Saturday, September 9
LOUISVILLE, KY
7:30 PM
University of Louisville
vs
WAKE FOREST
Mohamed Thiaw scored his 13th career goal in Tuesday's draw at Lynn Stadium.
No. 2 Wake Forest Visits Lynn Saturday Night for Top 10 Clash
September 08, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff for No. 8 Cardinals and No. 2 Demon Deacons set for 7:30 p.m., ET
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The No. 8 Louisville men's soccer team begins its grueling ACC slate with a top 10 showdown as No. 2 Wake Forest visits Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., ET. The match, which is the third against a nationally ranked opponent in the first five matches this season for the Cardinals, will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live scoring is available at GoCards.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville enters Saturday's match at 3-0-1 overall following Tuesday's 2-2 draw with No. 19 Kentucky. The Cardinals are off to their best start to a season since registering the same record through four matches in 2010, while a win against the Demon Deacons would equal the 4-0-1 mark by the 2010 team. Senior defender Tim Kubel had game-winning goals in each of the previous two wins for Louisville to go along with an assist in Tuesday's draw, while junior Adrien Cabon has two goals and an assist this season.
ABOUT THE DEMON DEACONS
Wake Forest suffered its first loss of 2017 and dropped to 3-1-0 overall with Tuesday's 2-1 overtime defeat against Georgia State. Led by coach Bobby Muuss, the Demon Deacons were 19-3-3 last season and won the ACC Atlantic Division title with a 5-1-2 mark. After winning the ACC Tournament, Wake Forest advanced to the championship match of the College Cup before falling in penalty kicks to Stanford.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Saturday's match will mark the ninth meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Demon Deacons with Wake Forest holding a 6-2-0 edge in the series, which dates back to 2007. Wake Forest has won each of the last five meetings, including both contests last year in the regular season and the ACC Championship.
CARDINALS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Louisville gained three spots in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll rising from No. 11 to No. 8 and moved up two positions in the latest Soccer America Top 25 landing at No. 8. The Cardinals entered the season ranked No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.Â
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville enters the weekend among 40 unbeaten teams remaining in the nation.
• With a win or draw, the Cardinals would be unbeaten in their first five games for the fourth time in school history. They also achieved the feat in 2008, 2009 and 2010.Â
• Tim Kubel leads the team with 17 career goals, while Mohamed Thiaw (13) and Tate Schmitt (12) are next.
• Six of Kubel's 17 career goals are game-winners, including both goals in 2017.
• 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 23-9-7 record all-time at Lynn Stadium, including a 10-6-2 mark against ranked foes.
KUBEL HONORED AS ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ON SEPT. 5
Tim Kubel was named as the ACC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5, while  Clemson's Patrick Bunk-Andersen was tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Week. Kubel scored a pair of game-winning goals for the Cardinals, who remained unbeaten with two victories from Aug. 28-Sept. 1. Hailing from Stuttgart, Germany, Kubel started the week with the lone goal against No. 25 Butler connecting in the 39th minute on a sliding attempt from 18 yards away to lift Louisville to a 1-0 victory against the Bulldogs on Aug. 28. Four days later, the All-American delivered on a penalty kick in the 47th minute of the Cardinals' 1-0 triumph at Georgia State on Sept. 1. With his first two goals of the season, Kubel moved into ninth in career goals at Louisville with 17 while six of those are game-winners.
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.
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ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville enters Saturday's match at 3-0-1 overall following Tuesday's 2-2 draw with No. 19 Kentucky. The Cardinals are off to their best start to a season since registering the same record through four matches in 2010, while a win against the Demon Deacons would equal the 4-0-1 mark by the 2010 team. Senior defender Tim Kubel had game-winning goals in each of the previous two wins for Louisville to go along with an assist in Tuesday's draw, while junior Adrien Cabon has two goals and an assist this season.
ABOUT THE DEMON DEACONS
Wake Forest suffered its first loss of 2017 and dropped to 3-1-0 overall with Tuesday's 2-1 overtime defeat against Georgia State. Led by coach Bobby Muuss, the Demon Deacons were 19-3-3 last season and won the ACC Atlantic Division title with a 5-1-2 mark. After winning the ACC Tournament, Wake Forest advanced to the championship match of the College Cup before falling in penalty kicks to Stanford.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Saturday's match will mark the ninth meeting all-time between the Cardinals and Demon Deacons with Wake Forest holding a 6-2-0 edge in the series, which dates back to 2007. Wake Forest has won each of the last five meetings, including both contests last year in the regular season and the ACC Championship.
CARDINALS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Louisville gained three spots in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll rising from No. 11 to No. 8 and moved up two positions in the latest Soccer America Top 25 landing at No. 8. The Cardinals entered the season ranked No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll.Â
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville enters the weekend among 40 unbeaten teams remaining in the nation.
• With a win or draw, the Cardinals would be unbeaten in their first five games for the fourth time in school history. They also achieved the feat in 2008, 2009 and 2010.Â
• Tim Kubel leads the team with 17 career goals, while Mohamed Thiaw (13) and Tate Schmitt (12) are next.
• Six of Kubel's 17 career goals are game-winners, including both goals in 2017.
• 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 23-9-7 record all-time at Lynn Stadium, including a 10-6-2 mark against ranked foes.
KUBEL HONORED AS ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ON SEPT. 5
Tim Kubel was named as the ACC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5, while  Clemson's Patrick Bunk-Andersen was tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Week. Kubel scored a pair of game-winning goals for the Cardinals, who remained unbeaten with two victories from Aug. 28-Sept. 1. Hailing from Stuttgart, Germany, Kubel started the week with the lone goal against No. 25 Butler connecting in the 39th minute on a sliding attempt from 18 yards away to lift Louisville to a 1-0 victory against the Bulldogs on Aug. 28. Four days later, the All-American delivered on a penalty kick in the 47th minute of the Cardinals' 1-0 triumph at Georgia State on Sept. 1. With his first two goals of the season, Kubel moved into ninth in career goals at Louisville with 17 while six of those are game-winners.
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.
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