UCF Midfielder Ainsley Moy Talks Knights' Draw in Big 12 Opener

All right, Ainsley, you had the assists there on the game-tying goal with Katsi. It was a lot of passing in a crowded area there. Just take us through that play. Yeah, I think once we were able to switch the field and get it up on one side, there was a lot of numbers in that side of the field, and I think, like, we were able to get on the ball quickly if we had those quick movements, quick touches. I think, kind of, like, played it forwards, and then Katsi laid me off, and I just saw that pocket of space, and she made a great run through. It was like a sliver of space that she had to run on in, but she had a great finish as well. How big is it to take advantage of those slivers of spaces, especially with so limited score? Yeah, it's so important, especially in these conference games. There's only so much margins of times when we have opportunities, so we really have to take advantage of everything we can get and really take the risk to go forward and capitalize on those chances. Does a game like this kind of improve confidence, considering you guys equalized twice in this game? Does it boost your confidence heading into the rest of the conference play? Yeah, I think, for sure. Obviously, we would have wanted to win this game, but, of course, it's a competitive opponent, and the fact that we're able to fight back and keep fighting together and stay united as a team, it's really good for us to see going forward that we know that we're able to come back from these moments, but if we could just do that and not concede, that would be the goal of the rest of the conference this year. What would be this team's identity, in your opinion? I think, as you could tell by today, it's just our fighting mentality. Like, our competitiveness, our work rate, we always say, just never let up, and I think we really displayed that today on the field, all over the place, just winning our duels and doing everything we can to stay in the game. What's it like to help someone like Katsi get her first career goal? It's amazing. I think me and Katsi have such a great connection. Every time we play and practice together, we're always looking for each other, and I think we're always on the same page, so it's awesome to set her up for opportunity because she deserves it. She is a great player, and I think she makes those things happen a lot, so it's good to see in games. It's easy to say move as a unit, and you said that you have a really close relationship with Katsi. How truly, if you could give me an example, how does that really play a role on the field? Yeah, it's so important that we have good connections all over the field. I think being on the same page is really important. It's hard, but it comes as we play together, and it's important to know where we're running off each other, what type of movements we're looking for. So, yeah, I think the connections is everything. What does a match like this do for you guys? You know, you got a long road trip ahead against another top 25 team. Yeah, I think it sets a good tone going forward. Obviously, we know every opponent's going to be super competitive, so it's just that if we can keep putting those pieces together and keep doing what we know we could do, focusing on the small details, playing our game, I think we have a really good chance of being successful. How do you feel like the team has responded since your last road trip? Yeah, I think obviously that was a tough one for everyone, but I think we bounced back. We learned from those moments on film and everything. It's hard, but we had to go through, and I think it was a really good opportunity for us to grow as a team. On the Texas Tech sideline, they seemed to be barking. How did you guys as a team respond to that? You know, I think we kind of just had to block it out. There was chaos all over the field, and it was just a really tough game overall. We know these opponents are going to be like that, going in hard for everything, so you kind of just have to block it out and just focus on being in the present. What do you want to take with you from this match to Pro Bowl? I think the biggest thing is just staying together. Keep fighting, keep putting those pieces together. Like I said, those little details all around the field, focusing on our structure in the attack and defending, and just keep working hard. I think that's the biggest thing. Thank you so much. Thank you.