Friday, October 26
Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM
University of Louisville
at
Wake Forest
Adam Wilson drives the ball past defenders against Clemson at Lynn Stadium on October 20, 2018.
No. 17 Louisville Closes Regular Season at No. 1 Wake Forest
October 25, 2018 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff for Cardinals and Demon Deacons set for Friday at 7 p.m., ET on ACC Network Extra
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The No. 17 Louisville men's soccer team closes the regular season with a road clash against No. 1 Wake Forest on Friday at 7 p.m., ET at Spry Stadium. The match will be will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live stats will be available at GoCards.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Ranked 17th in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25, Louisville enters Friday's match with an 8-3-3 record after Saturday's 1-0 double-overtime win against Clemson. The Cardinals are second in the ACC Atlantic and third overall in the league with 14 points and a 4-1-2 mark. The top four teams in the conference earn a first round bye and a second round home game in the ACC Championship. Louisville will clinch a top four seed with a win or a tie against the Demon Deacons. The Cardinals can also register a top four seed even with a loss at Wake if Duke loses or draws at Virginia Tech or if Virginia loses or draws at North Carolina.Â
Cherif Dieye, Tate Schmitt and Adam Wilson lead the Cardinals with four goals each this season, while Schmitt also has a team-high six assists. Geoffrey Dee has three goals and Elijah Amo has scored two goals. Sophomore goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch has started 10 of 14 matches this season registering four shutouts overall and a 0.93 goals against average.
The Cardinals produced another successful season in 2017 reaching the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championship for the fifth time in the last eight seasons, including the second straight year, and earning a No. 7 ranking in the final United Soccer Coaches Top 25.
ABOUT THE DEMON DEACONS
Ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, Wake Forest enters Friday's match at 15-1-0 overall and 6-1-0 in the ACC following Saturday's 3-2 win at Virginia. The Demon Deacons clinched their fourth straight ACC Atlantic Division title. Last season, Wake Forest was 19-2-2 overall and 7-0-1 in the ACC before ending its season with a loss to Stanford in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championship.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Louisville trails 2-7-0 in the all-time series with Wake Forest, which dates to 2007. The Cardinals have lost six straight to the Demon Deacons, including three in overtime. Last season, Louisville suffered a 3-1 home loss to Wake Forest. In 2016, the Cardinals lost both visits to Winston-Salem, one in the regular season and another in the ACC semifinals.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville is 1-1-2 against ranked opponents this season after finishing 4-1-4 last season.
• Louisville has advanced to the NCAA Championship in 10 of 12 seasons under head coach Ken Lolla.
• The 2018 roster features 27 total players with 11 international student-athletes (including Haji Abdikadir from Kenya). Those 11 players from outside the US account for nine different nations.
• A total of 11 different states are represented in Louisville's 16 players from the United States.
• Tate Schmitt ranks 7th in school history with his 25 career goals and 5th in career points with 64.
• Schmitt has 10 career game-winning goals, including the clincher in all four NCAA wins the last two years.
LOUISVILLE FALLS TO NO. 11 IN THIS WEEK'S NCAA RPI
The NCAA released the fifth RPI of the 2018 season on Monday and Louisville dropped to No. 11 overall after holding at No. 6 in each of the previous two weeks. The Cardinals are among nine ACC teams in the top 23 positions in the latest RPI, including eight of the top 11 teams.Â
CARDINALS DROP TO NO. 17 IN THIS WEEK'S UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL
Louisville dropped seven spots to No. 17 in this week's United Soccer Coach Top 25 after landing 10th last week. This week marks the second time this season the Cardinals have landed outside the top 10 in the poll. Louisville was at No. 6 in the preseason poll.Â
This week, the ACC has eight teams in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25: No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 6 Virginia, No. 14 Duke, No. 17 Louisville, No. 18 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Syracuse and No. 23 Notre Dame. Earning a preseason top 10 ranking for the second straight year, Louisville was among seven ACC teams in this year's preseason top 25, including five programs in the top 11.
SCHMITT NAMED FINALIST FOR 2018 SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Tate Schmitt was among 10 men's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field named as finalists for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award. 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. Click here to vote for Schmitt.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Schmitt has 25 career goals, including 10 game-winners, and 14 total assists in 74 collegiate matches. This season, the two-time All-ACC Academic Team member leads the team with his four goals and five assists while starting all 13 matches for the 10th-ranked Cardinals. Last season, he was an All-ACC Second Team honoree and was a United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Third Team selection after tallying a team-leading nine goals to go with three assists.
