Ramsay's First Career Goals Lead No. 4 Cardinals Past Indiana

Friday, September 23

LOUISVILLE, KY

6:00 PM

University of Louisville

(8-1)

INDIANA

(6-4)

Indiana

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Ramsay's First Career Goals Lead No. 4 Cardinals Past Indiana

September 23, 2022 | Field Hockey

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Jane Ramsay registered her first career goal and then added another while Sasha Elliott collected three saves in Louisville's 2-0 win against Indiana

By: Lori Harmon

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Freshman Jane Ramsay delivered her first two career goals and graduate senior Sasha Elliott posted three saves as the fourth-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team defeated Indiana 2-0 in the 11^th annual Battle of the Border Friday evening at Trager Stadium.

With the win, the Cardinals improve to 8-1 on the season while the Hoosiers drop to 6-4.

After the teams played through a scoreless first half, the Cardinals broke through in the third quarter with a pair of goals from Ramsay in a three-minute span. Louisville would go on to withstand a late-game surge by the Hoosiers to preserve the shutout.

Through the first two quarters of play, the Cards outshot the Hoosiers 6-1 with Indiana goalkeeper Arabella Loveridge collected five saves, including a stop on a penalty stroke attempt by junior Aimee Plumb in the first quarter.

Louisville dialed up its attack in the third quarter, earning two corners and firing off three shots in the first five minutes of the frame before Ramsay connected on a feed from Plumb for her first career goal. Three minutes later, Ramsay struck again when she tipped a penalty corner shot from junior Mia Duchars.

The fourth quarter saw a resurgent Indiana attack as the Hoosiers outshot the Cards 5-1 and earned five straight corners in a two-minute span, but Elliott posted two stops and the Louisville defense held strong to keep the Hoosiers off of the scoreboard.

In the game, Louisville outshot Indiana 14-7 with a 9-3 edge in shots on goal and an 8-6 advantage in penalty corners. Elliott collected three saves while Lovenridge had six stops for the Hoosiers.

JUSTINE SOWRY ON THE GAME
"I'm pretty happy that we came away with a win. It was a very hard-fought contest against a very talented Indiana unit. They're an improved team with a lot of talent, and super speedy out front. In the first half we were a little conservative and a bit tentative. At halftime we challenged our group to press them a little harder, and if someone is going to press, we all must go together. You saw that pressure and energy really compound and we were able to produce a lot of turnovers to get some momentum back. It was a tale of two halves but at the end they had a bunch of corners where you saw again, we absorbed the pressure. At the end of the day, it was a great result."

UP NEXT
Louisville returns to action next weekend when the Cardinals embark on a four-game road stretch starting on Friday with an ACC matchup at No. 10 Virginia. UofL will continue the road trip with a game at VCU on Sunday.

NOTES
• Louisville now leads the series with Indiana 17-7 with the Cardinals winning the last nine games between the two teams.
• Friday's win marked the second straight shutout for Elliott and Louisville and the third on the season.
• The Cardinals have registered 20 goals this season with eight different players contributing to the total. Five players have registered multiple goals.
• Louisville has outscored opponents 20-8 on the season.
• Elliott (8-1) carries a 0.89 goals against average and leads the ACC with an .852 save percentage.
• The Cardinals are 3-1 at Trager Stadium this year with their only loss coming at the hands of No. 2 North Carolina.