Louisville to host IUPUI on Friday Evening
September 08, 2011 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 8, 2011
Louisville, Ky. - The second ranked Louisville men's soccer team will face the IUPUI Jaguars tomorrow night in Cardinal Park at 5:00 p.m. The Cardinals (2-1-0) are coming off a 2-1 loss from North Carolina on Sunday evening. The Jaguars (1-2-1) will be looking for victory after a 2-2 tie against Kentucky last Sunday.
Louisville dropped to No. 2 in the Soccer America and College Soccer News poll and fell to No. 5 in the Soccer Times and Top Drawer Soccer poll and was ranked as low as No. 7 in the adidas/NSCAA poll after the loss to North Carolina. All-American Colin Rolfe leads the team in scoring with two goals and four points on the season, followed by Nick DeLeon with one goal and one assist for three points. Senior All-American Austin Berry anchors the Cardinal defense which registered shutouts in two of their three games. Senior goalie Andre Boudreaux leads the team with a 0.67 against average with ten saves and two shutouts on the year.
IUPUI is coming off its best offensive output of the year in a 2-2 draw at Kentucky. Senior Perez Agaba scored on a first half goal and senior forward Matt Guy scored on a second half goal to give the Jaguars the lead. Kentucky evened the score late in the 85th minute, eventually forcing the draw after two overtime periods. Agaba was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. Defensively, senior goalkeeper Tyler Keever has a 1.25 goals against average and 15 saves in four matches.
Louisville leads the series 5-2 against IUPUI, including three consecutive wins. Louisville defeated the Jaguars 2-0 in the last meeting during the 2009 season. Louisville is 3-0 all-time against IUPUI at home.
