Cardinals Ranked No. 2 in Penn Monto/NFHCA Coaches Poll
March 16, 2021 | Field Hockey
Louisville achieves highest ranking in program history
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville field hockey team is ranked No. 2 in the first Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches (NFHCA) Poll of the 2020-21 season. The ranking marks the highest in program history after the Cardinals reached No. 4 in the 2002 campaign.
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Louisville (10-3, 1-1 ACC Spring/5-1 ACC Fall) is coming off of a 2-1 victory over No. 14 Virginia on Saturday. In the opening weekend of the 2021 spring season, the Cards fell 2-0 at No. 1 North Carolina, but bounced back with a 5-0 win at Ball State.
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All seven ACC field hockey teams are ranked in the top 15. The Cardinals are among three ACC teams in the top 10 with North Carolina (12-1) leading the way at No. 1 and Syracuse standing at No. 8. The rest of the league's nationally-ranked squads are: No. 12 Duke, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 14 Virginia and No. 15 Boston College. Â
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Louisville's 2021 spring schedule includes seven of its eight contests against teams in the top 20, including all ACC opponents as well as No. 20 Miami (Ohio).
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Louisville Notes
• UofL finished the 2020 fall season atop of the ACC regular standings with a 5-1 mark in league play, marking a program high for single-season ACC victories.
• The 2-1 victory at Virginia on October 24 gave Louisville the best start in program history (7-0), surpassing the previous mark (6-0) achieved in 2016 and 2019.
• Two of Louisville's three losses have come at the hands of top-ranked North Carolina, but Louisville also has a win over the Tar Heels in the 2020-21 campaign.
• On October 2, 2020, Louisville beat North Carolina 3-1 at Trager Stadium, snapping the Tar Heels' NCAA-best 47-game win streak. UNC avenged the loss with a 4-2 win in the finals of the fall ACC Championship.
• Louisville's 2021 spring schedule includes seven of its eight contests against teams in the top 20, including all ACC opponents as well as No. 20 Miami (Ohio).
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Louisville (10-3, 1-1 ACC Spring/5-1 ACC Fall) is coming off of a 2-1 victory over No. 14 Virginia on Saturday. In the opening weekend of the 2021 spring season, the Cards fell 2-0 at No. 1 North Carolina, but bounced back with a 5-0 win at Ball State.
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All seven ACC field hockey teams are ranked in the top 15. The Cardinals are among three ACC teams in the top 10 with North Carolina (12-1) leading the way at No. 1 and Syracuse standing at No. 8. The rest of the league's nationally-ranked squads are: No. 12 Duke, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 14 Virginia and No. 15 Boston College. Â
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Louisville's 2021 spring schedule includes seven of its eight contests against teams in the top 20, including all ACC opponents as well as No. 20 Miami (Ohio).
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Louisville Notes
• UofL finished the 2020 fall season atop of the ACC regular standings with a 5-1 mark in league play, marking a program high for single-season ACC victories.
• The 2-1 victory at Virginia on October 24 gave Louisville the best start in program history (7-0), surpassing the previous mark (6-0) achieved in 2016 and 2019.
• Two of Louisville's three losses have come at the hands of top-ranked North Carolina, but Louisville also has a win over the Tar Heels in the 2020-21 campaign.
• On October 2, 2020, Louisville beat North Carolina 3-1 at Trager Stadium, snapping the Tar Heels' NCAA-best 47-game win streak. UNC avenged the loss with a 4-2 win in the finals of the fall ACC Championship.
• Louisville's 2021 spring schedule includes seven of its eight contests against teams in the top 20, including all ACC opponents as well as No. 20 Miami (Ohio).
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