Cards Gear Up for No. 14 Ohio State, No. 15 Saint Joseph's

LOUISVILLE, Ky.- The University of Louisville field hockey team will head into the weekend to face a pair of ranked opponents. First up for Louisville will be No. 14 Ohio State when the Buckeyes visit Trager Stadium on Friday at 4 p.m. The Cards will then hit the road, where they will head to Philadelphia to face No. 15 Saint Joseph's on Sundsay at 12 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
Louisville vs. Ohio State
Date/Time: Sept. 19, 4:00 p.m.
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Venue: Trager Stadium
Links: Live Scoring | ACCNX

Louisville at Saint Joseph's
Date/Time: Sept. 21, 12:00 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
Venue: Ellen Ryan Field
Links: Live Scoring | ESPN+

TRAGER STADIUM GAME DAY INFORMATION
Admission: Free | UofL Clear Bag Policy
Parking: Fans attending games held at the University of Louisville may utilize the Floyd Street Parking Garage located across from Cardinal Park (Floyd Street entrance) for a $5 fee.

QUICK HITS

Louisville enters the weekend with a 3-3 overall record after suffering a 2-1 overtime loss to No. 1 Northwestern on Friday and a 5-1 setback to No. 15 Iowa on Sunday at Trager Stadium.
Through six games, senior Rylie Wollerton leads the Cards with five goals on the season.
Wollerton has added two assists, giving her 12 points to lead the Cards.
Louisville is outsourcing opponents 18-13 so far this season.
Senior Izzy Bianco and redshirt junior Sophia Parker are tied with three assists to lead the Cards.
The Cards have had eight different goal scorers through six games. In addition to Wollerton's team leading five goals, four different Cardinals have recorded multiple goals on the season. Gigi Edwards and Annabel Sep are tied for second on the team with three goals apiece, followed by Chloe Cuzzupe and Lauren Masters who have recorded two goals each.

Scouting the Opponents
Ohio State
Series History: Ohio State leads the all-time series 19-12
Last Meeting: Sept. 29, 2024 - The Cards lost a 4-3 overtime heartbreaker in Columbus, Ohio. Louisville was led by Bianco, Wollerton, and Chloe Plumb all scoring goals. But an offensive surge by Ohio State that saw the Buckeyes outshoot the Cardinals 16-8, was too much to overcome.
Scouting the Buckeyes: Ohio State comes into the contest with a 3-3 record, losing three of its last four. The losses coming against No. 3 Virginia, No.4 Syracuse (2OT), and No. 5 Harvard (2OT). With their lone victory against Northeastern 2-0.

Makenna Webster leads the way for the Buckeyes' offense with 11 of their 20 goals. She also leads Ohio State in assists with three, giving her 25 points so far this season. Webster's 11 goals ranks third in the NCAA.
Senior Katie Fichtner is second on the team in goals and points. Tallying two goals and one assist through six games.
Ohio State is outscoring their opponents 20-8, averaging 3.33 goals and 17.8 shots per game.
Buckeyes head coach, Jarred Martin, is in his ninth season with the program. Entering this season, his record was 84-65 with the Buckeyes. Prior to Ohio State, he served as an assistant coach at Duke University from 2007-2016.

Saint Joseph's
Series History: 0-0 (First meeting in program history)
Scouting the Hawks: Following an NCAA runner-up appearance in 2024, Saint Joe's is currently 3-2 on the season with a win against previously ranked No. 11 University of Connecticut. They are coming off a 1-0 loss on the road at No. 10 Maryland. Prior to their meeting with the Cards, the Hawks have a Friday meeting against Saint Louis.

Junior Brooke James and Graduate Student Ava Smith lead the Hawks in scoring with a pair of goals each.
Sophomore Adéle Jardemar has three assists to lead the Hawks.
Senior Emily Tammaro has one goal and two assists to tie Jardemar with three points.
The Hawks' defense has only surrendered four goals through five games.
Head Coach, Hannah Price, is in her fourth season at Saint Joe's. Prior to taking over for the Hawks, she served as an Associate Head Coach at Louisville under Justine Sowry (2021-22).

UP NEXT
The Cardinals will open Atlantic Coast Conference play on Friday when they travel to Palo Alto, California to take on Stanford.

Cards Gear Up for No. 14 Ohio State, No. 15 Saint Joseph's

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Players Mentioned

Izzy Bianco

Chloe Cuzzupe

Gigi Edwards

Lauren Masters

Sophia Parker

Chloe Plumb

Annabel Sep

Rylie Wollerton

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Cards Gear Up for No. 14 Ohio State, No. 15 Saint Joseph's

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Players Mentioned

Izzy Bianco

Chloe Cuzzupe

Gigi Edwards

Lauren Masters

Sophia Parker

Chloe Plumb

Annabel Sep

Rylie Wollerton

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