No. 6 Cards Set for Second Round Clash with No. 3 Kansas

Thursday, November 20

Durham, NC

University of Louisville

No. 3 Kansas

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

No. 6 Cards Set for Second Round Clash with No. 3 Kansas

November 19, 2025 | Women's Soccer

Game Notes (PDF)Karen Ferguson-Dayes Presser

This is the third time in program history the Cardinals have made the second round

By: Matt Paras

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The No. 6 seed and 20th-ranked Louisville women's soccer team (13-4-3) is heading south to Durham, North Carolina for the second round of the NCAA Tournament this week. Hosted by Duke at Koskinen Stadium, the Cardinals are set to face No. 3 seed Kansas (15-5-3) on Thursday, November 20. The Cardinals and Jayhawks are set to square off at 4 p.m. ET and it will be streamed on ESPN+.

Louisville got past rival Kentucky in penalty kicks to advance to the second round of the tournament for the third time in program history and the first time since 2019. Louisville is 1-1 all-time in the second round after a defeat to BYU in 2019 and a win over Memphis in 2011. The Cardinals are 3-4-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

Against the Wildcats this past Saturday, Louisville trailed 1-0 heading into the final 20 minutes of regulation. Liza Suydam found Amelia Swinarski upfield and after getting through a few defenders, her shot found the back of the net to tie the match at 1-1. Swinarski scored her team-best 10th goal of the season while Suydam recorded her 10th assist of the year, tying the team lead. The score remained level after 110 minutes and penalties were needed to decide who advances.

Karsyn Cherry and Swinarski both made their kicks and Fina Davy converted to extend the match into sudden death penalties. After both keepers made a save in round six, Grace Maddox converted in round seven to keep the match going. Erynn Floyd made her second save of the extra round and Mackenzie Geigle put it home to move the Cardinals into the second round.

Kansas enters Thursday's match with a 15-5-3 overall record and were 6-4-1 in Big 12 play. The Jayhawks earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated California Baptist in the first round this past weekend. The Jayhawks advanced to the Big 12 Championship match but fell to BYU, 1-0. Kansas played one other ACC team this season, No. 2 Florida State, and they both played to a 1-1 draw back in August. This is the first meeting all-time between the two schools.