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Cardinals Head to #18 UC Davis for Second Round of NCAA Tournament
November 23, 2019 | Men's Soccer
The Cards and Aggies have met once before in 2008
DAVIS, Calif. - The University of Louisville looks to continue its run in the NCAA Tournament, when the Cardinals travel to 14th seed and 18th ranked UC Davis Sunday, November 24 for a 4:00 p.m. ET kickoff.
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Gameday Information - NCAA Tournament
When: November 24 | 4:00 p.m. ET
Where: Davis, California
Venue: Aggie Soccer Field (1,000)
Live Stats: NCAA.com
Live Video: Big West.TV; Will Wyman (pxp)
Series History: Louisville leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Louisville 1, UC Davis 0 | September 5, 2008 | Albuquerque, N.M.
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Louisville Cardinals 9-7-2, 3-4-1 ACC
Last Game: W, 4-1 vs. USF (Nov. 21)
Coach: John Michael Hayden | 1st Season
Goals Leader: Cherif Dieye | 7
Assists Leader: Cherif Dieye | 6
Points Leader: Cherif Dieye | 20
Shots Leader: Cherif Dieye | 76
Saves Leader: Jake Gelnovatch | 41
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#18 UC Davis Aggies 13-4-2, 5-1-1 Big West
Last Game: W, 2-0 vs. UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 15)
Coach: Dwayne Shaffer | 23rd Season
Goals Leader: Kristian Heptner | 6
Assists Leader: Adam Mickelson |6
Points Leader: Adam Mickelson | 14
Shots Leader: Adam Mickelson | 56
Saves Leader: Wallis Lapsley | 55
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Opening kicks
• Louisville leads the all-time series 1-0, with the lone matchup coming over a decade again in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Cardinals earned the 1-0 victory over the Aggies in overtime on a goal by Bryan Kanu in the 94th minute.
• The is the first time the Cardinals have faced a team from the Big West Conference since playing UC Irvine on Aug. 25, 2017. The Cards are 3-1 all-time against current Big West schools.
• The Cards are 15-10-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 1-4 in road games.
• The Cardinals are 0-1 all-time on November 24, with their only match coming in a 1-0 double overtime lost in 2013 against 11th ranked Michigan State.
• This is Louisville's first road game in the NCAA Tournament since 2013 at Michigan State.
• Louisville qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year and has made the NCAA Tournament 12 of the last 13 seasons.
• UofL is 100-187-29 all-time on the road.
• Junior forward Emil Elveroth was named to the watch list for the 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy, which honors the United Soccer Coaches Division I National Player of the Year.
• Louisville has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship five times in the last nine seasons, and has made the NCAA Tournament 11 of the last 12 years.
• The 2019 roster features 27 total players with 10 international student-athletes.
• International players account for nine different nations. It does not include two players who moved to the US after being born; Diallo Irakoze (Tanzania) and Haji Abdikadir (Kenya).
• A total of 10 different states are represented in Louisville's 17 players from the US.
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On This Date...November 24 (0-1)
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All-Time Record...NCAA Tournament
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All-Time Results vs. UC Davis
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Overall: 1-0
Conf: 0-0
Home: 0-0
Away: 0-0
Neutral: 1-0
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For the latest on Louisville men's soccer, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's social media accounts on Twitter @UofLMensSoccer, Facebook /UofLMensSoccer, and Instagram @UofLMensSoccer.
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Gameday Information - NCAA Tournament
When: November 24 | 4:00 p.m. ET
Where: Davis, California
Venue: Aggie Soccer Field (1,000)
Live Stats: NCAA.com
Live Video: Big West.TV; Will Wyman (pxp)
Series History: Louisville leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Louisville 1, UC Davis 0 | September 5, 2008 | Albuquerque, N.M.
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Louisville Cardinals 9-7-2, 3-4-1 ACC
Last Game: W, 4-1 vs. USF (Nov. 21)
Coach: John Michael Hayden | 1st Season
Goals Leader: Cherif Dieye | 7
Assists Leader: Cherif Dieye | 6
Points Leader: Cherif Dieye | 20
Shots Leader: Cherif Dieye | 76
Saves Leader: Jake Gelnovatch | 41
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#18 UC Davis Aggies 13-4-2, 5-1-1 Big West
Last Game: W, 2-0 vs. UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 15)
Coach: Dwayne Shaffer | 23rd Season
Goals Leader: Kristian Heptner | 6
Assists Leader: Adam Mickelson |6
Points Leader: Adam Mickelson | 14
Shots Leader: Adam Mickelson | 56
Saves Leader: Wallis Lapsley | 55
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Opening kicks
• Louisville leads the all-time series 1-0, with the lone matchup coming over a decade again in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Cardinals earned the 1-0 victory over the Aggies in overtime on a goal by Bryan Kanu in the 94th minute.
• The is the first time the Cardinals have faced a team from the Big West Conference since playing UC Irvine on Aug. 25, 2017. The Cards are 3-1 all-time against current Big West schools.
• The Cards are 15-10-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 1-4 in road games.
• The Cardinals are 0-1 all-time on November 24, with their only match coming in a 1-0 double overtime lost in 2013 against 11th ranked Michigan State.
• This is Louisville's first road game in the NCAA Tournament since 2013 at Michigan State.
• Louisville qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year and has made the NCAA Tournament 12 of the last 13 seasons.
• UofL is 100-187-29 all-time on the road.
• Junior forward Emil Elveroth was named to the watch list for the 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy, which honors the United Soccer Coaches Division I National Player of the Year.
• Louisville has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship five times in the last nine seasons, and has made the NCAA Tournament 11 of the last 12 years.
• The 2019 roster features 27 total players with 10 international student-athletes.
• International players account for nine different nations. It does not include two players who moved to the US after being born; Diallo Irakoze (Tanzania) and Haji Abdikadir (Kenya).
• A total of 10 different states are represented in Louisville's 17 players from the US.
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On This Date...November 24 (0-1)
2013 | at #11 Michigan State& | L, 1-0Â (2OT) |
All-Time Record...NCAA Tournament
All-Time | 15-10-2 |
Home | 13-5-2 |
Road | 1-4 |
Neutral | 1-1 |
All-Time Results vs. UC Davis
9/5/2008 | N | UC Davis | W, 1-0 (OT) | Albuquerque, NM |
Overall: 1-0
Conf: 0-0
Home: 0-0
Away: 0-0
Neutral: 1-0
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For the latest on Louisville men's soccer, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's social media accounts on Twitter @UofLMensSoccer, Facebook /UofLMensSoccer, and Instagram @UofLMensSoccer.
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