FH Falls 2-1 at BC -- VB beats #21 UNC 3-1 -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Good Monday morning readers. 

Fall sports schedules are winding down and the WSoc squad is in the position to see some post season action.   The FH ladies stumbled in their final road matchup for the fall 2-1 vs BC and the VolleyCARDS went 6-1 on Tobacco Road.  

Lets recap the matches

Field Hockey

Louisville 1 vs Boston College 2

Photo: Jared Anderson

Louisville went into this one facing a winless in the ACC BC Eagles team and unfortunately let one slip through their fingers after losing on a shootout in 2OT. 


Aubreigh Uba earned her first goal of the season on the assist from Lauren Masters but BC was able to equalize the shot in the second quarter on a corner, their first of the match. The Eagles finished with 10 corners in the game.

With the score tied, Louisville held on to a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal and a 3-1 edge in penalty corners.

BC gained momentum in the 3rd quarter as the Eagles outshot Louisville 9-3 and owned a 6-0 advantage in penalty corners, but the Cardinals' defense weathered the attack. Neither team was able to register a shot or earn a corner in the fourth quarter with much of the action taking place in the midfield.

With the score still 1 all, the teams continued to battle through two 10-minute 7v7 overtime periods. Both teams generated scoring opportunities but were unable to net a goal.  

The contest entered a best-of-five shootout which saw the Eagles prevail 3-1.   Lauren Masters was the only Card who was able to score in the shoot off.  

Louisville is hosting the ACC tournament next week 11/4-11/7. 

Volleyball

Louisville 3 - UNC 1 

Photo: Jared Anderson

UofL moves to 16-4 and 8-2 in the ACC. UofL hit .144 with 54 kills, seven aces and 18 blocks.  Kalyssa Blackshear had 15 kills and seven blocks while Chloe Chicoine contributed 13 kills and a team-high 23 digs with two blocks.  Hannah Sherman lead for the Cards with 13 blocks and Kamden Schrand had 20 digs, adding a pair of aces to pace the defense.

from gocards.com

Set 1  - 25-11
Chloe Chicoine the began the match with an ace and then Hannah Kenny landed two more to take the Cards to a 7-2 start and force UNC to call a timeout early. Later in the set, Kenny put together a six-point serving run to go up 14-6 and UNC had to burn its last timeout to try and cool her hot hand. UNC managed to sideout but one point later, the Cards ran off a 9-2 run to go up 22-8. Kamden Schrand aced the Heels to get to set point at 24-9 and then a UNC hitting error gave UofL the 25-10 win.

Set 2  - 25-23
Louisville used a 5-0 run in the second set to go up 14-9, causing UNC to call timeout. The break benefited the Heels as they answered with a 4-1 run to pull within three at 17-14. The teams traded points before a Molly Wilson ace gave the Cards a 22-17 lead. A Tar Heel hitting error and a block by Kalyssa Blackshear put UofL at set point but UNC ran off four straight points to pull within one point at 24-23. Payton Petersen put an end to the late UNC rally with a kill from the left side to give the Cardinals a 25-23 win and a 2-0 set lead going into the break.

Set 3   22-25
The third set featured 14 ties and five lead changes. UNC took its first lead at 8-7 as part of a 4-0 run that took the Heels up 10-7. The teams traded points and UNC led 15-14 at the media timeout. Chloe Chicoine had three straight kills to tie at 19 before North Carolina called timeout. The break was effective as the Heels went on a 5-2 run to take a 23-21 lead and force a Cardinal timeout. UofL scored coming out of the huddle but UNC benefited from a UofL hitting error before a kill by Chelsea Thorpe gave UNC the 25-22 win.

Set 4   26-24
Tar Heel momentum carried over to the fourth set and Louisville had to call time out when the Cards fell behind 9-4. UofL battled back to tie at 14 and took the lead at 17-16 after two straight kills by Ava Utterback. UNC called timeout when UofL went up 19-18 and then went on to tie at 19 and retake the lead at 20-19. After UNC tied at 20 and then scored twice more to take a 22-20 and Meske had to call timeout. UNC scored once coming out of the break but a Cardinal block and a kill by Blackshear drew the Cards within one at 23-22. The Cards finished on a 4-0 run to win 26-24. A challenge on the final point was not upheld to give the Cards the set and match win.

Make it a great week everyone! 

As Always, 
Go Cards
~Daryl