Cardinals Host Charlotte Tuesday Night at Lynn Stadium

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 7 Louisville men's soccer team steps out of ACC play to host Conference USA foe Charlotte on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. The match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live stats will be available at GoCards.com.

ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville, ranked 7th in last week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25, enters the fifth week of the season with a 4-1-0 record overall and a 2-0-0 mark in league play following Friday night's 1-0 triumph at Boston College. The Cardinals are atop the ACC Atlantic with six points matching the total for Wake Forest.

Cherif Dieye leads the Cardinals with two goals (game-winners against BC and Georgia State), while Elijah Amo, Geoffrey Dee, Ziyad Fekri, Kino Ryosuke and Adam Wilson have one goal each this season. Sophomores Jake Gelnovatch and Will Meyer have shared the goalkeeping duties this season with Gelnovatch registering two shutouts in his three starts and Meyer earning one shutout in his two starts.

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. Louisville had a 13-2-5 record and was second in the ACC Atlantic with a 5-2-1 league mark.

ABOUT THE 49ERS
Charlotte enters the match at 3-1-0 overall following a 4-0 win at Elon on Sept. 11. The 49ers were scheduled to host Florida Atlantic last Friday but the match was postponed due to Hurricane Florence. The 49ers were 8-5-6 overall last season, including a 2-1-5 mark in Conference USA.

SERIES SNAPSHOT
Louisville trails 9-6-0 in the all-time series with Charlotte, which dates back to 1992. The Cardinals earned a 1-0 overtime road win over the 49ers last season, the first meeting between the programs since 2004. Tuesday will mark Charlotte's first visit to Louisville since they registered a 2-0 win at Cardinal Park in 2004. The programs were Metro Conference foes from 1992-94 and C-USA foes from 1995-2004.

LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville was 4-1-4 against ranked opponents last season and is 1-0-0 this season.
• The Cardinals are 33-11-11 all-time at Lynn Stadium, including 11-7-4 against ranked foes.
• Louisville has advanced to the NCAA Championship in 10 of 12 seasons under head coach Ken Lolla.
• The 2018 roster features 27 total players, including 11 international student-athletes. 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 leads the team with 21 career goal, including nine last season.
• Schmitt has 10 career game-winning goals, including the clincher in all four NCAA wins the last two years.

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.

2018 LOUISVILLE SOCCER TICKETS
Season tickets and single match tickets for the 2018 University of Louisville soccer season are on sale now through the Louisville Cardinals Ticket Office. The 2018 Louisville soccer tickets can be purchased online at GoCards.com/soccertickets.

Men's soccer single match tickets are priced at $12 per ticket for reserved chairback seats, $6 per ticket for general admission/berm seats and $4 per ticket for groups of 10 or more. Reserved chairback season tickets are priced at $100 for adults, $320 for the Family Four Pack and $80 for faculty/staff. General admission/berm seating for season tickets are priced at $50 for adults, $200 for the Family Four Pack and $50 for faculty/staff.

Season tickets packages include all UofL men's and women's soccer regular season matches at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. For more information on Louisville soccer season tickets, visit GoCards.com/soccertickets, call 502-GO-CARDS or email tickets@gocards.com.

Cardinals Host Charlotte Tuesday Night at Lynn Stadium

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Players Mentioned

Elijah Amo

Geoffrey Dee

Cherif Dieye

Ziyad Fekri

Jake Gelnovatch

Will Meyer

Kino Ryosuke

Tate Schmitt

Adam Wilson

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