Does WSOC and FH End of Season Collapses signal changes are needed? -- WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 Women's Soccer, Field Hockey are a combined 1-9-1 in last eleven matches. 

If you read us often, you've probably surmised by now that we basically throw our efforts into covering three sports in the fall UofL women's sports seasons. women's soccer, field hockey and volleyball. We're fortunate in the fact that we've got a photographer in Jared Anderson who loves all three and gets us great pictures, and our five combined writers have a lot of expertise in covering these three sports. They also get pretty decent venues to watch the sports they cover -- Trager Stadium for Field Hockey is one of the best venues in the nation for the sport. Lynn Stadium has a wonderful pitch  excellent seating for the women's soccer squad to conduct  business and Volleyball has two spots to pack -- the LNFCU, a smaller home court and the massive KFC YUM! Center for the huger matches. Word gets to me that Volleyball is considering  even more matches held downtown next year at the KFC YUM! Center and the huge crowds that have been attending them there are an encouraging sign that more success is likely in crowd attendance if they schedule more wide net events there. 

Two of these fall sports are struggling lately with the end of the season collapses and more than one of you, our readers, have asked me some pretty pointed questions on whether changes are needed in coaching direction at the top. 

For one of these fall sports, Field Hockey, I don't think any change in leadership or coaching is called for or needs to happen. 12-5 (the squad's current record) would be hailed as an incredible season so far at a lot of schools and, let's not forget -- at 11-1 Field Hockey was considered a top five school.. Three of the last four losses have also come at the hand of schools that are top 10, year in and year out, in the sport. 

If anything, all Field Hockey needs is one or two juggernauts who can become offensive threats beside the Plumb sisters.  Just one goal a game over the last five games is unacceptable and taxes too unfairly one of the best defenses in the nation. Let's also not forget the the ACC is the toughest league in DI Field Hockey and the Cards didn't take any easy non-conference roads, scheduling wise, with three top 10 foes. 

Being ranked #12 in the NFCHA poll is maybe not as good as some Cardinals fans might have wanted, but there are a lot of schools who would gladly have their name next to that record.  The Flock just needs to figure out how to start winning more end of the season matches, and that can be solved by scoring more. Not as easy as it sounds, but it is a logical cure. The Cards are probably on the fence for the Field Hockey NCAA Championships, a good ACC Tournament performance is imperative, in my opinion.

So...you don't throw Justine Sowry down the steep steps that lead to her office. She's one of the best at what she does and a less than top ten season can happen now and then. Load up on the scorers, coach. 

 

For women's soccer, the road is a bit rockier. At 3-9-5, WSOC has disappointed against several foes that weren't given much of a chance to beat an ACC school. Losses to Xavier and Dayton and ties against Indiana State, NKU and Wyoming are head-scratching. Turn those into "W"'s and 8-7-2 doesn't look too bad, but changes are needed in player personnel and offensive firepower. 

The Kickin' Cards are being outscored 25-14 on the season.

Louisville Women's Soccer doesn't have anyone on the roster who has scored three goals this season. And, they have only five players who have started in all 17 games. 

The roster is fairly young, with 14 players either sophomores or freshmen., but those underclassmen need to stick around and continue to grow with the squad and not leave. And, thee will be some big names to replace after this season...with Ravin Alexander, Autumn Weeks and Morgan Bentley in their final seasons.

The answer is fairly obvious, but not an easy one to come up with. Find better scorers. Giving up 1.47 goals a game did not tank this squad this season, scoring less than a goal a game did. 

Coaching change? Maybe not, but, more experts "in the know" see it as inevitable. On a personal note, I know of few people who work harder with their rosters and game planning than Karen Ferguson Dayes. A legend, like Ferguson-Dayes is, should be allowed the decency and the respect of deciding when to step down. She's piloted this soccer program since 2000. She's had rough seasons before and always came back. I'm confident she will again. 

So, be patient, fall Cardinal women's sports fans in the WSOC and FH sectors. You are under good leadership and things will change for the better. Just remember...scoring=wins.

We'd like your thoughts on it, if you have them. Hit us up in the comments section.

paulie.

