Friday, August 26
LOUISVILLE, KY
7:30 PM
University of Louisville
vs
BUTLER
Senior Romilio Hernandez and the Cardinals open the season Friday night.
Men's Soccer Hosts Butler in Friday Night Season-Opener
August 26, 2016 | Men's Soccer
Cardinals and Bulldogs set for 7:30 p.m., and will follow women's match against UAB
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's soccer team opens the 2016 season against Butler on Friday at 7:30 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. It is the first contest in back-to-back home matches for the Cardinals during the opening weekend of action. The match will be televised by ACC Network Extra, which is available on the WatchESPN platform. Live stats are available at GoCards.com.
Friday's opener is the second match of a women's/men's doubleheader at Lynn Stadium. The Louisville women's team will host UAB at 5:30 p.m., and numerous fan-focused events are slated for Friday, including a "buy one, get one free" ticket offer. The opening weekend of action for the Cardinals will conclude Monday at 7:30 p.m., at Lynn Stadium against Quinnipiac.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville returns eight players with 13 or more starts from last year's team, including the top three goal scorers in sophomore Tate Schmitt (seven goals), senior Daniel Johnson (five goals) and junior Tim Kubel (five goals). Schmitt was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team, while Kubel (First Team) and Johnson (Second Team) were tabbed All-ACC selections last season. The Cardinals were 7-9-3 overall last season and finished tied for fifth in the ACC Atlantic with a 1-4-3 conference mark.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs posted an impressive 10-4-4 record a season ago, finishing third in the Big East with a 6-3 conference record. Butler was one of the last six programs in the country last season to register a loss (which didn't come until Oct. 6) after starting the season 6-0-3. Butler did not advance out of the Big East quarterfinals as Providence moved on to the semifinals in penalty kicks. In tight voting by the league's coaches, Butler was selected to finish fifth in the 2016 Big East campaign.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Friday will mark the 10th meeting between the Cardinals and Bulldogs in a series dating back to 1991. Butler holds a 7-2-0 lead while also winning the most recent meeting between the teams in 2013 at Cardinal Park. Prior to that match, Louisville had won back-to-back outings against Butler in 2011 (4-0 in Louisville) and 2003 (2-1, neutral site).Â
CARDINALS TABBED FIFTH IN ACC ATLANTIC
Louisville was picked fifth in the ACC Atlantic Division according to a vote of the conference's 12 head coaches released Aug. 17. The Cardinals tallied 28 points, while 2015 NCAA College Cup runner-up Clemson was selected as the favorite in the Atlantic. North Carolina was chosen as the favorite in the Coastal and was tabbed to win the league championship. Clemson totaled 64 points and six first place votes as the Atlantic favorite. Wake Forest also had six first place votes for the division and was second with 62 points. Syracuse, which made its first trip to the College Cup last year, was third with 50 points, followed by Boston College (34), Louisville (28) and NC State (14).
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
   • The Cardinals were 6-3-2 at home last season.
   • Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (seven goals) and Daniel Johnson (five goals) are next on the team.
   • Eleven different Louisville players scored goals last  season and eight of those Cardinals return to the squad for 2016.
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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Friday's opener is the second match of a women's/men's doubleheader at Lynn Stadium. The Louisville women's team will host UAB at 5:30 p.m., and numerous fan-focused events are slated for Friday, including a "buy one, get one free" ticket offer. The opening weekend of action for the Cardinals will conclude Monday at 7:30 p.m., at Lynn Stadium against Quinnipiac.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville returns eight players with 13 or more starts from last year's team, including the top three goal scorers in sophomore Tate Schmitt (seven goals), senior Daniel Johnson (five goals) and junior Tim Kubel (five goals). Schmitt was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team, while Kubel (First Team) and Johnson (Second Team) were tabbed All-ACC selections last season. The Cardinals were 7-9-3 overall last season and finished tied for fifth in the ACC Atlantic with a 1-4-3 conference mark.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs posted an impressive 10-4-4 record a season ago, finishing third in the Big East with a 6-3 conference record. Butler was one of the last six programs in the country last season to register a loss (which didn't come until Oct. 6) after starting the season 6-0-3. Butler did not advance out of the Big East quarterfinals as Providence moved on to the semifinals in penalty kicks. In tight voting by the league's coaches, Butler was selected to finish fifth in the 2016 Big East campaign.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Friday will mark the 10th meeting between the Cardinals and Bulldogs in a series dating back to 1991. Butler holds a 7-2-0 lead while also winning the most recent meeting between the teams in 2013 at Cardinal Park. Prior to that match, Louisville had won back-to-back outings against Butler in 2011 (4-0 in Louisville) and 2003 (2-1, neutral site).Â
CARDINALS TABBED FIFTH IN ACC ATLANTIC
Louisville was picked fifth in the ACC Atlantic Division according to a vote of the conference's 12 head coaches released Aug. 17. The Cardinals tallied 28 points, while 2015 NCAA College Cup runner-up Clemson was selected as the favorite in the Atlantic. North Carolina was chosen as the favorite in the Coastal and was tabbed to win the league championship. Clemson totaled 64 points and six first place votes as the Atlantic favorite. Wake Forest also had six first place votes for the division and was second with 62 points. Syracuse, which made its first trip to the College Cup last year, was third with 50 points, followed by Boston College (34), Louisville (28) and NC State (14).
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
   • The Cardinals were 6-3-2 at home last season.
   • Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (seven goals) and Daniel Johnson (five goals) are next on the team.
   • Eleven different Louisville players scored goals last  season and eight of those Cardinals return to the squad for 2016.
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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