Cards Fall to Appalachian State in Shootout

Sunday, October 22

LOUISVILLE, KY

12:00 PM

University of Louisville

(12-5)

Appalachian State

(12-4)

Appalachian State

Louisville

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October 22, 2023 | Field Hockey

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UofL falls 2-1 to Appalachian State in their home finale

By: Lori Harmon

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The eighth-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team fell 2-1 to Appalachian State in a shootout Sunday afternoon at Trager Stadium.

The Cardinals (12-5) will wrap up the regular season with an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup at Boston College Friday at 2 p.m.

App State (12-4) got on the scoreboard first when Leah Hurwitz connected on an assist from Kassie Paul midway through the second quarter.

After trailing 1-0 at halftime, Louisville regrouped and countered with just under five minutes remaining in the third quarter when Julie Kouijzer sent a feed to Chloe Plumb, who steadied the ball and evaded a defender before firing a shot into the cage for the equalizer.

In the fourth quarter, the Cards tallied three shots on goal – all turned away by Appalachian State's Addie Clark. The Mountaineers made one last run in regulation after a fast break down resulted in offensive numbers for App State in the circle, but Louisville goalkeeper Merlijn van der Vegt made a crucial save to send the contest into overtime.

The teams battled through two sudden-victory 7v7 overtime periods with Louisville delivering 10 shots - five of which were stopped by Clark – and earned eight penalty corners, but were unable to capitalize.

With the score still knotted at 1-1, the game entered a best-of-five shootout. Aimee Plumb and Emilia Kaczmarczyk converted their attempts, but Sophia Baxter, Grade Ball and Florine Koopman sealed the win for the Mountaineers.

In the game, Louisville outshot Appalachian State 21-5 with a 13-3 advantage in shots on goal and held a 15-1 edge in penalty corners. Merlijn van der Vegt collected two saves while Addie Clark finished the game with 12 stops for the Mountaineers.