victory and dropped her ERA to 1.62.

麻豆原创 added one more in the top of the seventh inning as Griffin struck again, this time lining one out to the right fielder, pushing across a run on a sacrifice fly for her third RBI of the afternoon. Michigan took a run back in the bottom of the inning as an unearned run came into score. With two on and one out, Woodall got the next batter to groundout, followed by a line drive to Macario at shortstop to send the Knights to their first super regional.

Woodall finished her relief outing by tossing an inning and two thirds, allowing no earned runs on two hits with a strikeout. She tossed just 25 pitches in the contest with 19 of them strikes, bringing her ERA down to 1.85 on the season.

The Knights earned a total of nine walks on the afternoon, setting a program NCAA Tournament best, topping the previous record of four free passes against South Carolina on May 15, 2015. 麻豆原创 entered the weekend ranked third in the country in walks. It’s the fourth time this season that the Knights have been walked nine or more times in a game, sitting just one walk shy of tying a season high.

“Walks are just as big as a base hit or a homerun to me,” says Ball-Malone “They’re passing a bag, putting runners on and putting runners across. Those two pitchers especially are both All-Americans. They’re tough. For us to walk 鈥� a lot of people swing and miss at those balls out of the zone. I’m really proud of their discipline. I like the adjustments they made from yesterday”

The nine runs that 麻豆原创 posted was a record for the Black and Gold in a single NCAA game, topping the previous record of seven, achieved twice and last on May 21, 2010 against FIU.

麻豆原创 entered the weekend 1-8 all-time against Michigan, with the lone win coming in 2020. With the two results from this weekend, the Knights have now taken three of their last four from the Wolverines.

The Knights are now .500 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, posting a 16-16 record to this point.

The victory brings 麻豆原创 to 49 wins this season, just one behind tying the program high of 50 set in 2015. It’s just the third season that the Knights have reached 49 wins, joining the 2015 and 2008 teams in doing so.

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The Knights match up with top seeded Oklahoma in their NCAA Super Regional round in a best two-of-three format. Game one of the series will be Friday at 4:30 p.m. with game two taking place on Saturday at 2 p.m. The “if necessary” game, is slated for Sunday at a time to be determined later.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament’s walk-off home run to left field gave the Knights a 1-0 victory over Tulsa on Saturday afternoon at the 麻豆原创 Softball Complex.

Seniors Mackenzie Audas and Kahley Novak and junior Shelby Turnier joined McCloskey on the all-tournament team.

麻豆原创 (48-7) earned both the regular season and the tournament title for the first time in school history. The Knights used the 21st shutout of the season to capture the first tournament title since 2008.

With the title, 麻豆原创 Softball, which is presented by City Kia of Greater Orlando, earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Knights will be making back-to-back appearances for the first time in program history.

The NCAA Selection show will be Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The 麻豆原创 softball team will be hosting a watch party beginning at 9 p.m. at Bar Louie across from the 麻豆原创 campus.

Turnier tossed a one-hit complete game. She fanned five batters with just two walks.

McCloskey, who went 3-for-3 on the day, opened the fifth inning with a single up the middle. After working a full count, sophomore Willow Kalinen drew a walk to put runners on first and second with no outs. A groundout advanced both runners, but Tulsa’s Caitlin Sill got the Hurricane out of the jam with her first strikeout of the day.

Both teams were retired in order in the sixth inning. A pair of catches from Kalinen in right field and a groundout to junior Kalyn Cenal kept Tulsa off the scoreboard and sent the Knights to the plate where McCloskey delivered the game-winner.

“I give this award to my teammates, because I would not be in this position without their support,” Sullivan said. “Playing well in conference play was my goal because those games are the important ones. I feel like it was great to be on base all the time and doing what I have to do to help us put runs on the board.”

Sullivan was also named to The American first team along with sophomore pitcher Shelby Turnier, while junior pitcher Mackenzie Audas, sophomore designated player Jessica Ujvari and freshman outfielder Linnea Goodman earned second team honors.

