LABOR DAY -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 LABOR DAY

Hoping that you are able to "take it easy" today and enjoy Labor Day.

paulie

 

LOUISVILLE women's sports team go 3 for 3 on Sunday -- HAPPY LABOR DAY -- SUNDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

BUSY DAY ON FLOYD STREET RESULTS IN THREE WINS

If today is the men's football program's day to shine on Floyd Street, Sunday belonged to the UofL women's sports squads. 

Three events, three different locales and three wins ! (Wait, did I just here Sean Moth yell "Threeee!" in the background?). Anyway, to the recaps... 

We'll start the recap and analysis over at Trager Stadium, where the Cards Field Hockey flock avoids the water cannons and began the day's action against UMass at noon. 

LOUISVILLE FH 1 - UMASS 0


Senior Carter Ayars delivered her first goal of the season and her career with 11 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter on a penalty stroke in the fourth quarter to give the Stick Girls the lead and the lead held against a resilient UMASS squad. 

She talks about that score and the team below: 

Carter AYARS on the 1-0 win

A defensive battle, yes...but Louisville had a 11-4 advantage on shots and 6-0 edge on penalty corners. In all probability, the should have been a 3-0 or 4-0 win, but credit UMass goalkeeper Megan Davies for excellent net work. She had five saves. 

In an attempt to even the score, the Minutewomen pulled their goalkeeper with about five minutes to play to add another attack player. Sometimes, this can backfire and allow a goal. In this case, though, Louisville simply played "keep-away" with the ball from the UMASS attack and neither team mounted a serious attack or managed a shot in the final five. 

We caught up with Coach Sowry after the contest and she shared her thoughts on the win: 

COACH SOWRY DISCUSSES WIN OVER UMASS

Hollyn Barr saw all 60 in goalkeep for the Cards and a rather interesting occurrence happened in the second half when UMass head coach Barb Weinberg left the sidelines and walked to the other side of the field to view the action from the east side bleachers. The change in viewing tactics failed, though, as the Cards go to 2-0 and next face Kent State in Trager on Wednesday.  


LET'S ALL GO TO THE CREDIT UNION BUILDING! 

Next stop on the Sunday tour of Floyd Street took fans northward to the L&N Federal Credit Union Arena for Louisville Volleyball. The Serve and Kill Cards were facing Dayton in a 1 p.m. contest and things went quite well for Coach Dani Busboom Kelly's leapers. 

Louisville won the match in straight sets 25-17, 25-14, 25-19...led by by eight kills each from Melanie McHenry, Claire Chaussee and Aiko Jones. 

The Cards were never seriously challenged in the first set, jumping out to an early 8-1 lead, seeing Dayton cut that back to 17-11 but pulling away to hold a commanding 23-12 edge late in the set.

Impressive that the Cards had four aces in the first. Chaussee led the attack with four kills. 

Red-shirt freshman phenom Aiko Jones

In the second game, Dayton never led but stayed close before the Cards went on a 6-0 run to take a 16-9 lead. It only got worse for the Flyers. Melanie McHenry had four of Louisville's last six points and the Cards took the second set 25-14. 

Game three looked like it might lead to a fourth game, with Dayton in control late at 18-14. Louisville regrouped after a timeout, though, and went on an impressive 11-1 run to seal the deal and end the match. 

UofL had an impressive 10 blocks against the Flyers and redshirt freshman Aiko Jones was named to the All-Tournament team. 

Coach Busboom Kelly rarely does post-game interviews, so we have no post-game remarks for you.

Louisville (2-1) hosts the Fleur de Lis tournament next week and will start it off on Friday, Sept. 6th against Tenn. Tech at 12:30 p.m. 


THE DAY ENDS AT LYNN (HOMETOWN GALS DO GOOD)!

A southward saunter to the home of Louisville Soccer, majestic Lynn Stadium for the final of the three events. The Kickin' Cards hosted Eastern Michigan for a 7:30 p.m. tussle on the turf...and it turned out quite well for Coach Karen Ferguson Dayes' squad with a 5-0 whitewash of the Eagles. 

Emina Ekic (from Louisville Manual High School) got things off to a good start by delivering the Cards first two goals. A line drive from the front of the box from her in the 17th. minute and a tally on a penalty kick in the 37th minutes had the Cards well-in-command as the fist half ended. Louisville had a 13-1 edge in shot. 

