No. 5 Louisville Plays Host to No. 7 Virginia in Top-10 ACC Matchup Friday

The fifth-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team will welcome No. 7 Virginia to Trager Stadium Friday at 3 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 7 Virginia
Date: Sept. 29, 2023, 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Location/Venue: Louisville, Ky./Trager Stadium
Parking: Fans attending games held at the University of Louisville may utilize the Floyd Street Parking Garage located across from the Don Fightmaster Playground for a $5 fee.
Admission: Free | UofL Clear Bag Policy
Television: ACC Network Extra | Game Links: Live Scoring | ACCNX Watch

NOTE CARDS
• UofL stands at No. 5 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA coaches poll released on Sept. 26.
• Louisville enters the weekend with an 8-1 record following Tuesday's 2-0 win at Miami (Ohio). The Cards are 0-1 in league play with a loss at No. 2 North Carolina on Sept. 15.
• The Cards have scored 18 goals on the season with eight different players contributing to the total. Aimee Plumb leads the way with five goals and four assists for 14 points.
• Merlijn van der Vegt carries a 0.89 goals against average and a .758 save percentage which stands second in the ACC and 19th in the nation.
• Head Coach Justine Sowry is in her 13th season at the helm. During her time at Louisville, she has guided the Cardinals to a 173-80 record, eight NCAA tournament appearances reaching the quarterfinals twice and advancing to the semifinals for the first time in program history in the 2020-21 season. She earned ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2021.
• Under Sowry's tutelage, Louisville has tallied three conference titles, including back-to-back ACC regular season crowns (2020, 2021) as well as a pair of runner-up finishes in the ACC Championships.

CARDS AGAINST THE FIELD
Virginia
Series Record: UVA leads 11-8
Last Meeting: Nov. 1, 2022 - Virginia won 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament in Durham, N.C.
Scouting the Cavaliers: Virginia brings a 6-3 overall record and a 1-1 mark in ACC play into Friday's contest. This will be the fifth straight top-15 matchup for the Cavaliers who are coming off of a 3-2 double overtime win against Syracuse.
• All three of Virginia's losses have come against top-15 teams including Liberty, Boston College and Maryland.
• The Cavaliers are led offensively by Daniela Mendez-Trendler who has five goals and four assists for 14 points.
• Tyler Kennedy carries a 1.33 goals against average and a .750 save percentage.

UP NEXT
The Cardinals will continue ACC play next Friday when Wake Forest visits Trager Stadium for a 6 p.m. match which will be televised on the ACC Network.

UP LAST
Tyler Everslage and Aimee Plumb registered a goal apiece and Merlijn van der Vegt posted a save en route to their second shutout of the season as the Cardinals defeated Miami (Ohio) Tuesday at Miami's Field Hockey Complex. In the game, Louisville outshot Miami 13-1 and held a 12-1 advantage in penalty corners.

CARDS FIFTH IN NFHCA COACHES POLL
UofL stands at No. 5 in the Penn Monto/NFHCApoll released on Sept. 26. This marks the fourth straight week in the top five. The Cardinals have been ranked inside the top 10 throughout the entire season.
• The Cards had been ranked among the top 10 for 44 of the last 46 ranking periods spanning back to 2019 when they appeared at No. 8 on Sept. 10.
• Louisville has now spent 111 consecutive weeks in the top 20 in the nation dating back to the 2013 season.

No. 5 Louisville Plays Host to No. 7 Virginia in Top-10 ACC Matchup Friday

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Everslage

Aimee Plumb

Merlijn van der Vegt

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