2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

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2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–6–5 (2–5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hunter Norton (9th season)
  • Olivia Mills (1st season)
Home stadium Lynn Stadium
Seasons
←  2023
2025  →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍†‍‍y9–0–1 .95018–3–1 .841
No. 2 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y7–2–1 .75016–4–4 .750
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y7–2–1 .75015–2–4 .810
No. 1 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y7–3–0 .70022–5–0 .815
No. 7 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y6–2–2 .70014–6–3 .674
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y5–1–4 .70014–4–4 .727
California  ‍‍‍y5–4–1 .55013–6–2 .667
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍y5–4–1 .55016–5–2 .739
Virginia  ‍‍‍y5–5–0 .50013–5–1 .711
Boston College  ‍‍‍4–4–2 .50012–5–2 .684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍3–5–2 .4009–6–3 .583
Louisville  ‍‍‍2–5–3 .3507–6–5 .528
SMU  ‍‍‍2–6–2 .3006–9–2 .412
Clemson  ‍‍‍2–7–1 .2506–8–3 .441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍1–6–3 .2505–8–4 .412
NC State  ‍‍‍1–6–3 .2504–10–4 .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–9–1 .0506–10–2 .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represents University of Louisville during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals are led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-fifth season. They play home games at Lynn Stadium. This is the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 11th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 4–9–5 overall and 3–5–2 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their four overall wins, were the lowest for the team since 2001. Their three conference wins matched their total in the last two years.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Malene Nielsen0GK5'11"Junior Juelsminde, Denmark Transferred to St. John's
Alyssa Zalac1GK5'9" Redshirt.svg Sophomore Montreal, Canada Transferred to Creighton
Emma Hiscock4FW5'4"Senior Fenton, Michigan Graduated
Ravin Alexander5FW5'3"Graduate Student Cincinnati, Ohio Graduated
Lucy Roberts 6DF5'10"Graduate Student Crewe, England Graduated
Autumn Weeks10DF5'7"Graduate Student East Peoria, Illinois Graduated
Addie Chester11MF5'7"Sophomore Muncie, Indiana Transferred to Ball State
Hayley Howard15MF5'9"Junior Brentwood, Tennessee Transferred to Tennessee
Fiona Gaißer19FW5'5"Freshman Munich, Germany Signed professional contract
with FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Savina Zamborini20MF5'7"Senior Louisville, Kentucky Graduated
Morgan Bentley23MF5'4"Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Maddy Ellsworth32DF5'7"Senior Hillsboro, Oregon Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Kailey Kimball1GK6'2"Junior Danville, California Purdue
Jolie St. Louis4FW5'9"Senior Atlanta, Georgia UAB
Berkley Patterson15MF5'6"Sophomore Austin, Texas Texas Tech
Gianna Angelillo21MF5'6"Sophomore Glastonbury, Connecticut Miami (FL)
Ella Kane23FW5'5"Sophomore Macomb, Michigan Kentucky

Recruiting class

Source: [1]

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Lauryn Contini
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg New Philadelphia, Ohio Cleveland Force SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Piper Davidson
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Wenatchee, Washington Crossfire Premier FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Fina Davy
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Delaware, Ohio Ohio PremierN/A
Ag Gibson
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Louisville, Kentucky Racing Louisville FC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Brooklyn Lee
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Tacoma, Washington Pacific NWStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Grace Maddox
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Statham, Georgia GSAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Avery Oergel
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Fulton, Maryland Maryland United FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Amelia Swinarski
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Madison, Ohio Internationals SC, OhioStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Squad

Roster

As of August 15, 2024 [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 Kailey Kimball
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Betsy Huckaby
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mackenzie Geigle
4 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jolie St. Louis
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Maddox
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Piper Davidson
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amber Jackson
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maya Maxwell
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Molly Cochran
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauryn Contini
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amelia Swinarski
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Avery Oergel
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Nielson
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lizzie Sexton
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Berkley Patterson
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooklyn Lee
18 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Wiktoria Wik
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Fina Davy
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gianna Angelillo
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Karsyn Cherry
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Kane
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA AG Gibson
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hadley Snyder
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Kate Schroll
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emersen Jennings
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Dardano
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erynn Floyd

Team management

PositionStaff
Karen Ferguson-Dayes Head Coach
Hunter NortonAssociate Head Coach
Olivia MillsAssistant Coach
Declan DohertyPerformance Analyst
Jing HughleyDirector of Operations

Source: [9]

Schedule

Source: [10] [11]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 8*
4:00 p.m.		at  Eastern Kentucky  None Reported –
EKU Soccer Field
Richmond, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 15*
7:30 p.m.,  ACCNX 		Bellarmine W  7–0  1–0–0
 Lynn Stadium (425)
Louisville, KY
August 18*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 UAB W  3–1  2–0–0
Lynn Stadium (286)
Louisville, KY
August 22*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 New Hampshire T  1–1  2–0–1
Lynn Stadium (300)
Louisville, KY
August 25*
5:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		at  Northern Kentucky W  2–1  3–0–1
 NKU Soccer Stadium (473)
Highland Heights, KY
August 29*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at  Cincinnati T  1–1  3–0–2
 Gettler Stadium (803)
Cincinnati, OH
September 1*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Evansville W  3–0  4–0–2
Lynn Stadium (327)
Louisville, KY
September 5*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		 UT Martin W  2–0  5–0–2
Lynn Stadium (575)
Louisville, KY
September 8*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Dayton L  1–0  5–1–2
Lynn Stadium (203)
Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 14
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Pittsburgh L  1–3  5–2–2
(0–1–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (888)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 26
7:00 p.m., ACCN		at  Virginia Tech L  1–5  5–3–2
(0–2–0)		 Thompson Field (273)
Blacksburg, VA
September 29
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 NC State W  1–0  6–3–2
(1–2–0)		Lynn Stadium (250)
Louisville, KY
October 3
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 3  North Carolina L  0–5  6–4–2
(1–3–0)		 Dorrance Field (2,012)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 6
2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 2  Duke L  1–3  6–5–2
(1–4–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (690)
Durham, NC
October 12
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 13  Notre Dame T  0–0  6–5–3
(1–4–1)		Lynn Stadium (375)
Louisville, KY
October 17
7:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 6  Stanford L  0–1  6–6–3
(1–5–1)		Lynn Stadium (325)
Louisville, KY
October 20
12:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 25  California W  2–1  7–6–3
(2–5–1)		Lynn Stadium (450)
Louisville, KY
October 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Boston College T  0–0  7–6–4
(2–5–2)		Lynn Stadium (375)
Louisville, KY
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Clemson T  0–0  7–6–5
(2–5–3)		 Riggs Field (1,174)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Erynn Floyd ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 9 October 15, 2024 [12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [13] ————————————Not released—
TopDrawer Soccer [14] ——————————————————

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