LOUISVILLE WOMEN'S SOCCER HOSTS MOREHEAD ST TONIGHT...MORE WBB NEWS -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Thursday, October 1, 2015

KICKIN' OUT OF CONFERENCE TONIGHT.

The Louisville women's soccer squad takes a brief break from ACC play this evening with a 7 p.m. start against Morehead State in Lynn Stadium.

For the Cards (4-5-1, 1-2-0) it's a chance to work on a few items that might be beneficial when they return to ACC play and also a revenge game. Louisville traveled to the Morehead campus last year and suffered a surprising 2-0 loss to the Eagles. 

The Cards do lead the series 11-1 and hold a 6-0 record against MSU in home competition.  

Louisville will look for a way to ramp up the scoring output in tonight's contest. Through ten games, the Cards have scored just 10 goals...while averaging 6.3 shots on goal per contest. Casey Whitfield and Alison Price lead the eight Cardinals who have scored this season with two goals each. 


The defense has been solid for UofL...allowing just 11 goals this season and limiting opponents to 5.5 shots on goal per contest.Taylor Bucklin and Paige Brownhave been splitting time in between the pipes...Bucklin defending the net in the Cards latest match...a 1-0 loss to Pitt on Sunday.

Morehead (4-6-1) is led by freshman Dani Wilson and her five goals and four assists this year. Goalie Katilynn Murphy has been solid in front of the net with a 1.59 goals against average stat and a .811 save percentage. 

Tickets on sale at the Lynn Stadium box office. The first 200 fans to enter will receive a UofL seat cushion. 

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ESPN PICKS UP 4 MORE WBB CONTESTS

For those of you unable to attend UofL WBB home games...there is good news about more on-line chances to watch the Cards.

ESPN has announced that they'll show the home games against California (11/15), Virginia Tech (1/7), Clemson (1/20) and Virginia (2/18) on ESPN3.

This bumps the total to 15 games that will be airing to a national audience for the 2015-16 UofL WBB season. It also means that all of UofL's home games will be available either on TV or on line. 

46 days until the Cal game. 

paulie
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Kelsi Worrell nominated for USA Swimming Award -- Wednesday Cardinal Coupe

Louisville junior Kelsi Worrell has been nominated for Breakout Performer of the Year as USA Swimming announces the 2015 Golden Goggles Awards, which are presented by the USA Swimming Foundation every year to celebrate the top swimmers and coaches' achievements over the last year.
 
There are eight categories: Breakout Performer of the Year, Coach of the Year, Perseverance Award, Relay Performance of the Year, Male Performance of the Year, Female Performance of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year, and Female Athlete of the Year.
 
Worrell is up for the 2015 Breakout Performer Of The Year award which is given to the athlete whose performance(s) stand out in relation to other years, with special emphasis given to the 2015 FINA World Championships.
 
The three nominees for the Breakout Performer of the Year award are Katie Meili, Jordan Wilimovsky, and Kelsi Worrell.  
 
Worrell's signature race, the 100-butterfly has put her atop

the podium at the NCAA, Pan American Games and Phillips 66 National Championships. Worrell won an NCAA title and set an American record in the 100y fly for the University of Louisville in March, becoming the first woman to break the 50-second mark. In her first international meet at Pan American Games in Toronto, she set a Games record and notched the third-fastest time in the world in 2015 with a 57.24 effort in the 100-meter fly prelims. She went on to win gold in the event and added two relay medals. At the National Championships, Worrell carried her momentum with a victory in the 100m fly at the Phillips 66 National Championships.
 
Online fan voting is now open and will continue through Friday, Nov. 13. A percentage of the fan vote will count towards the final ballot. Beginning later this week USA Swimming will highlight Golden Goggle Awards categories weekly on usaswimming.org and across its social media channels in the lead-up to the Nov. 22 event.

 Vote here:http://usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2104&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en


( A special thanks to Nancy Worley for the information on this!) 

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Louisville Softball begins fall schedule with (2) wins...Beat the Paulie...Radio Today-- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

2016 SOFTBALL WILL BE A MIX OF THE OLD AND NEW

Sandy Pearsall's Louisville softball squad is getting in a few fall exhibition games before they start their season in the spring of 2016. 

On Sunday, the Cards entertained Bellarmine in "The Battle of Eastern Parkway" and took a double-header against the Knights 8-5, 6-2. Red-shirt sophomoreNicole Pufahl provided the big hit in the first game...her three run homer in the seventh inning proved the distance. In the Cards second win, Pearsall turned freshmen pitchers Kaylea Horn(Richland, KY) and Jordan Hensley (Ashland, KY) loose on the Knights to get the win. 

