2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–8–2 (3–7–0 ACC)
Head coach	Karen Ferguson-Dayes (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Hunter Norton (7th season); Nick Stirrett (2nd season);
Home stadium	Lynn Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-third season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 38th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2022 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	2	–	0	.800	20	–	5	–	1	.788
No. 3 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	2	–	0	.800	17	–	3	–	3	.804
No. 5 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	17	–	3	–	3	.804
No. 7 Virginia ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	16	–	4	–	3	.761
No. 6 Duke ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	15	–	5	–	3	.717
No. 12 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍^y	5	–	3	–	2	.600	14	–	5	–	3	.705
Clemson ‍‍‍^y	4	–	3	–	3	.550	8	–	5	–	5	.583
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍^y	4	–	5	–	1	.450	10	–	7	–	2	.579
Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	3	–	6	–	1	.350	9	–	7	–	3	.553
Louisville ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0	.300	6	–	8	–	2	.438
NC State ‍‍‍^y	2	–	6	–	2	.300	7	–	7	–	6	.500
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1	.250	5	–	8	–	3	.406
Syracuse ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3	.250	8	–	7	–	3	.528
Boston College ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	5	–	8	–	5	.417


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The Cardinals finished the season 6–8–2 overall and 3–7–0 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 7–7–2 overall and 3–6–1 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Gabby Kouzelos	1	GK	5'7"	Graduate Student	Wadsworth, Ohio	Graduated
Abigail Baldridge	7	DF	5'10"	Freshman	Elmhurst, Illinois	Transferred to Western Michigan
Caitlin Elam	8	DF/MF	5'5"	Sophomore	Loveland, Ohio	N/A
Taylor Kerwin	11	MF/FW	5'7"	Senior	Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin	Graduated
Mikayla Hampton	14	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Julia Simon	16	FW	5'5"	Freshman	Wheaton, Illinois	Transferred to Saint Louis
Kiana Klein	17	MF	6'0"	Senior	Lebanon, Ohio	Graduated
Delaney Snyder	24	FW	5'4"	Senior	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Cassie Amshoff	26	FW	5'7"	Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Alyssa Zalac	1	GK	5'9"	Freshman	Montreal, Canada	Ole Miss
Patricia Ward	3	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Newport News, Virginia	Minnesota
Autumn Weeks	10	DF	5'7"	Senior	East Peoria, Illinois	IUPUI
Madison Ellsworth	32	DF	5'7"	Senior	Hillsboro, Oregon	Oregon State

Recruiting Class

Source:^[1]

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Karsyn Cherry DF	Lafayette, Indiana	Indiana Fire Juniors	^[2]
Addison Chester FW	Muncie, Indiana	FC Pride	^[3]
Erynn Floyd GK	Wilton, Connecticut	Connecticut FC	^[4]
Mackenzie Geigle FW	Raleigh, North Carolina	North Carolina Courage	^[5]
Riley Goss MF	Suffolk, Virginia	Richmond United	^[6]
Emerson Jennings FW	Noblesville, Indiana	Indiana Fire Academy	^[7]
Evelyn Pazienza FW	Pewee Valley, Kentucky	Racing Louisville FC Academy	^[8]
Emma Kate Schroll MF	Dacula, Georgia	Concorde Fire SC	^[9]
Elizabeth Sexton MF	Cincinnati, Ohio	Ohio Elite SA	^[10]
Hadley Snyder DF	Louisville, Kentucky	Javanon	^[11]

Squad

Roster

As of December 9, 2022 ^[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Olivia Pratapas
1	GK	CAN	Alyssa Zalac
2	MF	USA	Sarah Hernandez
3	FW	USA	Patricia Ward
4	FW	USA	Emma Hiscock
5	FW	USA	Ravin Alexander
6	MF	USA	Riley Mullady
8	MF	USA	Maya Maxwell
9	DF	USA	Lilly Yordy
10	DF	USA	Autumn Weeks
11	MF	USA	Addie Chester
12	FW	USA	Corinne Dente
13	MF	USA	Ava Nielson
14	MF	USA	Lizzie Sexton
15	MF	USA	Hayley Howard


