Louisville Announces 2024 Women’s Soccer Schedule
June 10, 2024 | Women's Soccer
The Cardinals will play 12 home games at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville women's soccer program and head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes have announced the 2024 schedule for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals will play 18 regular season matches and two exhibitions with 12 of them coming at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
The 2024 season will welcome new members Cal, Stanford and SMU to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Louisville will face two of the three new members this season, with both matchups coming at home. The Cardinals will face off against two of the four teams that reached the Final Four in last season's NCAA Tournament.
The Cardinals will have two exhibition tune ups prior to the season starting. They will play Butler at home on August 4 and then Eastern Kentucky on the road on August 8. Louisville will open the 2024 season with crosstown foe Bellarmine at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium on August 15. The Cardinals are 6-0 all-time against Bellarmine and it will be the first matchup between the two teams since 1994.
It will be the first of three-straight home games to begin the season. Louisville will face UAB on August 18 and then New Hampshire on Aug. 22. The Cardinals have won three of the last four matchups against the Blazers and it will be the first meeting all-time between Louisville and New Hampshire.
The first two road matchups of the season will have the Cardinals travel north up I-71. Louisville will face off with Northern Kentucky in Highland Heights on August 25 and then Cincinnati in the Queen city on August 29. Louisville has won the previous two matchups with Cincinnati and it will be the first time the two teams have met since the 2013 season. The Cardinals are 3-0-1 all-time against Northern Kentucky.
Another three-game homestand is on deck for the Cards and it begins with a matchup against Evansville on September 1. Up next will be a game against UT-Martin on September 5 and it will close out with Dayton on September 8. Louisville is 4-1 all-time against Evansville and it will be the first matchup between the two teams since 2004. The Cardinals are 2-1 all-time against UT-Martin and it will be the first matchup between the two teams since 2002. Louisville has won three of its last four games against Dayton.
Two road games are up next for the Cardinals as ACC play begins in Pittsburgh as they face off with the Panthers on September 14. Following a bye week, the Cardinals will travel to Blacksburg and battle Virginia Tech on September 26. Louisville is 8-3 all-time against Pitt and won last season's match at home, 3-2. The Cardinals are 4-2 all-time against Virginia Tech and won the last matchup between the two teams in 2020, 1-0.
A quick home game is next for the Cardinals before they go back on the road for two-straight games. Louisville will host NC State at Lynn Stadium on September 29. Following the home match with the Wolfpack, the Cardinals head down to the Triangle to face North Carolina on October 3 and Duke on October 6. Louisville won its last game against NC State, 1-0, back in 2022 and the Cardinals closed out the 2023 season with a 1-0 win over Duke. The win over the Wolfpack was Ferguson-Dayes' 200th career win with the Cards.
The Cardinals return home for a four-game homestand to finish off the slate at Lynn Stadium. Up first is a matchup with Notre Dame on October 12. The next week two of the ACC newcomers will make their first ever trip to Louisville with Stanford on October 17 and Cal on Oct. 20. It will be the first meeting all-time between the Cardinals and the two west coast schools. The final home game of the season will be against Boston College on October 24.
The final game of the 2024 season will be on October 31 as the Cardinals will square off with Clemson on the road. After the matchup with the Tigers, the ACC Tournament will begin on campus sites the following weekend.
The Cardinals will play 18 regular season matches and two exhibitions with 12 of them coming at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
The 2024 season will welcome new members Cal, Stanford and SMU to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Louisville will face two of the three new members this season, with both matchups coming at home. The Cardinals will face off against two of the four teams that reached the Final Four in last season's NCAA Tournament.
The Cardinals will have two exhibition tune ups prior to the season starting. They will play Butler at home on August 4 and then Eastern Kentucky on the road on August 8. Louisville will open the 2024 season with crosstown foe Bellarmine at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium on August 15. The Cardinals are 6-0 all-time against Bellarmine and it will be the first matchup between the two teams since 1994.
It will be the first of three-straight home games to begin the season. Louisville will face UAB on August 18 and then New Hampshire on Aug. 22. The Cardinals have won three of the last four matchups against the Blazers and it will be the first meeting all-time between Louisville and New Hampshire.
The first two road matchups of the season will have the Cardinals travel north up I-71. Louisville will face off with Northern Kentucky in Highland Heights on August 25 and then Cincinnati in the Queen city on August 29. Louisville has won the previous two matchups with Cincinnati and it will be the first time the two teams have met since the 2013 season. The Cardinals are 3-0-1 all-time against Northern Kentucky.
Another three-game homestand is on deck for the Cards and it begins with a matchup against Evansville on September 1. Up next will be a game against UT-Martin on September 5 and it will close out with Dayton on September 8. Louisville is 4-1 all-time against Evansville and it will be the first matchup between the two teams since 2004. The Cardinals are 2-1 all-time against UT-Martin and it will be the first matchup between the two teams since 2002. Louisville has won three of its last four games against Dayton.
Two road games are up next for the Cardinals as ACC play begins in Pittsburgh as they face off with the Panthers on September 14. Following a bye week, the Cardinals will travel to Blacksburg and battle Virginia Tech on September 26. Louisville is 8-3 all-time against Pitt and won last season's match at home, 3-2. The Cardinals are 4-2 all-time against Virginia Tech and won the last matchup between the two teams in 2020, 1-0.
A quick home game is next for the Cardinals before they go back on the road for two-straight games. Louisville will host NC State at Lynn Stadium on September 29. Following the home match with the Wolfpack, the Cardinals head down to the Triangle to face North Carolina on October 3 and Duke on October 6. Louisville won its last game against NC State, 1-0, back in 2022 and the Cardinals closed out the 2023 season with a 1-0 win over Duke. The win over the Wolfpack was Ferguson-Dayes' 200th career win with the Cards.
The Cardinals return home for a four-game homestand to finish off the slate at Lynn Stadium. Up first is a matchup with Notre Dame on October 12. The next week two of the ACC newcomers will make their first ever trip to Louisville with Stanford on October 17 and Cal on Oct. 20. It will be the first meeting all-time between the Cardinals and the two west coast schools. The final home game of the season will be against Boston College on October 24.
The final game of the 2024 season will be on October 31 as the Cardinals will square off with Clemson on the road. After the matchup with the Tigers, the ACC Tournament will begin on campus sites the following weekend.
WSOC: Boston College Highlights (10/12/25)
Sunday, October 12
WSOC: Miami Highlights (9/25/25)
Friday, September 26
WSOC: Louisville vs. Clemson Highlights
Saturday, September 20
WSOC: Virginia Tech Highlights (9/14/25)
Sunday, September 14
