Jake Gelnovatch

Jake Gelnovatch in goal against Wake Forest.

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics

Jake Gelnovatch (31) of the Louisville Cardinals rolls the ball to a teammate during first half action against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium on November 7, 2018 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Cardinals defeated the Demon Deacons 2-1 in overtime. (Brian Westerholt/Sports On Film)

Jake Gelnovatch tossing out ball in game against PITT on September 21

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Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-0
Weight:
184
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Earlysville, Va.
High School:
Albemarle

Career Honors:
• 2018 ACC Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2018, 2019 All-ACC Academic team
• ACC Defensive Player of the Week (9/9/2019)

2020: Played and started seven of eight matches during the fall ... logged nearly 652 minutes in goal, making 24 saves ... set a career high with 10 saves against Virginia Tech, the most by a Louisville keeper since 2006.

2019: Named to the All-ACC Academic Team … Was named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on September 9 … Played every minute of the season in goal for the Cardinals … Finished the season with a total of 53 saves … Tied a career-high twice with seven saves against Syracuse on September 13 and in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 18 UC Davis.

2018: Registered six shutouts in 15 starts and finished with 0.94 goals against average during redshirt sophomore season ... Named to ACC Championship All-Tournament Team after surrendering just one goal in three wins to clinch program's first ACC title ... Earned shutouts against No. 2 Duke (Sept. 9), Boston College (Sept. 14), Pittsburgh (Sept. 21), Clemson (Oct. 20), No. 18 Notre Dame (Nov. 4) and No. 4 North Carolina (Nov. 11).

2017: Made 11 starts registering five shutouts and earning seven wins overall ... Had 0.82 goals against average while playing 985 minutes overall ... Earned shutouts against Butler (Aug. 28), Georgia State (Sept. 1), IUPUI (Sept. 19), Boston College (Sept. 22) and Virginia (Nov. 5).

2016: Did not see game action during first collegiate season.

High School/Club: Lettered in prep soccer at Albemarle High School from 2012-16 … Member of Albemarle’s 5A state championship team in 2016 … Scored five goals as a forward for Albemarle when not playing in goal … Competed for the US U18 national team in Azerbaijan … Played club soccer for Richmond United.

Personal: Born on March 15 … Parents are Missi Sanders and George Gelnovatch … Has one sibling, Sunny … Biggest thrill in sports was winning 5A state championship in Virginia with Albemarle High School … Favorite team is Manchester United … Chose Louisville after also seriously considering Virginia, Penn State and Washington State … Mom (Missi Sanders) played field hockey at the University of Iowa … Dad (George) played soccer at the University of Virginia.