Women's Soccer Draws; Volleyball and FH in Action -- SUNDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Cards Score Late to Draw BC 1-1

Louisville WSOC entered last night coming off of their second win of the conference season. They were set to face an opponent that had yet to pick up a point in conference play. And they were doing so with a win being critical to keep their chances of making the ACC tournament alive. Unfortunately, Louisville was unable to take advantage of BC's woes, and the Cards were only able to pick up a draw in the match. While a win would have been much better, Louisville isn't completely out of the hunt just yet. Some other results went their way this week, and Louisville is just one point back of the sixth spot in the tournament, as they've moved to 8 points. Louisville fans will be rooting for Virginia in their cross-state rivalry when the Cavaliers take on the Hokies tomorrow. A Virginia Tech win would move them to 12 points and put them just about out of Louisville's reach.

For all of the talk about Boston College being a doormat in ACC play, Louisville had to fight to pick up a draw in this one. The teams entered the half tied at zero. Both teams had taken five shots with one on frame, earned four corners, and Louisville had committed seven fouls to BC's six. One of those fouls earned Lizzie Sexton a yellow card. The second half saw BC with a fair amount more chances, as the Eagles took six shots to Louisville's two. They put three shots on goal in the second half, netting the first goal in the 56th minute. Louisville was under siege, with BC putting up three shots in five minutes. The first was over the goal, while the second forced a save from Erynn Floyd. The third was a well played ball that beat the defense for the go-ahead goal. 

Louisville fought back, holding possession for the majority of the remaining 35 minutes. The Cards weren't able to do much with that possession, though. They earned a total of five corners in the half, but they were only able to turn those into two shots. They also drew eight fouls out of BC, while committing only four of their own. One of those corners was productive, as Addie Chester's ball in found Lucy Roberts in the box. Roberts knocked it home for her second goal as a Cardinal to pull the Cards level in the 84th minute. BC would attempt to find a later winner, but despite three successive corners, they couldn't get a shot. Their last effort came in the final minute, as a shot went wide of the goal. 

In addition to Roberts' goal, Louisville's other two shots on goal came from Addie Chester and Hayley Howard. Fiona Gaißer, Emersen Jennings, and Lizzie Sexton took the other shots for the Cards, with Sexton being the only Cardinal to attempt two shots. Last night's game also saw the return of Viktoria Wik, who had been out with an injury for quite a few games. The freshman played 15 minutes in relief. Interestingly, Autumn Weeks didn't appear in this game.

Louisville next heads to Clemson on Thursday night. That game will be available on ACC Network Extra at 7PM. The Tigers are tied for second in the ACC with Pitt and Notre Dame, with all three teams at 5-1-1, trailing FSU by a win. The Cards handed Pittsburgh their only ACC loss of the year (and one of only two overall losses), so never say never about their match Thursday. With Louisville unable to take care of business against BC, they must average at least a point over the last three matches to make the tournament, and they'll probably need more than that. We'll see how the rest of the season shakes out.

Sunday's Matchups

Floyd Street will feature two big matches today that are important for different reasons. 

Louisville field hockey hosts the sixth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes. The Cards are coming off their second conference loss of the year and need to bounce back as they head down the stretch. Iowa is 11-2 on the year, even in losses with Louisville and just one win back. Like the Cards, both of their losses came against tough conference foes. Unlike the Cards, both of their losses came at home. Louisville beat both Northwestern and Ohio State this season, and the Cards are 7-0 at Trager Stadium. The Hawkeyes won the last matchup against Louisville within the friendly confines of Trager, though. Louisville will look to extend their series lead to 9-5 at noon on ACCNX.

Volleyball is facing Virginia. While it doesn't sound like a major matchup, Louisville will need to avoid coming down off of a high after their sweep of Pittsburgh in a return to L&N Federal Credit Union Arena. The Cavaliers are just 8-9 this season, and they're a woeful 1-6 in conference, but Louisville gets every team's best shot. After the Cards took care of business against Pitt and GT took down FSU, it's a whole new conference season with all to play for at the top. Louisville can't afford to slip now. The match will get underway at 1PM on ACCNX.

Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast

We were on yesterday, and our shorthanded staff for the show became more shortened when Paulie's internet decided to go kablooey. Jeff and I talked about women's soccer, field hockey, volleyball, and women's basketball. You know, the works. You can hear it all on this week's episode at the links below.