Sullivan’s player of the year honor was the first for the Knights’ program since Stephanie Best won three-straight Atlantic Sun awards from 2003-05. The Waynesboro, Miss., native compiled a .522 avg. during league play with 24 hits, 19 RBI, seven doubles and two homers.

“It just shows that when Farrah [Sullivan] puts her mind to something and is really focused, she is just unstoppable,” head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie said. “She has been improving all season long. The coaches of the conference recognized that and saw what she has given, not only to our program, but the American Athletic Conference. It just says a lot about the type of person and player she is.”

One of 麻豆原创’s EVERDAY CHAMPIONS overcame a 2-for-42 stretch early in the season to finish with a .321 avg. with three homers and paced the team in RBI (31) and doubles (13). The Knights three-hole hitter has compiled a .418 on-base and .482 slugging pct.

Head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie along with assistant coaches Ruben Felix and Hillary Barrow used the long season to help the Knights young team progress into the regular season champion.

“Once the team bought into that we have to play as a team and fight for each other, we really saw a difference in the focus of our student-athletes,” Gillispie said. “We went from playing one-run games to posting seven runs on the board. That progress is what I am proud of. Our coaching staff did a great job of putting our players in a position to be successful.”

麻豆原创, who was picked to finish fourth in the league’s preseason poll, has an upper class that contains just four juniors and not a single senior. The Knights registered a 39-15 overall record and 15-3 conference mark, which included series victories over each conference foe they played (Temple series was cancelled due to rain).

This was the first time that Coach Gillispie received an individual postseason accolade since being named the 1992 N4C Conference Coach of the Year guiding Joliet (Ill.) Junior College.

Coach Felix took an offense that was batting .208 following the first 10 games and steadily raised the team’s average during the campaign by mentoring the hitters to a current .275. Coach Barrow, who won the 2008 C-USA Tournament as a player for the Knights, adds another pair of accomplishments with the program with a regular season title and coaching honor.

Joining Sullivan on the first team was Turnier, who paced the league with a 1.16 ERA and tallied 53 strikeouts in 48.1 innings of work. The Palm Beach Gardens native had a 6-2 league mark, while going 18-5 overall, fanning 193 in 144.0 frames and compiled a 1.26 ERA, ranking 13th nationally.

Turnier along with Audas, who was named to the league’s second team, were a big reason for the Knights posting the eighth-best ERA in the nation at 1.59. The pair combined for 380 of the team 434 strikeouts, which is second in the nation behind conference-rival USF.

Audas went 7-1 in league action with 49 strikeouts in 58 frames. The Plant City native picked up series-clinching wins over USF and Louisville. She tallied a 17-10 overall mark with 187 punchouts in 174.0 innings.

One of the Knights most consistent players was Goodman, who compiled a .313 avg. with 51 hits. The Long Beach, Calif., native drove in 14 runs. She increased her batting avg. in conference games to .362 and came around to score nine times.

Solidifying the middle of the 麻豆原创 lineup was Je. Ujvari. The Pensacola native blasted five home runs on the season including grand slams in the Knights wins over Boston College and Louisville. She recorded a .333 avg. and finished second on the team with 23 RBI.

2014 American Athletic Conference Softball Awards

Player of the Year

Pitcher of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Coaching Staff of the Year

All-Conference First Team

All-Conference Second Team

All of Thursday’s first-round games and both of Friday’s semifinal games of the tournament will be carried live on The American Digital Network. Saturday’s final will be televised live on at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. The winner of the tournament will earn The American’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

The Knights, who won their last eight conference games to close the regular-season, finished with a two-game lead on second-place USF in the final standings. 麻豆原创 (39-15) will face No. 8-seeded UConn (13-37) at 5 p.m. ET Thursday in the third of four first-round games in the single-elimination championship. 麻豆原创 set up the first-round meeting with UConn by sweeping the Huskies in the final weekend of conference play.

