University of Louisville
North Carolina
Cardinals Visit No. 5 UNC Friday Night
October 22, 2015 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff set for 5 p.m., ET at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville men's soccer team visits No. 5 North Carolina on Friday at 5 p.m., in the first of its back-to-back matches against top five foes to close the regular season. The match will be streamed online through GoHeels TV, while live stats will be provided through GoCards.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville, enters Friday's match following a 2-1 road loss at Indiana on Tuesday night. In their last ACC outing, the Cardinals defeated No. 19 Boston College 2-1. Leading the way for coach Ken Lolla's club is freshman Tate Schmitt, who has six goals to go with three assists, while Daniel Johnson has four goals overall. Andrew Brody and Tim Kubel have three goals each in 2015, while junior Romilio Hernandez and senior Ben Strong have scored twice each this season. The Cardinals have also received goals from Shane Campbell, Jack Gayton, Ricardo Oliveros, Danny Reynolds and Ethan Vanacore-Decker.
ABOUT THE TAR HEELS
North Carolina enters the weekend at 12-1-1 overall following a 6-1 win over Campbell on Tuesday. Last Friday, they lost their first match of 2015 with a 1-0 defeat to Wake Forest. Tucker Hume leads the Tar Heels with seven goals. Last season, UNC was 15-5-2 overall and finished second in the ACC Coastal with a 5-2-1 mark. The Tar Heels advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship before being eliminated in PKs at No. 2 UCLA.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Friday will mark the fourth meeting between the Cardinals and Tar Heels with Louisville holding a 2-1 lead in the series, which dates back to the 2010 College Cup match won by Louisville. The Cardinals are 1-1 in Chapel Hill, including a 1-0 win in last year's ACC quarterfinal match at Fetzer Field.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals are 0-4-1 on the road this season. They are 6-2-2 at home in 2015 and 13-5-5 overall at Lynn Stadium since its opening prior to the 2014 season.
• Having played to a 2-3-1 record against ranked foes (wins over No. 15 Kentucky and No. 19 Boston College, losses at No. 5 Clemson, No. 8 Stanford and at No. 10 Virginia, draw against No. 22 NC State) thus far in 2015, the Cardinals are also slated to play at No. 5 UNC and No. 2 Wake Forest this season.
• Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 10 career goals, while Andrew Brody is next with nine. Both Kubel and Brody have three goals each this season.
• Andrew Brody also leads the Cardinals with 57 career starts -- highlighted by 22 last season and 20 as a freshman in 2013.
• With his game-winning goal on Oct. 13 against UConn, Ricardo Oliveros became the third Louisville freshman to score a goal this season joining Tate Schmitt (six goals) and Danny Reynolds (one goal).
• Eleven different Louisville players have scored goals this season.
• Louisville team captains for 2015 are senior Ben Strong, junior Romilio Hernandez and Tim Kubel.
CARDINALS AT NO. 22 IN THIS WEEK'S RPI; ACC WITH NINE OF THE TOP 23 TEAMS
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference has asserted itself as the top league in the nation in 2015. In the latest NCAA RPI released on Monday morning, nine ACC schools are ranked in the top 23 spots, including No. 22 Louisville. The Cardinals are joined by No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Clemson, No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 11 Syracuse, No. 12 Boston College, No. 17 NC State and No. 23 Virginia.
SCHMITT THIRD IN ACC IN GOALS, SEVENTH IN POINTS; STRONG NINTH IN ASSISTS
After eight weeks of action, Louisville freshman Tate Schmitt has emerged as one of the standout attackers in the Atlantic Coast Conference ranking among the top players in the prestigious league in goals and points. With six goals, Schmitt was tied for third in the conference, while his 15 points are tied for seventh most in the league entering this week's games. Additionally, senior Ben Strong leads the Cardinals with four assists this season, which placed him tied for ninth in the ACC.
LOUISVILLE HOSTS HISPANIC HERITAGE NIGHT ON SEPT. 25
The University of Louisville men's soccer program hosted Hispanic Heritage Night at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium on Sept. 25 as the Cardinals played to a 1-1 draw against ACC foe NC State.
In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the Cardinals recognized and celebrated the Latino culture in America and the inspiring individuals of the past who worked for the advancement of the Hispanic community. The Latino community is a growing and dignified group in the United States and has made progress in all areas including business, politics, education, athletics, music, and entertainment, and has successfully fused itself within the culture of America.
Louisville's 2015 roster features six players with Hispanic heritage – senior Jerry Ramirez, junior Romilio Hernandez and freshmen Oliver Calvo, Eric Izaguirre, Ricardo Oliveros and Max Stiegwardt. The festivities were a celebration of tradition, heritage and soccer as the Cardinals continue their 2015 slate.
During the match, the Louisville men's soccer program honored and recognized the University of Louisville Hispanic Latino Faculty and Staff Association, which advises the President and the University of Louisville community on the nature of issues and needs confronting the Hispanic/Latino Faculty, Staff, and Students in the University. The HLFSA also provides assistance in evaluating University programs as they pertain to the Hispanic/Latino community, provides input to University and City of Louisville officials and assists the Hispanic/Latino community to make the University system more accessible. More information on the HLFSA is available online at https://louisville.edu/hlfsa/hispanic-latino-faculty-and-staff-association.
JOHNSON NAMED ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ON SEPT. 15
Louisville junior midfielder Daniel Johnson was named Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15 marking the first ACC weekly honor for the Cardinals this season. Johnson, who shared the honor with Duke's Jeremy Ebobisse, connected for his first two goals as a Cardinal scoring once in the Sept. 8 win over No. 15 Kentucky and again in the 1-1 draw at Syracuse on Sept. 11. A native of Duluth, Georgia, Johnson scored in the 28th minute of Louisville's 2-0 home triumph over the rival Wildcats. Three nights later, the Maryland transfer delivered his second tally of the week connecting on the game-tying goal at Syracuse inside the final 65 seconds of the first half of the Cardinals' ACC opener.
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.
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