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Until next time, Go Cards!

Case

All photos by Jared Anderson

Louisville WSOC Kicks Off Fall Calendar -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Cards Head to Miami (OH) for Sunday Exhibition

Louisville women's soccer will get the fall season underway for Cardinal Athletics when they take on the Redhawks of Miami University tomorrow at 2PM. As we discussed last week, there isn't likely to be much in the way of coverage on this game, so we'll have to do our best to pick out what we can from various sources. We'll work to bring you as much on the action as we can.

Let's take a look at tomorrow's game from a historical perspective, though. Louisville, as we've discussed at length, is turning over a new roster (for the most part) as they look to improve upon a 6-8-2 mark from last season. The Cards were one of the teams that, a bit surprisingly, didn't see a major uptick in draws with the rule change. Louisville had a pair of 0-0 draws to close out the non-conference slate (at JMU and home against Indiana), but every game the Cards played in which a goal was scored saw a result, one way or the other. Louisville's 13 goals in the season were front loaded, with eight coming in their first four regular season games. It's tough to pull out draws if you can't score, and the Cards suffered only two of their eight losses by more than two goals. On the flip side, Louisville's three conference wins were all only 1-0 victories.

Enough about that. The Cards and Redhawks didn't play last season. In fact, they've not played since 2017. That 2017 game was part of an ok season that disappointed after a relatively hot start. Louisville went 6-2 in non-conference play, beating IU and UK on the road while losing to Purdue and Marquette at home. The real indicator should have been the 3-2 victory they escaped with in the opener against Boston University. The Cards' woes were compounded by another Boston school when they dropped the conference opener at Boston College. Louisville went just 3-5-2 in conference, missing the ACC tournament with a 2-1 loss at NC State after struggling for a point in a home draw against Wake Forest and stealing a point on the road at UNC in the two games prior. 

Before all of that (except the BU game) Louisville won the game against Miami (OH) 2-0 to take a series lead at 6-5. The Cards first played Miami in 1997, dropping the first game 1-0. The two teams are pretty evenly split, with both teams winning three road games and Louisville holding a 3-2 advantage in victories at home. Both the biggest win (3-0) and the smallest win (3-2) for Louisville have come in Oxford. That said, Louisville also has a 3-0 win (2005) and a 1-0 win (2009) at home. Emina Ekic and Gabby Kouzelos were both in their debut seasons for Louisville in 2017 after Kouzelos redshirted in 2016 and Ekic joined as a true freshman. Ekic had two shots on goal in 48 minutes in the Miami game. Gabi Vincent and Alison Price both played all 90 minutes and scored for Louisville. 

In 2022, Miami slumped a bit early after starting with a 0-0 draw against Austin Peay. They won on the road at Loyola Chicago 1-0 before dropping their next two against Wright State and Purdue. The Redhawks closed out their non-conference slate, though, with three straight wins. Two of those were on the road, with one coming in Louisville against Bellarmine. 

Miami ultimately finished the season 9-5-6, a fair shout better than Louisville. The competition was different, to be sure, but Miami was able to capitalize on the new overtime rule and finish more games tied than behind. Whether you agree with games ending in draws or not, I think we can agree that, since they exist, finishing tied is better than losing. Miami advanced to the MAC tournament after finishing the regular season 8-4-6, but they had to play their first two games on the road. After a 1-0 win against Ohio, they lost their rematch (0-0 tie in the regular season) against Buffalo 1-0. I wouldn't want to play in Buffalo, New York on November 3rd, so more power to them.

Miami Athletics: Makenna Morrison scored five
goals and added an assist as a sophomore in '22.

Despite the number of overall draws, Miami scored 21 goals last year, with 20 coming in the regular season. Only three of their six draws were scoreless, and five of their 20 goals came in games which did not see a winner. Miami also only gave up 14 goals, with 13 coming before the MAC tournament. Although the Redhawks are replacing all 1800 goalkeeper minutes from last season, they return their top five points earners and nine of their twelve points earners overall. The top five accounted for 75% of the team's 58 total points and 11 of their 21 goals. It is safe to say that Louisville's new look defense may have their hands full.

