WSOC falls 0-2 vs IU -- FH faces #18 Ohio State -- FRIDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

FRIDAYS WITH DARYL

Hello again CardNation and welcome back to the weekend!! Hard to believe there have been TWO football games since the last time I checked in. I had an incredible holiday weekend traveling to the South Carolina coast to celebrate my best friend’s wedding. She’s a huge UofL fan too so we had the game on during rehearsal dinner on last Friday.


Anyways! Enough of that, lets get into the joy and excitement of UofL Women’s Athletics.


WSOC

Cardinals (1-4-2) fall to IU 0-2

The Women's soccer program hit the road for a bout with the Indiana Hoosiers on Thursday evening and the Field Hockey Cards are set to face a Top 20 matchup with the Ohio State Buckeyes this evening.

UofL was not able to steal a giant victory Thursday night as they fall for the 4th time this season to move to 1-4-2 on the year. Indiana scored in the ninth minute off a corner kick in the and again in the opening minutes of the second half. Erynn Floyd tallied nine saves against the Hoosiers to set a career-high mark. Louisville was outshot 20-5 in the match, and didn't register a single shot in the first half. IU now leads the overall series 3-2-2.

IU Coach Bennekom was extremely complimentary of their team saying their performance against the Cardinals was probably the best performance of their season so far. Louisville struggled to gain any momentum against the Hoosiers as it shows in the final box score.  

Louisville welcomes Wyoming to Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium on Sunday, September 10. The matchup from the Cardinals and Cowgirls will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET and will be aired nationally on the ACC Network.

Field Hockey

Louisville vs Ohio State 

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It will be the third Top 20 opponent in five games for the Cards.  Ohio State is one of just two unbeaten teams remaining in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes' 5-0 record represents their best start in 17 years – since beginning 8-0 in 2006.

Offensively, the charge has been led by forward Makenna Webster, who already has 17 points on the season (seven goals, three assists). She was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Freshmen Brenna Bough and Anne Marie Krebs are second and fourth on the team, respectively, in total points.   Bough scored her first two collegiate goals in Monday's 5-0 win over UC Davis and Krebs has five points so far (one goal, three assists).

The defense is keyed by goalie Abby Danson, who has stopped 20 shots through five games with a 1.02 goals-against average and .800 save percentage.

The Cardinals' defense has allowed just three goals in four games and they rank ninth nationally in goals-against average (0.75).

As Always,

Go Cards

~Daryl 

Upcoming ACC Network Takeover Day -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

As we continue to progress with summer, the ACC Network has once again decided to host its 'ACC Network Takeover' where each member of the ACC will get a day to show games and events from their respective athletic programs. Louisville gets Monday, July 10. The ACC Network has released its schedule for that day.

ACC Network Schedule:

12:00 am: Baseball vs NC State (04/02/2023, 6-1 win)

3:00 am: Field Hockey vs Michigan (09/11/2022, 2-1 win)

4:30 am: '3-Day Weekend: Louisville edition'

5:00 am: Men's Soccer vs Pitt: (09/23/2022, 2-1 win)

7:00 am: Volleyball vs Kentucky (09/14/2022, 3-2 win)

9:00 am: Women's Basketball vs North Carolina (02/05/2023, 62-55 win)

11:00 am: Football vs Wake Forest (10/29/2022, 48-21 win)

2:00 pm: Women's Soccer vs Boston Collège (10/09/2022, 1-0 win)

4:00 pm: Men's Basketball vs Clemson (02/18/2023, 83-73 win)

6:00 pm: Volleyball vs Oregon (12/10/2022, 3-2 win)

8:00 pm: Volleyball vs Pitt (12/15/2022, 3-2 win)

10:00 pm: Lacrosse vs Pitt (03/05/2023, 12-9 win)

Unsurpingly, the most recent school year was heavily dominated by the women's athletic programs and those women's teams will have seven games featured in the 24-hour slate.

Paulie and I were present when field hockey hosted then- #4 Michigan at Trager Stadium. While the Wolverines scored first in the third quarter, the Cards answered less than a minute later before scoring again with less than five minutes remaining in regulation.

The match volleyball had against Kentucky was in Lexington. Paulie, Jeff, and I were all present for it with Jeff in the crowd, Paulie on media row making friends, and myself on the court taking pictures. In a normal UofL vs UK thriller, the two teams battled it close with the Cards prevailing in the final set.

When women's basketball faced North Carolina, it was already apparent that Louisville was having a little bit of a 'down year' and even trailed this game at the half. The Cards led by one with 6:10 remaining before having the advantage down the stretch.

Women's soccer had lost four straight, all in ACC play, before Boston College visited Lynn Stadium last fall. A corner kick midway through the first half bounced around before the Cards capitalized for the match's lone goal.

Volleyball against Oregon in the Elite Eight is one that had UofL as nervous as can be. The Cards had their backs against the wall in the fourth set as Oregon held match point. Louisville went on beyond the standard 25 points in that set to win before winning the fifth set fairly easily.

The Final Four match against Pitt will go down in history as one of Louisville volleyball's greatest matches of all time. The two ACC rivals battled it out after splitting the regular season and Louisville dominated the fifth set of the final meeting 15-2.

The lacrosse match against Pitt was a rare home event that we didn't have anyone physically present. This fell on the same day as the ACC Women's Basketball Championship, which Louisville was playing in. This was the first of Louisville's two ACC wins. The Cards scored the match's final three goals to pull away for the win.

Sadly, I'll miss the entire day's showing, but I was fortunate enough to witness most of these in person and see more online.

Honeymoon Time

After almost a full month of being married, Katy and I finally get ready for our honeymoon! We will fly out of Louisville tomorrow and will be taking a nine-day cruise through the Caribbean that departs Saturday. As we will be having limited access to wifi, I will be away from the site for a week and a half.

The awesome Cardinal Couple crew has been kind enough to cover for me while I am out and all of them are excellent writers so make sure to tune in daily to see what they will bring to us.

Happy Thursday and Go Cards!

Jared