Cardinal "pitch and hit" fans will remember about half the current roster from last season and there are some big names back to play in Ulmer.

Maryssa Becker would have to top that list of stars back on Floyd Street. The junior pitcher from Oregon was the Cards ace last season and we don't see that changing. Pufahl hit for power at times for UofL last season and should provide the same "boom factor" this year. Senior infielder Brittany Sims is also very capable of parking Spaldings out on Brandeis Street and can cover several infield positions as needed. 

Madi Norman was a very effective pitcher at times for the 2015 Cards and returns to fill that role again. Everyone's favorite "slap" hitter...the speedy Jordan McNary will be a familiar site sprinting down the first base line again for Louisville. Senior 3rd baseman Hailey Smith proved to be a steady performer and the "hot corner" and also provided the Cards with an offensive punch in 2015. 

Tierra Sanabria saw plenty of action at first base for UofL last year and Alison "Mike" Szydlowski handled catching duties with aplomb last year. Add letter-winners Ashley Nikolao, Morgan Meyer, Morgan Hart and Sidney Melton into the mix and Pearsall has a solid nucleus of experience to work with.

The Cards graduated shortstop Whitney Arion, outfielder Kelsi Jones, DH Brittany Duncan and the pride of New Egypt, New Jersey...Kayla Soles. ( Kayla has sent "new pride" however...in the form of her little sister Jamie Soles...who joins the Louisville roster this year).

Names missing from last year's roster are Shelby McCombs, Kristina Dillard, Bridgette Flaherty, Paige Alford, Hannah Tow, Sydney Benz and Autumn McDuffie. Maybe I missed something here...did selected players in the Classes of 2013 and 2014 go on some sort of strike or something? McCombs is at Ohio State now, Flaherty enrolled at Georgia State, Dillard to Maryland and Tow at Missouri. Not sure about Benz, McDuffie or Alford. 

Five freshmen and six transfers also join the roster...and they played significant roles in the double-header sweep of the Knights Sunday. 

All in all, a roster comprised of 12 girls from in-state, three seniors, six juniors, eight sophomores and five freshman. The contingent looks to better last year's 30-19 overall record and 16-7 fourth place ACC finish. The Cards went to the Columbia, MO regional in NCAA Tournament play in 2015. 

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BEAT THE PAULIE

The question is...can you? 


Each week, Paulie will try to successfully predict the outcome of four or five UofL women's athletic contests. If you can "beat the Paulie" on his picks...we'll enter you for the chance to win a $25 gift card for Panera or Cracker Barrel (your choice!) . Last week's inaugural run found Paulie going 3-1 and no one could top him.

You can leave your picks in the comments section or send them to cardinalcouple@twc.com via e-mail.

Why not beat Paulie each week and get several entries to win the gift card? Here's the Paulie Picks for week ending Sunday Oct 4th.

MAKE SURE YOUR PICKS ARE IN BY 6 P.M THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK!! 

1) Louisville vs. Syracuse (Volleyball). I'll go with the Cards here in a tough match. Former UofL coach Yelin returns.

2) Louisville @ DUKE  (Field Hockey) . Taking the Dookies here in another battle of present and past Lou FH skippers.

3) Louisville @ UMASS (Field Hockey). Cards win at Justine Sowry's former head coaching gig. 

4) Louisville  vs. Morehe (Women's Soccer). Cards get revenge in Lynn for last year's loss

5) Louisville @ Syracuse  (Women's Soccer). tough call here but I'll pick Syracuse on their home turf. 

REMEMBER, PICKS NEED TO BE IN BY 6 PM THURSDAY

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Top five fall sports performers for UofL women's fall sports -- Tuesday Cardinal Couple

WHO IS THE BEST OF THE BEST SO FAR?


With soccer, volleyball, field hockey, golf, rowing and cross country underway for the University of Louisville women's sports programs...the past few weeks have been non-stop fun and coverage for us here at CARDINAL COUPLE. 

Add in the recruiting pursuits of Jeff Walz and staff and we've been fortunate to have a full plate of items to cover, discuss and analyze .And there is plenty of action ahead! 

I was thinking about the performances of the squads so far and who was making a huge impact on their teams' successes and have decided to present my top five performers...so far...for women's sports at UofL.

(Please keep in mind these are Paulie observations and may not reflect the opinions of the rest of the Cardinal Couple staff and management.) 

