Cardinals Head to No. 15 Clemson Aiming for ACC Atlantic Title

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's soccer closes out the regular season on Friday night at No. 15 Clemson. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on the ACC Network.

ABOUT THE CARDINALS
The Cardinals picked up goals from Pedro Fonseca and Aboubacar Camara on their way to a 2-1 victory over NC State in the regular season home finale. UofL finished off the regular season 9-2-0 on its home field.

WHAT'S AT STAKE
Louisville has already clinched a share of the ACC Atlantic Division title heading into Friday's match. It marks the first division title for UofL since joining the ACC in 2014 after having finished second in the Atlantic on three previous occasions. The Cardinals would win the division outright with a win or draw at Clemson and would claim the No. 1 seed in the ACC Championship with a win.

SERIES HISTORY
Louisville and Clemson will square off for the ninth time on Friday night with the Tigers leading the all-time series 4-3-1. The Cardinals defeated then No. 1 Clemson 2-1 in April at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium. Carlos Sanchis scored five minutes into the match and Aboubacar Camara added a second early in the second half. Detre Bell finished with eight saves on the night.

CAMARA TURNING IN ONE OF BEST SEASONS ALL-TIME AT UOFL
Aboubacar Camara is in the midst of a special season at Louisville, tallying 13 goals through 15 matches this season. The forward is putting together one of the top seasons by anyone to wear the UofL uniform:

Leads the ACC and second nationally with 13 goals
First in the ACC and sixth nationally with 27 points
First Louisville player to score double digit goals since Mohamed Thiaw in 2016
His 13 goals are the third-most in a single season all-time at UofL
First player to score in four consecutive matches since Tim Kubel in 2014
First UofL player since at least 2001 to score multiple goals in consecutive matches
Has 18 goals in last 21 matches (scored five in six matches during 2021 spring)

CAMARA, FONSECA FORM TOP-SCORING DUO
Aboubacar Camara and Pedro Fonseca have been one of the top 1-2 punches in the country this season. The Louisville forwards are currently the top scoring pair in the ACC and the country.

The duo has combined for 21 goals and eight assists this fall with Camara leading the ACC in points and Fonseca ranking second and the two sitting first and fourth in goals, respectively.

LOUISVILLE PUTTING ON IMPRESSIVE OFFENSIVE DISPLAY
After a slow start to the season offensively, the Cardinals have gone on a scoring binge and have proven to be one of the top offenses in the country. Louisville tallied just five goals over the first four matches of the season, going 2-2-0 over that stretch. However, the Cardinals found the net 21 times in their next five matches, securing their first five-match winning streak since September of 2016.

Louisville put nine goals on the board in consecutive wins over Syracuse and Northern Kentucky, and then again in victories over Boston College and Western Illinois, the most in a two-match stretch since scoring 12 in matches against Asbury (10) and Transylvania (2) during the 1987 season.

The Cardinals currently lead the ACC and rank fifth in the country at 2.60 goals per match, and lead the ACC with 17 goals through seven conference matches. UofL also leads the league and ranks third nationally with 39 goals and is first in the ACC and fourth nationally with 7.33 corner kicks per match.

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Cardinals Head to No. 15 Clemson Aiming for ACC Atlantic Title

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Players Mentioned

Detre Bell

Aboubacar Camara

Pedro Fonseca

Carlos Sanchis

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