Tuesday, November 4
LOUISVILLE, KY
10:00 a.m.
University of Louisville
vs
North Carolina
Louisville Opens ACC Tournament Play Against No. 1 North Carolina Tuesday
November 03, 2025 | Field Hockey
No. 8-seeded Louisville will face No. 1 North Carolina Tuesday at 10 a.m.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 8-seeded University of Louisville field hockey team face top-seeded North Carolina Tuesday at 10 a.m. to open the Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship at Trager Stadium.
Â
WEEKEND INFORMATION
No. 1 Seed North Carolina vs. No. 8 Seed Louisville
Date/Time: Nov. 4, 2025/10 a.m. (ET)
Location: Louisville, Ky. |Venue: Trager Stadium
Admission: Free | UofL Clear Bag Policy
Parking: Fans attending games are encouraged to park at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium and utilize the free shuttle to and from the games.
Links:Â Live Scoring |ACC Network |Bracket| Championship Central Â
Â
QUICK HITS
• Louisville enters Tuesday's matchup with an 8-9 overall record and a 2-6 mark in ACC play following a 3-2 win over No. 9 Syracuse in both teams' regular season finale Saturday afternoon.
• In Louisville's last ACC tournament appearance, the Cards reached the semifinals in 2023.Â
• Rylie Wollerton leads the team with a career-best 10 goals and four assists for 24 point. She has tallied the most single season goals by a Louisville player since the 2020 season when Mercedes Pastor scored 13.Â
• Overall, 11 different players scored at least one goal. In addition to Wollerton's 10, Annabel Sep and Gigi Edwards have registered four apiece while Izzy Bianco, Chloe Cuzzupe, Tand Lauren Masters have notched three goals each.
• Redshirt sophomore Emily Young carries a 1.72 goals against average with 52 saves in 898:13 minutes of action this season. She has registered one shutout and combined on a shutout with redshirt freshman Alessia Cicuto.
• Head coach Justine Sowry recently collected her 250th career win in the 6-0 victory over Bellarmine (Oct. 7).
• Senior Izzy Bianco was selected to the 2025 Preseason All-ACC Field Hockey Team. The midfielder is coming off of a solid junior campaign which culminated in National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-West Region honors.
• Bianco, Masters and Wollerton were named to the 2025 NFHCA Collegiate Watch List
• The 2025 Louisville field hockey co-captains are Bianco, senior midfielder Chloe Cuzzupe and
senior back Tatum Kroon
• Louisville was picked to finish eighth in the ACC preseason coaches poll.
• 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.
Â
Scouting the Opponents
North Carolina
Series Record: North Carolina leads 14-6
In the series, UofL is: 2-4 (Home); 2-6 (Away); 1-2 (Neutral)
• The teams have met in the ACC Tournament five times with the Tar Heels winning all five.
Last Meeting: Oct. 12, 2025 - North Carolina won 3-0 in Chapel Hill.
Scouting the Tar Heels: North Carolina enters the tournament as the top-ranked team in the nation and riding an eight-game win streak ending the regular season with a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 8 Duke.
• The Tar Heels (16-1, 7-1 ACC) finished the regular season as ACC Co-Champion along with Virginia and Wake Forest and earned the top seed via the tiebreaker.
• North Carolina has won eight straight ACC tournament titles dating back to 2017.
• The Tar Heels lead the ACC and stand among the top three in the nation in goals per game (4.00), points per game (11.59), scoring average (3.94), and scoring margin (2.90).
• Ryleigh Heck paces the Tar Heels offensively with 16 goals, 11 assists and 43 points. Goalkeeper Katie Wimmer stands second in the ACC with a 0.92 goals against average and a .778 save percentage.
• Erin Matson is in her third season as the head coach of her alma mater after graduating in 2022 as the most decorated player in program history. During her time at the helm, she has led the Tar Heels the national championship in 2023 and a semifinal showing in 2024.