If not, I'm sure I'll hear about it...

HONORABLE MENTION

One certainly has to be pleased with these girls' performances so far and they do deserve honorable mention for their contributions. 

Field Hockey: Elisa "Chile" Garcia, Katherine "Woody" Gwynne-Wood, Victoria Stratton, Stephanie Byrne.

Volleyball: Janelle Jenkins, Maya McClendon, Molly Sauer, Tess Clark, Roxanne McVey.

Soccer: Inger "KB" Katrine Bjerke, Paige Brown, Hannah Konermann, Alison Price, Rachel Avant.

Cross Country: Clare Noser, Aurilla Wilson, Bernadate Cherulyot.

THE TOP FIVE:

5) Erin Fairs. 

As good as promised after transferring to Louisville from USF. A force to be reckoned with as a outside hitter and showing her skills translate from the AAC to the ACC. Bringing "wow-power" and delivering. "Erin-go-kill" sounds great to us! 

4) Casey Whitfield.

She leads Women's soccer in goals scored, points and shots...all while playing less than full-time while rehabbing on an Achilles injury. Plus, the girl can tap-dance and that rates high with Paulie. The best is yet to come with her...if the tendon can remain healthy. Her team leadership and enthusiasm for the program and her team-mates is something that can't be hobbled.   

3) Katie Mitchell

She led from wire-to-wire in the Georgia event against some really great golfers from Georgia, Tennessee and Georgia State. Her 66 in the first round led her to a 13 stroke advantage over all her teammates. This senior is poised to do some great things for the drive-and-putt Cards and has gotten the season off "mas bueno". 

2) Katie George

Let's stay with the Katie's. Everyone's favorite volleyball player and "home-girl"...she was MVP of the Active Ankle Challenge and has thrived this season as the set-up perfectionist now that the Wide-Net Cards passing has improved. You gotta feed the killers in Volleyball and Katie provides them an all-you-can-spike buffet each and every match. Keep rocking and celebrating, KG!

1) Ayeshia McFerran

Field Hockey is 5-1 and ranked #11 in the nation. "Mac" is allowing less than one goal per game and is arguably the best one-on-one goalie in the nation...as a freshman. Tough between the pipes...McFerran typifies the "all in", team first attitude that Justine Sowry advocates. She's #1 in our book and is the un-movable force on a powerful squad...our top performer so far for the UofL women's sports squads.  

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BITS AND PIECES

-- Congratulations to Molly Sauer for being named ACC Volleyball freshman of the week! The Assumption libero has stepped in and got it done for Anne Kordes.

-- Lauren Benner has been named assistant coach for Louisville Lacrosse. She comes from the University of Denver...where she held a similar position.

-- How rare is this? Field Hockey, Volleyball and Soccer are all on the road this weekend. FH goes to Chapel Hill for two, Volleyball hits Cincinnati and Lexington and Soccer takes off to Boston College. 

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Louisville Women's Soccer shuts out SEMO 2-0 --- Tuesday Cardinal Couple

CARDS OUT-SHOOT RED HAWKS 16-4 

Shelby Cohen and Alison Price scored their first goals of the season and the Louisville defense limited Southeastern Missouri State to just two shots on goal in a 2-0 win Monday night in The Palace before a crowd of around 1500. 

The Cards found the net early in this one when Cohen lofted a 30 foot kick over the out-stretched arms of SEMO goalie Kindra Lierz with 7:11 played in the first half. The lead held through the first half...Louisville controlling the majority of the action in Red Hawks territory and firing seven shots compared to SEMO's two. 

Paige Brown, the Cards starting goalie, is from Jackson, MO. which is next to the SEMO campus and she and the Cards defense continued to turn away Red Hawks scoring chances in the final 45 minutes. With 11 minutes remaining, the Cards added an insurance goal when Rachel Avant sent a nice cross to Alison Price who booted the ball past Lierz for the final tally of the game.

Despite the win, which improved Louisville's record to 2-2-1, Coach Karen Ferguson Dayes wasn't extremely happy with the Cards overall performance...citing missed opportunities and slow play from her Kickin' Cards.

A troubling moment when red-shirt senior Casey Whitfield left the game in the second half...appearing to favor the Achilles heel that kept her on the sidelines last season. She did not return to action and was walking gingerly on it 
after the contest.

Price led the Cards with six of the sixteen shots Louisville attempted. She was one of seven Cards who played at least 85 minutes in the contest that started at a muggy 91 degrees in Louisville.
Ferguson-Dayes used just five subs in the match. Brown recorded her first shutout of the season with two saves. 

