Cards Host Ohio State in Non-Conference Finale

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's lacrosse team (6-8, 2-5 ACC) will close out their non-conference schedule when they host Ohio State (7-5, 1-3 BIG10) on Tuesday, April 9. The opening draw is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and the game will be streamed on the ACCNX.

SERIES HISTORY
The Cardinals are 3-7 all-time against the Buckeyes with a 2-3 record at Louisville. Ohio State has won the last two meetings between the teams, recently grabbing a 16-6 victory in Columbus, Ohio.

NON-CONFERENCE ACTION
Louisville is 4-3 against non-conference opponents this season with two road wins at Cincinnati (18-13) and Liberty (11-8), and two home wins against Marquette (14-9) and Xavier (15-7). This week's game marks the eighth and final non-conference game on the 2024 schedule with two more regular season ACC games to play. Last season, the Cards went 3-5 in non-ACC games with wins over No. 25 Colorado, Lindenwood, and at Vanderbilt. Louisville is 109-53 all-time in non-conference games.

ABOUT THE CARDS

Kokoro Nakazawa has tallied 43 goals, 20 assists, and 63 points in the first 14 games of 2024. She leads the team in all three categories. She is eighth in the ACC in assists (20), second in free position goals per game (0.93), fourth in goals (43), and fifth in points (63). Her 63 points ranks 17th nationally and her 43 goals ranks 23rd in the country.
Sara Addeche has recorded 118 saves and a .407 save percentage in 729:13 minutes at the net the season. She ranks first in the ACC and 12th nationally in saves and is first in the conference in saves per game this season with 8.43.
Nicole Perroni has tallied 34 goals and seven assists on 85 shots so far this season. She is first in the conference (sixth nationally) in caused turnovers per game with 2.50, first in the ACC (13th nationally) in free position goals per game with 1.07, and first in the ACC in ground balls per game with 2.50. She currently owns a 50-game goal-scoring streak, the longest active goal-scoring streak in the ACC.

ABOUT THE BUCKEYES

A rally fell short for the Ohio State women's lacrosse team at Cincinnati Friday afternoon, as the Buckeyes lost to the Bearcats, 13-11, in Nippert Stadium.
Jamie Lasda leads the Buckeyes with 34 goals and 40 points and recorded her sixth game this season with three or more goals. She moved her career-long scoring streak to 18 games and has 45 goals, 18 assists and 63 points in the stretch. She has 13 draw controls in the last two games combined and is first on the team with 34 this year.
Kate Tyack had her second straight game with a hat trick and her fourth multiple-goal outing. A starter in the last four games, she has 14 goals and two assists for 16 points on the year, with at least one goal in each of the last four games.

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Players Mentioned

Sara Addeche

Kokoro Nakazawa

Nicole Perroni

University of Louisville Athletics