No. 2 Louisville Hosts Cornell Friday Night
September 04, 2014 | Men's Soccer
Senior Daniel Keller and the Cardinals return to action Friday against Cornell.
Match Day: #2 Louisville vs. Cornell
Date: Friday, September 5, 2014
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Venue: Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium (5,300)
TV/Internet: CardsTV at GoCards.com
Live Stats: Gametracker
Twitter Updates: @UofLMensSoccer
Series Info: First ever meeting
-- 2014 Louisville Men's Soccer Game Notes (vs. Cornell) 
-- CardsTV Video: Preview Interview with Head Coach Ken Lolla
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 2 Louisville men's soccer team returns to the pitch at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium on Friday at 8:30 p.m., ET against Ivy League foe Cornell.
The matchup with the Big Red, playing their season-opener, will follow the completion of the Louisville women's soccer team's showdown against Kentucky at 6 p.m. Live video for both matches will be available to subscribers of CardsTV at GoCards.com. Live scoring will be available through Gametracker at GoCards.com.
The match is the second of 11 home matches scheduled for Louisville in 2014. It marks the first ever meeting between the Cardinals and Big Red on the soccer field. It will also be Louisville's first match against a member of the Ivy League.
RED OUT AT LYNN STADIUM
Friday's doubleheader at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium has been designated as a Red Out and fans are encouraged to wear their red in support of the Cardinals. The Louisville women's soccer team will host rival Kentucky at 6 p.m., ET in the first match of the evening with the Louisville men's team and Cornell to follow at 8:30 p.m.
CARDINALS RISE TO NO. 2 IN COACHES POLL
After opening the season with the 1-0 triumph over then-No. 2 Maryland last Friday, Louisville made a big move in the national rankings on Tuesday replacing the Terrapins as the No. 2 ranked team in this week's NSCAA Top 25.
The Cardinals gained 12 positions in the coaches poll after being ranked 14th in the NSCAA preseason poll. Louisville also moved from No. 9 to No. 5 in this week's Soccer America Top 25 released on Tuesday.
The No. 2 national ranking is the highest for Louisville since opening the 2011 season ranked No. 1. The Cardinals were also ranked No. 1 in the nation in 2010 before closing the season as NCAA runner-up after reaching the College Cup title game.
Louisville is among five ACC schools in this week's NSCAA poll and six conference teams in the latest Soccer America poll. ACC clubs hold down three of the top five positions in each of the two national polls.
BRODY CHOSEN AS ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore midfielder Andrew Brody was named as the ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week on Sept. 2 after leading the nationally ranked Cardinals to a victory over No. 2 Maryland on Aug. 29.
Brody headed in the only goal of the match in the 54th minute to lift the Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the Terrapins in the season-opener for both clubs. Brody received a cross from Ricardo Velazco and sent it into the upper left corner of the net for the decisive goal, the fourth career tally for the native of Orlando, Fla.
Also on Sept. 2, Brody was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week for his work in the triumph over Maryland. Last season, Brody was a TopDrawerSoccer Freshman XI First Team selection and was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman Second Team after scoring three goals with eight assists.
LOUISVILLE TABBED TO WIN ACC ATLANTIC
Louisville was chosen as the favorite to win the Atlantic Division by ACC head coaches. Notre Dame was tabbed as the team to beat in the ACC and in the Coastal Division in a vote of the 12 conference head coaches. The Irish were also named by six coaches as favorite to win the league championship, followed by Virginia with three votes, North Carolina with two and Louisville with one. The Cardinals received nine 12 first-place votes while totaling 69 total points as the Atlantic Division favorite. Wake Forest (57 points) and Clemson (50) both collected first-place votes and are followed in the poll by NC State (30), Boston College (26) and Syracuse (20).
LOLLA REACHES 100-WIN PLATEAU AT LOUISVILLE
The winningest coach in the history of the Louisville men's soccer program, head coach Ken Lolla earned his 100th victory at the helm of the Cardinals with the season-opening triumph against No. 2 Maryland on Aug. 29. Having led Louisville to three conference championships in the last five seasons and seven straight seasons with at least 11 wins, Lolla has also guided the Cardinals to seven consecutive NCAA Championship appearances. Louisville has made three NCAA Elite Eight appearances, including a national runner-up finish in 2010 when the Cardinals won a school record 20 games before falling to Akron in the title game of the College Cup.
BRODY, VELAZCO NAMED TO TOPDRAWERSOCCER TOP 100
Sophomore midfielder Andrew Brody and junior forward Ricardo Velazco were each named to the TopDrawerSoccer National Top 100 released on Aug. 27. Ranked 46th overall, Brody scored three goals and added eight assists in 20 starts as a freshman in 2013. Velazco, ranked No. 54, led the Cardinals with seven goals and nine assists while starting all 20 matches in his first season in Louisville in 2013. The Louisville duo are among 17 players from the ACC on the preseason list.
BALL, KELLER AND MOORE CHOSEN AS TEAM CAPTAINS IN 2014
A trio of seniors -- goalkeeper Joachim Ball, defender Daniel Keller and midfielder Nolan Moore -- were announced as team captains for 2014 by head coach Ken Lolla during the team's annual media day activities on Aug. 13. Ball started 19 matches in 2013 finishing with eight shutouts and making 53 saves for the Cardinals, who won the American Conference regular season championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship. Ball ranked 15th nationally in goals against average at 0.688 and was a key player as Louisville set school records for consecutive minutes played without allowing a goal (560) and consecutive shutouts with five from Sept. 21 to Oct. 6.
Another key player in the Cardinals' stretch of shutouts last season, Keller started 18 matches and made 19 total appearances as a junior. He scored three goals, all game-winners, while adding one assist. In his three seasons, Keller has played in 52 matches with 40 starts while scoring five goals. Moore started seven matches and played in 18 games overall in his first season in Louisville after transferring from Cal Poly. He finished with two goals and both were game-winners for the Cardinals in 2013.
BROADCAST DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR FOUR LOUISVILLE MATCHES
The Cardinals are scheduled to have three matches in 2014 on ESPN3 - the Aug. 29 season-opener against No. 2 Maryland at Lynn Stadium, the Oct. 3 road game at N.C. State and the Oct. 24 home contest against Clemson. All of the ESPN3 broadcasts will also be available on the WatchESPN mobile app. In addition, Louisville's first ACC match against Duke on Sept. 13 at Lynn Stadium will be carried by NSCAATV.com. Overall, fans will have access to more contests involving league teams than ever before as the ACC's media rights holders will distribute at least 122 events live this fall, surpassing the previous record of 101 set last year. In addition to the 122 events announced Tuesday as part of the ACC's Olympic Sport conference package, other games will be carried by the official websites and regional cable partners of the ACC institutions and further appearances also may be added as other conferences announce their television packages.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville men's soccer on Twitter (@UofLmenssoccer) at http://twitter.com/uoflmenssoccer and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/UofLmenssoccer.
