When midfielder Ashley Spivey takes the pitch Friday, she'll see plenty of new faces joining her in warmups. Fifteen to be exact.
More than half of the Knights who suited up with her in the 2014 Sweet 16 are gone — including leading scorer and second team All American Tatiana Coleman. Returning are just three players who scored multiple goals in 2014.
"We definitely lost a lot of players, but I think the new players coming in are just as talented, committed and enthusiastic as the players we lost," said Spivey.
The No. 17 Knights aren't exactly easing as many as eight new starters into the fire, with UCF kicking off the season against No.