Post game impressions from Coach KFD and Paige Brown audio at the link below:

COACH AND PAIGE DISCUSS THE WIN



PAULIE ANALYSIS: 

A win is a win and as Jeff Walz is fond of saying...they equal job security. The Cards have outscored their opponents 7-6 on the season and their only two losses have come against top 25 opponents Washington and Kentucky and by one point each....so, it's a little early to cast too many aspersions against this young group of kickers.

A piviotal point of the season is approaching, though...with the first extended road trip of the season and we'll see how the team holds up in the role of being the visitors three times in a row.  

The Cards are now 2-2-1 on the season and go on an extended road trip next...with games at UAB this Friday, Ole Miss on Sunday and Boston College next Sunday before returning home to face Miami on Sept. 24th.

paulie  

Tuesday Cardinal Couple

The Ridiculously Early Worldwide Season Analysis

The fall season for sports is barely underway for soccer and not officially underway for field hockey and volleyball yet at all, but we have had a chance to see all of these teams on their respective fields of play, so it's time for a ridiculously early analysis of what we've seen.

Field Hockey

Justine Sowry's stick squad has two exhibition competitions to base our observations on.  First a Saturday mid-day tilt against Iowa, who finished last season in 18th in the RPI, missing the 19 team cut for the NCAA tournament.  Nonetheless, the Hawkeyes traditionally have put up some reasonable competition, but it wasn't to be found Saturday.

Midfielder Elisa "Chili" Garcia

A 4-0 win in regulation surely inflated the expectations of the Trager Defenders.  This heightened expectation would have only been slightly dimmed by Iowa's sudden victory goal in the 7v7 overtime session that they played despite a non-tied regulation outcome.  The  3-1 victory in the 1v1 shootout also would have served to encourage the team as well.

The next day saw the alumnae return to the field and a bit of a deflation of that excitement.  Sowry thought the team came out flat (listen to the radio show Saturday for the comments), and an early goal by the alumnae may have brought the competition back into focus for the current team.  Conditioning certainly helped as well as the current squad went on to thoroughly control the second half with a winning score of 7-1

What We Saw

We saw a team that plays a solid defense and makes chances on offense...a good basic recipe for a solid season result.

We did see some minor problems on penalty corners, though.  Specifically we saw some technique issues on stopping the ball inbounded from the baseline hashmark.  Ideally, the ball gets stopped and then hit by another player, either at the goal, or over to another player or two to take a shot.  Several times in the two games, however, the ball popped up into the air when it was stopped.  This drastically limits the options on the attack, and unsurprisingly, the team did not score on these bobbled attempts.  This is an issue that should be readily resolved with some targeted practice on the technique.

We have an excellent 1v1 goalkeeper in case of shootouts in Ayeisha McFerran, which also translates into defense of fast breaks, which I don't think we'll see much of, but it's good to know that we have a GK that can handle them.

A Reasonable Goal

Elite Eight, or Final Four appearance

Soccer

With two exhibition games completed as well as two regulation games in the books, we may have the best sense of where the soccer team is.

A crazy goal at Northern Kentucky handed the team an exhibition loss, so we'll put that one aside for a moment.  A good pre-season win against IU is encouraging, and a 2-1 win over Wright State in the season opener is also encouraging.  The second regulation game saw a very good Washington team get the 2-1 win.

What We Saw

We saw a team that creates some real chances on offense with reasonable protection on defense.  This is, clearly, an overall young team, but there is some leadership to help out.

Senior Forward Casey Whitfield

It's fantastic to have senior Casey Whitfield back, and she has already proven her value with several assists, but has yet to find the back of the net herself.  A mere 2-1 win over Wright State may sound a bit disappointing, but there was a significant barrage of shots that technically weren't on goal, but bounced off of the posts and crossbar.  Keep that up, and points will start showing up on the scoreboard.

This team has some potential this year.  I'm not going to hold my breath for a national championship, but we should see a better outcome than last year, and that's the definition of progress.

A Reasonable Goal

Return to the NCAA tournament.  Win a tournament game.

Volleyball

We've got the least data on volleyball, with only an intra-squad scrimmage in the rear-view mirror.  That also means any scores are pretty much meaningless as players switch back and forth between the two sides of the competition pretty much on every play in the Red & Black Scrimmage.

So, let's get directly to...

