Friday, September 30
Newton, MA
7:00 PM
University of Louisville
at
Boston College
Friday Night Road Match at Boston College Next for Louisville
September 29, 2016 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff for No. 9 Cardinals and Eagles set for 7 p.m., ET in Newton, Mass.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The No. 9 Louisville men's soccer team takes its five-game winning streak on the road for a visit to ACC foe Boston College on Friday at 7 p.m., ET at the Newton Campus Soccer Field. Live scoring for the match will available at GoCards.com, while there will be no live video coverage for this contest.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville enters the weekend at 7-1-1 overall and atop the ACC Atlantic Division with a 3-0-0 conference mark following last Saturday's 6-1 win over No. 16 Virginia. UofL, which returned eight players with 13 or more starts from last year's team, has been paced by junior Mohamed Thiaw's seven goals this season, which includes four game-winners. Defensively, graduate student and Dartmouth transfer Stefan Cleveland has allowed only three goals in nine matches while registering six shutouts.
ABOUT THE EAGLES
Boston College enters Friday's match at 5-3-0 overall and 1-2-0 in the ACC after a 5-0 loss at North Carolina last week. The Eagles are guided by head coach Ed Kelly, who is in his 28th season at BC and 32nd season as a head coach. Last season, Boston College was 11-8-2 overall and third in the ACC Atlantic at 4-4-0 before advancing to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Championship.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Friday marks just the third meeting all-time between Louisville and Boston College with the Cardinals having won each of the previous matches. Both wins have required overtime, including the 3-2 victory in 2014 in their first ever visit to BC.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Cardinals moved into the top 10 of the NSCAA poll for the first time this season on Sept. 27 landing at No. 9 overall. Along with this week's ranking in the coaches poll, Louisville is also ranked No. 2 nationally by Soccer America, No. 3 by Hero College Sports and No. 7 by Top Drawer Soccer.
CARDINALS AT NO. 2 IN FIRST NCAA RPI
The NCAA released its first men's soccer RPI on Monday and Louisville landed at No. 2 overall. The Cardinals are among five ACC schools in the top six positions and nine teams in the top 37 overall. Notre Dame, which lost at Louisville on Sept. 16, sits in the No. 1 spot in this week's RPI and is followed by the No. 2 Cardinals, No. 3 Clemson, No. 5 Syracuse, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 11 Boston College, No. 14 Virginia Tech, No. 23 Wake Forest and No. 37 Virginia.
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 eight of nine matches this season for an average of 13.8 to 4.6 shots per game.
• Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (nine goals) and Mohamed Thiaw (seven goals) are next.
• The Cardinals, who were 6-3-2 at home in 2015, are 4-0-1 at home in 2016 and 17-6-6 all-time at Lynn Stadium, now in its third season as Louisville's home.
• UofL is 7-3-1 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.
LOUISVILLE AMONG THE TOP 10 IN MULTIPLE Â TEAM, INDIVIDUAL NCAA STAT RANKINGS
Entering the sixth week of the regular season, Louisville was ranked in the top 10 in three different team statistical categories – No. 5 in shutout percentage (0.67), No. 5 in goals against average (0.32) and No. 10 in save percentage (0.864). Individually, three Cardinals have emerged to rank among the best in the nation and the ACC midway through the season. Graduate goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland is first in the ACC and fifth in the NCAA in goals against average (0.324) and 13th in the nation and second in the ACC in save percentage (0.857).
Junior Tim Kubel, who set a school record with four assists in Saturday's 6-1 win over Virginia, is ranked second in the NCAA and first in the ACC with seven assists on the season. Junior Mohamed Thiaw, who has scored a goal in three straight matches, is ranked No. 1 in the nation with four game-winning goals, first in the ACC and 11th in the NCAA with seven goals and 14th nationally and first in the ACC with 15 points.
CLEVELAND, THIAW EARN ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS ON SEPTEMBER 20
Graduate goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland was named on Sept. 20 as ACC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, while junior forward Mohamed Thiaw was chosen as the Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Cleveland registered a pair of shutouts in goal the previous week, capped by 1-0 triumph over No. 1 Notre Dame on Sept. 16. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Cleveland turned away all three shots he faced from the previously unbeaten Fighting Irish to lead the Cardinals to their third straight victory. Hailing from Lexington, Kentucky, Thiaw scored his fourth goal of the season to lift Louisville to its 1-0 victory over No. 1 Notre Dame at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. The only goal of the match came in the 25th minute after Joey Kunkel delivered a deep ball across the midline to Thiaw, who won the ball in the air before connecting on a right-footed lob over Notre Dame goalkeeper Chris Hubbard. The perfectly placed shot was out of the reach of Hubbard and tucked beneath the crossbar.
