Friday, October 27
Clemson, SC
7:00 PM
University of Louisville
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Clemson
Mohamed Thiaw leads the No. 11 Cardinals with eight goals this season.
No. 11 Cardinals Visit No. 4 Clemson in Regular Season Finale
October 26, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff set for Friday at 7 p.m., ET at Riggs Field; match to be televised on ACC Network Extra
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The No. 11 Louisville men's soccer team will conclude the regular season with a road match at No. 4 Clemson on Friday at 7 p.m., ET at Riggs Field. A win by either side would clinch a first round bye and a quarterfinal home game in the 2017 ACC Championship. Friday's match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live stats can be accessed at GoCards.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville is 10-2-3 overall and 4-2-1 in the ACC following last Friday's 3-2 home loss to NC State. Louisville, ranked 11th in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and 20th in the Soccer America Top 25, had its nine-match unbeaten streak halted with the loss. Senior Mohamed Thiaw leads the Cardinals with eight goals this season, while junior Tate Schmitt has six goals overall. Junior Adam Wilson has a team-leading six assists, while senior Tim Kubel has four assists on the season to go with five goals.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
Clemson enters the match at 11-3-0 overall and 4-3-0 in the ACC after last Friday's 2-1 victory at Syracuse. The Tigers, ranked as highly as No. 4 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll, have won three straight matches and are led by Diego Campos, who has team highs in goals (eight) and assists (eight). Last season, Clemson was 14-4-5 overall and 4-1-3 in the ACC before ending its campaign with a 1-0 loss to Denver in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 NCAA Championship.Â
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Friday's match will be the fifth meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Tigers with Clemson holding a 3-0-1 advantage in the series, which dates back to 2014. In its only previous visit to Riggs Field, Louisville dropped a 4-2 decision in 2015.Â
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals matched a school record with five straight shutouts from Sept. 30 to Oct. 17 equaling the total from 2013.
• From Sept. 30 to Oct. 21, UofL set a school record scoreless streak at 563 minutes, 41 seconds surpassing the previous mark of 560 minutes established in 2013.Â
• Louisville is 3-1-2 against ranked foes this season, including 2-0-0 in road matches.
• The Cardinals are sixth in NCAA in shutout percentage (0.600) and 17th in goals against average (0.699).Â
• Louisville is No. 10 in this week's NCAA RPI and among 10 ACC teams in the top 34 spots.
• Tim Kubel and Mohamed Thiaw lead the team with 20 career goals each, while Tate Schmitt has 18.
• 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 20 career goals are game-winners, including three this season.
• Schmitt has eight career game-winning goals and Kubel has six for the Cardinals.
• 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 dropped six spots in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll landing at No. 11 while also losing 11 positions in the Soccer America Top 25 falling to No. 20 overall. The No. 5 ranking for during the weeks of Oct. 10 and Oct. 17 were the highest of the season for the Cardinals, who have been ranked in each of the first nine 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 week ranked in the top 40 in the NCAA in six different team statistical categories. Louisville is sixth in the nation in shutout percentage (0.600), 17th in team goals against average (0.699), 35th in total goals (27), 35th in scoring offense (1.8 goals per game), 38th in points per game (5.07) and 39th in total points (76). The Cardinals also lead the ACC in shutout percentage. Individually, Mohamed Thiaw is ranked 27th in the nation and third in the ACC with his three game-winning goals.
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 10-2-3 overall and 4-2-1 in the ACC following last Friday's 3-2 home loss to NC State. Louisville, ranked 11th in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and 20th in the Soccer America Top 25, had its nine-match unbeaten streak halted with the loss. Senior Mohamed Thiaw leads the Cardinals with eight goals this season, while junior Tate Schmitt has six goals overall. Junior Adam Wilson has a team-leading six assists, while senior Tim Kubel has four assists on the season to go with five goals.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
Clemson enters the match at 11-3-0 overall and 4-3-0 in the ACC after last Friday's 2-1 victory at Syracuse. The Tigers, ranked as highly as No. 4 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll, have won three straight matches and are led by Diego Campos, who has team highs in goals (eight) and assists (eight). Last season, Clemson was 14-4-5 overall and 4-1-3 in the ACC before ending its campaign with a 1-0 loss to Denver in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 NCAA Championship.Â
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Friday's match will be the fifth meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Tigers with Clemson holding a 3-0-1 advantage in the series, which dates back to 2014. In its only previous visit to Riggs Field, Louisville dropped a 4-2 decision in 2015.Â
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals matched a school record with five straight shutouts from Sept. 30 to Oct. 17 equaling the total from 2013.
• From Sept. 30 to Oct. 21, UofL set a school record scoreless streak at 563 minutes, 41 seconds surpassing the previous mark of 560 minutes established in 2013.Â
• Louisville is 3-1-2 against ranked foes this season, including 2-0-0 in road matches.
• The Cardinals are sixth in NCAA in shutout percentage (0.600) and 17th in goals against average (0.699).Â
• Louisville is No. 10 in this week's NCAA RPI and among 10 ACC teams in the top 34 spots.
• Tim Kubel and Mohamed Thiaw lead the team with 20 career goals each, while Tate Schmitt has 18.
• 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 20 career goals are game-winners, including three this season.
• Schmitt has eight career game-winning goals and Kubel has six for the Cardinals.
• 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 dropped six spots in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll landing at No. 11 while also losing 11 positions in the Soccer America Top 25 falling to No. 20 overall. The No. 5 ranking for during the weeks of Oct. 10 and Oct. 17 were the highest of the season for the Cardinals, who have been ranked in each of the first nine 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 week ranked in the top 40 in the NCAA in six different team statistical categories. Louisville is sixth in the nation in shutout percentage (0.600), 17th in team goals against average (0.699), 35th in total goals (27), 35th in scoring offense (1.8 goals per game), 38th in points per game (5.07) and 39th in total points (76). The Cardinals also lead the ACC in shutout percentage. Individually, Mohamed Thiaw is ranked 27th in the nation and third in the ACC with his three game-winning goals.
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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