2021 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

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2021 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–7–2 (3–6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hunter Norton (6th season)
  • Nick Stirrett (1st season)
Home stadium Lynn Stadium
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Virginia  ‍†‍‍y8–0–2 .90018–3–2 .826
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y7–1–2 .80021–1–3 .900
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y7–2–1 .75016–4–1 .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y7–3–0 .70014–6–2 .682
Clemson  ‍‍‍y6–3–1 .65012–7–1 .625
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y5–2–3 .65012–3–3 .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y6–4–0 .60016–6–0 .727
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y5–3–2 .60012–6–2 .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .40011–7–0 .611
NC State  ‍‍‍y4–6–0 .4009–9–2 .500
Louisville  ‍‍‍3–6–1 .3507–7–2 .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .1007–10–1 .417
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .1004–12–0 .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–10–0 .0004–12–1 .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-second season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 37th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 8th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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The Cardinals finished the season 7–7–2 overall and 3–6–1 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. [1] [2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament. [3]

The Cardinals finished the fall season 4–5–0, 4–4–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were awarded the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament based on tiebreakers. In the tournament they lost to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. The Cardinals finished the spring season 1–2–0 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Squad

Roster

As of January 6, 2022 [4]

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 Gabby Kouzelos
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Hernandez
4 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Hiscock
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ravin Alexander
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley Mullady
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abigail Baldridge
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caitlin Elam
9 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lilly Yordy
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nina Nicosia
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Kerwin
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Corinne Dente
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mikayla Hampton
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hayley Howard
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Simon
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kiana Klein
18 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Anouk Denton
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maisie Whitsett
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Savina Zamborini
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Zinn
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Bentley
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Delaney Snyder
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cassie Amshoff
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Dardano
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Nielson
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Pratapas

Team management

PositionStaff
Karen Ferguson-Dayes Head Coach
Nick StirrettAssistant Coach
Hunter NortonAssistant Coach
Declan DohertyPerformance Analyst
Jing HughleyDirector of Operations

Source: [4]

Schedule

Source: [5]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 14*
7:30 p.m.		 Ball State W  2–0  –
 Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 19*
7:30 p.m.,  ACCNX 		Western Michigan W  6–2  1–0–0
Lynn Stadium (503)
Louisville, KY
August 27*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 James Madison W  4–3  2–0–0
Lynn Stadium (357)
Louisville, KY
August 29*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 Northern Kentucky W  3–0  3–0–0
Lynn Stadium (536)
Louisville, KY
September 2*
8:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		at  Saint Louis W  1–0  4–0–0
 Hermann Stadium (1,552)
St. Louis, MO
September 5*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 Western Kentucky L  0–1  4–1–0
Lynn Stadium (623)
Louisville, KY
September 10*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 16  Michigan T  1–1  2OT4–1–1
Lynn Stadium (600)
Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Miami (FL) W  3–2  2OT5–1–1
(1–0–0)		 Cobb Stadium (154)
Coral Gables, FL
September 23
6:00 p.m., ACCN		at  Syracuse W  2–1  6–1–1
(2–0–0)		 SU Soccer Stadium (23)
Syracuse, NY
September 26
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 1  Florida State L  0–3  6–2–1
(2–1–0)		Lynn Stadium (376)
Louisville, KY
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Wake Forest W  2–1  OT7–2–1
(3–1–0)		Lynn Stadium (397)
Louisville, KY
October 7
8:00 p.m.,  ACCRSN 		at No. 24  Notre Dame L  0–3  7–3–1
(3–2–0)		 Alumni Stadium (289)
Notre Dame, IN
October 10
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 NC State L  1–2  7–4–1
(3–3–0)		Lynn Stadium (483)
Louisville, KY
October 15
4:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Boston College L  1–2  7–5–1
(3–4–0)		Lynn Stadium (385)
Louisville, KY
October 21
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 2  Virginia L  1–4  7–6–1
(3–5–0)		 Klöckner Stadium (1,564)
Charlottesville, VA
October 24
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Clemson T  1–1  2OT7–6–2
(3–5–1)		 Riggs Field (284)
Clemson, SC
October 28
5:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 2  Duke L  0–1  7–7–2
(3–6–1)		Lynn Stadium (304)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [6] —————————————Not released—
TopDrawer Soccer [7] ——————————————————

References

  1. ↑ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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