No. 16 Cards Welcome No. 12 North Carolina and Stanford to Trager Stadium

Friday, October 2

LOUISVILLE, KY

3:00 PM

University of Louisville

North Carolina

Tamera Cookman about to pass the ball during the game against Indiana at Trager Stadium on August 30.

Photo by: Daniel Hanzsche | Louisville Athletics

No. 16 Cards Welcome No. 12 North Carolina and Stanford to Trager Stadium

October 01, 2026 | Field Hockey

Cards return to Trager Stadium for a pair of ACC games

By: Lori Harmon

The No. 16-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team will return to Trager Stadium to host a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference opponents this weekend starting with No. 12 North Carolina Friday at 3 p.m. followed by a Sunday matchup with Stanford at 12 p.m.

WEEKEND INFORMATION
No. 16 Louisville vs. No. 12 North Carolina
Date/Time: October 2, 2026/3:00 p.m.
Location: Louisville, Ky. | Venue: Trager Stadium
Live Scoring | ACCNX

No. 16 Louisville vs. Stanford
Date/Time: October 4, 2026/12:00 p.m.
Location: Louisville, Ky. | Venue: Trager Stadium
Live Scoring | ACC Network

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
• The Cardinals bring a 7-3 record and a 2-0 mark in ACC play into the weekend. Louisville is coming off of a 1-0 loss against UC Davis on Sunday. Prior to that the Cardinals earned a 3-2 overtime win at No. 17 California on Friday
• Louisville is ranked No. 16 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll released on Sept. 22, dropping four spots from last week's ranking after beating then-No. 17 California 3-2 in overtime and falling to UC Davis 1-0 last weekend.
• Tyler Everslage leads the team with four goals and one assist for nine points. She has registered Aubreigh Uba also has nine points with three goals and three assists.
• Eight different players have contributed to Louisville's 19 goals with six registering multiple goals.
• Two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week Emily Young has surrendered 12 goals with 50 saves in 624:28 minutes of play for a 1.15 goals against average and leads the ACC with an .812 save percentage.
• Young, who was named NFHCA DI National Defensive Player of Week on Sept. 2 posted her 100th career save in the 2-1 shootout win over then-No. 10 Miami (Ohio) on Aug. 28.
• Lauren Masters, Jaelen Perez, Gracie Potter and Annabel Sep were named to the NFHCA Collegiate Watch List. Sep was also named to the Preseason All-ACC Team
• The 2026 Louisville field hockey co-captains are: Sophia Parker, Chloe Plumb and Emily Young
• UofL was picked to finish eighth in the ACC preseason coaches poll.
• Louisville's Trager Stadium will also serve as the host site for the 2026 NCAA Field Hockey Championship November 20-22. It will be the seventh time that Trager Stadium will have served as the host site for event.
• Justine Sowry recently collected her 200th win at Louisville with the Cardinals' 2-0 victory over Saint Joseph's on Sept. 20.
• Sowry entering her 16th 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.

UP NEXT
• The Cardinals will wrap up a three-game homestand on Tuesday when the Cardinals play host to Bellarmine at 6 p.m. before hitting the road for a matchup at Syracuse on Friday.

CARDS AGAINST THE FIELD
No. 12 North Carolina
Series History: North Carolina leads 15-6
Last Meeting: November 4, 2025 – North Carolina won 2-1 at Trager Stadium in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship
Scouting the Tar Heels:
• No. 12 North Carolina enters the weekend with a 5-4 overall record and a 2-1 mark in ACC play. The Tar Heels have won their last two games with an 8-1 win at Stanford and a 4-0 victory at then-No. 17 Cal last weekend.
• North Carolina is led offensively by Charly Bruder who has seven goals and one assist for 15 points. She is ranked third in the ACC and 22nd nationally in Goals Per Game with a value of 0.78. She also ranks fifth in the ACC in total Points Per Game (1.67).
• Merritt Skubisz has been holding down the fort for the Tar Heels in the cage with a 1.31 goals against average and a posting a 0.744 save percentage to go along with three shutouts.
• Erin Matson is in her fourth season at the helm and has guided the Tar Heels to the 2023 NCAA championship and an ACC title in each of her seasons as head coach.

Stanford
Series History: Louisville leads 6-3
Last Meeting: Sept. 26, 2025 - Stanford won 2-1 in a shootout at Stanford
Scouting the Cardinal:
• Stanford enters the weekend with a 7-2 overall record and an 0-1 mark in ACC play prior to a Friday matchup at Virginia. Last weekend, the Cardinal fell 8-1 to North Carolina in its ACC opener. Prior to that Stanford defeated UC Davis 4-1. The Cardinal started the season with 6-0 record before falling to No. 1 Northwestern on Sept. 17.
• Susan Ewing York Director of Field Hockey Roz Ellis is in her sixth season with the Cardinal.
CARDINAL CONNECTION: Stanford head coach Roz Ellis was an assistant coach at UofL under Justine Sowry for the 2014 season.
• Justine Sowry was an assistant coach at Stanford in 2003.