Cards Play Host to Ohio State in Season Opener Tuesday

Tuesday, February 10

LOUISVILLE, KY

12:00 PM

University of Louisville

Ohio State

Rian Adkins with ball in the game against Kent State

Cards Play Host to Ohio State in Season Opener Tuesday

February 09, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse

Ohio State will visit UofL Lacrosse Stadium Tuesday at 12 p.m.

By: Lori Harmon and Will Bohannon

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's lacrosse team will open the 2026 campaign on Tuesday against Ohio State at the UofL Lacrosse Stadium. Admission is free.

Game Day Information | Louisville vs Ohio State
Date: Feb. 10, 2026, 12 p.m. ET
Location: Louisville, Ky. | Venue: UofL Lacrosse Stadium
Television: ACCNX | Announcers: Jody Demling (PXP); Patty Norton (Analysis)
Links: Watch Link | Live Scoring | Louisville Game Notes
Admission: Free | Clear Bag Policy

Opening Draw
• The University of Louisville lacrosse team returns 23 letterwinners from last year's team which finished with a 7-10 overall record and a 1-8 mark in Atlantic Conference play.
• Louisville is 11-7 in season openers and 14-4 in home openers. The Cardinals won their 2025 home opener with a 10-8 win over No. 15 Denver on Feb. 7.
• The 2026 team captains include: Rian Adkins, Karli Harnischfeger, Cate Kangas, Maggie McMahon and Cece Reilly
• After losing eight seniors to graduation in 2025, Louisville will field a young roster with 11 freshmen and eight sophomores to go along with seven seniors and six juniors.
• The Cardinals return three of their top six goal scorers from last season.
•Junior Reese Whiteman set career-highs last season, led the Cardinals in goals (26) and points (32) in 2025.
• Senior midfielder Rian Adkins returns after finishing third on the team in points (23) with a career best 14 goals and nine assists.
• Senior attacker Maggie McMahon is also an important contributor on offense, compiling 12 goals and nine assists last season.
• Junior Defender Cate Kangas led the team with 20 caused turnovers as a sophomore, while also compiling 24 ground balls.
• Sophomore defender Olivia Scroggie paced the Cardinals with 73 draw controls in 2025.
• Louisville was voted 11th in the ACC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Head coach Scott Teeter is entering his ninth season at the helm. He carries a 193-203 in his 24^th season as a head coach and a 48-83 mark at UofL.

2025 Rewind
• The University of Louisville lacrosse team finished the 2025 season with a 7-10 overall record and a 1-8 mark in Atlantic Conference play.
• With 10 players sidelined throughout the season due to injury, Louisville battled through a strength of schedule ranked No. 29 that included national champion North Carolina and semifinalist Boston College.
• Louisville graduated eight seniors including: goalkeeper J Pleck, who accumulated 258 saves in her career, standing fifth all-time in program.
• The Cardinals will also be without defender Ashley Osborne, who closed her career as a sixth-year senior in 2025 with a school record 82 games played. Osborne also accumulated 106 ground balls in her career, thanks to a team high 25 last season, becoming the eighth player in program history with 100 or more ground balls.

The Book on the Buckeyes
Series Record: Ohio State leads 8-4
Last meeting: Feb. 15, 2025 – Ohio State won 9-6 the Cardinals traveled to Columbus and fell to the Buckeyes 9-6.
Last time vs. Ohio State at UofL Lacrosse Stadium: April 9, 2024- Louisville won 22-10
Cardinal Connection: Louisville assistant coach Riley Ewing played for The Ohio State University from 2018-22. Ewing finished her career ranked seventh all-time in Buckeye history with 119 draw control wins. She also sits at fifth all-time for draw controls in a single season with 71 in 2019, and is ranked among the Buckeyes' top 10 with a career-high 10 draw controls in a single game.
Team Scout:
• Ohio State brings an 0-1 record into Tuesday's matchup following a 13-10 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday. Camryn Callaghan had a team-best four goals and six points while Kate Tyack had four points with two goals and two assists. Jocelyn Torres made six saves in the Buckeye cage.
• OSU is led by coach Amanda Moore, who is entering her third season as head coach and has gone 16-16 in her time with the Buckeyes.
• Ohio State went 8-7 last season with a 1-7 mark in Big Ten play.
• The Buckeyes return their three leading scorers from last season. Junior attacker Kate Tyack led the team in goals as a sophomore with 34. Senior attacker Zoe Coleman returns after scoring 26 goals and junior midfielder Kampbell Stone returns after finishing with 24 goals. The Buckeyes' goalkeeper is Jocelyn Torres, who recorded 138 saves last season and also led the team with 29 ground balls.

Up Next
Louisville will hit the road to open Atlantic Coast Conference play at Virginia Tech on Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. The game will air on ACC Network Extra.