Cavs conquer CARDS 4-1 -- VETERANS DAY -- WBB -- WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 ACC WSOC TOURNAMENT ENDS FOR LOUISVILLE

It wasn't the best of evenings for Louisville Women's Soccer last night in Cary, NC. 

It'll probably be...however... one that Virginia forward Diana Ordonez will remember for a long time, though. Her "hat trick" of three goals against UofL led to a 4-1 Virginia victory over the Cards in the ACC Womens Soccer Tournament quarterfinals. 

The Cards allowed a couple of goals each quarter in the loss, which effectively ended their fall campaign. Louisville could muster but one score, coming from Emina Ekic -- coming with two minutes left in the first half off a beautifully placed goal kick. 

The Cards were out-shot 21-8 in the match and seemed to have no answers at times against a relentless UVA attack that kept Louisville goalkeeper Gabby Kouzelos scrambling most of the 90 minutes. The four goals were the most scored upon the Cards this season and equaled the high for last season when BYU put four scores on Louisville in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.   

With the fall session completed for UofL WSOC now, one wonders about the future for the Cards offensive star Emina Ekic. Already honored on Senior Day ceremonies and with the pro leagues beckoning...plus Louisville Racing EC being a pro venue for WSOC now entering the NWSL, one has to wonder if we've seen the final match featuring Ekic on the pitch for UofL. Her 29 goals scored in her four year stint at UofL rank fourth in program history. 

The Kickin' Cards end the fall session with a 4-5 record. 

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Other quarterfinal results: 

#1 seed FSU advances the the semis with a 2-0 win over #8 seed Notre Dame

#2 seed North Carolina goes to the semis with a 1-0 win over #7 seed Virginia Tech.

#5 seed Duke punches their semifinal ticket, downing #4 seed Clemson 1-0. 

The Friday semifinal action pits FSU vs, Duke at 5:30 p.m. and North Carolina vs. Virginia at 2 p.m..  

VETERANS DAY

To all that have served in defense of our country, we extend Veterans Day thanks and greetings.

To the Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111 (The Sundowners and the Flying Conchs) and all servicemen....

Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it, it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it and the continued breaths of those who choose to protect and honor it.  

Thank you. 

PRESEASON WBB CARDS GATHERING HONORS

Louisville Women's Basketball season opener is a mere two weeks away from the opening tip at Middle Tennessee State  and the Cards are gathering some pretty impressive pre-season accolades. Louisville is ranked 4th or 5th, depending on which poll you go by and DANA EVANS has received a number of pre-season accolades. She's The Preseason ACC WBB Player of the Year, been named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Top 20 preseason list (for top point guard) and  Wooden Award Top 30 list....just to name a couple...

The Cards are the preseason pick to win the ACC and Hailey Van Lith and Kianna Smith have been named to the ACC Newcomers To Watch list.  

We can't wait for hoops to start and pledge to give you the best coverage we can on the Cardinals WBB squad.  

paulie

 

   

  

Cards Fall, Retain 4-Seed -- Weekend Schedule -- FRIDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Cards Fall but Retain 4-Seed

The happenings at Lynn Stadium did not go well for Louisville women's soccer, but due to a Duke loss to Florida State the Cards finished the season in 4th place in the ACC.

A goal seconds before the conclusion of the first half was the difference as NC State came in and took down the Cards 1-0.

Louisville was without Niamh Nelson, who sat out her one-game suspension.  Maisie Whitsett went down in the second half with a minor knee injury and hopes to be back for postseason.  Callie McKinney went down as well, but her injury appears to be much more severe.  McKinney went down just outside the box and appeared to be in major pain as the trainers ran onto the pitch to assist her.  After several minutes they took her to the locker room only to come out later with the senior in crutches.

Prior to NC State's goal Louisville had a pair of solid looks.  Allison Whitfield found Arianna Ferraro inside the box, but her shot was hauled in by the Wolfpack's keeper.  The other look was when Jessica de Filippo beat the keeper around the outside and had a semi-open net, but her shot went too far outside.

With 56 seconds remaining in the half NC State's Anna Toohey broke a scoreless match.  Toohey, who entered the game a few minutes prior found space in the right side of the box after receiving a pass and shot it past Gabby Kouzelos.

The Cards' offense struggled in the second half as they produced three of their nine overall shots at the western goal.  Five of the nine shots of the night were on target, all saved by NC State.

With Virginia at Boston College getting cancelled due to weather and Florida State taking down Duke 1-0 the ACC Tournament field was set.

The final standings are listed below with the top eight qualifying for the tournament:

1 North Carolina

2 Florida State

3 Virginia

4 Louisville

5 NC State

6 Duke

7 Clemson

8 Notre Dame

9 Virginia Tech

10 Pitt

11 Miami

12 Wake Forest

13 Syracuse

14 Boston College

*Georgia Tech is the only ACC school to not field a women's soccer team.

The ACC Quarterfinals will begin this Sunday.  FSU hosts Clemson at 1:00.  UofL will get their rematch against the Wolfpack at 3:00.  Virginia hosts Duke at 5:00.  Top-seed North Carolina will get the 7:00 primetime slot as they host Notre Dame.

We caught up with an obviously disappointed but very factual and philosophical head coach Karen Ferguson Dayes after the game. Link below

Postgame with Coach KFD

Weekend Schedule

Friday

Cross Country begins the first day of the ACC Championships in Blacksburg, VA.

Women's Tennis hosts the Louisville Classic at the Bass Rudd Tennis Center.

Swimming and Diving hosts Notre Dame at 5:00 at the Ralph Wright Natatorium.

Volleyball is on the road at Boston College at 7:30.  

Saturday

Women's Tennis continues play in the Louisville Classic.

Field Hockey hosts Syracuse for Senior Day at 1:00.

Sunday

Women's Tennis will wrap up play at the Bass Rudd Tennis Center.

Volleyball will have a 1:00 start time at Syracuse.

Women's Soccer hosts NC State at 3:00 in the AC Quarterfinals.

Next time I post on here we will have begun the women's basketball season.  I'm looking forward to another great year!

CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR

With Case out-of-town, me working and no response from Daryl -- whose probably working as well, it looks like Jeff and Paulie for the Saturday Morning broadcast of The Cardinal Couple Radio Hour. Paulie will approach a couple of people at today's WBB Tipoff Luncheon and see if he can get anyone else, especially one of the basketball fanatics there, and we'll know how that goes Saturday morning at 11 a.m.on WCHQ 100.9 FM.

You can also catch the broadcast on Facebook Live, live at the station's webiste www.wchqfm.com or download the WCHQ app while you are there.

Happy Friday and Go Cards!

Jared