Â
Â
Â
WEEKEND INFORMATION
No. 1 Seed North Carolina vs. No. 8 Seed Louisville
Date/Time: Nov. 4, 2025/10 a.m. (ET)
Location: Louisville, Ky. |Venue: Trager Stadium
Admission: Free | UofL Clear Bag Policy
Parking: Fans attending games are encouraged to park at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium and utilize the free shuttle to and from the games.
Links:Â Live Scoring |ACC Network |Bracket| Championship Central Â
Â
QUICK HITS
• Louisville enters Tuesday's matchup with an 8-9 overall record and a 2-6 mark in ACC play following a 3-2 win over No. 9 Syracuse in both teams' regular season finale Saturday afternoon.
• In Louisville's last ACC tournament appearance, the Cards reached the semifinals in 2023.Â
• Rylie Wollerton leads the team with a career-best 10 goals and four assists for 24 point. She has tallied the most single season goals by a Louisville player since the 2020 season when Mercedes Pastor scored 13.Â
• Overall, 11 different players scored at least one goal. In addition to Wollerton's 10, Annabel Sep and Gigi Edwards have registered four apiece while Izzy Bianco, Chloe Cuzzupe, Tand Lauren Masters have notched three goals each.
• Redshirt sophomore Emily Young carries a 1.72 goals against average with 52 saves in 898:13 minutes of action this season. She has registered one shutout and combined on a shutout with redshirt freshman Alessia Cicuto.
• Head coach Justine Sowry recently collected her 250th career win in the 6-0 victory over Bellarmine (Oct. 7).
• Senior Izzy Bianco was selected to the 2025 Preseason All-ACC Field Hockey Team. The midfielder is coming off of a solid junior campaign which culminated in National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-West Region honors.
• Bianco, Masters and Wollerton were named to the 2025 NFHCA Collegiate Watch List
• The 2025 Louisville field hockey co-captains are Bianco, senior midfielder Chloe Cuzzupe and
senior back Tatum Kroon
• Louisville was picked to finish eighth in the ACC preseason coaches poll.
• 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.
Â
Scouting the Opponents
North Carolina
Series Record: North Carolina leads 14-6
In the series, UofL is: 2-4 (Home); 2-6 (Away); 1-2 (Neutral)
• The teams have met in the ACC Tournament five times with the Tar Heels winning all five.
Last Meeting: Oct. 12, 2025 - North Carolina won 3-0 in Chapel Hill.
Scouting the Tar Heels: North Carolina enters the tournament as the top-ranked team in the nation and riding an eight-game win streak ending the regular season with a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 8 Duke.
• The Tar Heels (16-1, 7-1 ACC) finished the regular season as ACC Co-Champion along with Virginia and Wake Forest and earned the top seed via the tiebreaker.
• North Carolina has won eight straight ACC tournament titles dating back to 2017.
• The Tar Heels lead the ACC and stand among the top three in the nation in goals per game (4.00), points per game (11.59), scoring average (3.94), and scoring margin (2.90).
• Ryleigh Heck paces the Tar Heels offensively with 16 goals, 11 assists and 43 points. Goalkeeper Katie Wimmer stands second in the ACC with a 0.92 goals against average and a .778 save percentage.
• Erin Matson is in her third season as the head coach of her alma mater after graduating in 2022 as the most decorated player in program history. During her time at the helm, she has led the Tar Heels the national championship in 2023 and a semifinal showing in 2024.
Â
Â
Players Mentioned
M
/ Field Hockey
GK
/ Field Hockey
B
/ Field Hockey
F
/ Field Hockey
M
/ Field Hockey
F
/ Field Hockey
B
/ Field Hockey
F
/ Field Hockey
GK
/ Field HockeyFH: Justine Sowry on the 2025 senior class
Saturday, November 01
FH: Highlights vs No. 9 Syracuse
Saturday, November 01
FH: Highlights vs #19 Cal
Saturday, October 18
FH: Highlights vs Bellarmine
Tuesday, October 07
