WSoc 2-0 over Dayton -- VB 3-1 vs Illini -- FH beats IU 5-4 MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 Good morning readers,  

Another new week ahead of us and a busy few days on Floyd Street over the weekend.  Sunday particularly was jam packed with Cardinasl action where Jared and Case made it out for the night cap at Lynn Stadium.  

So lets get right into the action.. 

Field Hockey

Photo: Jared Anderson

Louisville 5 - Indiana 4

Five different players scored for Louisville in the winning effort to move to 3-1 on the season.   The Cards outshot IU 17-7.

The Hoosiers got the scoring started about 7 minutes into the action before the Cards were able to respond with a goal of their own about 3.5 minutes after by Annabel Sep.  She totaled 6 shot attempts on the day.  At the start of the second quarter, IU retook the lead under 1 minute back in action.  Louisville would need more than 10 minutes to even it up at 2 all. Gigi Edwards put it in the back of the net before the half.

Chloe Cuzzupe and Aubreigh Uba would score back to back in the 39th and 40th minute, just about 20 seconds actually, for Louisville's first lead of the day and a 3-0 scoring run.  

In the 4th quarter, UofL secured more insurance when Izzy Bianco netted her first goal of the season in the 50th minute to make it 5-2.  IU would manage to score 2 more goals just as time expired but it would not be enough to surpass the Louisville lead and the Cards secured the battle of the border. Sophia Parker delivered three assists to lead the Cardinals offensively. Emily Young earned the win and secured a single save.    

UofL hosts a big one on Friday evening when they welcome the reigning national champs, Northwestern to town.  

Volleyball

Louisville 3 - Illinois 1
(25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 25-18)

#3 Louisville dropped a set for the first time this season but move to 4-0 on the season.  On Sunday afternoon they cruised to a 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 25-18) win over Illinois at the KFC Yum! Center in front of a crowd of about 6,300.

Payton Peterson lead all scoring efforts when she had a career high 20 kills, 11 digs and an ace. Outside hitter Chloe Chicoine notched a season-high 17 kills while stacking on 11 digs, one block and two assists while surviving 10 service errors. Cara Cresse, Nayellis Cabello and Kalyssa Blackshear each posted five blocks on the day. 

As a team, the Cardinals hit at a .288 clip. 

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Set 1: Louisville 25, Illinois 19
The two teams traded points to begin the match with neither team able to take more than a one-point lead. Louisville used a 6-0 run to take a 10-5 advantage forcing Illinois to use its first timeout. Out of the break, the Illini started to gain momentum with three-straight points, but the Cards put a stop to their run with back-to-back kills. Louisville used a 8-4 run to push their lead to 20-13. Illinois attempted to rally scoring six of the final ten points, but Cresse won the set for the Cards with a kill assisted by Cabello.

Set 2: Louisville 25, Illinois 22
After a back-and-forth set, Louisville started to pull away with a 12-7 run before Illinois rallied to tie the match at 13-13. Chicoine scored three out of four of Louisville's points in a row, but Illinois matched the momentum, bringing the score to 20-20. Back-to-back kills by Peterson forced Illinois to take a timeout, but the Cards outscored the Illini 4-2 to take the set, capped off by a block by Cabello and Cresse. UofL hit .382 in that set as a team.

Set 3: Louisville 20, Illinois 25
Neither team was able to claim more than a two-point advantage over the other until Illinois took a 14-11 lead. The Illini used their momentum to go on a 9-6 run, forcing Louisville to burn a timeout late in the third set with the score at 23-19. Peterson notched another kill, but it wasn't enough as Illinois took their first set of the match 25-20 with a block and kill by Ashlyn Philpot.

Set 4: Louisville 25, Illinois 18
With the score close at 5-4, Louisville went on a 6-0 run that featured four different players with kills and forced Illinois to take an early timeout. Illinois used a 13-7 run to bring the score within one point at 18-17. This forced a Cards timeout, but UofL was able to bounce back and win the set with six straight points including the final two points coming on blocks, one from Blackshear and one from Cresse.



Soccer

Photo: Jared Anderson

Louisville 2 - Dayton 0

Well, they did it!  The kicking Cards managed to go 6-0 in the previous homestretch and are heading into ACC play with a 7-1 record.  The visitors were more defensive than those prior when they only gave up two goals against Louisville. 

Emerson Jennings struck first in the 25th minute, Amelia Swinarski secured the insurance goal at the 73rd minute marker.  UofL out shot the Flyers 20-3 in the match, Erynn Floyd recorded 3 saves in the victory. 

Up next, the Cards head to Tallahassee for a match with the Seminoles at 7pm on the ACCNX.  

As Always
Go Cards! 
~Daryl