Regardless of tomorrow's outcome, it's exciting to be talking about games for Louisville women's athletics again. The summer, while it can seem so long in the midst of it, really flies by once you reflect on it at the end. We'll see what the women's soccer team can do with their spot at the front of the schedule before other teams get underway shortly after.

No Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast

For various reasons (vacation, event travel, work), the majority of the crew is out this week. Let's look at it as the calm before the storm, as it should be our last week off from the show for quite some time as the seasons get underway. We'll be back in your feeds next week, barring something unforeseen.

Until next time, Go Cards!

Case

Women's Soccer Roster Preview -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Cards Look to Replace Significant Production

With Louisville women's soccer just under a month away from kicking off their season with an exhibition and just over a month away from beginning the regular season in earnest, what better time to take a look at the roster than now? The Cards have had quite a bit of roster turnover due to graduations and transfers, so let's take some time to see who is gone, who is back, and who is filling the gaps.

The Goalkeepers

Because the goalkeeper position is so intertwined with departures, returnees, and new entrants, I'm breaking it out here. Louisville had the unique problem of replacing a career stalwart in goal last season. Gabby Kouzelos graduated after playing six seasons for the Cards. Kouzelos is Louisville's career leader in games played with 85, having started in all of them. To have done that as a goalkeeper is even more impressive, as she played more than 2,000 minutes more than the next highest goalkeeper (Meredith Miller, 01-04) and has the fifth lowest goals against average (1.13). Kouzelos's 28 shutouts were good for 33% of her total matches and put her atop the leaderboard in that career stat as well. (Side note: As impressive as Kouzelos's numbers are over her entire career, they benefit from Louisville only having the services of Joanna Haig for two years in 2006 and 2007. Haig only played around 3,600 minutes, about 4,000 fewer than Kouzelos, but those made up nearly every minute of the 41 games in those two seasons. She put up a goals against average of 0.48 and had 20 shutouts (48.7%). That's... pretty good.) 

While losing an experienced goalkeeper is unfortunate, Gabby Kouzelos showed that KFD is more than willing to hand over the reins to a freshman goalkeeper and let that player defend their position for their career. While Olivia Pratapas looked set to inherit the spot between the pipes for Louisville, her role was threatened by the incoming transfer of Alyssa Zalac and the arrival of freshman Erynn Floyd. As it turned out, Pratapas had no competition from Zalac, as Alyssa was inactive for the season. Early on, Coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes seemed content to rotate Pratapas and Floyd to determine who would earn the spot. It took much less time than expected for the full-time job to be handed over to Floyd. Pratapas ultimately earned just 212 minutes, playing in three games, while Floyd played 1228 minutes in 14 starts.

Olivia Pratapas, originally from Clemmons, North Carolina, transferred to NC State following the 2022 season. NC State notes that they were interested in Pratapas during her initial collegiate search, but that she committed to Louisville very early in the process. While it's unfortunate to see a player transfer in conference, we wish her the best going forward.

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As noted, the goalkeeping position appears to be Erynn Floyd's to lose entering the 2023 season. Floyd allowed 17 goals over her 14 games, an average of just 1.25. She had a save percentage of 65.3%, with 32 total saves. Louisville only scoring 13 goals on the season didn't help her win/loss record, but she also played with a pretty stout defense in general. Floyd showed a lot of promise as a freshman, so it will be interesting to see her development.

While Floyd has the keys to the car, it's not yet clear if it's only a lease. The aforementioned Zalac has a full season under her belt in the program and is technically in the same class as Floyd after redshirting at Ole Miss prior to transferring. Zalac is interesting, having been eligible to play last year but seeing no time. Zalac hasn't seen live action since club ball in Quebec in 2019. Her one season at Vanier College in Montreal was scrapped due to Covid in 2020 and she didn't play prior to redshirting at Ole Miss.

Another transfer also entered the goalkeeper room this season. Malene Nielsen is a junior transfer from Fairleigh Dickinson (perhaps best known for the puns on their name during March Madness). Nielsen hails from Juelsminde, Denmark and is of no relation to junior midfielder Ava Nielsen. Nielsen started 21 games last season, allowing 1.88 goals and tallying 100 saves. She had five or more saves in 10 games, tallying nine in the season opener. In her freshman season, Nielsen was named NEC Goalkeeper of the Year and made the All-NEC First Team. She played in every minute of the 2021 season, allowing just 1.2 goals per game and saving 78.7% of shots faced. My guess is that this is the primary threat to Erynn Floyd, and I would expect to see all three goalkeepers early in the season.

