Louisville Plays Host to No. 11 Duke in Home Finale

Friday, October 18

LOUISVILLE, KY

3:00 PM

University of Louisville

Duke

Filippa Niebuhr, Caroline Pusey studio photo

2024 seniors Filippa Niebuhr and Caroline Pusey will be honored following Friday's game

Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

October 17, 2024 | Field Hockey

Cards will honor the 2024 seniors following Friday's 3 p.m. game against No. 11 Duke

By: Lori Harmon

TRAGER STADIUM GAME DAY INFORMATION
Admission: Free | UofL Clear Bag Policy
Parking: Fans attending games held at the University of Louisville may utilize the Floyd Street Parking Garage located across from Cardinal Park (Floyd Street entrance) for a $5 fee

UofL FH: Cards Play Host to No. 11 Duke in Home Finale Friday
Louisville will celebrate senior day following Friday's ACC matchup with No. 11 Duke
Date: Oct. 17, 2024
Contact: Lori Harmon (Lori@GoCards.com)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville field hockey team will continue Atlantic Coast Conference play this weekend when the Cardinals play host to No. 11 Duke Friday at 3 p.m. at Trager Stadium.

GAME INFORMATION
No. 11 Duke at Louisville
Date/Time: Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, 3 p.m.
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Venue: Trager Stadium
Promotions: Senior Day
Links: ACCNX Watch Link | Live Scoring

TRAGER STADIUM GAME DAY INFORMATION
Admission: Free | UofL Clear Bag Policy
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

CARDINAL QUICK HITS
• Following Friday's home finale, the Cardinals will honor the senior class of 2024, Filippa Niebuhr and Caroline Pusey along with fifth-year seniors Mia Duchars, Brandelynn Heinbaugh and Aimee Plumb.
• Louisville enters the weekend with a 5-9 record and a 1-5 mark in ACC play, good for seventh in league standings. The Cards have lost their last six games by a slim one goal margin and stand seventh in the conference rankings. Most recently, Louisville fell 3-2 in double overtime at Wake Forest on Sunday following a 2-1 loss to top-ranked North Carolina on Friday.
• Rylie Wollerton leads the team with five goals and has added two assists for 12 points. Izzy Bianco follows with four goals and three assists for 11 points. A total of nine players have accounted for at least one of the Cardinals' 24 goals on the season with six players recording multiple goals.
• Emily Young and Brandelynn Heinbaugh have split goalkeeper duties thus far. Heinbaugh, a graduate transfer from JMU has a 1.35 goals against average with wins against Penn and Stanford, while Young, a redshirt freshman, carries a 2.18 goals against average, earning the victories against American University, Cornell and Ball State.
• Izzy Bianco, Mia Duchars and Aimee Plumb were tabbed to the 2024 NFHCA Division I Watchlist.
• Aimee Plumb was named to the 2024 Preseason All-ACC team as voted on by the league's head coaches. The Cardinals were picked to finish in a tie for fourth in the preseason poll.
• The Cardinals' eight-game home slate featured four ACC opponents including defending national champion North Carolina along with a non-conference showdown with NCAA runner-up Northwestern.

Scouting the Opponents
Louisville vs. Duke
Series History: Duke leads 14-9
Last Meeting: November 1, 2023 - Duke won 1-0 in the semifinals of the ACC Championship. The Blue Devils also won last year's regular season meeting 2-1 in Durham.
Scouting the Blue Devils: No. 11-ranked Duke enters the weekend with an 8-4 record, standing tied for third in the ACC with a 4-1 mark in league play. The Blue Devils are currently on a four-game win streak - all shutouts.
• Goalkeeper Frederique Wollaert leads the NCAA with a 0.35 goals against average while Alaina McVeigh paces the team with eight goals and has dished out one assist for 17 points.
CARDINAL CONNECTIONS: The Blue Devils are coached by Pam Bustin who is in her 14th season at the helm. Prior to that, Bustin spent 13 seasons (1998-2010) as Louisville's head coach.
• Justine Sowry served as an assistant under Bustin at UofL from 1998-2002. She replaced Bustin after the 2010 season.

UP NEXT
• Louisville will head to the West Coast for the final weekend of the regular season as the Cardinals take on California in its ACC finale on Friday at 7 p.m. (ET) followed by a Sunday matchup at UC Davis.