The Aggies travel to the Sunshine State for two tough road games. First up is a game against the Knights of Central Florida at the 10,000 seat CFE Arena in Orlando. Tip off is set for 4 pm Pacific time. Then on Thursday the Ags travel north to Jacksonville to play the Dolphins who are currently 9-3 with a game against Auburn before the Aggies arrive. These two games will be big challenges for the Aggies and are a great opportunity for them to continue to grow and get better.

The Knights appear to be as good as anyone the Ags have faced yet this year. They have size, quickness and athleticism and have only lost to Virginia Tech by 3 points and Buffalo by 1 point. They feature a suffocating defense that allows only 50.3 ppg and is ranked 6th in the nation. They combine their stellar defense with tons of athleticism with quick hands and they average 13.8 steals per game which is the 4th best in the country.

Needless to say, the Aggies will need to play their A game against the Knights and they are capable of doing that. The Ags are coming off two very good performances against Sac State and USF and they will need to do more of the same against the Knights to have a chance for the win. However, UCF, like Stanford and Oregon State, have depth and are solid in all aspects of the game and the Aggies did not play well against the Cardinal or the Beavers. It will be imperative that the Ags play smart, handle the pressure and protect the ball, block out and rebound, and shoot a decent percentage. They can not dig themselves an early hole and expect to overcome a big lead against a team like UCF.

Hopefully, Rachel Nagel will be healed up from her injury suffered in the USF game. If not, Sofia Song will be counted on to help fill in for her loss.

Watch the live tv stream here at 4 pm Wednesday: https://www.ucfknights.tv/

Go Ags!