49 SECONDS COSTLY FOR CARDS
For 69:11 for yesterday's ACC Field Hockey Tournament game between #9 Louisville and #3 UNC, the Cards were as good as, if not better than the TarHeels.
Unfortunately...there was a 49 second stretch where the wheels fell off for Louisville and UNC tallied two goals to knock the Stick Cards out of the event in Charlottesville, VA. After thirteen minutes of scoreless play, UNC was awarded a penalty stroke for a Cardinal infringement and Nina Notman faced off against Cardinal goalkeeper Ayeshia McFerran. The shot got by Louisville's freshman and it was 1-0 TarHeels.
It was enough. The TarHeels would not score again. They didn't have to.
Louisville got on the board with about eight minutes remaining the the second half when Stephanie Byrne connected and the Cards kept the attack up the rest of the way...but could not score again.
A lot may depend on how the selection committee decides to reward the ACC for being the best conference in Field Hockey. There are 10 automatic bids awarded for winning your conference tournament. Eight teams are added as at large. There are seven teams in the ACC...so six of them will be in competition for those eight spots.
Louisville's chances may have been hurt a bit when #11 Boston College knocked off #6 Wake Forest earlier in the day in a two-overtime 4-3 sudden victory shocker. The Cards did defeat B.C. in regular season play and yesterday's effort against a team that had previously beat them 5-0 in Chapel Hill showed that the Cards definitely are one of the best 18 teams in the nation.
We'll find out Sunday if the selection committee agrees.
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MAN IN THE YELLOW HAT
Some teasers:
-- Why was Walz spotted on the streets wearing a Man In The Yellow Hat costume? (Thank God it wasn't a Mexican sombrero....those are no bueno for UofL employees these days.)
-- What does Walz think the team is doing well these days and what needs work?
-- How does Coach plan on preparing the team for 6'7" Cal freshman Chen Yuh?
-- How can you score a free ticket for the Cal game?
-- How many freshman does Walz plan on using against Cal?
Be sure to join Worldwide in the studio and Paulie via live remote Saturday at 11 a.m. for another stirring radio broadcast on 100.9 FM WCHQ...or on the internet at CrescentHillRadio.com<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
PANTHERS READY TO POUNCE ON CARDS?
The Cards will be on the lookout for Pitt stars Amanda Orchard, Kadi Kullerkan, Angela Seman, Jenna Potts, Jenna Jacobson, Kamalani Akeo and Mariah Bell tonight at 7 p.m. and trying to avenge last year's 5 game match win by Pitt.
For Louisville, Aniah Philo, Janelle Jenkins and Erin Fairs have had the hot hands on the front line of attack and Molly Sauer, Katie George, Tess Clark and Maggie DeJong handling passing, digging, setting and blocking duties for the 17-5, 11-1 Cards. A tough match tonight that has crucial implications in regards to the top of the ACC standings. It'll be on CARDS TV if you can't get there to see it live...and I'll probably be able to talk my esteemed colleague Worldwide into doing the write-up for Saturday's edition of Cardinal Couple.
paulie
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