What We Saw

Passing and digging was much improved over what we saw last year.  We already had some evidence that this was the case based on some interviews and getting to see an early practice, but it's encouraging to see it in person in more of a game-type of setting.

We also saw, however, a number of service errors, and some hitting errors as well that need to get cleaned up if we're going to have a strong season.

A few things that I saw that I really liked...we have three left-handers on the squad, which gives other teams a different and slightly unusual look to attacks that can throw off their spacing a bit.  Southpaws also tend to put a bit of a different spin on serves, which can cause the other team some problems.  Speaking of serving, I saw Gabbie Wiley, one of the lefties, serving a jump serve in pre-season practice last year, but she didn't use in during the season.  I saw more work on it in pre-season practice this year, and she brought it out for the scrimmage.  I'm hopeful we'll see it during the season as well.

Freshman Right Side and Setter Morgan Miller

Freshman Morgan Miller, also a leftie, looks pretty good on the right side, and is a competent setter as well, so I would expect to see her on the court in that right side position and giving the squad almost a double-setter look.  Might we even see Katie George take a swing if Miller has to take the set?  It's possible.  Incidentally, the other leftie is our backup true setter Kali Eaken.

Erin Fairs and Maya McClendon both can play full rotation as left side and back-row attackers which makes for more balance in the attack, and more options for our setters.  Our middles, primarily Tess Clark and Maggie DeJong are just as amazing as they were last year.

A Reasonable Goal

Return to the NCAA tournament.  Maybe a sweet sixteen appearance.

Cardinal Couple Monday - Soccer Wraps Exhibition Play

(Worldwide here, filling in for Paulie as he and Sonja have their hands full dealing with some family issues.  Spare a moment to send some well wishes their way.)

Soccer Gets It Done Over IU

Soccer split their preseason games with a tight win over IU, 1-0 in play at Lynn Stadium.

Sophomore Alison Price got an assist from Casey Whitfield to head the ball into the net for the only score of the game against IU Sunday afternoon.  The win over IU pairs with the loss to NKU Wednesday evening to give the Cards a .500 record in their preseason exhibition games.

The play appeared to be fairly even between the teams, with several shots on goal for each, usually with pretty easy saves for the keepers, but Price was able to sneak one in on a crowded play in the box.  (Apologies for the vague stats, but as an exhibition game, no official stats were kept.)

IU seemed to have a slight edge in ball control, and much of the game was played on Louisville's side of the field, though the latter part of the first half saw that reversed some.  Louisville was able to play some counters down the field into IU territory and threaten several times for scores.  The coaches were visibly taking the opportunity to give some significant guidance and corrections in a game situation.  Goalkeeper Paige Brown did a fantastic job of keeping the IU attacks at bay.

While I'm not a soccer expert, I would say UofL could do better at clearing balls out of dangerous territory in front of their goal, as their clears seemed a bit clumsy at time.  Also, overall ball control still seems to be a little bit of an issue, both in maintaining possession in traffic as well as hitting targets of passes.

Overall, I see an improved team, but a team still with some challenges to overcome.

The Cards open their Women's Soccer season this Friday at 7:30 against Wright State at Lynn Stadium, now nick-named The Palace.  Early weather forecasts look good, with only a slight chance of rain, and what looks to be a very pleasant temperature.

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Women's Soccer faces NKU tonight -- Wednesday Cardinal Couple

CARDS TRAVEL TO HIGHLAND HEIGHTS TONIGHT FOR EXHIBITION GAME

SHE'S BACK !!

It's been awhile since we've been able to say this...but it's game day! (or night) for a UofL women's sports squad. Karen Ferguson- Dayes will take the women's soccer team to face Northern Kentucky University in an exhibition match that kicks off at 7 p.m. this evening. 

Louisville faced the Norse in the regular season last year in The Lynn and took a 1-0 win from the Norse when senior Kari Weinland converted on a corner kick 17 minutes into the contest. 

KB on the move

NKU participates in the Horizon conference and went 9-8-3 in 2014. The squad was led by Macy Hamblin with eight goals and 20 points. (For points accumulation...you get two points for each goal scored and a point for an assist.) Hamblin was the Horizon League women's soccer Freshman of the Year. 

Also back to challenge the Cards goalies are redshirt junior Aubrey Muench (5 goals), junior Sami Rutowski and sophomore Jessica Frey...who was named to the Horizon All-Freshman team. 

Muench began her student-athlete journey at Louisville in 2012, where she redshirted her freshman year and transferred to NKU in 2013. 