The championship begins at 11 a.m. ET Thursday as No.3-seeded Louisville (33-20) faces No. 6 Temple (15-29). The Cardinals took all three regular-season meetings with the Owls and finished the regular season with five wins in their last six American Athletic Conference games.

USF (40-14) won its last nine conference games and 10 of its last 11 overall. The Bulls, who are seeded No. 2, will face No. 7-seeded Memphis at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the first round. USF took all three regular-season meetings against the Tigers (23-32).

The final first-round paring has No. 4-seeded Houston (32-20) against No. 5-seeded Rutgers 27-18) at 7:30 p.m. ET in another rematch from the final weekend off the regular season. The teams split a doubleheader Saturday before Houston was a 4-2 winner in Sunday’s rubber match.

2014 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship all games at Cougar Stadium, Houston, Texas

Thursday, May 8

(all games on the American Digital Network)

Game 1 鈥� No. 6 Temple (15-29) vs. No. 3 Louisville (33-20), 11 a.m.

Game 2 鈥� No. 7 Memphis (23-32) vs. No. 2 USF (40-14), 1:30 p.m.

Game 3 鈥� No. 8 UConn (13-37) vs. No. 1 麻豆原创 (39-15), 5 p.m.

Game 4 鈥� No. 5 Rutgers (27-18) vs. No. 4 Houston (32-20), 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 9

(all games on the American Digital Network)

Game 5 鈥� Temple/Louisville winner vs. Memphis/USF winner, 5 p.m.

Game 6 鈥� UConn/麻豆原创 winner vs. Rutgers/Houston winner, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 10

(televised live on ESPNEWS)

Game 7 鈥� Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 3:30 p.m.

All times Eastern

The no-hitter is the 11th in program history and Audas has now been involved in three of them. Audas (8-8) tallied 11 strikeouts in six shutout innings, while Huhn tossed the seventh and sent down one batter on strikes.

A total of 19 players made an appearance for the Knights against Iona (2-11), which saw sophomore left fielder Brittanne Gasser connect on a two-run homer to put the Knights up 7-0 in the sixth. It was the first career round tripper for the Sterling, Va., native.

The Knights open American Athletic Conference play on Saturday with a doubleheader against Memphis at 1 p.m. It will be The Jedi Knights day at the 麻豆原创 Softball Complex where fans are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite Star Wars character.

A combined no-hitter was notched by Audas and Huhn in the 7-2 victory over Iona. The big hit for the Knights came from Gasser, who notched her first career home run, while 麻豆原创 stole nine bases, one off the program record of 10 set vs. Penn last year.

After Sullivan notched a two-out single in the first inning, sophomore outfielder Mariah Garcia began the second with a base knock down the right field line. She swiped second and eventually scored on an RBI groundout by Solis.

The Knights pushed across two runs without a hit in the third to take a 3-0 advantage. A walk drawn by sophomore outfielder Taylor Wagner and quick steal of second allowed her to score on an errant throw sac bunt by junior outfielder Kahley Novak. The second error in the inning enabled Novak to cross the plate.

麻豆原创 tacked on two more runs in the fourth on an infield base hit by Novak with the bases loaded and single to left by Goodwin to extend the lead to 5-0.

Following a single by freshman pinch hitter Blaire Kelley, Gasser connected on the round tripper to left that put the Knights up 7-0 in the sixth.

The Gaels took advantage of a pair of walks, three wild pitches and an error to push across two runs in the seventh.

Jordan Courage for the Gaels started and fell to 0-4 on the season with two strikeouts in a pair of innings. Carly Argyle and Sarah McMahon each saw action for Iona.

In the milestone performance, the Palm Beach Gardens native sent down the final eight batters on strikes, which included five looking. She yielded just one hit in the contest against the Falcons.

Turnier started the week off with a 4-2 triumph over Jacksonville, where she totaled 11 strikeouts. After giving up a homer to surrender the lead, she bounced back and put the Knights back on top, 3-2, with a two-run triple in the fifth.

A combined shutout with sophomore Jamie Ujvari, who notched a save in the seventh, was the highlight against Penn. Turnier was credited with 11 strikeouts during the four hitter.

