Louisville Plays at No. 7 Virginia on Saturday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville women's lacrosse faces its seventh ranked opponent of the season this weekend, traveling to Charlottesville, Va. for a matchup with No. 7 Virginia on Saturday at 12 p.m.

The Cardinals (5-10, 0-5 ACC) will look to build on the momentum from a dominant 19-7 victory over Ohio State and are in search of their first ACC win since April 22, 2017.

Senior Tessa Chad surpassed two milestones during Louisville's win over the Buckeyes, notching her 100th point as a Cardinal and the 200th point of her career en route to a program record 11 points from nine goals and two assists.

Sophomore Ally Hall also recorded a hat trick with three goals in the victory over Ohio State, her fifth of the season.

Alex McNicholas also set a career milestone when she won her 100th draw control during Louisville's game against North Carolina. The sophomore tallied six against the Tar Heels for 104 in her career.

Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Florek has tallied 29 saves over the Cards' last three contests and collected three ground balls against the Buckeyes.

As a team, Louisville has turned the ball over less than its opponents in nine of its 15 games. The Cards forced 12 of the Buckeyes' 19 turnovers in their latest outing.

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia (10-5, 1-4 ACC) enters Saturday's matchup as the No. 7 team in the nation, most recently defeating Penn State 16-13 on the road. Prior to Sunday's win over the Nittany Lions, the Cavaliers had dropped two straight contests to Boston College and Maryland, the nation's top-two squads.

As a team, Virginia is averaging 13.4 goals per game and is led by senior attacker Avery Shoemaker with 41 goals and 13 assists for 54 points.

Junior midfielder Sammy Mueller follows just behind with 34 goals and 19 assists for 53 points. Fellow midfielder Maggie Jackson leads the Cavaliers in both assists (25) and draw controls (67), while also adding 27 goals.

In goal, Charlie Campbell has tallied 132 saves in 15 contests with a save percentage of .452.

North Carolina was picked to finish fourth in the ACC Preseason Coaches Poll, and four Cavaliers were named to the Preseason All-ACC Team, including Shoemaker, Mueller, Jackson and defender Kaitlin Luzik.

Series History - The Cardinals are 0-5 all-time against the Cavaliers, including an 0-2 record on the road. The last meeting occurred on April 14, 2018 and resulted in a 18-10 loss for the Cards at UofL Lacrosse Stadium.

Date: April 13, 2019
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Site: Charlottesville, Va.
Video: ACCNE
Last Meeting: April 14, 2018 - (L, 18-10 at Louisville)
Series History: 0-5 (0-2 home, 0-2 road, 0-1 neutral)

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Players Mentioned

Tessa Chad

Rachel Florek

Ally Hall

Alex McNicholas

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