Balanced Effort Leads Louisville to a 5-4 Win at Indiana

Sunday, September 7

Bloomington, IN

12:00 PM

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Balanced Effort Leads Louisville to a 5-4 Win at Indiana

September 07, 2025 | Field Hockey

Box Score

Sophia Parker delivers three assists as five different players score

By: Lori Harmon

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The University of Louisville field hockey team used goals from five different players in a 5-4 win over Indiana University Sunday at Deborah Tobias Field.

After falling behind early, the Cardinals tied the score twice in the first half then took a 5-2 lead in the second half and held off an Indiana charge to win 5-4. The Cardinals improve to 3-1 on the season and the Hoosiers drop to 2-2.

"It was a battle," said UofL head coach Justine Sowry. "It was a great game to watch, I'm sure because there was a lot of up and back, but I'm just so proud of the team right now. To turn around their performance from yesterday's game to today. We were so much more connected on both sides of the ball. But it was a game, obviously we executed on the front end and defensively we've got to tidy up a little bit. Indiana is a tough team and a tough team to play away, so I am super proud."

Annabel Sep, Gigi Edwards, Chloe Cuzzupe, Aubreigh Uba and Izzy Bianco each registered a goal and Sophia Parker delivered three assists to lead the Cardinals offensively. Emily Young recorded one save en route to the win.

The Hoosiers struck first with a goal by Charlotte Glasper to take a 1-0 lead midway through the first quarter.

Louisville answered with under five minutes remaining in the first quarter after earning the first penalty corner of the game. Sophia Parker got the corner started and Tatum Kroon settled the ball for Annabel Sep who blasted a shot into the cage. Her second goal of the season evened the score at 1-1.

Indiana opened the second quarter with a quick goal from Molly Stutte to pull ahead 2-1.

The Cards countered again in the closing minutes of the frame when Gigi Edwards collected a long pass from Emily Eaton outside the Cardinals' attacking circle and evaded a defender before finding the back of the cage for her second goal of the year.

The teams entered halftime with the score knotted at 2-2 after Louisville held a 6-3 advantage in shots and a 2-0 edge in corners.

The third quarter featured a flurry of offense from the Cardinals who scored a pair of goals in a one-minute span to take a 4-2 lead.

In the fifth minute of the frame, the Cardinals drew back-to-back penalty corners and converted on the second of those when Cuzzupe deflected a shot by Sep to put Louisville on top 3-2 with 5:15 left to play. Less than a minute later, Uba made good on the attempt for her first career goal.

Louisville continued its attack in the fourth quarter with another penalty corner strike. This time, Parker inserted and Rylie Wollerton stopped the ball for Bianco whose first goal of the season put the Cards on top 5-2.

The Hoosiers responded just over a minute later with a goal from Anna Mozeleski. With 5:01 left in regulation, Indiana lifted goalkeeper Sophie Canelli in favor of an extra field player. The move paid off with a penalty corner goal by Ines Garcia Prado to make the score 5-4 with 1:45 left to play.The teams battled through the remainder of the game and the Cards held on for the win.

Overall, Louisville outshot Indiana 17-6 with an 8-5 edge in shots on goal and a 10-1 advantage in corners.

The Cards return to Trager Stadium for a three-game homestand – all against ranked opponents. Louisville will open that stretch on Friday against No. 1 and defending national champion Northwestern visits followed by a S