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 to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through November 18, 2018. 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 2018 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships later this fall.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville men's soccer on Twitter at @UofLmenssoccer and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/UofLmenssoccer.
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ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Ranked 17th in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25, Louisville enters Friday's match with an 8-3-3 record after Saturday's 1-0 double-overtime win against Clemson. The Cardinals are second in the ACC Atlantic and third overall in the league with 14 points and a 4-1-2 mark. The top four teams in the conference earn a first round bye and a second round home game in the ACC Championship. Louisville will clinch a top four seed with a win or a tie against the Demon Deacons. The Cardinals can also register a top four seed even with a loss at Wake if Duke loses or draws at Virginia Tech or if Virginia loses or draws at North Carolina.Â
Cherif Dieye, Tate Schmitt and Adam Wilson lead the Cardinals with four goals each this season, while Schmitt also has a team-high six assists. Geoffrey Dee has three goals and Elijah Amo has scored two goals. Sophomore goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch has started 10 of 14 matches this season registering four shutouts overall and a 0.93 goals against average.
The Cardinals produced another successful season in 2017 reaching the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championship for the fifth time in the last eight seasons, including the second straight year, and earning a No. 7 ranking in the final United Soccer Coaches Top 25.
ABOUT THE DEMON DEACONS
Ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, Wake Forest enters Friday's match at 15-1-0 overall and 6-1-0 in the ACC following Saturday's 3-2 win at Virginia. The Demon Deacons clinched their fourth straight ACC Atlantic Division title. Last season, Wake Forest was 19-2-2 overall and 7-0-1 in the ACC before ending its season with a loss to Stanford in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championship.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Louisville trails 2-7-0 in the all-time series with Wake Forest, which dates to 2007. The Cardinals have lost six straight to the Demon Deacons, including three in overtime. Last season, Louisville suffered a 3-1 home loss to Wake Forest. In 2016, the Cardinals lost both visits to Winston-Salem, one in the regular season and another in the ACC semifinals.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville is 1-1-2 against ranked opponents this season after finishing 4-1-4 last season.
• Louisville has advanced to the NCAA Championship in 10 of 12 seasons under head coach Ken Lolla.
• The 2018 roster features 27 total players with 11 international student-athletes (including Haji Abdikadir from Kenya). Those 11 players from outside the US account for nine different nations.
• A total of 11 different states are represented in Louisville's 16 players from the United States.
• Tate Schmitt ranks 7th in school history with his 25 career goals and 5th in career points with 64.
• Schmitt has 10 career game-winning goals, including the clincher in all four NCAA wins the last two years.
LOUISVILLE FALLS TO NO. 11 IN THIS WEEK'S NCAA RPI
The NCAA released the fifth RPI of the 2018 season on Monday and Louisville dropped to No. 11 overall after holding at No. 6 in each of the previous two weeks. The Cardinals are among nine ACC teams in the top 23 positions in the latest RPI, including eight of the top 11 teams.Â
CARDINALS DROP TO NO. 17 IN THIS WEEK'S UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL
Louisville dropped seven spots to No. 17 in this week's United Soccer Coach Top 25 after landing 10th last week. This week marks the second time this season the Cardinals have landed outside the top 10 in the poll. Louisville was at No. 6 in the preseason poll.Â
This week, the ACC has eight teams in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25: No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 6 Virginia, No. 14 Duke, No. 17 Louisville, No. 18 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Syracuse and No. 23 Notre Dame. Earning a preseason top 10 ranking for the second straight year, Louisville was among seven ACC teams in this year's preseason top 25, including five programs in the top 11.
SCHMITT NAMED FINALIST FOR 2018 SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Tate Schmitt was among 10 men's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field named as finalists for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award. 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. Click here to vote for Schmitt.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Schmitt has 25 career goals, including 10 game-winners, and 14 total assists in 74 collegiate matches. This season, the two-time All-ACC Academic Team member leads the team with his four goals and five assists while starting all 13 matches for the 10th-ranked Cardinals. Last season, he was an All-ACC Second Team honoree and was a United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Third Team selection after tallying a team-leading nine goals to go with three assists.
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 to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through November 18, 2018. 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 2018 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships later this fall.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville men's soccer on Twitter at @UofLmenssoccer and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/UofLmenssoccer.
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