No. 19 Cards Hit the Road for No. 9 Duke, No. 3 North Carolina

Friday, October 10

Durham, NC

6:00 PM

University of Louisville

Duke

Gracie Potter passes the ball during the Bellarmine game

No. 19 Cards Hit the Road for No. 9 Duke, No. 3 North Carolina

October 09, 2025 | Field Hockey

Cards will take on No. 9 Duke Friday at 6 p.m. and No. 3 North Carolina Sunday at 12 p.m.

By: Lori Harmon

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 19-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team will return to Atlantic Coast Conference play this weekend when the Cardinals hit the road to face a pair of top-10 opponents starting with a contest at No. 9 Duke Friday at 6 p.m. The Cards will wrap up the weekend in an ACC Network televised contest at No. 3 North Carolina Sunday at 12 p.m.

WEEKEND INFORMATION
No. 19 Louisville at No. 9 Duke
Date/Time: Oct. 10, 2025/6 p.m. (ET)
Location: Durham, N.C. |Venue: Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium
Links: Live Scoring | ACCNX

No. 19 Louisville at No. 3 North Carolina
Date/Time: Oct. 12, 2025/12 p.m. (ET)
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. |Venue: Karen Shelton Stadium
Links: Live Scoring | ACC Network

QUICK HITS
• Louisville enters Friday's matchup with a 6-5 overall record following a 6-0 win over Bellarmine Tuesday. The Cards are seventh in the current ACC standings with a 2-0 loss to then-No. 7 Wake Forest on Friday and a 2-1 shootout loss at Stanford in their conference opener.
• Head coach Justine Sowry recently collected her 250th career win in the 6-0 victory over Bellarmine (Oct. 7).
• The Cardinals sit at No. 19 in the current National Field Hockey Coaches Association rankings released on Oct. 7. Louisville dropped one spot following a 2-0 loss to then-No. 7 Wake Forest on Oct. 3.
• Rylie Wollerton leads the team with seven goals and four assists for 18 points this season.
• Overall, 11 different players scored at least one goal through the first eight games of the season In addition to Wollerton's seven, Annabel Sep and Gigi Edwards have registered four apiece while Lauren Masters and Chloe Cuzzupe have notched three goals each. Tyler Everslage, Izzy Bianco and Mary Wordelmann each have two goals on the season.
• Emily Young carries a 1.85 goals against average with 32 saves in 552:34 minutes of action this season. She has registered one shutout and combined on a shutout with Alessia Cicuto.
• Louisville's Trager Stadium will serve as the host site for the 2025 ACC Championship. The Cardinals last hosted the event in 2017 when they advanced to the title game.
• Justine Sowry is in her 15th season at the helm. During her tenure, Sowry has guided the Cardinals to nine NCAA tournament appearances, advancing to the quarterfinals in three of the last six years and reaching the semifinals in 2020.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Duke
Series Record: Duke leads 15-9
UofL is: 7-4 (Home); 2-8 (Away); 0-3 (Neutral)
Last Meeting: Oct. 18, 2024 - Duke won 3-0 at Trager Stadium
Scouting the Blue Devils: Ninth-ranked Duke enters Friday's matchup with a 7-4 overall record and a 2-2 mark in ACC play. Last weekend, the Blue Devils lost 1-0 to No. 2 Virginia in double OT on Friday, but rebounded fo a 5-0 victory over then-No. 19 JMU on Sunday.
• Alaina McVeigh leads the Blue Devil offense with 18 points (7G, 4A) while Julia Boehringer follows closely with 17 points (7G, 3A).
• Goalkeeper Kaiya Chepow stands second in the ACC and five in the nation with a 0.87 goals against average.
Cardinal Connection: The Blue Devils are coached by Pam Bustin, who is in her 15th season at Duke. Prior to that, Bustin spent 13 seasons (1998-2010) as Louisville's head coach.
• Justine Sowry served as an assistant under Bustin at UofL from 1998-2002. She was named Louisville's head coach following the 2010 season.

North Carolina
Series Record: North Carolina leads 13-6
UofL is: 3-4 (Home); 2-5 (Away); 1-4 (Neutral)
Last Meeting: Oct. 11, 2024 - North Carolina won 2-1 at Trager Stadium
Scouting the Tar Heels: North Carolina enters the weekend with a 10-1 overall record and a 4-1 mark in ACC play prior to a Friday matchup with No. 2 Virginia. The Tar Heels' lone loss on the season came on Sept. 26 when Wake Forest prevailed 2-1 in double-OT.
• The Tar Heels lead the conference in scoring margin (2.86); scoring average (3.93); goals per game (4.0) and penalty corners per game (7.09)
• Ryleigh Heck leads the North Carolina attack with 12 goals and has dished out five assists for 29 points. She stands second in the league with 2.64 points per game.
• Merritt Skubisz (2-0) and Katie Wimmer (8-1) have split time in the cage. Skubisz carries a 1.31 goals against average and .741 save percentage, while Wimmer owns a 0.91 goals against average and .792 save percentage.
• The Tar Heels are coached by Erin Matson who is in her third year at the helm.

UP NEXT
The Cardinals will return to Trager Stadium to face California in an ACC matchup Friday at 6 p.m.