Key Departures

Louisville loses a number of major contributors from last season. While a total of nine players left the program via graduation, transfer, or other departure, three of those players recorded no stats for the Cards in 2022. Two freshmen, Evelyn Pazienza and Riley Goss, and junior Riley Mullady didn't get on the field last year and are no longer a part of the team. In addition to the three players departing that earned no stats, five other rostered Cardinals saw action in 0 games. Since we've already talked about goalkeepers, I'll take them out of the equation as well. For the purposes of any future stats, the numbers will be out of the 19 field players that played in at least one game. 

Jared Anderson

Louisville loses Sarah Hernandez, Patricia Ward, Corinne Dente, Anouk Denton, and Maisie Whitsett. That's five of 19 active players from last season, right around 26%. The production they lose, though, is a bit more lopsided than that. All five players played in every game in which they were available. Four of the five were regular starters, with the fifth being a top sub that earned seven starts. The team loses 34.4% of its minutes from last season. The average active player for Louisville played 758 minutes last year. Hernandez and Denton played 1260 each. Only Ravin Alexander (1416) and Savina Zamborini (1287) played more. Ward and Whitsett also exceeded the average, each with around 900 minutes, while Dente came in at 609.

Although two of the five departures are defensive starters, the offensive production lost is even more significant. Louisville loses just 36% of its shots from last year, but it loses 61.5% of goals, 50% of assists, and 58.8% of total points. Louisville's 13 goals were scored by eight players. All five departing players scored at least one goal, with Maisie Whitsett being the team leader. Three of the players took above the average number of shots (at least 10), and Whitsett accounted for nearly 33% of the team's points on her own. She had four goals and three assists on the year. 

Sarah Hernandez didn't have the flashy offensive stats, but she had been a defensive stalwart since her freshman year. Hernandez played in 82 games over five years, starting in every one. In those 82 games, she played 7,404 minutes. That's an average of 90.3 minutes per game. There are 90 minutes in a regulation match. Replacing a center defender like that doesn't come easy. Hernandez was an instrumental part of the defense Gabby Kouzelos commanded, and she made it her own last year in Kouzelos's absence. In addition to being the primary defender, Hernandez finished her career with eight goals and an assist. She scored three game winners. Just like losing Kouzelos was hard the year before because of all she provided on and off the pitch, losing Hernandez will be hard this season.

Jared Anderson

While the Cards expected to lose four of these five players, it doesn't make it easier to stomach. Graduations can be planned for, but Louisville would have liked to have had more production from returning players to count on. They'll now need to depend on the incoming freshmen and transfers that much more. For a team that struggled offensively as much as it did last season, watching half of that offense walk out the door is a bit painful. 

The big shock came when the Cards learned they would also lose Anouk Denton. Denton decided to leave Louisville to return to England to play for West Ham United in the Women's Super League. It's hard to fault her for the decision, but it means Louisville loses two of four defensive starters from last season instead of just one. Denton was a major factor in Louisville's strong defense as well as their play from the back, as Denton worked the opposite side of the field from Ravin Alexander. She had a goal and 11 shots out of the back. 

Key Returners

Perhaps Louisville's most important returner is the previously mentioned Ravin Alexander. Alexander returns for a graduate year in what will be her fifth active season for the Cards. She redshirted as a freshman in 2018. Alexander has started in 56 of her 57 career matches. While she has just two goals and no assists in that time, she has played in over 90% of the available minutes. Alexander has put 50% of her 30 shots on frame, presenting pressure to the opposing defense if not actually getting the ball in the back of the net. Her presence is most felt in her recovery speed on the outside of a wide defensive line. Alexander frequently works the ball up the sideline, but is hardly ever beaten back after a turnover. The ability to work both directions will remain critical as the Cards need to replace both her running mate and a center defender this year.

