Women's Soccer Wraps Up Nonconference Schedule with a 4-0 Win Over Gardner Webb

Thursday, September 14

LOUISVILLE, KY

5:30 PM

University of Louisville

6-2-0

GARDNER-WEBB

1-7-0

Gardner Webb

Louisville

Women's Soccer Wraps Up Nonconference Schedule with a 4-0 Win Over Gardner Webb

September 14, 2017 | Women's Soccer

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Allison Whitfield scored two goals to lead the Cardinals

By: Alexis Chevalier

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Cardinals bounced back from their Saturday night loss with a 4-0 win over Gardner-Webb Thursday evening at Lynn Stadium. Louisville native, Allison Whitfield led the Cardinals with two goals in the first half. Louisville improves to 6-2 on the season, while the Bulldogs drop to 1-7.

"First of all, it was a great way to close out the non-conference portion of the schedule," said head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes. "We really did a good job focusing defensively on moments to re-press, and moments to drop it and get our shape, and I thought we did a much better job of that. Offensively, we did a good job of just trying to connect forward simply. Overall, we got a lot of players in off the bench that were able to take some minutes from those who were getting a lot of minutes, and it was great team effort. I really liked what we did offensively and defensively. "

The opening minutes of the match were quiet for both sides, with each looking to find their opportunity to get on the board first. The Cardinals were ultimately successful, scoring 16 minutes in.

Whitfield opened the scoring for the Cardinals, scoring two goals within 10 minutes to put the Cards up 2-0 in the first half. Her first goal in the 16^th minute came off a corner that ricocheted off the crossbar of the goal. Her next goal in the 25^th minute came of a defensive deflection.

The second half saw two more goals scored by the Cardinals, both on assists by Taylor Kerwin. In the 56^th minute, Kaela Dickerman connected with the pass and put the ball over the line. In the 84^th minute, Mollie Rouse found the pass from Kerwin and sailed it to the to the top corner of the goal.

Victoria Gabor got her first minutes between the posts this season. In her 30-minute debut, she allowed no goals. Gabby Kouzelos had one save and allowed no goals in her minutes. Together, the Louisville goalkeepers were able to record the fourth shutout of the season.

Louisville finished the match with a 7-0 advantage in corner kicks and a 21-3 advantage in shots. Whitfield led the Cardinals' offense, recording her first goal of the season and firing up three shots.

The Cardinals will be back in action on Sunday, September 17 as they travel to Boston College for the ACC opener at 1:00 p.m.