The 2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represents University of Louisville during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals are led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-fifth season. They play home games at Lynn Stadium. This is the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 11th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–5–2 (1–4–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Lynn Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Duke | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .750 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 California | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .700 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Stanford | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .583 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Notre Dame | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .750 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .429 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Florida State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .500 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .333 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .200 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .200 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .200 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .083 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .000 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion As of October 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
Previous season
editThe Cardinals finished the season 4–9–5 overall and 3–5–2 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their four overall wins, were the lowest for the team since 2001. Their three conference wins matched their total in the last two years.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Malene Nielsen | 0 | GK | 5'11" | Junior | Juelsminde, Denmark | Transferred to St. John's |
Alyssa Zalac | 1 | GK | 5'9" | Sophomore | Montreal, Canada | Transferred to Creighton |
Emma Hiscock | 4 | FW | 5'4" | Senior | Fenton, Michigan | Graduated |
Ravin Alexander | 5 | FW | 5'3" | Graduate Student | Cincinnati, Ohio | Graduated |
Lucy Roberts | 6 | DF | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Crewe, England | Graduated |
Autumn Weeks | 10 | DF | 5'7" | Graduate Student | East Peoria, Illinois | Graduated |
Addie Chester | 11 | MF | 5'7" | Sophomore | Muncie, Indiana | Transferred to Ball State |
Hayley Howard | 15 | MF | 5'9" | Junior | Brentwood, Tennessee | Transferred to Tennessee |
Fiona Gaißer | 19 | FW | 5'5" | Freshman | Munich, Germany | Signed professional contract with FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
Savina Zamborini | 20 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | Louisville, Kentucky | Graduated |
Morgan Bentley | 23 | MF | 5'4" | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
Maddy Ellsworth | 32 | DF | 5'7" | Senior | Hillsboro, Oregon | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Kailey Kimball | 1 | GK | 6'2" | Junior | Danville, California | Purdue |
Jolie St. Louis | 4 | FW | 5'9" | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | UAB |
Berkley Patterson | 15 | MF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Austin, Texas | Texas Tech |
Gianna Angelillo | 21 | MF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Glastonbury, Connecticut | Miami (FL) |
Ella Kane | 23 | FW | 5'5" | Sophomore | Macomb, Michigan | Kentucky |
Recruiting class
editSource:[1]
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Lauryn Contini MF |
New Philadelphia, Ohio | Cleveland Force SC | [2] | |
Piper Davidson FW |
Wenatchee, Washington | Crossfire Premier FC | [3] | |
Fina Davy FW |
Delaware, Ohio | Ohio Premier | N/A | |
Ag Gibson MF |
Louisville, Kentucky | Racing Louisville FC Academy | [4] | |
Brooklyn Lee DF |
Tacoma, Washington | Pacific NW | [5] | |
Grace Maddox FW |
Statham, Georgia | GSA | [6] | |
Avery Oergel DF |
Fulton, Maryland | Maryland United FC | [7] | |
Amelia Swinarski MF |
Madison, Ohio | Internationals SC, Ohio | [8] |
Squad
editRoster
edit- As of August 15, 2024 [9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
editPosition | Staff |
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Karen Ferguson-Dayes | Head Coach |
Hunter Norton | Associate Head Coach |
Olivia Mills | Assistant Coach |
Declan Doherty | Performance Analyst |
Jing Hughley | Director of Operations |
Source:[9]
Schedule
editDate Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 8* 4:00 p.m. |
at Eastern Kentucky | None Reported | – |
EKU Soccer Field Richmond, KY | |||||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
August 15* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX |
Bellarmine | W 7–0 | 1–0–0 |
Lynn Stadium (425) Louisville, KY | |||||||
August 18* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX |
UAB | W 3–1 | 2–0–0 |
Lynn Stadium (286) Louisville, KY | |||||||
August 22* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX |
New Hampshire | T 1–1 | 2–0–1 |
Lynn Stadium (300) Louisville, KY | |||||||
August 25* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Kentucky | W 2–1 | 3–0–1 |
NKU Soccer Stadium (473) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
August 29* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | T 1–1 | 3–0–2 |
Gettler Stadium (803) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
September 1* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Evansville | W 3–0 | 4–0–2 |
Lynn Stadium (327) Louisville, KY | |||||||
September 5* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX |
UT Martin | W 2–0 | 5–0–2 |
Lynn Stadium (575) Louisville, KY | |||||||
September 8* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Dayton | L 1–0 | 5–1–2 |
Lynn Stadium (203) Louisville, KY | |||||||
ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
September 14 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Pittsburgh | L 1–3 | 5–2–2 (0–1–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (888) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
September 26 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Virginia Tech | L 1–5 | 5–3–2 (0–2–0) |
Thompson Field (273) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
September 29 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
NC State | W 1–0 | 6–3–2 (1–2–0) |
Lynn Stadium (250) Louisville, KY | |||||||
October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 3 North Carolina | L 0–5 | 6–4–2 (1–3–0) |
Dorrance Field (2,012) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
October 6 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 2 Duke | L 1–3 | 6–5–2 (1–4–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (690) Durham, NC | |||||||
October 12 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 13 Notre Dame | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY | |||||||||
October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Stanford | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY | |||||||||
October 20 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
California | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY | |||||||||
October 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Boston College | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY | |||||||||
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Clemson | Riggs Field Clemson, SC | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Awards and honors
editRecipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Rankings
editWeek | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
United Soccer[12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | |||||||
TopDrawer Soccer[13] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ "Women's Soccer Signs Eight to 2024 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. November 8, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Lauryn Contini". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Piper Davidson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Ag Gibson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Brooklyn Lee". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Grace Maddox". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Avery Oergel". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Amelia Swinarski". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Louisville Announces 2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. June 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.