Sunday, September 29
Newton, Mass.
3:00 PM
University of Louisville
at
Boston College
Photo by: Tre Jones | Louisville Athletics
Louisville Set for Sunday Road Match at Boston College
September 27, 2024 | Men's Soccer
Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's soccer team heads to Boston College on Sunday for the first of two straight road conference matches. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET and will be televised on ACC Network Extra.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville came up short on Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss against UAB. Leon Kondic scored a tying goal in the 63rd minute, but UAB struck back three minutes later and hung on for the win.
Sunday's match will be John Michael Hayden's 100th as head coach of the Cardinals. He is 50-38-11 during his five-plus years at the helm with four NCAA Tournament appearances and a 2021 ACC Atlantic Division title.
SERIES HISTORY
Louisville is 7-1-2 all-time against Boston College with all 10 meetings coming since the Cards joined the ACC in 2014. Damien Barker John scored in the 29th minute of a 1-0 victory for the Cardinals over the Eagles last October.
ROED CLOSING IN ON UOFL CAREER ASSIST RECORD
Louisville midfielder Sander Roed has been one of the best facilitators on the pitch since stepping onto campus in 2021.
The senior tallied eight assists in 2022 and nine in 2023, giving him two of the top 10 single season assist totals in program history. Roed ranked top three in the ACC in both seasons.
Following an assist on Tuesday against UAB, Roed now has 24 career assists, the second-most in Louisville history. He sits just two shy of Tim Kubel's (2014-17) program record of 26. His 24 assists and tied for the third-most among active players in Division I.
NEW FACES APLENTY ON PITCH FOR CARDINALS
John Michael Hayden and his staff brought 15 newcomers into the fold for the 2024 season. Through the first five matches, those new faces are playing huge roles.
Nine different Cardinals have started at least seven matches, five of which are new to the Louisville program – Noah De Blasis, JP Jordan, Jack Lewis, Olayinka Ogunleye and Harvey Sellers.
Louisville newcomers have accounted for 4,902 minutes (62.1 percent), three goals and seven assists.
FRESHMEN CLASS MAKING HUGE EARLY IMPACT
Louisville returned five starters and 12 players overall from the 2023 squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Those returners have been huge for the Cards through six matches with Gage Guerra, Sander Roed, Ethan Subachan and Josh Jones combining for 22 of Louisville's 40 points.
However, the freshmen class is making its mark as well. Seven different freshmen have played meaningful minutes so far, with at least four in the starting lineup in each of the last four matches.
Leon Kondic scored the game-winner in the 90th minute at Kentucky. Jack Lewis assisted on Kondic's winner and tallied a winner of his own against Bellarmine. TJ Kahoalii and Chase Vazquez assisted on the Lewis goal, while Noah De Blasis (Jacksonville) and Kondic (Tulsa) also have assists on game-winning goals.
Defensively, De Blasis has started all eight matches and Olayinka Ogunleye has started seven of eight. De Blasis has played all 720 minutes this season, while Ogunleye has logged 591.
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Fans can follow Louisville men's soccer on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram at @LouisvilleMSOC.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Louisville came up short on Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss against UAB. Leon Kondic scored a tying goal in the 63rd minute, but UAB struck back three minutes later and hung on for the win.
Sunday's match will be John Michael Hayden's 100th as head coach of the Cardinals. He is 50-38-11 during his five-plus years at the helm with four NCAA Tournament appearances and a 2021 ACC Atlantic Division title.
SERIES HISTORY
Louisville is 7-1-2 all-time against Boston College with all 10 meetings coming since the Cards joined the ACC in 2014. Damien Barker John scored in the 29th minute of a 1-0 victory for the Cardinals over the Eagles last October.
ROED CLOSING IN ON UOFL CAREER ASSIST RECORD
Louisville midfielder Sander Roed has been one of the best facilitators on the pitch since stepping onto campus in 2021.
The senior tallied eight assists in 2022 and nine in 2023, giving him two of the top 10 single season assist totals in program history. Roed ranked top three in the ACC in both seasons.
Following an assist on Tuesday against UAB, Roed now has 24 career assists, the second-most in Louisville history. He sits just two shy of Tim Kubel's (2014-17) program record of 26. His 24 assists and tied for the third-most among active players in Division I.
NEW FACES APLENTY ON PITCH FOR CARDINALS
John Michael Hayden and his staff brought 15 newcomers into the fold for the 2024 season. Through the first five matches, those new faces are playing huge roles.
Nine different Cardinals have started at least seven matches, five of which are new to the Louisville program – Noah De Blasis, JP Jordan, Jack Lewis, Olayinka Ogunleye and Harvey Sellers.
Louisville newcomers have accounted for 4,902 minutes (62.1 percent), three goals and seven assists.
FRESHMEN CLASS MAKING HUGE EARLY IMPACT
Louisville returned five starters and 12 players overall from the 2023 squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Those returners have been huge for the Cards through six matches with Gage Guerra, Sander Roed, Ethan Subachan and Josh Jones combining for 22 of Louisville's 40 points.
However, the freshmen class is making its mark as well. Seven different freshmen have played meaningful minutes so far, with at least four in the starting lineup in each of the last four matches.
Leon Kondic scored the game-winner in the 90th minute at Kentucky. Jack Lewis assisted on Kondic's winner and tallied a winner of his own against Bellarmine. TJ Kahoalii and Chase Vazquez assisted on the Lewis goal, while Noah De Blasis (Jacksonville) and Kondic (Tulsa) also have assists on game-winning goals.
Defensively, De Blasis has started all eight matches and Olayinka Ogunleye has started seven of eight. De Blasis has played all 720 minutes this season, while Ogunleye has logged 591.
FOLLOW LOUISVILLE MEN'S SOCCER ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville men's soccer on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram at @LouisvilleMSOC.
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