Turnier improved her record to 9-1 on the year with a 1.37 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 66.1 frames.

The Palm Beach Gardens native became the Knights second pitcher of the week with junior Mackenzie Audas taking the inaugural award following the first weekend out on Feb. 10.

Game Additions

麻豆原创 announced additions to its home schedule including No. 1 Florida on March 26 and Stetson on April 22. Both contests at the 麻豆原创 Softball Complex are set to start at 6 p.m. with the game against the Gators set for premium pricing ($2 more). These tickets are set to be mailed to season ticket holders this week and additional tickets can be purchase by clicking here.

The Knights have also added a mid-week matchup at Stetson on April 9 with the first pitch at 6 p.m.

Five-Game Week

With a bye weekend to open American play, 麻豆原创 is set to play five mid-week games at the 麻豆原创 Softball Complex starting on Tuesday at 5 p.m. against Southern Illinois (9-10).

The Knights host a trio of contests on Wednesday beginning with Florida Atlantic (17-11) and Yale (1-2) at 1 p.m. A doubleheader for 麻豆原创 starts at 3:30 p.m. against the Owls and Bulldogs.

No. 21 Notre Dame (17-4) and FIU (16-7) are set to face each other on Thursday at 1 p.m. The Knights battle the Panthers at 3:30 p.m. before taking on the Fighting Irish at 6 p.m.

麻豆原创 has won its last seven games to push its mark to 16-7 on the campaign. The squad has posted six shutouts, including three last week.

Junior Mackenzie Audas has won her last three games, yielding just one unearned run during the stretch and fanning 20 batters in 18.2 frames. The Plant City native was tabbed to the American Honor Roll following her impressive week.

The emergence of sophomore designated player Jessica Ujvari has solidified the middle of the Knights lineup. She connected on a pinch-hit grand slam vs. Boston College and drove in six runs for 麻豆原创, including the game winner vs. Bowling Green.

The 8-0 start is the first in the history of program that made its debut in 2002. Five wins to begin a campaign was the previous record set by the 2004 squad.

Turnier’s 15 strikeouts were the fourth time a Knights’ hurler hit that number in a regulation game with standout Allison Kime accomplishing the feat three times in the memorable 2008 season at Bethune-Cookman (4/20/08) and UTEP (4/13/08) and vs. Vermont (3/1/08). The program’s strikeout record is 18 in 12 innings by Kime at Florida State (3/26/07).

Improving to 4-0 in the circle was junior pitcher Mackenzie Audas, who tossed a complete game against the Dukes, who took an early 2-0 lead in the third, with six strikeouts.

The Knights saw Turnier notch her first of two triples and sophomore catcher Kalyn Cenal connect on a double vs. James Madison. Freshman left fielder Linnea Goodman, Cenal and Novak added a pair of base knocks.

Recording a 2-for-2 outing against the Rattlers was sophomore first baseman Samantha McCloskey.

After opening the season with seven home games, 麻豆原创 hits the road on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. showdown with No. 12 Florida State. The competition ramps up more during the weekend with the Knights facing host No. 6 Alabama twice in the Easton Bama Bahs.

The third of four tournaments hosted by 麻豆原创 is set for Feb. 28-Mar. 1 with the Knights returning to the 麻豆原创 Softball Complex for a doubleheader vs. SIUE and Princeton at 10 a.m.

The Knights compiled a 3.17 grade-point average for the spring term, the highest student-athlete GPA for a single semester in school history. In addition, 麻豆原创 student-athletes compiled an average GPA of 3.14 for the 2012-13 academic year, which was also the best mark for the Knights.

