Saturday, October 21
LOUISVILLE, KY
7:00 PM
University of Louisville
vs
NC STATE
Tim Kubel is among six seniors who will be honored prior to Saturday's match with NC State.
No. 5 Men's Soccer Hosts NC State on Saturday for Senior Night
October 20, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., ET at Lynn Stadium; Senior Night ceremony at approximately 6:45 p.m.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The No. 5 Louisville men's soccer team will play its regular season home finale against NC State on Saturday at 7 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. Prior to the match, the Cardinals will honor seniors Walker Andriot, Sawyer Edwards, Tim Kubel, Joey Kunkel, Mohamed Thiaw and Campbell Weyland during an on-field ceremony at approximately 6:45 p.m. Saturday's match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live stats can be accessed at GoCards.com.Â
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville is 10-1-3 overall following Tuesday's 1-0 overtime win at Charlotte and 4-1-1 in the ACC after last Friday's scoreless draw with No. 4 North Carolina. Louisville, ranked fifth in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and ninth in the Soccer America Top 25, is riding a nine-match unbeaten streak. Junior Tate Schmitt and senior Mohamed Thiaw lead the Cardinals with six goals each this season, while senior Tim Kubel has five goals. Junior Adam Wilson has a team-leading six assists, while Kubel has four assists on the season.
ABOUT THE WOLFPACK
NC State, riding a five-match unbeaten streak, enters the weekend at 7-4-3 overall following a 2-1 win over UNC Wilmington on Tuesday and 2-3-1 in the ACC after a scoreless draw with Virginia last Friday. Last season, the Wolfpack had a 5-12-0 record overall and was just 1-7-0 in the ACC.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Saturday's match will be the sixth meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Wolfpack with the series record even at 2-2-1 dating back to the first match in 1997. Louisville earned a 3-0 win in last year's meeting in Raleigh, while the teams played to a 1-1 draw in State's only other visit to Lynn Stadium in 2015.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals have matched a school record with five straight shutouts equaling the total from 2013.
• UofL has played more than 531 minutes (531:45) since its last goal allowed while surrendering only one goal in the last eight matches (765:54) overall.Â
• Louisville is 3-1-2 against ranked foes this season, including 2-0-0 in road matches.
• The Cardinals are third in NCAA in shutout percentage (0.643) and 10th in goals against average (0.543).Â
• Louisville is No. 9 in this week's NCAA RPI and among nine ACC teams in the top 17 spots.
• Tim Kubel leads the team with 20 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (18) and Mohamed Thiaw (18) are next.
• Thiaw's hat trick on Oct. 10 against FAU was the first for a Louisville player since Dylan Mares had three goals in a win over Winthrop in the second round of the NCAA Championship on Nov. 18, 2012.
• 10 of Thiaw's 18 career goals are game-winners, including three this season.
• Schmitt has eight career game-winning goals and Kubel has six for the Cardinals.
• Thiaw is ranked 20th in the NCAA with his three game-winning goals.
• Louisville has a 25-10-8 record all-time at Lynn Stadium, including a 10-7-3 mark against ranked foes.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Louisville held steady in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll remaining at No. 5 for the second straight week while dropping one spot to No. 9 in the Soccer America Top 25. The No. 5 ranking is the highest this season for the Cardinals, who have been ranked in each of the first eight weeks of the season. Louisville opened 2017 ranked as high as No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.
CARDINALS IN THE NCAA STAT RANKINGS
The Cardinals enter the weekend ranked in the top 40 in the NCAA in four different team statistical categories. Louisville is third in the nation in shutout percentage (0.643), 10th in team goals against average (0.543), 33rd in total goals (25) and 38th in total points (70). The Cardinals lead the ACC in both shutout percentage and team goals against average. Individually, Mohamed Thiaw is ranked 21st in the nation and third in the ACC with his three game-winning goals.Â
KUBEL NAMED FINALIST FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Tim Kubel was named Oct. 12 among 10 finalists for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate men's soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
The finalists were chosen by a selection committee from the list of 30 men's candidates and 30 women's candidates announced in September. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately at www.seniorCLASSaward.com to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through November 20. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches' votes to determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2017 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships later this fall.
A native of Stuttgart, Germany, Kubel has started 74 matches in his four years at Louisville, including 11 this season for the No. 5 Cardinals. Kubel has accumulated 20 career goals and 23 assists overall, including five goals and four assists in 2017. In the classroom, Kubel has a 3.688 cumulative GPA while majoring in finance with a minor in marketing.
