No. 5 Cardinals Face No. 7 Boston College in NCAA Quarterfinals Sunday at 1 p.m.

The fifth-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team will face No. 7 Boston College in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament Sunday at 1 p.m. at Trager Stadium. The winner of Sunday's game will advance to the NCAA Semifinals which will be held November 22 and 24 at Wake Forest's Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Sunday's matchup against No. 7 Boston College marks the second time the ACC opponents will meet this season. The first resulted in a 3-2 win for the Cardinals at BC on September 27. The teams have met six times with Louisville owning a 4-2 edge in the all-time series.

SUNDAY GAME INFORMATION
November 17 vs. No. 7 Boston College
1:00 p.m. | Louisville, Ky., Trager Stadium
Television: GoCards.com

Ticket Information
Single Session Adult        $10
Single Session Student/Youth/Senior      $5
Single Session Groups    $10
Purchase tickets here or at the gate.

Digital program: https://uofl.me/2Kiwp2X

About Louisville
The Cardinals (16-5) are coming off of a dramatic 2-1 double-overtime win against No. 11 Michigan on Friday. The win marked Louisville's first in the NCAA tournament and tied a school record for victories in a season. The feat is another milestone in an already-monumental season for the Cardinals who earned the overall No. 4 seed and hosting the first and second round for the first time history.

Louisville is led offensively by senior Bethany Russ who has tallied a career-best 12 goals and 29 points. The forward from Melbourne, Australia recently moved to ninth on Louisville's all-time list for single season goals and career goals (25). She currently has 61 career points and needs three more to tie Lisa Wasser (2003-06) for 10^th.

Goalkeeper senior Hollyn Barr carries a 1.08 goals against average. The Cardinals' defense has produced eight shutouts this season.
The Cardinals are coached by Justine Sowry who is in her ninth season at the helm. She has guided Louisville to 123 wins and five NCAA appearances along with a BIG EAST conference title and a runner-up finish in the 2017 ACC Championship.

Louisville vs. Boston College
Series Record: Louisville leads 4-2
Last meeting: September 27. 2019, UL won 3-2 in Newton, Mass.
Scouting the Eagles: No. 7 Boston College is coming off of a 2-1 win against No. 11 Northwestern in the in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday. The Eagles (14-7) earned an at-large bid following a runner-up showing in the ACC Championship. BC fell 3-1 to top-ranked North Carolina in last Sunday's conference title match. BC is making its 12th NCAA tournament appearance and its first since the 2016 season.

The Eagles are guided by ACC Coach of the Year Kelly Doton while Margo Carlin was named ACC Freshman of the Year and leads the team with 18 goals and 42 points. Fusine Govaert joined Carlin on the all-Conference first team and Sky Caron earned second team honors.

ACC STRONG:
The ACC currently has a streak of 30 straight years with at least one team in the NCAA semifinals. Thirty-eight of the last 64 teams to reach the national semifinals have come from the ACC.
• Six ACC teams were selected to compete in the 16-team ACC tournament with top-ranked North Carolina and No. 4 Virginia advancing to the quarterfinals along with Louisville and Boston College.

No. 5 Cardinals Face No. 7 Boston College in NCAA Quarterfinals Sunday at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Hollyn Barr

Bethany Russ

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