Lacrosse Hosts Vanderbilt on Wednesday Afternoon
March 17, 2015 | Women's Lacrosse
Louisville vs. Vanderbilt
Date: March 17, 2015
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Field: U of L Lacrosse Stadium
The No. 10/12 University of Louisville lacrosse team is set to host Vanderbilt at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cards enter the game with an overall record of 5-2 after falling 10-8 to No. 4 Duke on Saturday afternoon. Faye Brust, Kaylin Morissette, Cortnee Daley, and Hannah Koloski all scored two goals apiece in the loss to Duke.
Vanderbilt enters Wednesday's game with an overall record of 3-4 after losing four straight. All four losses for the Commodores were against ranked opponents.
Scouting the Commodores
The Commodores currently average 14.43 goals per game. Most recently, Vanderbilt fell to No. 9 Penn State 17-10 on the road. The Commodores have lost the previous four matches to ranked opponents, Denver, Penn, Stanford and Penn State. Individually, Mallory Schonk ranks 34th in the nation in points with 28, averaging 4.00 per game. Jill Doherty adds 27 points for the Commodores with 15 goals and 12 assists on the season. Defensively, Callahan Kent has a save percentage of .440 and has 37 saves on the season.
Scouting the Cardinals
Louisville owns an overall record of 5-2 and is ranked 10th in the nation by the IWLCA poll and 12th in the Inside Lacrosse Poll. The Cardinals are 4-1 at home this season with wins over Cincinnati, Canisius, Duquesne, and William & Mary. As a team, Louisville is ranked 10th in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 14.86 goals per game and allowing just 7.29 goals per contest. Additionally, the Cardinals rank fourth in the nation in draw controls, averaging 15.71. Kaylin Morissette ranks second in the nation in draw controls, averaging 10.71 per game, while also grabbing 17 ground balls. Morissette and Faye Brust lead the team with 30 points apiece, with Morissette scoring 25 goals and adding five assists and Brust scoring 24 goals and adding six assists. Morissette currently ranks eighth in goals per game with 3.57, while Brust ranks 15th with 3.43. Cortnee Daley (20 goals and six assists) has totaled 26 points, while Hannah Koloski (23 goals and two assists) has totaled 25 points.
SEASON NOTES
Louisville Earns Top 10 Ranking
The University of Louisville women's lacrosse team cracked the top 10 of two major polls on March 16 for the first time in school history that the Cardinals have been ranked in the top 10. The Cards dropped two hard-fought games last week. Louisville was edged by No. 3/4Boston College in overtime before falling to No. 4/3 Duke, 10-8. The narrow margin helped the Cards prove they can be a contender in the ACC. Louisville moved into 10th in the in the latest IWLCA poll and 7th in the Lacrosse Magazine poll. They also moved up two spots to 12th in the Brine Division I women's media poll.
First Shutout in School History
The Cardinals earned their first shutout in school history against Duquesne on March 4. Louisville defeated the Dukes 17-0. Goalkeeper Ashley Peacock became the first keeper in school history to earn a shutout.
Morissette Breaks Career Draws Record
Junior Kaylin Morissette broke the career draw controls record in the first game of the season. Morissette opened the season, tying her record of 14 draw controls in a game. Just seven games into the season and the midfielder has 75 draw controls. Below is a list of Louisville's all-time draw control leaders: Name Yrs. DCs 1. Kaylin Morissette 310
2. Emily Dashiell 247
3. Monica Negron 164
4. Sammy Allen 114
5. Cat Gordon 81
Brust and Morissette Score 100th Career Goal
Senior Faye Brust became the sixth player and junior Kaylin Morissette became the seventh player in school history to score 100 goals. Brust's second goal in the Canisius game put her over the century mark for her career. She currently has 114 goals and is fifth on the all-time scoring list for the Cardinals. Morissette became the seventh player in school history to score 100 goals with her fifth goal against Duquesne. Brust is fifth all-time in scoring with 116 goals while Morissette is sixth with 111 goals. Below is Louisville's all-time scorers list: Name Yrs. Goals
1. Bergan Foley 265
2. Nikki Boltja 193
3. Liz Lovejoy 174
4. Emily Dashiell 149
5. Faye Brust 116
6. Kaylin Morissette 111
Morissette Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List
The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced that Louisville's Kaylin Morissette was one of 50 players named to the watch list. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2015 Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour. Morissette leads the team in scoring this season with 23 goals and five assists for 28 points. She also leads the team in draw controls with 68 on the season.
Koloski Steps Up
Hannah Koloski made an immediate impact this season. The sophomore led Louisville with a career-best six goals in the season opener against Cincinnati. She is currently third on the team in goals with 23 this season. She ranks fourth on the team with 25 points on the year.
Gerdings Career Day
Junior Kelli Gerding scored a career-high four goals in the Cards' 18-5 win over William & Mary on March 7. Gerding scored two goals in the first half, including her first goal of the half to give the Cards a cushion when the Tribe had gotten within one goal. She started the scoring in the second half to five the Cards a 10-2 lead. She scored her final goal of the game for a 14-2 Louisville lead.
ACC Preseason Poll
The University of Louisville lacrosse team was picked to finish seventh in the ACC Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll. North Carolina and Syracuse have been selected as the preseason favorites. The Orange and the Tar Heels each received four first-place votes and 59 points in the balloting among the ACC's eight head coaches. Two points separated the third, fourth and fifth place teams selected in the predicted order of finish as Duke was picked third (40), Virginia fourth (39) and Boston College (38) fifth. Notre Dame (29) was picked to finish sixth, ACC newcomer Louisville (16) seventh and Virginia Tech (8) eighth. ACC Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll
(first place votes in parentheses)
1. North Carolina, 59 points (4)
1. Syracuse, 59 points (4)
3. Duke, 40 points
4. Virginia, 39 points
5. Boston College, 38 points
6. Notre Dame, 29 points
7. Louisville, 16 points
8. Virginia Tech, 8 points
Preseason All-ACC
Junior midfield Kaylin Morissette was one of six returning First- and-Second Team IWLCA All-Americans as selected to the preseason All-ACC Team. The 2014 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, Morissette broke the school's single-season record for draw controls just 10 games into the season and finished the year with 169. Nationally, she ranked second in the category with 8.45 per game. She also tallied 43 goals and 12 assists, while collecting 33 ground balls. Morissette was named a second team IWLCA All-American. She needs just 12 draw controls to become the school's career leader in the category. Through her first two seasons, the Bowmanville, Ontario, native has totaled 100 points that includes 86 goals.
Brust and Daley Named Captains
Head coach Kellie Young announced that Faye Brust and Cortnee Daley will serve as Louisville's 2015 team captains. as the Cardinals look to build off the momentum from last year for another record-breaking season. "I'm excited to announce this year's captains," said Young. "We are happy about the players' selection of captains and believe in their ability to guide their teammates. Their cohesive passion is remarkable and will be a driving force behind our team's success this spring."
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville women's lacrosse on Twitter (@Louisvillelax) at www.twitter.com/Louisvillelax and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UofLLacrosse.
