Friday, November 1
Louisville, Ky.
7:00 PM
University of Louisville
vs
SMU
Photo by: Annabelle Merz | Louisville Athletics
Cards Host No. 20 SMU to Close Out Regular Season
October 31, 2024 | Men's Soccer
Friday’s kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's soccer team closes out the regular season at home against SMU on Friday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on ACC Network Extra.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville took a 1-0 loss at No. 19 NC State on Sunday, the first time the Cardinals had been shut out this season.
Friday's match will be the third straight ACC contest against a ranked opponent. Louisville lost 3-2 to No. 12 Clemson and 1-0 at No. 19 NC State in its last two conference matches.
The Cardinals will play their final home match of the 2024 season on Friday night. Louisville is 4-3-2 this season at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
SERIES HISTORY
Louisville and SMU meet as ACC foes for the first time on Friday. The two teams have met only two times previously, with the Cardinals winning the most recent matchup 2-0 at SMU in 2013.
NOTING THE CARDINALS
GUERRA PUTS TOGETHER RECORD-SETTING SCORING BINGE
Senior forward Gage Guerra entered the season as one of the best goal-scorers in the country and then got off to a hot start with tallies in each of the first two matches. However, he then went the next six matches without finding the back of the net.
Guerra put an end to his scoring drought on Sept. 29 at Boston College and has been rolling ever since. The Houston native then scored twice at Cal before missing the Lipscomb match, and then converted penalty kicks versus Clemson and Evansville. He added another goal against Milwaukee to become the first Louisville player to score in five straight matches since at least 2001.
Guerra is now up to 30 career goals, tied for the 11th-most in Division I among active players.
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Fans can follow Louisville men's soccer on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram at @LouisvilleMSOC.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville took a 1-0 loss at No. 19 NC State on Sunday, the first time the Cardinals had been shut out this season.
Friday's match will be the third straight ACC contest against a ranked opponent. Louisville lost 3-2 to No. 12 Clemson and 1-0 at No. 19 NC State in its last two conference matches.
The Cardinals will play their final home match of the 2024 season on Friday night. Louisville is 4-3-2 this season at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
SERIES HISTORY
Louisville and SMU meet as ACC foes for the first time on Friday. The two teams have met only two times previously, with the Cardinals winning the most recent matchup 2-0 at SMU in 2013.
NOTING THE CARDINALS
- Louisville is 5-2-2 when it scores multiple goals
- The Cardinals are 5-1-2 when scoring the opening goal
- Louisville is 4-1-1 when has the lead at halftime
- When the Cards have more shots on goal than their opponent, they are 5-1-0
- Louisville has started 19 different players this season
- JP Jordan is the only player to start all 15 matches this season
- Sixteen different Cardinals have at least one point
- Fourteen different Cardinals have scored a goal this season
- Leon Kondic leads the Cards with five assists, aiming to become the first freshman to lead Louisville in assists since Tim Kubel tied for the team lead in 2014
GUERRA PUTS TOGETHER RECORD-SETTING SCORING BINGE
Senior forward Gage Guerra entered the season as one of the best goal-scorers in the country and then got off to a hot start with tallies in each of the first two matches. However, he then went the next six matches without finding the back of the net.
Guerra put an end to his scoring drought on Sept. 29 at Boston College and has been rolling ever since. The Houston native then scored twice at Cal before missing the Lipscomb match, and then converted penalty kicks versus Clemson and Evansville. He added another goal against Milwaukee to become the first Louisville player to score in five straight matches since at least 2001.
Guerra is now up to 30 career goals, tied for the 11th-most in Division I among active players.
FOLLOW LOUISVILLE MEN'S SOCCER ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville men's soccer on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram at @LouisvilleMSOC.
Players Mentioned
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Wednesday, September 24
MSOC: Virginia Postgame Interview
Sunday, September 14
MSOC: Stanford Postgame Interviews
Friday, September 05
MSOC: IU Indy Postgame Interviews (8/29/25)
Saturday, August 30
