Sunday, November 5
LOUISVILLE, KY
1:00 PM
University of Louisville
vs
VIRGINIA
Jake Gelnovatch and the Cardinals host Virginia in an ACC quarterfinal match on Sunday.
Sixth-Ranked Cardinals Open ACC Championship Sunday with UVA
November 03, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The sixth-ranked and third-seeded Louisville men's soccer team opens the 2017 ACC Championship with a quarterfinal match against 16th-ranked and sixth-seeded Virginia on Sunday at 1 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. The match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live stats can be accessed at GoCards.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville closed the regular season 11-2-3 overall and 5-2-1 in the ACC following last Friday's 2-1 win at Clemson. The Cardinals are ranked sixth in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and Soccer America Top 25 while moving up to No. 4 in the RPI. Senior Mohamed Thiaw leads the Cardinals with eight goals this season, while junior Tate Schmitt has seven goals overall. Junior Adam Wilson has a team-leading six assists, while senior Tim Kubel has five assists on the season to go with six goals.
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia enters the match at 11-3-3 following a 4-0 win over Boston College in an ACC first round match. The Cavaliers, ranked as highly as No. 16 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll, finished the regular season with a 3-2-3 ACC record. Last season, UVA was 11-4-5 overall and 3-2-3 in the ACC before ending its campaign with a 1-0 loss at Stanford in the third round of the 2016 NCAA Championship.Â
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Sunday's match will be the fifth meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Cavaliers with Louisville holding a 3-1-0 advantage in the series, which dates back to 2013. With no regular season meeting this year, UofL and UVA played twice in 2016 with the Cardinals winning both at Lynn Stadium -- 6-1 in a regular season match and 1-0 in an ACC quarterfinal contest.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville is 4-1-2 against ranked foes this season, including 3-0-0 in road matches.
• The Cardinals are 11th in NCAA in shutout percentage (0.563) and 16th in goals against average (0.717).Â
• Louisville is No. 4 in this week's NCAA RPI and among seven ACC teams in the top 11 spots.
• 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
• Tim Kubel leads the team with 21 career goals, while Mohamed Thiaw (20) and Tate Schmitt (19) 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 20 career goals are game-winners, including three this season.
• Schmitt has eight career game-winning goals and Kubel has seven for the Cardinals.
• Louisville has a 25-10-8 record all-time at Lynn Stadium, including a 10-7-3 mark against ranked foes.
GELNOVATCH FAMILY ON OPPOSING SIDES IN ACC QUARTERFINAL
Sunday's match will offer a unique experience for Louisville redshirt freshman goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch, who is expected to make his 10th start of the season while competing against a Virginia squad coached by his father. George Gelnovatch is in his 22nd season as the head coach of the Cavaliers and while the two programs played twice last season, Sunday's game would mark the first time Jake has been on the field and competed against his father's team. No stranger to the UVA program, Jake was born (March 1997) more than a year after his father was named head coach of the Cavaliers (January 1996).
CARDINALS MAKING THEIR FOURTH ACC CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE
Entering its fourth ACC Championship, Louisville has accumulated a 4-3-0 record in its first three appearances in the annual tournament. The Cardinals were 1-1-0 last season earning a 1-0 quarterfinal win against Virginia before falling 2-1 in overtime at Wake Forest in the semifinal round. In 2015, Louisville was 1-1-0 registering a first round win (2-1) at Duke and dropping a quarterfinal match at Wake Forest (2-1 OT). In 2014, Louisville earned a quarterfinal win at North Carolina (1-0) and a semifinal victory over Syracuse (2-1) before falling 2-1 in double overtime to Clemson in the title match. Overall, the Cardinals are 8-9-4 in conference tournament matches under the direction of head coach Ken Lolla, including winning the 2010 Big East Championship.Â
LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Cardinals gained five spots in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll landing at No. 6 while also moving up 14 positions in the Soccer America Top 25 to sixth overall. The No. 5 ranking during the weeks of Oct. 10 and Oct. 17 were the highest of the season for Louisville, which has been ranked in each of the first 10 weeks of the season. The Cardinals opened 2017 ranked as high as No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.
CARDINALS IN THE NCAA STAT RANKINGS
Louisville enters the week ranked in the top 40 in the NCAA in five different team statistical categories. The Cardinals are 11th in the nation in shutout percentage (0.563), 16th in team goals against average (0.717), 34th in scoring offense (1.81 goals per game), 38th in total goals (29) and 40th in points per game (5.06). The Cardinals also lead the ACC in shutout percentage.