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	USA	Riley Goss
18	DF	ENG	Anouk Denton
19	MF	USA	Maisie Whitsett
20	FW	USA	Savina Zamborini
21	DF	USA	Sophia Zinn
22	DF	USA	Karsyn Cherry
23	MF	USA	Morgan Bentley
24	FW	USA	Mackenzie Geigle
25	DF	USA	Hadley Snyder
26	MF	USA	Emma Kate Schroll
27	FW	USA	Emersen Jennings
28	MF	USA	Brooke Dardano
29	FW	USA	Evelyn Pazienza
30	GK	USA	Erynn Floyd
32	DF	USA	Madison Ellsworth

Team management

Position	Staff
Karen Ferguson-Dayes	Head Coach
Nick Stirrett	Assistant Coach
Hunter Norton	Assistant Coach
Declan Doherty	Performance Analyst
Jing Hughley	Director of Operations

Source:^[12]

Schedule

Source:^[13]^[14]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 12* 7:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	W 2–0	–	Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 18* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	UIC	W 3–0	1–0–0	Lynn Stadium (250) Louisville, KY
August 25* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	Xavier	L 1–2	1–1–0	Lynn Stadium (815) Louisville, KY
August 28* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky	W 1–0	2–1–0	NKU Soccer Stadium (778) Highland Heights, KY
September 1* 7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Memphis	W 3–2	3–1–0	Sentara Park (42) Harrisonburg, VA
September 4* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at James Madison	T 0–0	3–1–1	Sentara Park (317) Harrisonburg, VA
September 8* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	Indiana	T 0–0	3–1–2	Lynn Stadium (450) Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Miami (FL)	W 1–0	4–1–2 (1–0–0)	Lynn Stadium (650) Louisville, KY
September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 7 Florida State	L 1–5	4–2–2 (1–1–0)	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,222) Tallahassee, FL
September 25 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 2 Virginia	L 0–2	4–3–2 (1–2–0)	Klöckner Stadium (1,924) Charlottesville, VA
October 1 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 14 Pittsburgh	L 0–1	4–4–2 (1–3–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (409) Pittsburgh, PA
October 6 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Clemson	L 1–2	4–5–2 (1–4–0)	Lynn Stadium (871) Louisville, KY
October 9 12:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College	W 1–0	5–5–2 (2–4–0)	Lynn Stadium (350) Louisville, KY
October 15 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 6 Notre Dame	L 0–2	5–6–2 (2–5–0)	Lynn Stadium (413) Louisville, KY
October 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at NC State	W 1–0	6–6–2 (3–5–0)	Dail Soccer Field (481) Raleigh, NC
October 23 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 10 Duke	L 0–4	6–7–2 (3–6–0)	Koskinen Stadium (704) Durham, NC
October 27 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2 North Carolina	L 0–2	6–8–2 (3–7–0)	Lynn Stadium (450) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer^[15]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released				—
TopDrawer Soccer^[16]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Louisville Women's Soccer Adds 10 to 2022 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. November 10, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Karsyn Cherry". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Addison Chester". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Erynn Floyd". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Mackenzie Geigle". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Riley Goss". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Emerson Jennings". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Evelyn Pazienza". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Emma Kate Schroll". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Elizabeth Sexton". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Hadley Snyder". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
^ "2022 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Louisville Women's Soccer Announces 2022 Slate". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. June 29, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[1] "Louisville Women's Soccer Adds 10 to 2022 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. November 10, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[2] "Karsyn Cherry". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[3] "Addison Chester". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[4] "Erynn Floyd". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[5] "Mackenzie Geigle". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[6] "Riley Goss". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[7] "Emerson Jennings". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[8] "Evelyn Pazienza". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[9] "Emma Kate Schroll". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[10] "Elizabeth Sexton". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[11] "Hadley Snyder". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[auto-12] "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2022.

[13] "2022 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[14] "Louisville Women's Soccer Announces 2022 Slate". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. June 29, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[15] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[16] "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

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