Tuesday, September 13
LOUISVILLE, KY
7:30 PM
University of Louisville
vs
XAVIER
Men's Soccer Returns to Lynn to Host Xavier on Tuesday
September 12, 2016 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff for the Cardinals and Musketeers set for 7:30 p.m., ET
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â Following a trio of road matches, the Louisville men's soccer team returns to the friendly confines of Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium to host Xavier on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., ET. The match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, available online through WatchESPN, while live scoring is provided at GoCards.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville opened its 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference slate with a 2-0 victory at Pittsburgh last Friday night. The result capped a 2-1-0 road swing for Louisville, which hosts pair of home matches this week as No. 1 Notre Dame visits Lynn Stadium on Friday night.Â
The Cardinals, who returned eight players with 13 or more starts from last year's team, have been paced by junior Mohamed Thiaw's three goals this season. The transfer from Cincinnati State has started all five matches in his first season in a Louisville kit. Defensively, graduate student and Dartmouth transfer Stefan Cleveland has allowed only two goals while registering three shutouts.
ABOUT THE MUSKETEERS
Xavier enters Tuesday's match at 2-1-2 on the season after earning a 4-2 victory against rival Cincinnati on Friday night. Last season, the Musketeers were 12-6-1 overall and finished fourth in the Big East with a 5-3-1 mark. Xavier is guided by seventh year head coach Andy Fleming, who is 75-35-20 with the Musketeers.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Tuesday marks the 17th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Musketeers with Louisville holding an 8-5-3 edge overall. This will be the first meeting between the programs since 2003 and will be Xavier's first visit to Louisville since the Cardinals earned a 5-0 win on Sept. 12, 2000.
NINE RANKED FOES ON CARDINALS SCHEDULE
Louisville is 1-1-0 against ranked foes this season having won at No. 14 UConn and lost at No. 16 Kentucky. The Cardinals have seven teams remaining on their 17-match schedule ranked in last week's NSCAA poll, including four of the top six teams. Louisville's remaining slate features No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Clemson, No. 4 Indiana, No. 6 Syracuse, No. 17 Virginia, No. 21 Wake Forest and No. 25 Boston College. Additionally, 2016 foes NC State and Saint Louis are among the teams also receiving votes.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville has finished with more shots than its opponent in all five matches this season for an average of 16.2 to 4.4 shots per game.
• Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (eight goals) and Daniel Johnson (five goals) are next on the team.
• The Cardinals were 6-3-2 at home last season and are 14-6-6 all-time at Lynn Stadium, now in its third season as the home pitch for Louisville.
• Louisville is 2-1-0 on the road in 2016 after finishing just 1-6-1 in road matches last season.
ACC MEN'S SOCCER BY THE NUMBERS...
1 - The ACC finished as the No. 1 ranked conference in the NCAA RPI last year.
4 - Four ACC teams advanced to the NCAA Elite 8, tied for the most in league history.
5 - Five of the top seven seeds in the NCAA Championship went to ACC teams.
7 - Seven of the top 25 teams in total attendance in the country last year were ACC programs, twice as many as any other league.
7 - The ACC placed seven teams in the 2015 NCAA field, tying for the second most in league history and marking third-straight year that the league has had the most teams from any conference.
8 - Eight ACC players were drafted in the Super Draft First Round, the most in league history and twice as many as from any other league.
8 - The ACC has had multiple teams in the College Cup in 8 of the last 12 years.
13 - Over the last 21 years, an ACC team has been the NCAA Tournament's No. 1 overall seed 13 times, including Wake Forest in 2015.
15 - At least one ACC squad has reached the College Cup in 15 straight years.
17 - An ACC team has won the national title 17 times, including in seven of the last 11 years.
2016 LOUISVILLE SOCCER SEASON TICKET AND FAN EXPERIENCE INFORMATION
Season tickets and Fan Experience packages for Louisville's third season at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium are now available. To purchase your tickets for the 2016 soccer season, please call the Louisville Cardinals Ticket Office at (502) GoCARDS or visit gocards.com/soccer-fep for more information. Ticket prices for the 2016 season will remain the same as the inaugural season and start as low as $2 per person per game. Season tickets for 2016 include every regular season home match for both the men's and women's soccer programs.