Aiding Alexander on the back line will be one of the freshman revelations from last season, Karsyn Cherry. Cherry stepped in alongside Sarah Hernandez in the center of the defense. She was afforded a bit of leeway defensively with Hernandez there to clean up some mistakes, but she loses that safety net this year. Hernandez's presence allowed Cherry to float forward, as she threatened Whitsett's offensive dominance early in the year. Cherry ended up second on the team in goals, as she finished with three. Cherry played 1230 minutes in 14 games. She'll be asked to develop quite a bit, as the lead of the defense will fall on her shoulders, but she showed last year she can be quite capable. 

Jared Anderson

Savina Zamborini came into her own a bit last year. Zamborini will be looking to get on top of the ball more this year, as she came away with no goals and just one assist offensively last season. Zamborini played 1287 minutes, starting all 16 games, but she was able to put just eight of 28 shots on frame. With Whitsett out the door and Cherry being asked to hold back, Zamborini will need to find the back of the net this season. She's more than capable, and the issues could be fixed in training, but if the junior was in her head last year, the pressure may make that even worse this year. We'll look for a fast start for Savina to get out ahead of the yips.

Another freshman surprise last season was the midfield pair of Addie Chester and Lizzie Sexton. They played 820 and 920 minutes, respectively, with 15 and 16 games played and 12 and 13 games started. Chester played more of the offensive minded midfield role with Sexton filling the center defensive mid style. Chester finished with two assists and took 17 shots, but she couldn't find the back of the net. Both of these players taking big steps forward could be critical for the Cards.

The New Additions

Louisville was a very young team last year. Seventeen players on the roster were freshman or sophomores, with 11 of those being active contributors. While there are still 14 underclassmen on this year's roster, only five are freshmen. Eight of the nine returning sophomores played in at least one game and seven of those eight played in at least half of Louisville's games. In addition to the five freshmen, Louisville brought in four transfers, with one being goalkeeper Malene Nielsen. Joining her are forwards Maya Anand and Amber Jackson and defender Lucy Roberts.

It looks like KFD may be attempting to fill the major holes left behind with upperclassmen transfers. Roberts and Anand are both grad transfers, while Jackson is a senior. The Cards replace one English defender with another in Lucy Roberts, who comes from USF and has previously missed time due to English National Team obligations. Roberts was on the TDS Preseason Best XI Freshman team ahead of the 2019 season and proved worthy with an all-conference rookie team selection. She has started 57 games and scored six goals with two assists. At age 17, Roberts became the youngest player in Liverpool history to debut for the WSL team. 

Maya Anand comes to us from Binghamton, which competes in the America East conference. Over the last two seasons, Anand started 36 games and scored 18 goals. She was the 2022 America East Striker of the Year. Amber Jackson started 52 games in three years for Oregon State. She has played a full 90 on 12 occasions and scored eight goals over the last two years while adding three assists in each. Jackson also had two assists as a freshman. 

In addition to the two international transfers, Louisville brings in two international freshmen in Viktoria Wik (Denmark) and Fiona Gaißer [Gaisser] (Germay). Each has represented their country at the U-17 level and plays high level club ball. Wik is a midfielder with HB Koge, who advanced to the second round of the 2022 Women's Champions League and currently leads the Danish League. Gaisser plays as a forward for Bayern Munich II in the second division of the German women's league. She scored seven goals in the most recent season and has scored nine goals in 25 matches over the last three seasons.

Louisville's other three freshmen come from America, though one is from the west coast. Emma Sanchez is a defender who played club ball for Northwest Elite FC ECNL out of Washington. She did not play high school soccer. Sanchez was named to the All-Conference First Team in the 2021-22 season and has been part of the US Soccer ID Camps. The other two freshmen are in the midfield. Molly Cochran is from Madeira, Ohio and was All-Conference First Team in the Ohio Valley ECNL playing for Ohio Elite. She was selected for last year's ECNL national game. Cochran earned First Team All-Conference honors in high school three times and was named to the All-American and All-State teams in her sophomore year. Betsy Huckaby is a local product, playing for South Oldham High School. South Oldham went 77-11-2 in Huckaby's four years, winning the state championship last year after finishing as runners-up the year before. Huckaby was first team all-region and second team all-state as a junior. She bested herself as a senior by being named District MVP, 8th Region POTY, first team all-state, and Ms. Kentucky Soccer.

Louisville loses a lot from last year, but the future is bright with the returning talent and incoming stars. The season starts soon. I'll see you there.

Until next time, Go Cards!

Case