Here's post-game epic Ekic with her thoughts. Note that Cardinal Couple's Case Hoskins (from Butler High School) was conducting the interview, as Paulie was at a Labor Day function (that wasn't at Manual or Butler). Good interview here, and he managed not to antagonize her. (That would come later in the interview process) 



LINK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgHQKzyPzyM&feature=youtu.be

JARED'S LINK ( a BIT BETTER quality): Jared's LINK

UofL continued to pile on the pain in the final 45 minutes. Redshirt freshman, Louisville Sacred Heart grad Cassie Amshoff scored her first collegiate goal 19 minutes into the action on a nice feed from Taylor Kerwin

The Louisville High School players = GOAL equation continued 11 minutes later when Jolene Ballard (Louisville Manual) found net success to increase the Cardinal advantage to 4-0. Jessica De Filippo (Quebec, Canada) also got her first career goal with seven minutes left in the contest to set the final at 5-0. 

In the contest, the Cards took an obscenely high 27 shots and limited the Eagles to just two shots on goal on UofL goalie Gabby Kouzelos. 

In the post game chat/video between Case and Coach KFD, we had no trains, planes, sirens or noisy golf carts..but we got the complimentary S.I.D . on-camera walk-thru and some noisy boys in Cards shirt. "Queso" also managed to ask a question that had Coach in full disagreement with her response. You just gotta love it...

Cards are now 4-0 and bring in the Hoosiers Sept 5th for a Thursday 7:30 p.m. tilt.

LINK: KAREN FERGUSON DAYES POSTGAME

JARED'S LINK  JARED'S LINK


HAVE A GREAT LABOR DAY!

Enjoy Labor Day! Even if it's just another work day for you, make the best of it and try to have a little fun. 

Labor Day evolved as a public holiday of festivities and picnics held in honor (or "honour" if you're in Canada) of working people in the USA and the "Great White North".

And all these years, I thought it was a step in the process of childbirth....

Traditionally held on the first Monday of September, the Canadians refer to it as "Labour Day". 

Enjoy and if you're headed to UofL Football tonight, in the words of the late, great John Belushi: 

"My advice to you is to start drinking heavily."  (Not bourbon, though...WATER). 

STAY HYDRATED IN THE HEAT. HEATSTROKE IS NO JOKE. DEHYDRATION IS NO FUN.  

If you're contemplating "the other" form of drinking:

Just make sure you have a sober driver to get you home and you are of legal age...and that alcohol dehydrates, not re-hydrates...  


paulie
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HAPPY LABOR DAY and...A Successful Sunday -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

TAKE THE DAY OFF...YOU'VE EARNED IT! 

Labor Day, by definition...falls on the first Monday of September and is a creation labor of the labor movement...dedicated to the social and economic achievements of the American workers. A yearly national tribute to the advancement of the workers whose strength, achievements and successes of our labor force that has made our nation so powerful and strong. It's also a great time to get together with family, friends or fellow laborers and take the day off...attending picnics and enjoying fellowship.   

We at CARDINAL COUPLE wish you a happy Labor Day and get out the grill and cooler!  


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FIELD HOCKEY DOWNS THE SPIDERS 5-1

Louisville Field Hockey earned their day of rest today by shutting down the Richmond Spiders Sunday afternoon in Trager Stadium 5-1. Louisville struggled a bit with the "web-dwellers" for the first ten minutes before senior Lotta Kahlert took the ball inside the circle and fired a shot past Richmond goalkeeper Amanda Hoyt for the first score of the contest. 

Richmond wasn't ready to concede just then, though, and evened the contest up three minutes later on a breakaway...Hannah Thompson on a one-on-one knocking one past Cardinal net-defender Ayeshia McFerran. The teams failed to score again, although the Cards were getting plenty of chances, until UofL freshman Minout Mink took a great feed from Shannon Sloss and buried it with only 67 seconds left in the first half...to give Louisville the 2-1 lead at the intermission. 

Kahlert gave the Cards a bit of breathing room at the 43:33 mark...driving a shot off the goalie's pads to increase the Cardinal lead to 3-1. Four minutes later...it was time for the Stephanie Byrne show. She got her first score unassisted in the front of the cage and also provided the Cards final score of the contest when Whena Munn delivered her a nice setup with 6:37 left in the game. CARDS WIN! CARDS WIN! 5-1.

McFerran was rock solid between the pipes...maybe a little more action than she has been used to this season...but had five saves in her 70 minutes of play. Louisville dominated the shooting stats...17 to 6 on total shots and 10 to 6 with shots on goal.

Louisville goes to 4-0 with the win and hits the road again next week...with a Friday afternoon match at Central Michigan and a stop at Michigan State on Sunday. 

LINK: Paulie's Stephanie Byrne Interview:  STEPHANIE BYRNE

LINK: Paulie's Justine Sowry interview:   JUSTINE SOWRY



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WSOC HALTS HARVARD 3-1

Sunday night brought the Harvard Crimsons to Lynn Stadium to face Karen Ferguson Dayes' Louisville women's soccer squad and the Cards emerged victorious 3-1 in what was absolutely perfect weather.