鈥淚鈥檓 extremely proud of the semester we have had academically and we continue to be strong in this area,鈥� said Kimya Massey, 麻豆原创鈥檚 Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services and Director of Academic Services for Student-Athletes. 鈥淲e knew it would be a good term overall, but to break records and continue to push the standard even higher is a credit to our student-athletes and their desire to be excellent in whatever they do. I must also complement the ASSA staff for their constant support and willingness to help our student-athletes achieve their goals.鈥�

麻豆原创 student-athletes have now recorded an average GPA of 3.0 or better for 11 consecutive semesters. Twelve of the Knights鈥� 16 sports programs were at or above a 3.0 for the spring term. Individually, 227 Knights student-athletes recorded a spring term GPA of 3.0 or better. Of that number, 27 earned a perfect 4.0 and 61 were at 3.75 or above.

Knight student-athletes said the 麻豆原创 academic support personnel and their coaches impress upon them the importance of academics.

鈥淓ach member of the Academic Services staff does their best to put the student-athlete first,鈥� women鈥檚 tennis player Jenna Doerfler said. 鈥淚 have had nothing but extremely positive experiences with anyone I have worked with on the staff. The staff has always gone out of their way to help the student-athletes who come to them. My coaches have always made the importance of academics clear to us. We have team academic goals at the beginning of each semester. The coaches and staff do a great job working together with us to make sure we鈥檙e on track.鈥�

鈥淚 believe our fall GPA motivated us and our academic advisor Sarah Hill pushed us all to do even better,鈥� said women鈥檚 basketball player Erika Jones. 鈥淥ur coaches asked about our schoolwork as often as they could, so that was helpful and greatly appreciated.鈥�

Seven of 麻豆原创鈥檚 athletic teams set program records for spring term GPAs. Football (2.95), men鈥檚 basketball (2.85), women鈥檚 basketball (3.14), men鈥檚 golf (3.43), men鈥檚 soccer (3.29), softball (3.42) and track and field (3.31) all recorded the best spring term GPA in their teams鈥� histories.

Men鈥檚 golf led all teams in the spring with a 3.43 GPA, while the top women鈥檚 team was softball at 3.42. The 麻豆原创 volleyball program continued its department-best streak of semesters at 3.0 or above, achieving that mark for the 12th straight term. Men鈥檚 basketball and football added to the records, compiling the best academic year GPAs ever for the two programs.

麻豆原创鈥檚 GSR was 85 percent, up two points from last year鈥檚 report. The Knights rank No. 1 among public institutions in the State of Florida and second overall in the state. 麻豆原创鈥檚 GSR also ranks highest among public institutions in Conference USA and is tied for second overall in the league, behind Rice (95 percent).

麻豆原创 also compared well with institutions in the BIG EAST Conference, which the Knights will join on July 1, 2013. 麻豆原创 would currently rank No. 2 in the BIG EAST among public institutions, behind only Rutgers (88 percent). Among all football-playing members of the BIG EAST, the Knights would tie for third, behind Rutgers and Syracuse (87 percent).

鈥淩esults like this come from the hard work of our student-athletes, combined with the culture of academic success that our coaches and academic support staff promote on a daily basis,鈥� said Vice President and Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury. 鈥淲e鈥檙e all very proud of what our student-athletes are accomplishing.鈥�

The football program finished 13 points above the national average, with an 81-percent mark, compared to 68 percent nationally. It was the sixth consecutive year the football program improved its GSR. Football鈥檚 81 percent was a program-best score. In football, 麻豆原创 ranks No. 2 in C-USA and would rank No. 2 among BIG EAST public institutions.

Eleven of 麻豆原创鈥檚 16 teams improved their GSR from the previous year鈥檚 report, while 11 of them were also above the national average for their sport. Three Knight squads 鈥� women鈥檚 tennis, softball and men鈥檚 golf 鈥� were at a perfect 100 percent. It was the seventh consecutive season for women鈥檚 tennis to record a 100-percent score. Men鈥檚 tennis recorded the biggest improvement among Knights programs, jumping 14 percentage points.

鈥淕raduation is obviously the ultimate goal and this report shows that our student-athletes, coaches and academic advisors are doing a great job promoting academic achievement,鈥� said Kimya Massey, Director of Academic Services for Student-Athletes. 鈥淚鈥檓 very proud to work with a group that is so dedicated to success in competition and in the classroom.鈥