Louisville Travels to California to Face Cal and UC Davis

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville field hockey team will conclude the regular season this weekend when the Cardinals travel to California for a pair of games starting with an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup at Cal on Friday at 7 p.m. (ET). The Cards will then face UC Davis on Sunday at 2 p.m. for their regular season finale.

GAME INFORMATION
Louisville at California
Date/Time: Oct. 25, 2024/7 p.m. (ET)
Location: Berkeley Calif.
Venue: Underhill Field
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Louisville at UC Davis
Date/Time: Oct. 27, 2024/2 p.m. (ET)
Location: Davis, Calif.
Venue: Aggie Field Hockey Facility
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CARDINAL QUICK HITS
• Louisville brings a 5-10 record and a 1-6 mark in ACC play into the weekend. The Cards have lost their last seven games - six by a one goal margin - and stand seventh in the conference rankings. In their
lone contest last weekend, the Cardinals fell 3-0 to then-No. 11 Duke.
• 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 grad transfer from JMU has a 1.55 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. California
Series History: Louisville leads 5-3
Last Meeting: Sept. 9, 2018 - Louisville won 2-1 at Trager Stadium
Scouting the Golden Bears: Cal enters the weekend with a 6-7 record and standing eighth in the ACC with a 0-5 conference mark. The Golden Bears are currently on a six-game losing streak.
• Liz Klompmaker who leads the team in goals with 11.
• Tina Jolly carries a 2.30 goal average and has helped California to three shutouts.
• Shellie Onstead is now in her 30th year at the helm of her alma mater.

Louisville vs. UC Davis
Series History: Louisville leads 4-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 9, 2019 - Louisville won 2-1 in overtime in a neutral site game at Michigan State
Scouting the Aggies:
• UC Davis comes in with a 2-10 record and 0-4 in American East play.
• Liselotte Koop leads the team in goals with six and points with 14.
• Austin Pile is in his second season with the Aggies.

UP NEXT
• The ACC Field Hockey Championship will take place Nov. 5-8 in Winston-Salem, N.C. with the top eight teams in the league qualifying for a spot.

Louisville Travels to California to Face Cal and UC Davis

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Players Mentioned

Izzy Bianco

Mia Duchars

Brandelynn Heinbaugh

Aimee Plumb

Rylie Wollerton

Emily Young

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