Bella working the offense

NKU doesn't go too far from home in recruiting their women's soccer players. Out of the 29 players on the roster...10 are from neighboring Cincinnati. 23 Norse are from Ohio. 

Louisville will look to ramp up a scoring attack that managed 13 goals in 18 matches in 2014. Returning for the Cards as scoring threats are Bella Habuda and Allison Price...both had three goals for Louisville last year. 

Casey Whitfield also takes to the pitch after sitting out 2014 with a leg injury. She'll add another definite scoring threat at the forward position. 

Hannah will be a defensive force

The Louisville roster features 25 players...15 that are either freshmen or sophomore...as Karen Ferguson-Dayes youth movement continues. Two transfers...midfielder Aubrey Baker (Maryland) and goalkeeper Taylor Bucklin (Michigan) join a roster that also has five international student-athletes in Tina Marlot (Slovenia), Rachel Avant (Germany), Nina Suter (Switzerland). Inger Katrine Bjerke (Norway) and Habuda (Canada). 

Local area high school stars on the roster include Clare Andres (Christian Academy), Shelby Cohen (Oldham Co.), Hannah Konermann (Mercy) and Whitfield (Manual). All told, eight states and five countries make up the Kickin' Cards contingent. 

The Cards went 7-9-2 last season and will return home after tonight's game to face Indiana in a 5 p.m. exhibition match Sunday at The Lynn. Unfortunately, CARDINAL COUPLE won't be present for tonight's match but we hope our Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati area readers show up tonight to cheer on the Cards in what looks to be a great opening test for Louisville women's soccer!

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Women's Soccer in 18 days!....USA U 19 in Final Four with 93-45 win over Canada.-- Saturday Cardinal Couple

KAREN FERGUSON-DAYES, TEAM ANTICIPATING SEASON START

Mark your calenders...the UofL women's soccer team gets the 2015 season underway on Weds.,Aug. 12th. with an exhibition game against NKU in Highland Heights, KY. Four days later, the Kickin' Cards bring in IU for an exhibition.

Those fall sports we've been waiting for are right around the corner. For soccer, it's a return of some exciting roster names and the advent of an excellent freshman class to defend Lynn Stadium.

Speaking of defense, the Cards had a solid one last year...and Inger Katrine Bjerke, Hannah Konermann and Paige Brown headline a solid unit that will keep opponent's goals to a minimum. 

Quite possibly the biggest new is the return of graduated senior Casey Whitfield to the squad after sitting out last season with an achilles injury. She'll join proven scorers Lexie Nieboda, Bella Habuda, Allison Price and Kaela Dickerman in finding the back of the net against a strong non-conference schedule and 11 ACC foes.

Add six highly anticipated first-timers to the program that will compete for playing time right away...and there's a lot to be excited about on the corner of Floyd and Byrne. 



Be sure to catch the Saturday edition of CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO at 11 a.m. for our exclusive interviews with Coach KFD and Casey Whitfield. 


Here's a few teasers...

-- Coach Dayes has been busy with other things than the 2015 squad. Hear her talk about the "soccer revolution".

-- UofL women's basketball isn't the only sport that offers "a day in the life" opportunity to prospective college soccer hopefuls. 

-- What did Coach think about the non-conference schedule last year? And this years?

-- Who does Coach KFD see as the team leaders for 2015?

-- What was Casey Whitfield's "dream come true"?

-- What other sport did Casey consider in high school and what other activity does she still enjoy?

-- What does Casey call this particular season? 

Make sure and tune in for these answers and the whole interviews! 

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USA U 19 with another lopsided win in the U 19 Championships in Russia...Canada the victim of a 93-45 drubbing. The win gets USA into the Final Four.

Mariya Moore going 9 for 11 from the free throw line and hitting a three for 12 points in 18 minutes.

This one was 28-5 at the end of the first quarter. 

They'll take on Spain in the semifinals today at 1:15 p.m. They'll face the winner of Australia vs. Russia Sunday when they defeat the Spanish team. And, they will defeat the Spanish team. 

ESPN3 with the live feed.

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WCHQ 100.9 FM

Our final show of July today at 11 a.m. on WCHQ 100.9 FM and on the Internet at crescenthillradio.com

We've gotta lotta hoops to review, a report and interviews on women's soccer and we'll blow up balloons and pop them if we run out of material. 

It's all about the joy and excitement of UofL women's sports and we'd love it if you stop by and get happy with us! 

Link below:

WOMEN'S SPORTS AND A DOG LIVE ON THE RADIO


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