Road Tilt at No. 7 Syracuse Up Next for No. 12 Louisville

Friday, September 15

Syracuse, NY

7:00 PM

University of Louisville

Syracuse

Walker Andriot and the Cardinals will play their fourth ranked foe in the first six matches of 2017.

Road Tilt at No. 7 Syracuse Up Next for No. 12 Louisville

September 14, 2017 | Men's Soccer

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Kickoff for Cardinals and Orange set for 7 p.m., ET on Friday in Syracuse, N.Y.

By: Garett Wall

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 12th-ranked Louisville men's soccer team plays its third straight ranked opponent and the fourth ranked foe in the first six matches of the season when the Cardinals challenge No. 7 Syracuse on Friday at 7 p.m., ET at SU Soccer Stadium. The match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live scoring is available at GoCards.com.

ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville enters Friday's match at 3-1-1 after last Saturday's 3-1 loss to No. 2 Wake Forest. The Cardinals have a 3-1-1 mark in their first five matches for the fourth straight season. They will play Friday's match without senior defender Tim Kubel, who was issued his first collegiate red card in the first half of the loss to the Demon Deacons. Kubel and Adrien Cabon have two goals each for Louisville this season, while Cody Cochran, Tate Schmitt and Mohamed Thiaw also have goals for the Cardinals.

ABOUT THE ORANGE
Syracuse opened ACC action with a 2-2 draw at Virginia last Friday night. The Orange have a 4-0-2 record on the season following Tuesday's 3-2 victory against Oregon State. Guided by head coach Ian McIntyre, Syracuse was 12-4-4 last season, including a 3-2-3 mark in the ACC, before ending its season with a loss at North Carolina in the third round of the NCAA Championship.

SERIES SNAPSHOT
Saturday's match will mark the 13th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Orange with Louisville holding an 8-2-2 edge in the series, which dates back to 2005. The Cardinals are unbeaten in each of the last eight matches, including six wins in that span. Louisville is 3-1-1 all-time on the road versus Syracuse.

CARDINALS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
With its first loss of the season, Louisville lost four spots and moved to No. 12 in this week's Soccer America Top 25 while also dropping nine positions to No. 17 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll. The Cardinals entered the season ranked No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.

LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Tim Kubel leads the team with 17 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (13) and Mohamed Thiaw (13) are next.
• Six of Kubel's 17 career goals are game-winners, including both goals in 2017.
• Thiaw has seven career game-winning goals and Schmitt has six career game-winners.
• Friday's match at Syracuse will mark the first time in Kubel has missed a match in his collegiate career ending a streak of 68 straight matches.
• 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 23-10-7 record all-time at Lynn Stadium, including a 10-7-2 mark against ranked foes.

CARDINALS HAVE 14 OF 16 MATCHES IN 2017 SLATED FOR ACC NETWORK EXTRA
The Louisville men's soccer team will have 14 of its 16 regular season matches in 2017 televised on ACC Network Extra, including all eight conference matches. The 14 matches on ACC Network Extra will include one match – Oct. 6 at Virginia Tech – on the ACC's Regional Sports Network. All 10 regular season matches at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium this season will be televised on ACC Network Extra, available on WatchESPN. Additionally, the 2017 ACC Championship title match will be televised by ESPNU.

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.

2017 LOUISVILLE SOCCER SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets for the 2017 University of Louisville soccer season are on sale now and can be purchased online here, by phone at 502-GO-CARDS or in person at the Louisville Cardinals Ticket Office at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Fans can also renew their season tickets from last season by logging in to the My Cardinal Account or by calling 502-GO-CARDS.

Season ticket holders will receive tickets for all men's and women's matches while sitting in the same seats for every match. Season ticket pricing at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium remains the same in 2017 as it has been since the facility opened in 2014. Season tickets in the reserved seating areas are as low as $3 per match, while general admission/berm/bleacher tickets are as low as $2.25 per game with the family plan.

Unique on field and game day group experiences are also available and more information is available at GoCards.com/soccer-fep. For more information on Louisville soccer season tickets, call 502-GO-CARDS or email tickets@gocards.com.