ORLANDO, Florida – UCF goalkeeper Yannik Oettl made a career-high nine saves and Gino Vivi delivered the deciding penalty kick after two overtimes to send the Knights past No. 4-seeded SMU Thursday night in the second semifinal of the American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship at the UCF Soccer Complex.
The teams battled to a 1-1 draw through regulation and two overtime periods before the Knights won the penalty shootout 4-3 to advance in to the championship match.
The Knights (7-3-1) will face Tulsa Saturday at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT for the American Athletic Conference title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.