Saturday, September 24
LOUISVILLE, KY
7:00 PM
University of Louisville
vs
VIRGINIA
Louisville is 6-3-1 all-time at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium against ranked foes.
No. 13 Louisville, No. 16 Virginia Clash in Saturday Showdown at Lynn
September 23, 2016 | Men's Soccer
Cardinals and Cavaliers set for 7 p.m., ET kickoff at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The 13th-ranked Louisville men's soccer team puts its four-match winning streak on the line as No. 16 Virginia visits Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium for a top 20 matchup on Saturday at 7 p.m., ET. The match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, available online through WatchESPN, while live scoring is provided at GoCards.com.
MATCH DAY PROMOTIONS
•   College Futbol Saturday: The Cardinals will host a UofL Football Game Watch Party inside Lynn Stadium following the completion of the men's soccer match against Virginia. Fans can cheer on the No. 3 Louisville football team in its road game at Marshall as the game is joined in progress following the men's soccer match. Concessions will also remain open.
•   Fans can receive $3 reserved tickets and $2 general admission/berm tickets with their UofL-FSU football ticket
•   Pregame and in-game, $2 beers on the Berm
•   'Kickin' It with JT & Friends' Spotlight at halftime
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville enters the weekend at 6-1-1 overall after Tuesday's 1-0 win at Saint Louis and 2-0-0 in the ACC following last Friday's triumph over No. 1 Notre Dame. UofL, which returned eight players with 13 or more starts from last year's team, has been paced by junior Mohamed Thiaw's five goals this season, which includes three game-winners. Defensively, graduate student and Dartmouth transfer Stefan Cleveland has allowed only two goals in eight matches while registering six shutouts.
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia enters Saturday's match at 3-1-2 overall and 0-1-1 in the ACC after a 3-3 draw against No. 6 Clemson last Saturday. The Cavaliers are guided by head coach George Gelnovatch, the father of Louisville freshman goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch. Last season, UVA was 10-5-3 overall and second in the ACC Coastal at 4-2-2 before advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championship.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Saturday marks just the third meeting all-time between Louisville and Virginia, which split the first two contests. The Cardinals dropped a 3-2 decision against the Cavaliers last season in Charlottesville, while this will be Virginia's first visit to Louisville.
A LOOK BACK: LAST OUTING FOR LOUISVILLE
A first half goal by Mohamed Thiaw proved to be enough as 13th-ranked Louisville registered its fourth straight shutout with a 1-0 road win over Saint Louis on Tuesday night at Hermann Stadium. Thiaw scored for the third time in the last four matches, while graduate goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland turned away a season-high four shots as the Cardinals extended their longest winning streak since a four-match stretch in September 2014. The four consecutive shutouts are the most for Louisville since setting a school record with five straight shutouts in 2013. Louisville finished Tuesday's match with an 11-8 advantage in shots marking the seventh time in eight matches this season they have out-shot an opponent.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
Entering the weekend, the Cardinals ranked second in the NCAA in goals against average (0.24), third in save percentage (0.905) and fifth in shutout percentage (0.75). Goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland is second in the nation in both GAA (0.242) and save percentage (0.900), while forward Mohamed Thiaw is third nationally with three game-winning goals.
NINE RANKED FOES ON CARDINALS SCHEDULE
Louisville is 2-1-0 against ranked foes this season with wins over No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 14 UConn. The Cardinals have five teams remaining on their schedule ranked in this week's NSCAA poll. That slate features No. 2 Syracuse, No. 4 Indiana, No. 7 Clemson, No. 14 Wake Forest and No. 16 Virginia. Additionally, Boston College is just outside the top 25 (26th), while Butler has moved to 10th since drawing with the Cardinals.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals made their season debut in the NSCAA rankings on Sept. 20 landing at No. 13 overall.
• Louisville has finished with more shots than its opponent in seven of eight matches this season for an average of 13.0 to 5.0 shots per game.
• Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (nine goals), Daniel Johnson (five goals) and Mohamed Thiaw (five goals) are next.
• The Cardinals, who were 6-3-2 at home in 2015, are 3-0-1 at home in 2016 and 16-6-6 all-time at Lynn Stadium, now in its third season as Louisville's home.
