Louisville WSOC douses Blazers 3-1 -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 

WSOC CARDS DOMINATE ACTION OVER UAB

(photos by Jared Anderson)

Louisville women's soccer got goals from Mackenzie Geigle, Karsyn Cherry and Fina Davy, plus two assists from Emma Kate Schroll in their Sunday night win over Alabama-Birmingham 3-1 at Lynn Stadium. 

Louisville never trailed in the contest and got on the board first when Mackenzie Geigle got a nice feed from Emma Hate Schroll and got a shot past UAB goalie Anika Toht to give the Cards the 1-0 lead with 26:03 gone in the first half of action. The score would be the only goal in the first 45 minutes, the Cards defense doing an exemplary job on the UAB offense and allowing no first half shots by the Blazers. Geigle's score was her second of the season

Louisville increased the lead to 2-0 22 minutes into the second half when Schroll set up Karsyn Cherry for the score.  it was Schroll's second assist of the night and Cherry's second goal of the season. 

13 minutes later, with 79:49 gone in the game, freshman Fina Davy scored her first goal of the game and in her career on an assist from sophomore Miami transfer Gianna Angellilo. It would be the Cards final score of the evening. About a minute later, the Blazers drew a penalty kick opportunity, and got their lone goal of the game. 

It was a game dominated by Louisville offensively. The Cards outshot UAB 11-2 and had a 5-2 shots on goal edge. The Cards did have six offsides calls though, where UAB was just flagged  for two. 

We caught up with Emma Kate Schroll post game for some remarks (and an impromptu "Crashing of the interview" by Coach Karen Ferguson Dayes, as you'll see). Coach did not do a post game with us, no problems or anything, she felt that Emma pretty well summed up the action. She was quite hppy about the win, and Case and I decided to let her enjoy her celevraton with the team, insteaad of interviewing her. And "KFD" was in full agreement

Emma Kate Schroll Post Game

Thanks to Jared for his photo work and also to Case for joining Sonja and I in the press box and helping with spotting and the calls being made on the pitch. . 

paulie

Active Weekend for UofL women's sports -- Friday Cardinal Couple

VOLLEYBALL, FIELD HOCKEY ON CAMPUS...SOCCER HITS THE ROAD

The Belknap Campus will be a very busy place starting today with Field Hockey Friday and Sunday, Volleyball Friday and Saturday and football Saturday. Let's look at the Friday action: 

FIELD HOCKEY LOOKS TO SETTLE THE SCORE VS VIRGINIA

The Cavs are ranked #6 in the nation and are 4-0 just like Justine Sowry's stick swingers. Louisville looks to deliver a little payback from last season's 3-2 loss in double overtime to UVA in Charlottesville. It's the ACC opener for both schools.

The Cavs come in after defeating Princeton and Rutgers last weekend. They have what many consider to be the best player in the ACC in Tara Vittese...who has four goals and three assists so far this season. 

Louisville defeated UC Davis and Cal last weekend on the road and has the nation's best goalkeeper so far in freshman Ayeisha McFerran...who has not been scored upon in 262 minutes of play.

The Cards will look to a balanced scoring attack led by Stephanie Byrne ( 4 goals) and Tess Hannah (3 goals) and hope to have pres-season ACC selection Chile Garcia back in the line up.

Action begins at 6 p.m. in Trager! BE there!

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VOLLEYBALL FACES UTAH TONIGHT

Anne Kordes' Wide Netters are 2-3 on the season and face a strong Utah squad in Cardinal Arena tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Cards have faced a strong gauntlet of opponents so far, including nationally ranked Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. 

Utah enters the match with a 5-2 record. They are led by sophomore outside hitter Adora Anae, who averages 4.29 kills a set. The Utes have six players that are 6'2" or taller.

Louisville will look to the triad of Maya McClendon, Janelle Jenkins and Erin Fairs for net success and the prowess of Katie George and freshman Molly Sauer to get the ball in playable position. The Cards look to strengthen their serving over the weekend and middle blockers Maggie DeJong and Tess Clark will be counted upon for knockdowns.

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WSOC TAKES A SOUTHERN SWING

Karen Ferguson Dayes women's soccer squad is touring the south this weekend and will face UAB at Bear Field on the UAB campus for a 5:30 p.m. (CDT) match.

The Blazers (1-3) hold a 7-2 advantage over the Cards in the lifetime series. After defeating Austin Peay to start the season, UAB has lost to Memphis, Coastal Carolina and Auburn.

The Kickin' Cards are 2-2-1 this season and knocked off SEMO 2-0 in The Palace earlier this week. Louisville has not allowed an opponent over two goals this season. 
                              
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Keep in mind Football has their home opener against Houston at noon...so traffic and parking around campus will be at a premium Saturday if you're coming down for Volleyball. 

paulie