There has been a trend off and on this season of one player getting multiple goals in a contest and it was freshman Brooklynn Rivers turn to join that club...getting Louisville's first two scores last night. 

Havard tried a little trickery to begin the match...attempting a midfield shot at the very start of the game...fortunately the ball hit the top bar and goalie Taylor Bucklin was able to collect it before any damage could be done. 

Rivers countered three minutes later with a score...off a sweet feed from Sarah Feola (who hasn't left for the Canadian National tryouts yet) and Rivers...a Ft. Thomas, KY (Highland H.S.) resident collected her second tally ten minutes later when Jill Vetere fed her on a breakaway. 

A Harvard score made it 2-1 but...the Cards added the insurance goal to end the first half scoring when another freshman in Arianna Ferarro pounded the net from yet another Vetere set-up. 

A defensive struggle ensued over the final 45 minutes of the action...Louisville ending with a 13 to 8 shot advantage and 7-2 shot on goal edge. 

Louisville (4-1-1) stays home again for their next two...hosting Ball State in a Cardinals vs. Cardinals matchup Friday night and Belmont Sunday. Post-games quotes interviews below. 


LINK:  Post-game Coach KFD   KAREN FERGUSON DAYES

LINK:  Post-game Jill Vetere    JILL VETERE


paulie
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HAPPY LABOR DAY! -- Merle Haggard "Workin' Man Blues"

HAPPY LABOR DAY FROM CARDINAL COUPLE


We hope you enjoy this (hopefully) day off and we're taking the day off at CARDINAL COUPLE as well. Enjoy a little Merle above...

We do want to mention that UofL Field Hockey did down UC Davis on Sunday 2-0. The 12^th-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team registered its third straight shutout with a 2-0 win over host UC Davis Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals improve to 4-0 on the season while the Aggies drop to 2-4. 

Also...

The University of Louisville women's soccer team will look to bounce back on Monday night when they host Southeast Missouri State at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium on Monday night at 7:30 p.m.

Louisville enters the match with an overall record of 1-2-1, coming off a 1-0 loss at Kentucky on Friday night.   Three Cardinals lead the team in scoring with seniors Rachel Avant
 Casey Whitfield, and Lexie Niedoba all scoring a goal and adding an assist for three points. Freshman Gabrielle Vincent and sophomore Victoria Martinis have also scored this season. Junior goalkeepers, Paige Brown and Taylor Bucklin, have both seen time in goal with the two combining for 15 saves.


paulie

Monday Cardinal Couple -- Happy Labor Day!

HAPPY LABOR DAY !!

- Field Hockey defeats New Hampshire 4-2

- Cardinal Football in the spotlight tonight

Sunday afternoon at Trager Stadium started out as almost a repeat of the Cards 11-2 win Friday over St. Louis. UofL scored three times in the first 15 minutes and necessitated a timeout from the Wildcat squad. That is where any type of common ground or similarities in the games stopped. New Hampshire vowed not to be Bird food. 

Ramping up the defensive pressure and adding a goal with 4 minutes left in the first half, New Hampshire shut the Cards out the remaining 20 minutes of the first half to trail 3-1.

The offense continued to be absent for the Cards in the second half...and a 30 minute defensive battle ensued before the Wildcats tacked on a second score with five minutes remaining in the contest. That tally had UofL head coach Justine Sowry asking for her own time out...to compose her squad and...by her own admission her and the coaching staff. The philosophy worked...the Cards shut down the N.H. offense the rest of the way and added a goal with no time remaining on a corner play that eventually got the ball to Alyssa Voelmle. She smacked home her second goal of the game to add a little icing on the Cards 4-2 victory cake. 

The Cards (2-0) embark on a four game road sweep next that will have them visiting Evanston, IL. to face Dartmouth and Northwestern and then to Virginia...where they'll face the Cavaliers and William and Mary. It is a  trek that will have them away from the friendly confines of Trager for 19 days before they return home to face ACC foe North Carolina.

Click below to hear Paulie's exclusive post-match interviews with head coach Justine Sowry and Alyssa Voelmle:

Coach Sowry breaks down the win


Alyssa Voelmle discusses the win with Paulie

1.	2:04	LOU	Alyssa Voelmle(1)	(unassisted)	off of a rebound from penalty corner shot
2.	6:19	LOU	Elisa Garcia (2)	(unassisted)	dribbled into circle shot from right side of cage
3.	14:35	LOU	Stephanie Byrne(1)	(unassisted)	dribbled in front of GK, shot from left of cage
4.	30:56	UNH	Nerbonne, Lindsey	Flatley, Meg; Joyce, Kellie	penalty corner goal
5.	64:27	UNH	Compagna, Emma	Giese, Chandler	shot from right side of circle into left side of cage
6.	70:00	LOU	Alyssa Voelmle(2)	Mallory Mason; Paige Monsen	penalty corner goal after time expired

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Certainly not one of the women's sports at UofL but one

that a lot of women's sports fans and athletes will be attending tonight is the Cards nationally televised football clash against Miami. Questions remain for this UofL football team. How well will they perform without All-World wide receiver DeVante Parker (injury) ? Has Bobby Petrino still got that flair for offense that won him a bucketful of games his first go-around here? How badly will the Cards miss explosive running back Michael Dyer (injury) ?  Is Will Gardner ready to replace the terrific Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback? And...the most pressing query of all...