LOUISVILLE FOURTH IN THE RPI AS ACC SETS THE STANDARD
The Cardinals are ranked fourth in this week's NCAA RPI released on Oct. 30 and are among seven ACC teams in the top 11 spots, including each of the top four. North Carolina leads the way at No. 1 and is followed by No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Louisville, No. 7 Clemson, No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 11 Virginia. The ACC also has 10 teams in the top 36 spots with No. 23 Virginia Tech, No. 24 Pittsburgh and No. 36 NC State.
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 closed the regular season 11-2-3 overall and 5-2-1 in the ACC following last Friday's 2-1 win at Clemson. The Cardinals are ranked sixth in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and Soccer America Top 25 while moving up to No. 4 in the RPI. Senior Mohamed Thiaw leads the Cardinals with eight goals this season, while junior Tate Schmitt has seven goals overall. Junior Adam Wilson has a team-leading six assists, while senior Tim Kubel has five assists on the season to go with six goals.
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia enters the match at 11-3-3 following a 4-0 win over Boston College in an ACC first round match. The Cavaliers, ranked as highly as No. 16 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll, finished the regular season with a 3-2-3 ACC record. Last season, UVA was 11-4-5 overall and 3-2-3 in the ACC before ending its campaign with a 1-0 loss at Stanford in the third round of the 2016 NCAA Championship.Â
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Sunday's match will be the fifth meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Cavaliers with Louisville holding a 3-1-0 advantage in the series, which dates back to 2013. With no regular season meeting this year, UofL and UVA played twice in 2016 with the Cardinals winning both at Lynn Stadium -- 6-1 in a regular season match and 1-0 in an ACC quarterfinal contest.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville is 4-1-2 against ranked foes this season, including 3-0-0 in road matches.
• The Cardinals are 11th in NCAA in shutout percentage (0.563) and 16th in goals against average (0.717).Â
• Louisville is No. 4 in this week's NCAA RPI and among seven ACC teams in the top 11 spots.
• 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
• Tim Kubel leads the team with 21 career goals, while Mohamed Thiaw (20) and Tate Schmitt (19) 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 20 career goals are game-winners, including three this season.
• Schmitt has eight career game-winning goals and Kubel has seven for the Cardinals.
• Louisville has a 25-10-8 record all-time at Lynn Stadium, including a 10-7-3 mark against ranked foes.
GELNOVATCH FAMILY ON OPPOSING SIDES IN ACC QUARTERFINAL
Sunday's match will offer a unique experience for Louisville redshirt freshman goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch, who is expected to make his 10th start of the season while competing against a Virginia squad coached by his father. George Gelnovatch is in his 22nd season as the head coach of the Cavaliers and while the two programs played twice last season, Sunday's game would mark the first time Jake has been on the field and competed against his father's team. No stranger to the UVA program, Jake was born (March 1997) more than a year after his father was named head coach of the Cavaliers (January 1996).
CARDINALS MAKING THEIR FOURTH ACC CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE
Entering its fourth ACC Championship, Louisville has accumulated a 4-3-0 record in its first three appearances in the annual tournament. The Cardinals were 1-1-0 last season earning a 1-0 quarterfinal win against Virginia before falling 2-1 in overtime at Wake Forest in the semifinal round. In 2015, Louisville was 1-1-0 registering a first round win (2-1) at Duke and dropping a quarterfinal match at Wake Forest (2-1 OT). In 2014, Louisville earned a quarterfinal win at North Carolina (1-0) and a semifinal victory over Syracuse (2-1) before falling 2-1 in double overtime to Clemson in the title match. Overall, the Cardinals are 8-9-4 in conference tournament matches under the direction of head coach Ken Lolla, including winning the 2010 Big East Championship.Â
LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Cardinals gained five spots in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll landing at No. 6 while also moving up 14 positions in the Soccer America Top 25 to sixth overall. The No. 5 ranking during the weeks of Oct. 10 and Oct. 17 were the highest of the season for Louisville, which has been ranked in each of the first 10 weeks of the season. The Cardinals opened 2017 ranked as high as No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.
CARDINALS IN THE NCAA STAT RANKINGS
Louisville enters the week ranked in the top 40 in the NCAA in five different team statistical categories. The Cardinals are 11th in the nation in shutout percentage (0.563), 16th in team goals against average (0.717), 34th in scoring offense (1.81 goals per game), 38th in total goals (29) and 40th in points per game (5.06). The Cardinals also lead the ACC in shutout percentage.
LOUISVILLE FOURTH IN THE RPI AS ACC SETS THE STANDARD
The Cardinals are ranked fourth in this week's NCAA RPI released on Oct. 30 and are among seven ACC teams in the top 11 spots, including each of the top four. North Carolina leads the way at No. 1 and is followed by No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Louisville, No. 7 Clemson, No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 11 Virginia. The ACC also has 10 teams in the top 36 spots with No. 23 Virginia Tech, No. 24 Pittsburgh and No. 36 NC State.
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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