Tuesday, October 10
LOUISVILLE, KY
7:00 PM
University of Louisville
vs
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Cardinals Return Home to Host FAU Tuesday Night
October 09, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â Following back-to-back ACC road victories, the No. 7 Louisville men's soccer team returns home to host Florida Atlantic on Tuesday at 7 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. The match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live scoring is available at GoCards.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville enters Tuesday's match at 8-1-2 overall and 4-1-0 in the ACC following Friday's 1-0 victory at Virginia Tech. Louisville, ranked seventh in last week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and ninth in the Soccer America Top 25, is riding a six-match unbeaten streak overall. Junior Tate Schmitt leads the Cardinals with five goals this season, including four in the last four 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 OWLS
Florida Atlantic dropped to 1-8-0 overall and 1-4-0 in Conference USA with Saturday's 3-1 loss at New Mexico. The Owls have lost five straight matches while allowing three or more goals in four of those losses. Last season, FAU was 4-10-1 overall and 2-6-0 in C-USA.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Tuesday's match will mark the first meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Owls. FAU will be the second opponent from the state of Florida this season to visit Lynn Stadium after Louisville earned a 1-1 draw with USF on Sept. 26.Â
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals have out-shot their opponents in 10 of 11 games this season.
• Louisville is 3-1-1 against ranked foes this season, including 2-0-0 in road matches.
• The Cardinals are 16th in NCAA in shutout percentage (0.55) and 17th in goals against average (0.699).Â
• Louisville is No. 4 in this week's NCAA RPI and among seven ACC teams in the top 13 spots.
• 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.
• Adam Wilson is ranked 21st in NCAA in assists per game at 0.56 and 29th in total assists with five.
• 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.
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 Tuesday's match at 8-1-2 overall and 4-1-0 in the ACC following Friday's 1-0 victory at Virginia Tech. Louisville, ranked seventh in last week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and ninth in the Soccer America Top 25, is riding a six-match unbeaten streak overall. Junior Tate Schmitt leads the Cardinals with five goals this season, including four in the last four 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 OWLS
Florida Atlantic dropped to 1-8-0 overall and 1-4-0 in Conference USA with Saturday's 3-1 loss at New Mexico. The Owls have lost five straight matches while allowing three or more goals in four of those losses. Last season, FAU was 4-10-1 overall and 2-6-0 in C-USA.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Tuesday's match will mark the first meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Owls. FAU will be the second opponent from the state of Florida this season to visit Lynn Stadium after Louisville earned a 1-1 draw with USF on Sept. 26.Â
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• The Cardinals have out-shot their opponents in 10 of 11 games this season.
• Louisville is 3-1-1 against ranked foes this season, including 2-0-0 in road matches.
• The Cardinals are 16th in NCAA in shutout percentage (0.55) and 17th in goals against average (0.699).Â
• Louisville is No. 4 in this week's NCAA RPI and among seven ACC teams in the top 13 spots.
• 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.
• Adam Wilson is ranked 21st in NCAA in assists per game at 0.56 and 29th in total assists with five.
• 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.
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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