How much did they raise beer prices?

Should be a fun one in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. We'll keep our eyes open for any recruits being shown Louisville Tailgaiting first hand and we promise to do no labor today other than turn the Italian Sausages on the grill.

 Tailgaiting...another indicator that fall sports are here.

paulie

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Monday Cardinal Couple -- Happy Labor Day!

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MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

- #14 Louisville Women's Soccer downs UNCG

- Cards get on the train and roll past Kentucky 32-14

Happy Labor Day to our CARDINAL COUPLE readers! Whether it's a picnic, barbeque, going to today's field hockey game at Trager, just sitting around the house or taking a walk in the park...we hope you have a great day off and we appreciate you checking in with us on this holiday. 

Louisville women's soccer remained undefeated with a 3-0 win over UNC-Greensboro yesterday in Lexington in the UK Tropical Smoothie Invitational.

It was a smoothie type of win for the Cards, getting goals from three different players to go to 4-0 on the season. Chloe Kiefer needed just one save to get her third shutout of the season at goalie. 

Offense was hard to come by early in the event and the teams hit the locker room locked in a scoreless battle as the first half ended. Louisville got going about twenty minutes into the second half when Erin Yenney took a pass from Angelika Uremovich and headed one into the back of the net. The Cards increased that to 2-0 at the 76th minute mark...Irene Young getting her first collegiate goal by collecting a loose ball by the net and knocking it in. The Cards closed out the scoring seven minutes later when Casey Whitfield connected after beating the UNCG goalie to a ball and driving past her for the score.

"I'm happier today with our overall performance. Our backs were much better offensively and it allowed us to generate and sustain more of an attacking presence. It's a great game for us to continue to build off of tactically." --Louisville head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes. 

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It was divine providence or a meteorological miracle. Maybe the Big Guy up there wanted a clear view of the game. After a afternoon of soggy tailgating, the skies stopped dumping water on us for the kickoff of the UofL v UK football game and the rain stayed away until shortly after Louisville delivered a convincing 32-14 win over UK. 

Freshman Michael Stewart (64) cheers on Senorise Perry's
touchdown run in the first half. (Photo by John Summers II)

Good afternoon for football and thanks to all the CARDINAL COUPLE readers who introduced themselves to Sonja and I. It was fun going to a sporting event and not having to track scores, momentum and players. Not to worry...we're not deserting the daily commitment to women's sports at UofL..but it was nice to just sit there and cheer, have a beverage and a dog and jump up and high five the people around us after a big play or score. 

Lots of good write-ups out there on the Internet about this big win for UofL. WE like 'the observer's' view of the game and here's the link to UofL Card Game.

Card Game

CARDINAL COUPLE administrator Donny Yaste picked a 31-14 score and was the closest out of our predictors. He's probably headed to Vegas as I type this to make a living as a professional gambler. He also has a really good website about Kentucky High School hoops. You can access it on the left side of our site. He's a likable little chimp and we know you'll enjoy his site. Here's the link. 

Kentucky High School Hoops

Enjoy today and Sandy will take care of the laundry for us tomorrow. 
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Labor Day Tribute

HAPPY LABOR DAY FROM CARDINAL COUPLE

As you go thru your day of picnics, relaxation or whatever you have planned...remember that you live in a land that gives you the personal freedoms to do things without the fear of reprisal, banishment or punishment. It wasn't always that way. We've come a long way, there is still much to do and although the road may seem long and weary...rest if you must...but don't ever quit.

Congratulations to Eric Downs, winner of the final PANERA gift card contest. Eric sums it up well by saying:

"Panera has excellent breads, bagels and muffins and I can get free refills on coffee while I dine and go thru the morning paper. Then, a "to go" order for the gang in the office."

Thanks to all that participated!

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Angel McCoughtry led the Atlanta Dream to a win in the first game of the WNBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at New York 81-75. McCoughtry ended up with 21 points...13 in the decisive 4th quarter. They square off again Tuesday night in Atlanta.

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# 13 Louisville Field Hockey bested #15 American University yesterday 2-1. Hayley Turner put the Cards ahead in the second half after 1-1 first half action. Louisville (3-1). The Cards host Ohio State next. Game time is 6 p. m. on Wednesday.