Late Surge Gives No. 4 Louisville 4-1 Win Over No. 9 Wake Forest

Saturday, April 17

LOUISVILLE, KY

12:00 P.M.

University of Louisville

(13-5, 3-3)

WAKE FOREST

(6-10, 3-2)

WAKE

Louisville

Late Surge Gives No. 4 Louisville 4-1 Win Over No. 9 Wake Forest

April 17, 2021 | Field Hockey

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By: Chandler Brandes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After three goals during the fourth quarter, No. 4 University of Louisville field hockey concluded the regular season with a 4-1 victory over No. 9 Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon at Trager Stadium.

With the win, Louisville wraps up the regular season with a 13-5 overall record and a 3-3 mark in ACC spring play.

"This game meant the world. We re-centered our focus at halftime and came out of the half a lot better, which is absolutely fantastic. I think we were able to get momentum back and capitalize on those goals," said head coach Justine Sowry. "We had to win it to give us a chance at the NCAA tournament. To get that win on Senior Day means so much to us and our team."

After a quiet opening quarter, Maggie Dickman put the Demon Deacons (6-10, 3-2 ACC) on the board first 6:29 into the second frame. The Cardinals' best scoring chance came from Mercedes Pastor soon after, but her shot was stopped by the Wake Forest goalkeeper Tori Glaister.

Louisville trailed 1-0 heading into the break, despite leading Wake Forest 4-2 in shots and holding a 2-0 advantage in corners.

A foul on a Wake Forest defender during a Louisville corner awarded the Cardinals a penalty with 7:56 left in the third quarter. With her shot going in the lower right corner of the cage, Pastor converted the penalty and tied the game at one apiece.

The Cardinals took a 2-1 lead less than two minutes into the fourth quarter. Emilia Kaczmarczyk sent a pass through a trio of Wake Forest defenders to connect with Aimee Plumb, who found the back of the net.

A Wake Forest foul gave the Cardinals another penalty corner opportunity with 10:43 to go. Charlie van Oirschot received the insertion from Plumb to set up Julie Kouijzer, who fired a shot past the Glaister.

A minute later with 3:20 left on the clock, Plumb connected with Katie Schneider for the Cardinals' third goal of the quarter en route to posting a 4-1 victory on Senior Day.

Louisville outshot Wake Forest 12-3 and held a 5-4 edge in corners. Between the posts, Sam Minrath (5-3) finished the game with two saves.

Glaister had three stops for the Demon Deacons.

The Cardinals await the selection show on Sunday, April 25 at 10 p.m. ET to vie for an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.