Geigle Set for USLW Championship -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Mackenzie Geigle and NC Courage Vie for Title

Earlier this summer I wrote an article about the Louisville players representing local teams on club rosters. The information was a little hard to come by, and it seemed potentially incomplete. In what I have to assume was a direct troll of my lack of information, Louisville Women's Soccer made an Instagram post later that week about all of the players competing for professional clubs over the summer. Gee, thanks...

One of the players I missed was Mackenzie Geigle. Geigle is a rising junior from Raleigh, North Carolina, so it makes sense that she would play for her hometown NC Courage. She has competed with the club's development program since high school. Last season she played in 16 games for Louisville with one goal in 567 minutes. Geigle has the potential to be a key contributor going forward, so I'm excited to see her take the next steps. 

In the USLW season, the Courage have been unbeatable... literally. The team was top in the South Atlantic division with 34 points. They drew their first game of the season before going on an 11-game win streak. In the regular season, their goal difference was +50. The Courage weren't the only undefeated team in the league. The Florida Elite Soccer Academy bested NC by posting a 12-0-0 season for 36 points. Unfortunately for that squad, they bowed out in the first round of the playoffs. 

Geigle and the Courage will host the Colorado Storm (not to be confused with the California Storm or the South Georgia Tormenta or the Northern Colorado Rain; a fair amount of weather event names in the USLW) in Raleigh for the Championship match this evening at 6:00 PM. Geigle has played in all 12 games for the Courage this season and has started eight of them. She is averaging 49 minutes per game and has scored seven goals while tallying two assists. As I mentioned, she could be due for a big step up in contribution for the Cards this year. We wish her the best of luck in the final. 

For some additional background on the USLW Season, the Valley Division (which only played 10 games each) saw Indy Eleven finish top with 23 points. Racing Louisville and Lexington SC finished tied with 14 points. I haven't quite figured out why, but Lexington is listed above Racing, despite the squad in lavender posting a better goal differential. Either way, neither team made the playoffs. Like I said the other day, I'm excited to see this squad get back together and get to work next month. 

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We'll be without Daryl or Jared this week, so you'll have a return to the days of the basement on Crescent Hill with Paulie, Jeff, and myself. There's plenty to cover despite the late summer slump, and we'll be happy to bring it to you. You can check out the live stream of the show by going to the Cardinal Couple YouTube page and clicking on the live video. Jeff usually creates that about an hour before the show, which officially starts at 11 AM Eastern. If the live time doesn't work for you, there are plenty of playback options, so be sure to check out whichever is best for you!

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