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No. 6 Cards to Play No. 3 Duke in ACC Quarterfinals
November 01, 2025 | Women's Soccer
This is Louisville’s first appearance in the ACC Tournament since 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the calendar flips to November, postseason play is about to begin for the 21st-ranked Louisville women's soccer team (13-3-2, 6-2-2 ACC). The Cardinals are heading down to Durham to face the 10th-ranked and No. 3 seed Duke Blue Devils (12-3-1, 7-3-0 ACC) in the quarterfinals of the Ally ACC Championship on Sunday. Louisville and Duke will square off at 6 p.m. ET and it will be broadcast on the ACC Network.
It is the first time the Cardinals have advanced to the ACC Tournament since the 2020 season. It is the fourth time they have made the ACC Tournament since they joined the league in the 2014 season. This is the first time the Cards will face the Blue Devils in the ACC Tournament as their previous opponents were Virginia (twice) and NC State. The Cards have not advanced past the quarterfinals in either of their three previous trips.
The Cardinals punched their ticket to the ACC Tournament after the 3-0 home win over SMU this past Thursday. With the win, the Cards finished the regular season unbeaten at home (10-01) for the first time in program history. Louisville has outscored opponents 44-3 in home games this season. They have allowed goals in just two of the 11 home games and had a seven-game home scoreless streak during the middle of the season.
All three of Louisville's goals came in the second half with Emersen Jennings scoring her fifth of the season to open the scoring. Liza Suydam and Amelia Swinarski had assists on the goal and it was Swinarski's team-leading 10th helper of the season. Brooklyn Lee scored her first career goal and Fina Davy scored her first goal of the season to put the game out of reach. Betsy Huckaby assisted on both goals for a career high two assists in a game. Erynn Floyd tallied three saves for her ACC-leading 10th shutout of the season. Louisville has shutout opponents 12 times this season and Floyd has started in all 12 games.
Duke enters Sunday's quarterfinal match with a 12-3-1 overall record and are 7-3-0 in ACC play. Duke has conference wins over Miami (1-0), Pitt (5-0), #19 North Carolina (3-2), Virginia Tech (3-2), Syracuse (2-0), NC State (3-1) and #25 Clemson (3-2) and losses to No. 5 Virginia (1-3), No. 6 Notre Dame (2-3) and #18 Wake Forest (2-3). This will be the 12th meeting all-time between the two schools and the Cards trail the all-time series 1-5-5.
It is the first time the Cardinals have advanced to the ACC Tournament since the 2020 season. It is the fourth time they have made the ACC Tournament since they joined the league in the 2014 season. This is the first time the Cards will face the Blue Devils in the ACC Tournament as their previous opponents were Virginia (twice) and NC State. The Cards have not advanced past the quarterfinals in either of their three previous trips.
The Cardinals punched their ticket to the ACC Tournament after the 3-0 home win over SMU this past Thursday. With the win, the Cards finished the regular season unbeaten at home (10-01) for the first time in program history. Louisville has outscored opponents 44-3 in home games this season. They have allowed goals in just two of the 11 home games and had a seven-game home scoreless streak during the middle of the season.
All three of Louisville's goals came in the second half with Emersen Jennings scoring her fifth of the season to open the scoring. Liza Suydam and Amelia Swinarski had assists on the goal and it was Swinarski's team-leading 10th helper of the season. Brooklyn Lee scored her first career goal and Fina Davy scored her first goal of the season to put the game out of reach. Betsy Huckaby assisted on both goals for a career high two assists in a game. Erynn Floyd tallied three saves for her ACC-leading 10th shutout of the season. Louisville has shutout opponents 12 times this season and Floyd has started in all 12 games.
Duke enters Sunday's quarterfinal match with a 12-3-1 overall record and are 7-3-0 in ACC play. Duke has conference wins over Miami (1-0), Pitt (5-0), #19 North Carolina (3-2), Virginia Tech (3-2), Syracuse (2-0), NC State (3-1) and #25 Clemson (3-2) and losses to No. 5 Virginia (1-3), No. 6 Notre Dame (2-3) and #18 Wake Forest (2-3). This will be the 12th meeting all-time between the two schools and the Cards trail the all-time series 1-5-5.
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