Louisville Hosts Boston College on Friday

Friday, October 15

LOUISVILLE, KY

4 p.m. ET

University of Louisville

BOSTON COLLEGE

Sarah Hernandez Louisville Women's Soccer

October 14, 2021 | Women's Soccer

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The Cardinals and Eagles will kick off at 4 p.m. ET.

By: Nick Evans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville women's soccer welcomes Boston College to Lynn Stadium on Friday afternoon. The match will begin at 4 p.m. ET and broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

Louisville enters Sunday's match with a 7-4-1 overall record and they are 3-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

Last time out against NC State, Kiana Klein recorded the first assist of her career on a cross that found Sarah Hernandez. It was just the second match that she has played in this season. When she entered the match at Notre Dame last Thursday, it marked the first action she has seen since Sept. 1, 2019 against Eastern Michigan. She played in two matches in 2019.

Hernandez scored on a header in the 65^th minute for her second goal of the season. She also scored in the 3-2 comeback win at Miami. That goal marked her first since she scored the game winner in a 1-0 win over Lipscomb in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 15, 2019.

With Hernandez now a multi-goal scorer, the Cardinals feature eight players that have recorded multiple goals this season.

Louisville's 2-1 loss to NC State last Sunday marked the first time that they have been defeated when scoring a goal this season.

ABOUT THE EAGLES

Boston College enters Friday's match with a 6-7-1 overall record and they are 0-6 in ACC play. In their six ACC games, they have been outscored 15-3. They are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to No. 5 North Carolina that saw them take a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute, but UNC scored in the 88th and 98th minutes for the victory. Ella Richards and Linda Boama lead the Eagles with eight goals each, while four other players have recorded multiple goals on the year. Goalkeeper Wiebke Willebrandt has played all 1,287 minutes in the net for Boston College. She ranks third in the ACC with 65 saves and a 4.64 saves per game. She has two shutouts on the season.

Series History: Louisville is 3-3 all-time against Boston College and 2-1 at Lynn Stadium. All six matches have taken place since UofL joined the ACC. After losing three of the first four matches, Louisville has won the last two, a 2-0 win at home last season and a 2-1 win in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Sept. 29, 2019.

Last Meeting (Oct. 4, 2020): Louisville defeated Boston College 2-0 at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. Louisville got on the board in the 15th minute after Emina Ekic danced around her defender and sent a cross with her left foot into the box, which found Taylor Kerwin, who drilled the ball past a diving goalkeeper to the bottom right of the net. Ten minutes into the second half, Sarah Hernandez sent the ball into the box, which bounced off a Boston College defender directly to Ekic, who went from her right to left foot and bended it past the goalkeeper. Louisville outshot Boston College 10-9 for the game, but none of the Eagles' nine shots were on goal.

GAME FACTS
Date: Friday, October 15
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | Lynn Stadium
Video: ACCNX (Clay Ables, play-by-play; Jeff Greer, analyst)
Series History: 3-3-0 (W2, 2-1-0 home, 1-2-0 away, 0-0-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: W, 2-0 (Oct. 4, 2020 at Lynn Stadium)
Next UofL Game: Thursday, Oct. 21 at Virginia

For the latest information on Louisville women's soccer, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @ULWomensSoccer or on Facebook at facebook.com/ulwomenssoccer.