2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

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2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 20
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 14
Record10–8–2 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Green (1st season)
  • Donovan Dowling (1st season)
Home stadium Lynn Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 1 118 2 2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 2 016 5 2
NC State + 3 4 19 7 3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 4 110 8 2
Boston College + 2 4 29 6 3
Syracuse + 2 4 28 7 4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia6 1 121 1 2
Pittsburgh + 4 3 110 8 2
Notre Dame + 3 5 010 8 1
North Carolina 3 5 07 8 3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 4 210 6 3
Duke 2 5 17 9 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his first season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 41st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Background

The 2018 Louisville men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–5–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. The Cardinals were seeded fourth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cardinals upset the number two seeded North Carolina Tar Heels and number one seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons along the way to their first ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title. The Cardinals earned an automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Louisville was defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round.

At the end of the season, one Cardinal men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Adam Wilson. [1]

Head Coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. [2] He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018 [3]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Adam Wilson 5MF6'1"171Senior Auchterarder, Scotland Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 39th overall by Toronto FC
Geoffrey Dee 6MF5'11"167Senior Germantown, TN Graduated
Tate Schmitt 10FW5'11"161Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Watterson Young21FW5'11"190Senior Vestavia Hills, AL Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Jack Fasteen
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Louisville, KY Derby City RoversStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Weston King
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Fruita, CO Montverde AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Aidan Liu
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Naperville, IL Sockers FC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Bradley Sample
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Channahon, IL Sockers FC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Isaiah Wynder
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Louisville, KY JavanonStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 19, 2019 [9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Meyer
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG William Portman
3 MF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Lamine Conte
4 FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Haji Abdikadir
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA William Hirschman
6 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Leonard Getz
7 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Pedro Fonseca
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Fasteen
9 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Emil Elveroth
10 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kino Ryosuke
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Wheeler
12 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Cherif Dieye
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bradley Sample
14 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carlos Sanchis
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Brazil
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diallo Irakoze
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elijah Amo
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Hickey
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isaiah Wynder
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cody Cochran
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Neil Boyal
22 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Liam Bennett
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Izaiah Jennings
27 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Louka Massett
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA William Howard
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Weston King
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Gelnovatch

Team management

PositionStaff
Head coach John Michael Hayden
Associate head coachBryan Green
Assistant CoachDonovan Dowling
Volunteer Assistant CoachRobbe Tarver
Director of OperationsJames Kusak

Source: [9]

