Friday, October 6
Blacksburg, VA
5:00 PM
University of Louisville
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Virginia Tech
Senior defender Joey Kunkel and the Cardinals have three shutouts in their last four matches.
No. 7 Men's Soccer Visits Virginia Tech on Friday
October 05, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff set for 5 p.m., ET and match will be televised on ACC's Regional Sports Network, including Fox Sports South
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The No. 7 Louisville men's soccer team will play its second straight ACC road match as the Cardinals challenge Virginia Tech on Friday at 5 p.m., ET at Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The match will be televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Network, which includes Fox Sports South in Louisville, as well as ACC Network Extra, while live scoring is available at GoCards.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville enters Friday's match at 7-1-2 overall and 3-1-0 in the ACC following last Saturday's 1-0 victory at No. 12 Duke. Louisville, ranked seventh in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and ninth in the Soccer America Top 25, is riding a five-match unbeaten streak overall. Junior Tate Schmitt leads the Cardinals with five goals this season, including four in the last three matches. Senior Tim Kubel has four goals, while senior Mohamed Thiaw has three goals. Junior Adam Wilson has a team-leading five assists, while Kubel and Schmitt have three assists each.Â
ABOUT THE HOKIES
Virginia Tech moved to 7-4-0 overall with Tuesday's 3-2 win at South Carolina and the Hokies are 2-2-0 in the ACC following a 1-0 victory at Boston College last week. Last season, Virginia Tech was 13-5-4 overall and 3-4-1 in the ACC before ending its season with a loss at Wake Forest in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championship.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Friday's match will mark the 15th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Hokies with Virginia Tech holding an 8-3-3 edge in the series, which dates back to 1980. Louisville is unbeaten in each of the last three matches, including a 1-1 draw at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium in the only previous ACC match between the teams in 2015.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals have out-shot their opponents in nine of 10 games this season.
• Louisville is 3-1-1 against ranked foes this season, including 2-0-0 in road matches.Â
• Tim Kubel leads the team with 19 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (17) and Mohamed Thiaw (15) are next.
• Nine of Thiaw's 15 career goals are game-winners, including two this season.
• Schmitt has eight career game-winning goals and Kubel has six for the Cardinals.
• Schmitt leads the team with two career multi-goal games, while Cabon and Thiaw have one each.
• The Sept. 15 match at Syracuse marked the first collegiate DNP for Kubel ending a streak of 68 straight matches played. The senior was suspended after receiving a red card against Wake Forest on Sept. 9.
• The 12 goals last season for Thiaw were the most for a UofL player since Simon Bird's 12 goals in 2003.
• Louisville has a 25-10-7 record all-time at Lynn Stadium, including a 10-7-2 mark against ranked foes.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Louisville gained one position in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll moving up to No. 7 overall while also rising one spot to No. 9 in the Soccer America Top 25. The Cardinals have been ranked in each of the first seven weeks of the season after entering 2017 ranked as high as No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.
KUBEL NAMED CANDIDATE FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Tim Kubel was named Sept. 22 among 30 candidates 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.
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.
Each of the 60 men's and women's candidates has displayed a strong work ethic in the classroom and on the pitch with 30 having grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher and 12 being returning All-Americans. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates also have been consistently involved in community service on their campus or in their communities.
Each of the two candidate classes will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2017 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships in December. For more information on all the candidates, visit www.seniorCLASSaward.com.
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 enters Friday's match at 7-1-2 overall and 3-1-0 in the ACC following last Saturday's 1-0 victory at No. 12 Duke. Louisville, ranked seventh in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and ninth in the Soccer America Top 25, is riding a five-match unbeaten streak overall. Junior Tate Schmitt leads the Cardinals with five goals this season, including four in the last three matches. Senior Tim Kubel has four goals, while senior Mohamed Thiaw has three goals. Junior Adam Wilson has a team-leading five assists, while Kubel and Schmitt have three assists each.Â
ABOUT THE HOKIES
Virginia Tech moved to 7-4-0 overall with Tuesday's 3-2 win at South Carolina and the Hokies are 2-2-0 in the ACC following a 1-0 victory at Boston College last week. Last season, Virginia Tech was 13-5-4 overall and 3-4-1 in the ACC before ending its season with a loss at Wake Forest in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championship.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Friday's match will mark the 15th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Hokies with Virginia Tech holding an 8-3-3 edge in the series, which dates back to 1980. Louisville is unbeaten in each of the last three matches, including a 1-1 draw at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium in the only previous ACC match between the teams in 2015.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals have out-shot their opponents in nine of 10 games this season.
• Louisville is 3-1-1 against ranked foes this season, including 2-0-0 in road matches.Â
• Tim Kubel leads the team with 19 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (17) and Mohamed Thiaw (15) are next.
• Nine of Thiaw's 15 career goals are game-winners, including two this season.
• Schmitt has eight career game-winning goals and Kubel has six for the Cardinals.
• Schmitt leads the team with two career multi-goal games, while Cabon and Thiaw have one each.
• The Sept. 15 match at Syracuse marked the first collegiate DNP for Kubel ending a streak of 68 straight matches played. The senior was suspended after receiving a red card against Wake Forest on Sept. 9.
• The 12 goals last season for Thiaw were the most for a UofL player since Simon Bird's 12 goals in 2003.
• Louisville has a 25-10-7 record all-time at Lynn Stadium, including a 10-7-2 mark against ranked foes.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Louisville gained one position in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll moving up to No. 7 overall while also rising one spot to No. 9 in the Soccer America Top 25. The Cardinals have been ranked in each of the first seven weeks of the season after entering 2017 ranked as high as No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.
KUBEL NAMED CANDIDATE FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Tim Kubel was named Sept. 22 among 30 candidates 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.
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.
Each of the 60 men's and women's candidates has displayed a strong work ethic in the classroom and on the pitch with 30 having grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher and 12 being returning All-Americans. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates also have been consistently involved in community service on their campus or in their communities.
Each of the two candidate classes will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2017 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships in December. For more information on all the candidates, visit www.seniorCLASSaward.com.
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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