Louisville Edged by Stanford 2-1 in a Shootout

Friday, September 26

Stanford, CA

8:00 PM

University of Louisville

(5-4, 0-1)

Stanford

(4-5, 1-2)

Louisville

Stanford

Photo by: Nicole Finch | Louisville Athletics

September 26, 2025 | Field Hockey

Box Score

Cards fall 2-1 in a shootout at Stanford in their ACC opener

By: Lori Harmon

PALO ALTO, Calif. – The No. 16-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team fell 2-1 in a shootout at Stanford evening at Stanford's Turf Field.

Louisville's Atlantic Coast Conference opener featured a road battle in which host Stanford outshot the Cards 11-10 and held a 4-2 edge in penalty corners while Louisville held a 5-4 edge in shots on goal as the teams stood tied at 1-1 through 80 minutes of play before Stanford prevailed 2-1 in a shootout. Rylie Wollerton scored her team-best seventh goal of the season while Emily Young collected three saves for the Cardinals.

"It was a great ACC match up that could have gone either way," said UofL head coach Justine Sowry. "We were able to make some adjustments defensively that limited their attack, however we forced our attacking opportunities, especially our transitional play. At this stage of the season, I would expect us to execute at a higher level. We need to stay together, review our film and move forward for our next conference opponent."

Stanford (4-5, 1-2 ACC) jumped on the scoreboard first courtesy of a penalty corner goal by Jenny O'Grady with 3:32 left to play in the first quarter.

Louisville answered midway through the second quarter after earning its second penalty corner of the contest. Gracie Potter got the play started and Tatum Kroon settled the ball for Annabel Sep who found Wollerton for the game tying goal.

The teams entered halftime knotted at 1-1 as Louisville held a 4-3 edge in shots on goal and Stanford owned a 3-2 penalty corner advantage in the first half.

The stalemate continued into the second half which saw each team with only one shot on goal throughout the third and fourth quarters.

With the game still tied at 1-1, the teams entered the first of two 10-minute 7v7 sudden victory overtime periods. Louisville withstood an early Stanford penalty corner in the first OT and delivered three shots in the closing minutes of the frame, but the score remained even at 1-1. Neither team was able to record a shot in the second overtime period, sending the game into a shootout.

Potter gave the Cards an early edge in the best-of-five shootout, but Stanford went on to convert on its next two opportunities and held off Louisville's final four attempts to earn the 2-1 victory.

Louisville (5-4, 0-1 ACC) will continue conference play on Oct. 3 when No 13 Wake Forest visits Trager Stadium.