Monday Cardinal Couple -- Volleyball, Field Hockey get wins

MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

- Stick Cards romp 'Nova 5-1

- Volleyball sweeps UConn

- Soccer will be #2 seed in AAC Tournament


SLOSS HELPS HANG LOSS ON NOVA

Louisville Field Hockey improved to 13-4 on the season with a convincing 5-1 win at Villanova Sunday afternoon. The Cards are 5-1 in BIG EAST play and in a three-way tie for first with Connecticut and ODU.

Shannon Sloss contributed two goals in the victory, which dropped Villanova to 3-11 and 0-6 in the BIG EAST.

Louisville got their first score from Becca Maddock six minutes into the game. Three minutes later, Sloss picked up her first score. The Cards completed first half scoring when Mallory Mason found net on a penalty shot.

The Cards wasted no time making it 4-0 when the second half began. Sloss rebounded a shot from Victoria Stratton just two minutes into the final frame and drove it home for her second score of the afternoon. With nine minutes expired in the second half...Alyssa Voelmle also converted on a penalty stroke to make it 5-0 Cards.

The Wildcats got their lone goal with 10 minutes left in the contest.

The Cards return home for contests against Providence Friday night at 6 p.m. It'll be the BIG EAST regular season closer. Kent State comes in Sunday for Senior Day.

With the win, the Cards have clinched a spot in the BIG EAST Championships...which will be held Nov 8th and 10th at UConn.

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DOGS NO MATCH FOR BIRDS AT THE WIDE NET


(THANKS TO NANCY WORLEY FOR THE VOLLEYBALL REPORT BELOW...)

Volleyball Sweeps UConn McClendon, Juhl and Mattingly all put up double digit kills Brooke Mattingly hit .500 against the Huskies.     Brooke Mattingly had 12 kills and six blocks to lead the University of Louisville to a 25-13, 25-19, 25-16 win over UConn to stay unbeaten in the American Athletic Conference volleyball Sunday afternoon in Storrs, Conn. in a nationally televised match on ESPNU.   "Emily Juhl did a phenomenal job of filling in for the injured Haley Pouliezos and her passing kept us in system and allowed the middles to hit .500 and .625 which opened up the outsides on the pins. Juhl's serves kept UConn out of system and she is a heck of a weapon back at the service line," said U of L head coach Anne Kordes.   Juhl had 10 kills with 11 digs and three aces. Maya McClendon had her eighth double-double of the season with 10 kills and 11 digs. She also posted a pair of aces. U of L, 14-8, 9-0, hit .333 on the match and outblocked the Huskies 8-3 with eight total aces.   In the first set, U of L used a 5-0 run early and then slowly pulled away from the Huskies, who were hampered by .091 hitting. Louisville put together a 7-2 run late for the 25-13 win. The Cards hit .452 and had two blocks and four aces, three of which were from Juhl. Brooke Mattingly connected for five kills and two blocks.   In the second set, UConn tied at five and then built a 10-8 lead. The team traded points until Katie George served for four straight including an ace to give U of L some breathing room at 15-12 and force the Huskies to burn their final timeout. The Cards had a 9-4 run late for the 25-19 win. In the third set, the Cards roared out to a 12-4 lead but UConn's .081 hitting quelled their comeback attempt as the Huskies fell 25-16. IN AN EFFORT TO BRING YOU THE BEST SPORTS COVERAGE POSSIBLE...WE OFFER THIS EXCLUSIVE HALFTIME HUSKIES LOCKER ROOM CHAT. ENJOY WHAT IF I DON'T WANT TO? ********************************************************************************** KICKIN' CARDS WILL HOST QUARTER FINAL MATCH The University of Louisville women's soccer team finished second in league play in the AAC...ending up there after UCF took down SMU 1-0 yesterday on the final day of regular season play. The first opening round matchup will be played between No. 7 seed Memphis (11-7-0, 4-5-0 American) and No. 10 seed Houston (1-11-3, 0-9-0 American) on Friday, Nov. 1 at Cardinal Park in Louisville, Ky. Tiger freshman Valerie Sanderson is tied for top in the league with 13 goals on the season, while Cougar keeper Cami Koski has been one of The American's top performers between the pipes this year, totaling 90 saves and maintaining the highest save percentage at .818. The Cards will get the winner of the Friday match on Sunday at a time to be announced. Final AAC standings: Championship SeedingNo. 1 UCF No. 2 Louisville No. 3 Rutgers No. 4 UConn No. 5 USF No. 6 Cincinnati No. 7 Memphis No. 8 SMU No. 9 Temple No. 10 Houston Louisville (12-4-1, 8-1-0 American) claimed the No. 2 seed, finishing second in the regular-season standings. The Cards will host the opening round matchup of Memphis versus Houston on Nov. 1, and face the winner two days later in the quarterfinals. Louisville secured their spot following a 5-4 overtime thriller over Cincinnati on Friday. Heading into the Championship, senior midfielder Charlyn Corral is The American's individual points leader, tied for first in the league with 13 goals and standing alone at the top with 36 points, averaging 2.12 per game. So...we get at least one more chance to see the Cards play at Cardinal Park for the 2013 season. Let's show up huge in attendance this Sunday to cheer Louisville women's soccer on in this one! -PAULIE .... ... .. .