Friday, September 21
LOUISVILLE, KY
7:30 PM
University of Louisville
vs
PITTSBURGH
William Portman approaches the ball against Charlotte at Lynn Stadium on September 18, 2018.
Friday Night Tilt with Pittsburgh Up Next for No. 6 Louisville
September 20, 2018 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff for Cardinals and Panthers set for 7:30 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The No. 6 Louisville men's soccer team concludes its two-match homestand with an ACC clash against Pittsburgh on Friday 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 6th in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25, enters Friday's contest with a 4-1-1 record overall following Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Charlotte. The Cardinals, who earned a 1-0 win at Boston College last Friday, are atop the ACC Atlantic with six points equaling the total for Wake Forest.
Geoffrey Dee, Cherif Dieye and Adam Wilson lead the Cardinals with two goals each, while Elijah Amo, Ziyad Fekri and Kino Ryosuke each have one goal this season. Sophomores Jake Gelnovatch and Will Meyer have shared the goalkeeping duties this season with Gelnovatch registering two shutouts in his four starts and Meyer earning one shutout in his two starts.Â
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 PANTHERS
Pittsburgh enters the match at 3-3-0 overall following a 2-0 win over Detroit Mercy on Tuesday. The Panthers are 0-1-0 in the ACC having dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to North Carolina on Sept. 8. Pitt's ACC match against NC State previously schedule for Sept. 14 was postponed until Sept. 25 due to Hurricane Florence. The Panthers were 8-10-0 overall last season, including a 2-6-0 mark in the ACC.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Louisville leads 4-0-0 in the all-time series with Pittsburgh, which dates back to 2006. The Cardinals are 2-0-0 at home against the Panthers with wins in 2009 (5-0) and 2014 (4-1). The teams last met in 2016 when Louisville registered a 2-0 road win against Pitt. Â
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville was 4-1-4 against ranked opponents last season and is 1-0-0 this season.
• The Cardinals are 33-11-12 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 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 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.
SCHMITT NAMED CANDIDATE FOR 2018 SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Tate Schmitt was among 30 men's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field named as candidates 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.
Each of the 60 candidates (30 men's candidates and 30 women's candidates) has displayed a strong work ethic in the classroom and on the pitch with 34 returning after earning first-team conference honors, 30 having grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher, nine being on the MAC Hermann Watch List for 2018 and seven returning All-Americans. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates also have been consistently involved in community service on their campus or in their communities.
Each of the two candidate classes will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships in December. For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
CARDINALS AT NO. 6 IN UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL
Louisville moved up one spot to No. 6 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll after landing at No. 7 in each of the previous two weeks. After debuting at No. 6 to open the season, the Cardinals lost three spots in week two before moving up to No. 7 in week three. The No. 6 ranking marked the second straight season UofL has received a preseason top 10 ranking after being slotted at No. 9 last season.
Louisville was among seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams in this year's preseason top 25, including five programs in the top 11. This week, the ACC has eight teams in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25: No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 3 North Carolina, No. 6 Louisville, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 9 Duke, No. 14 Virginia Tech, No. 18 NC State and No. 22 Virginia.
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.
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ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville, ranked 6th in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25, enters Friday's contest with a 4-1-1 record overall following Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Charlotte. The Cardinals, who earned a 1-0 win at Boston College last Friday, are atop the ACC Atlantic with six points equaling the total for Wake Forest.
Geoffrey Dee, Cherif Dieye and Adam Wilson lead the Cardinals with two goals each, while Elijah Amo, Ziyad Fekri and Kino Ryosuke each have one goal this season. Sophomores Jake Gelnovatch and Will Meyer have shared the goalkeeping duties this season with Gelnovatch registering two shutouts in his four starts and Meyer earning one shutout in his two starts.Â
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 PANTHERS
Pittsburgh enters the match at 3-3-0 overall following a 2-0 win over Detroit Mercy on Tuesday. The Panthers are 0-1-0 in the ACC having dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to North Carolina on Sept. 8. Pitt's ACC match against NC State previously schedule for Sept. 14 was postponed until Sept. 25 due to Hurricane Florence. The Panthers were 8-10-0 overall last season, including a 2-6-0 mark in the ACC.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
Louisville leads 4-0-0 in the all-time series with Pittsburgh, which dates back to 2006. The Cardinals are 2-0-0 at home against the Panthers with wins in 2009 (5-0) and 2014 (4-1). The teams last met in 2016 when Louisville registered a 2-0 road win against Pitt. Â
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS...
• Louisville was 4-1-4 against ranked opponents last season and is 1-0-0 this season.
• The Cardinals are 33-11-12 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 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 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.
SCHMITT NAMED CANDIDATE FOR 2018 SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Tate Schmitt was among 30 men's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field named as candidates 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.
Each of the 60 candidates (30 men's candidates and 30 women's candidates) has displayed a strong work ethic in the classroom and on the pitch with 34 returning after earning first-team conference honors, 30 having grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher, nine being on the MAC Hermann Watch List for 2018 and seven returning All-Americans. Outside of academics and athletics, all candidates also have been consistently involved in community service on their campus or in their communities.
Each of the two candidate classes will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Men's and Women's College Cup® championships in December. For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
CARDINALS AT NO. 6 IN UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL
Louisville moved up one spot to No. 6 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll after landing at No. 7 in each of the previous two weeks. After debuting at No. 6 to open the season, the Cardinals lost three spots in week two before moving up to No. 7 in week three. The No. 6 ranking marked the second straight season UofL has received a preseason top 10 ranking after being slotted at No. 9 last season.
Louisville was among seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams in this year's preseason top 25, including five programs in the top 11. This week, the ACC has eight teams in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25: No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 3 North Carolina, No. 6 Louisville, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 9 Duke, No. 14 Virginia Tech, No. 18 NC State and No. 22 Virginia.
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.
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