• UofL is 6-3-1 all-time at Lynn Stadium versus ranked foes with wins over No. 1 Notre Dame this season and No. 2 Maryland and No. 2 Syracuse in 2014.
• Louisville is 3-1-0 on the road in 2016 after finishing just 1-6-1 in road matches last season.
MATCH DAY PROMOTIONS
•   College Futbol Saturday: The Cardinals will host a UofL Football Game Watch Party inside Lynn Stadium following the completion of the men's soccer match against Virginia. Fans can cheer on the No. 3 Louisville football team in its road game at Marshall as the game is joined in progress following the men's soccer match. Concessions will also remain open.
•   Fans can receive $3 reserved tickets and $2 general admission/berm tickets with their UofL-FSU football ticket
•   Pregame and in-game, $2 beers on the Berm
•   'Kickin' It with JT & Friends' Spotlight at halftime
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville enters the weekend at 6-1-1 overall after Tuesday's 1-0 win at Saint Louis and 2-0-0 in the ACC following last Friday's triumph over No. 1 Notre Dame. UofL, which returned eight players with 13 or more starts from last year's team, has been paced by junior Mohamed Thiaw's five goals this season, which includes three game-winners. Defensively, graduate student and Dartmouth transfer Stefan Cleveland has allowed only two goals in eight matches while registering six shutouts.
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia enters Saturday's match at 3-1-2 overall and 0-1-1 in the ACC after a 3-3 draw against No. 6 Clemson last Saturday. The Cavaliers are guided by head coach George Gelnovatch, the father of Louisville freshman goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch. Last season, UVA was 10-5-3 overall and second in the ACC Coastal at 4-2-2 before advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championship.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Saturday marks just the third meeting all-time between Louisville and Virginia, which split the first two contests. The Cardinals dropped a 3-2 decision against the Cavaliers last season in Charlottesville, while this will be Virginia's first visit to Louisville.
A LOOK BACK: LAST OUTING FOR LOUISVILLE
A first half goal by Mohamed Thiaw proved to be enough as 13th-ranked Louisville registered its fourth straight shutout with a 1-0 road win over Saint Louis on Tuesday night at Hermann Stadium. Thiaw scored for the third time in the last four matches, while graduate goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland turned away a season-high four shots as the Cardinals extended their longest winning streak since a four-match stretch in September 2014. The four consecutive shutouts are the most for Louisville since setting a school record with five straight shutouts in 2013. Louisville finished Tuesday's match with an 11-8 advantage in shots marking the seventh time in eight matches this season they have out-shot an opponent.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
Entering the weekend, the Cardinals ranked second in the NCAA in goals against average (0.24), third in save percentage (0.905) and fifth in shutout percentage (0.75). Goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland is second in the nation in both GAA (0.242) and save percentage (0.900), while forward Mohamed Thiaw is third nationally with three game-winning goals.
NINE RANKED FOES ON CARDINALS SCHEDULE
Louisville is 2-1-0 against ranked foes this season with wins over No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 14 UConn. The Cardinals have five teams remaining on their schedule ranked in this week's NSCAA poll. That slate features No. 2 Syracuse, No. 4 Indiana, No. 7 Clemson, No. 14 Wake Forest and No. 16 Virginia. Additionally, Boston College is just outside the top 25 (26th), while Butler has moved to 10th since drawing with the Cardinals.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals made their season debut in the NSCAA rankings on Sept. 20 landing at No. 13 overall.
• Louisville has finished with more shots than its opponent in seven of eight matches this season for an average of 13.0 to 5.0 shots per game.
• Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (nine goals), Daniel Johnson (five goals) and Mohamed Thiaw (five goals) are next.
• The Cardinals, who were 6-3-2 at home in 2015, are 3-0-1 at home in 2016 and 16-6-6 all-time at Lynn Stadium, now in its third season as Louisville's home.
• UofL is 6-3-1 all-time at Lynn Stadium versus ranked foes with wins over No. 1 Notre Dame this season and No. 2 Maryland and No. 2 Syracuse in 2014.
• Louisville is 3-1-0 on the road in 2016 after finishing just 1-6-1 in road matches last season.
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) athttp://twitter.com/uoflmenssoccer and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/UofLmenssoccer.
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