During his junior season in 2016, Kubel was an NSCAA Second Team All-America selection and was a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist after scoring three goals and matching a school record with 11 assists while starting all 22 matches at right back. He was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI First Team, All-ACC First Team, ACC Championship All-Tournament Team and NSCAA All-South Region First Team. In 2015, he earned All-ACC First Team honors, while in 2014, Kubel was named ACC Freshman of the Year, All-ACC Second Team and NSCAA All-South Region First Team.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
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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ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville is 10-1-3 overall following Tuesday's 1-0 overtime win at Charlotte and 4-1-1 in the ACC after last Friday's scoreless draw with No. 4 North Carolina. Louisville, ranked fifth in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and ninth in the Soccer America Top 25, is riding a nine-match unbeaten streak. Junior Tate Schmitt and senior Mohamed Thiaw lead the Cardinals with six goals each this season, while senior Tim Kubel has five goals. Junior Adam Wilson has a team-leading six assists, while Kubel has four assists on the season.
ABOUT THE WOLFPACK
NC State, riding a five-match unbeaten streak, enters the weekend at 7-4-3 overall following a 2-1 win over UNC Wilmington on Tuesday and 2-3-1 in the ACC after a scoreless draw with Virginia last Friday. Last season, the Wolfpack had a 5-12-0 record overall and was just 1-7-0 in the ACC.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Saturday's match will be the sixth meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Wolfpack with the series record even at 2-2-1 dating back to the first match in 1997. Louisville earned a 3-0 win in last year's meeting in Raleigh, while the teams played to a 1-1 draw in State's only other visit to Lynn Stadium in 2015.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals have matched a school record with five straight shutouts equaling the total from 2013.
• UofL has played more than 531 minutes (531:45) since its last goal allowed while surrendering only one goal in the last eight matches (765:54) overall.Â
• Louisville is 3-1-2 against ranked foes this season, including 2-0-0 in road matches.
• The Cardinals are third in NCAA in shutout percentage (0.643) and 10th in goals against average (0.543).Â
• Louisville is No. 9 in this week's NCAA RPI and among nine ACC teams in the top 17 spots.
• Tim Kubel leads the team with 20 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (18) and Mohamed Thiaw (18) are next.
• Thiaw's hat trick on Oct. 10 against FAU was the first for a Louisville player since Dylan Mares had three goals in a win over Winthrop in the second round of the NCAA Championship on Nov. 18, 2012.
• 10 of Thiaw's 18 career goals are game-winners, including three this season.
• Schmitt has eight career game-winning goals and Kubel has six for the Cardinals.
• Thiaw is ranked 20th in the NCAA with his three game-winning goals.
• Louisville has a 25-10-8 record all-time at Lynn Stadium, including a 10-7-3 mark against ranked foes.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Louisville held steady in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll remaining at No. 5 for the second straight week while dropping one spot to No. 9 in the Soccer America Top 25. The No. 5 ranking is the highest this season for the Cardinals, who have been ranked in each of the first eight weeks of the season. Louisville opened 2017 ranked as high as No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.
CARDINALS IN THE NCAA STAT RANKINGS
The Cardinals enter the weekend ranked in the top 40 in the NCAA in four different team statistical categories. Louisville is third in the nation in shutout percentage (0.643), 10th in team goals against average (0.543), 33rd in total goals (25) and 38th in total points (70). The Cardinals lead the ACC in both shutout percentage and team goals against average. Individually, Mohamed Thiaw is ranked 21st in the nation and third in the ACC with his three game-winning goals.Â
KUBEL NAMED FINALIST FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Tim Kubel was named Oct. 12 among 10 finalists for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate men's soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
The finalists were chosen by a selection committee from the list of 30 men's candidates and 30 women's candidates announced in September. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately at www.seniorCLASSaward.com to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through November 20. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches' votes to determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2017 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships later this fall.
A native of Stuttgart, Germany, Kubel has started 74 matches in his four years at Louisville, including 11 this season for the No. 5 Cardinals. Kubel has accumulated 20 career goals and 23 assists overall, including five goals and four assists in 2017. In the classroom, Kubel has a 3.688 cumulative GPA while majoring in finance with a minor in marketing.
During his junior season in 2016, Kubel was an NSCAA Second Team All-America selection and was a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist after scoring three goals and matching a school record with 11 assists while starting all 22 matches at right back. He was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI First Team, All-ACC First Team, ACC Championship All-Tournament Team and NSCAA All-South Region First Team. In 2015, he earned All-ACC First Team honors, while in 2014, Kubel was named ACC Freshman of the Year, All-ACC Second Team and NSCAA All-South Region First Team.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
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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