CARDINALS AT 3-1-0 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS IN 2016
Louisville is 3-1-0 against ranked foes this season with home wins over No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 16 Virginia and a road win at No. 14 UConn. The Cardinals have five teams remaining on their schedule ranked in this week's NSCAA poll. That slate features No. 3 Syracuse, No. 5 Clemson, No. 6 Indiana and No. 11 Wake Forest. Additionally, Butler has moved to No. 7 overall since drawing with the Cardinals on August 26.
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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ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville enters the weekend at 7-1-1 overall and atop the ACC Atlantic Division with a 3-0-0 conference mark following last Saturday's 6-1 win over No. 16 Virginia. UofL, which returned eight players with 13 or more starts from last year's team, has been paced by junior Mohamed Thiaw's seven goals this season, which includes four game-winners. Defensively, graduate student and Dartmouth transfer Stefan Cleveland has allowed only three goals in nine matches while registering six shutouts.
ABOUT THE EAGLES
Boston College enters Friday's match at 5-3-0 overall and 1-2-0 in the ACC after a 5-0 loss at North Carolina last week. The Eagles are guided by head coach Ed Kelly, who is in his 28th season at BC and 32nd season as a head coach. Last season, Boston College was 11-8-2 overall and third in the ACC Atlantic at 4-4-0 before advancing to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Championship.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Friday marks just the third meeting all-time between Louisville and Boston College with the Cardinals having won each of the previous matches. Both wins have required overtime, including the 3-2 victory in 2014 in their first ever visit to BC.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Cardinals moved into the top 10 of the NSCAA poll for the first time this season on Sept. 27 landing at No. 9 overall. Along with this week's ranking in the coaches poll, Louisville is also ranked No. 2 nationally by Soccer America, No. 3 by Hero College Sports and No. 7 by Top Drawer Soccer.
CARDINALS AT NO. 2 IN FIRST NCAA RPI
The NCAA released its first men's soccer RPI on Monday and Louisville landed at No. 2 overall. The Cardinals are among five ACC schools in the top six positions and nine teams in the top 37 overall. Notre Dame, which lost at Louisville on Sept. 16, sits in the No. 1 spot in this week's RPI and is followed by the No. 2 Cardinals, No. 3 Clemson, No. 5 Syracuse, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 11 Boston College, No. 14 Virginia Tech, No. 23 Wake Forest and No. 37 Virginia.
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 eight of nine matches this season for an average of 13.8 to 4.6 shots per game.
• Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (nine goals) and Mohamed Thiaw (seven goals) are next.
• The Cardinals, who were 6-3-2 at home in 2015, are 4-0-1 at home in 2016 and 17-6-6 all-time at Lynn Stadium, now in its third season as Louisville's home.
• UofL is 7-3-1 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.
LOUISVILLE AMONG THE TOP 10 IN MULTIPLE Â TEAM, INDIVIDUAL NCAA STAT RANKINGS
Entering the sixth week of the regular season, Louisville was ranked in the top 10 in three different team statistical categories – No. 5 in shutout percentage (0.67), No. 5 in goals against average (0.32) and No. 10 in save percentage (0.864). Individually, three Cardinals have emerged to rank among the best in the nation and the ACC midway through the season. Graduate goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland is first in the ACC and fifth in the NCAA in goals against average (0.324) and 13th in the nation and second in the ACC in save percentage (0.857).
Junior Tim Kubel, who set a school record with four assists in Saturday's 6-1 win over Virginia, is ranked second in the NCAA and first in the ACC with seven assists on the season. Junior Mohamed Thiaw, who has scored a goal in three straight matches, is ranked No. 1 in the nation with four game-winning goals, first in the ACC and 11th in the NCAA with seven goals and 14th nationally and first in the ACC with 15 points.
CLEVELAND, THIAW EARN ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS ON SEPTEMBER 20
Graduate goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland was named on Sept. 20 as ACC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, while junior forward Mohamed Thiaw was chosen as the Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Cleveland registered a pair of shutouts in goal the previous week, capped by 1-0 triumph over No. 1 Notre Dame on Sept. 16. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Cleveland turned away all three shots he faced from the previously unbeaten Fighting Irish to lead the Cardinals to their third straight victory. Hailing from Lexington, Kentucky, Thiaw scored his fourth goal of the season to lift Louisville to its 1-0 victory over No. 1 Notre Dame at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. The only goal of the match came in the 25th minute after Joey Kunkel delivered a deep ball across the midline to Thiaw, who won the ball in the air before connecting on a right-footed lob over Notre Dame goalkeeper Chris Hubbard. The perfectly placed shot was out of the reach of Hubbard and tucked beneath the crossbar.
CARDINALS AT 3-1-0 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS IN 2016
Louisville is 3-1-0 against ranked foes this season with home wins over No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 16 Virginia and a road win at No. 14 UConn. The Cardinals have five teams remaining on their schedule ranked in this week's NSCAA poll. That slate features No. 3 Syracuse, No. 5 Clemson, No. 6 Indiana and No. 11 Wake Forest. Additionally, Butler has moved to No. 7 overall since drawing with the Cardinals on August 26.
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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