Ella Berg

Ella Berg with the ball against Syracuse

Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

Position:
A
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-3
Hometown:
Blaine, Minn.
High School:
Gentry Academy

As a Sophomore (2026):

Played in all 15 games with 14 starts
Led the Cards in points with a team-high 34 goals and dished out eight assists
Ranked 10th in the ACC with 2.27 goals per game
Stood second on the team with 46 draw controls and fourth with 21 ground balls
She finished 2026 with a season-long 15-game point streak, registering at least one point in all of the Cardinals’ contests and scored at least one goal in 14 of Louisville’s 15 games with eight multi-goal performances.
Tallied a career-high six points (4G, 2A) in the 15-14 overtime loss to Pitt (April 11)
Scored one goal in the Cards’ season opener overtime loss to Ohio State, while tacking on a career-high five ground balls. (Feb. 10)
Logged back-to-back three-goal performances against Virginia Tech and Kent State. Adding an assist in her effort against the Golden Flashes as well, scoring seven points in that two-game stretch. (Feb. 14-18)
Found the back of the net one time in UofL’s loss against the top-ranked Tar Heels. (Feb. 22)
Became a part of Louisville lacrosse history when she and four other teammates recorded a hat trick against Canisius, marking the first time in program history for that accomplishment. She also dished out two assists for a total of five points on the day
In the loss against No. 12 Syracuse, she recorded four goals and added six draw controls. (Feb. 28)
She put up another five-point effort in Louisville’s win over Florida State, registering three goals and two assists. (March 4)
Matched a season and career high with four goals in the tight loss to No. 15 Duke (March 14)
Led the way on offense for the Cards in their 5-4 win over Vanderbilt, scoring two goals. (March 25)
Found the back of the net three times in a 12-10 loss to No. 19 Virginia. (Mar. 28)
In the season finale against Notre Dame (April 16), scored one goal, securing a season long 15-game point streak

As a Freshman (2025): Played in five games before suffering a season-ending injury
• Tallied six goals and three assists for nine points through the first five games of the season
• Registered her first goal and assist in the 10-8 win over No. 15 Denver (2/7)
• Tallied a goal and an assist in the 11-9 win over Cincinnati (2/12)
• Scored in the 9-6 loss at Ohio State (2/15)
• Delivered her first career hat trick in the 13-10 loss at Marquette (2/17)

Prep: Played for Gentry Academy and Lacrosse Monkey
• Also played tennis.

Personal: Birthday is August 1
• Daughter of Christy and Reggie Berg
• Has two siblings
• Majoring in business
• Post college ambition is to help athletes get through mental blocks and to own small businesses
• Proudest moment of her life was watching her sister grow up and look up to her
• Favorite athlete is Tom Brady.