Schedule

Source: [10]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 14 Lipscomb W 2–1 [11]  
(–)
Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
August 21*
7:00 p.m.
No. 14at No. 2  Indiana W 2–1 [12]  
(–)
Bill Armstrong Stadium
Bloomington, IN
August 24*
7:00 p.m.
No. 14 UAB W 3–0 [13]  
(–)
Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
Regular Season
August 30*
7:30 p.m.
No. 14 Cleveland State T  2–2  2OT0–0–1
(0–0–0)
Lynn Stadium (1,115)
Louisville, KY
September 3*
7:30 p.m.
No. 9  Kentucky
Rivalry
W  3–0  1–0–1
(0–0–0)
Lynn Stadium (2,389)
Louisville, KY
September 6*
7:30 p.m.
at  FAU W  3–0  2–0–2
(0–0–0)
FAU Soccer Stadium (229)
Boca Raton, FL
September 9*
7:30 p.m.
at  South Florida L  0–2  2–1–1
(0–0–0)
Corbett Soccer Stadium (702)
Tampa, FL
September 13
7:00 p.m.
No. 20at  Syracuse T  0–0  2OT2–1–2
(0–0–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,756)
Syracuse, NY
September 20
7:30 p.m.
No. 17  Virginia Tech W  2–1  3–1–2
(1–0–1)
Lynn Stadium (1,368)
Louisville, KY
September 24*
7:00 p.m.
No. 17No. 2  Georgetown W  1–0  2OT4–1–2
(1–0–1)
Lynn Stadium (1,053)
Louisville, KY
September 27
7:30 p.m.
No. 17 NC State L  1–2  4–2–2
(1–1–1)
Lynn Stadium (1,057)
Louisville, KY
October 1*
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 Belmont W  3–0  5–2–2
(1–1–1)
Lynn Stadium (851)
Louisville, KY
October 4
7:00 p.m.
No. 24at No. 1  Virginia L  0–2  5–3–2
(1–2–1)
Klöckner Stadium (3,008)
Charlottesville, VA
October 11
7:00 p.m.
at No. 11  Clemson L  0–4  5–4–2
(1–3–1)
Riggs Field (1,700)
Clemson, SC
October 15*
7:00 p.m.
Northern Kentucky W  1–0  OT6–4–2
(1–3–1)
Lynn Stadium (1,210)
Louisville, KY
October 18
7:30 p.m.
Boston College W  3–2  2OT7–4–2
(2–3–1)
Lynn Stadium (2,643)
Louisville, KY
October 22*
7:00 p.m.
Temple L  1–2  7–5–2
(2–3–1)
Lynn Stadium (868)
Louisville, KY
October 25
6:00 p.m.
at No. 21  North Carolina W  1–0  8–5–2
(3–3–1)
Fetzer Field (1,326)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 1
6:00 p.m.
No. 25No. 7  Wake Forest L  1–3  8–6–2
(3–4–1)
Lynn Stadium (1,310)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
November 6
4:00 p.m.
(6)(11) No. 22 Virginia Tech
First Round
L  0–2  8–7–2
Lynn Stadium (255)
Louisville, KY
NCAA Tournament
November 21
7:30 p.m.
South Florida
First Round
W  4–1  9–7–2
Lynn Stadium (402)
Louisville, KY
November 24
4:00 p.m.
at (14) No. 18  UC Davis
Second Round
W  1–0  10–7–2
Aggie Soccer Field (1,703)
Davis, CA
December 1
12:00 p.m.
at (3) No. 2  Georgetown
Third Round
L  1–5  10–8–2
Shaw Field (773)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Emil ElverothMAC Hermann Trophy Preseason WatchlistAugust 1, 2019 [14]
Jake Gelnovatch ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 9, 2019 [15]
Cherif Dieye ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 23, 2019 [16]
All-ACC Second TeamNovember 13, 2019 [17]

2020 MLS SuperDraft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Cherif Dieye New York Red Bulls 115MF

Source: [18]

Rankings

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TopDrawer Soccer [20] 998510101152020222024RV12141414

References

  1. Wall, Garrett (January 11, 2019). "Toronto FC Selects Wilson in Second Round of 2019 MLS SuperDraft". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. "Lolla Resigns as Louisville Men's Soccer Head coach". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. "Hayden Chosen to Guide Louisville Men's Soccer Program". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  4. "Jack Fasteen". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  5. "Weston King". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  6. "Aidan Liu". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  7. "Bradley Sample". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  8. "Isaiah Wynder". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  9. 1 2 "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  10. "2019 Men's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  11. @UofLmenssoccer (August 16, 2019). "CARDS WIN‼️ Our first exhibition ends with the good guys out on top by a final score of 2-1. #GoCards" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  12. @UofLmenssoccer (August 21, 2019). "CARDS WIN‼️ Goals from @ElijahAmo17 and @BradS1357 lead to a 2-1 win over #2 Indiana. #GoCards" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  13. @UofLmenssoccer (August 24, 2019). "CARDS WIN‼️ Our exhibition slate is officially in the books as we pick up a 3-0 victory over UAB" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  14. "ACC Soccer Lands 17 on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  15. "Proch, Gelnovatch, Shutler Tabbed ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  16. "Dieye, Constant Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  17. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  18. "14 ACC Players Picked on Day 1 of MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  19. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  20. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.