FOLLOWING LOUISVILLE MEN'S SOCCER 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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ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville opened its 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference slate with a 2-0 victory at Pittsburgh last Friday night. The result capped a 2-1-0 road swing for Louisville, which hosts pair of home matches this week as No. 1 Notre Dame visits Lynn Stadium on Friday night.Â
The Cardinals, who returned eight players with 13 or more starts from last year's team, have been paced by junior Mohamed Thiaw's three goals this season. The transfer from Cincinnati State has started all five matches in his first season in a Louisville kit. Defensively, graduate student and Dartmouth transfer Stefan Cleveland has allowed only two goals while registering three shutouts.
ABOUT THE MUSKETEERS
Xavier enters Tuesday's match at 2-1-2 on the season after earning a 4-2 victory against rival Cincinnati on Friday night. Last season, the Musketeers were 12-6-1 overall and finished fourth in the Big East with a 5-3-1 mark. Xavier is guided by seventh year head coach Andy Fleming, who is 75-35-20 with the Musketeers.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Tuesday marks the 17th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Musketeers with Louisville holding an 8-5-3 edge overall. This will be the first meeting between the programs since 2003 and will be Xavier's first visit to Louisville since the Cardinals earned a 5-0 win on Sept. 12, 2000.
NINE RANKED FOES ON CARDINALS SCHEDULE
Louisville is 1-1-0 against ranked foes this season having won at No. 14 UConn and lost at No. 16 Kentucky. The Cardinals have seven teams remaining on their 17-match schedule ranked in last week's NSCAA poll, including four of the top six teams. Louisville's remaining slate features No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Clemson, No. 4 Indiana, No. 6 Syracuse, No. 17 Virginia, No. 21 Wake Forest and No. 25 Boston College. Additionally, 2016 foes NC State and Saint Louis are among the teams also receiving votes.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville has finished with more shots than its opponent in all five matches this season for an average of 16.2 to 4.4 shots per game.
• Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (eight goals) and Daniel Johnson (five goals) are next on the team.
• The Cardinals were 6-3-2 at home last season and are 14-6-6 all-time at Lynn Stadium, now in its third season as the home pitch for Louisville.
• Louisville is 2-1-0 on the road in 2016 after finishing just 1-6-1 in road matches last season.
ACC MEN'S SOCCER BY THE NUMBERS...
1 - The ACC finished as the No. 1 ranked conference in the NCAA RPI last year.
4 - Four ACC teams advanced to the NCAA Elite 8, tied for the most in league history.
5 - Five of the top seven seeds in the NCAA Championship went to ACC teams.
7 - Seven of the top 25 teams in total attendance in the country last year were ACC programs, twice as many as any other league.
7 - The ACC placed seven teams in the 2015 NCAA field, tying for the second most in league history and marking third-straight year that the league has had the most teams from any conference.
8 - Eight ACC players were drafted in the Super Draft First Round, the most in league history and twice as many as from any other league.
8 - The ACC has had multiple teams in the College Cup in 8 of the last 12 years.
13 - Over the last 21 years, an ACC team has been the NCAA Tournament's No. 1 overall seed 13 times, including Wake Forest in 2015.
15 - At least one ACC squad has reached the College Cup in 15 straight years.
17 - An ACC team has won the national title 17 times, including in seven of the last 11 years.
2016 LOUISVILLE SOCCER SEASON TICKET AND FAN EXPERIENCE INFORMATION
Season tickets and Fan Experience packages for Louisville's third season at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium are now available. To purchase your tickets for the 2016 soccer season, please call the Louisville Cardinals Ticket Office at (502) GoCARDS or visit gocards.com/soccer-fep for more information. Ticket prices for the 2016 season will remain the same as the inaugural season and start as low as $2 per person per game. Season tickets for 2016 include every regular season home match for both the men's and women's soccer programs.
FOLLOWING LOUISVILLE MEN'S SOCCER 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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