2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–6–5 (2–5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Karen Ferguson-Dayes (25th season)
Assistant coaches	Hunter Norton (9th season) Olivia Mills (1st season)
Home stadium	Lynn Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 ACC women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍†‍‍y	9	–	0	–	1		.950			18	–	3	–	1		.841
No. 2 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y	7	–	2	–	1		.750			16	–	4	–	4		.750
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y	7	–	2	–	1		.750			15	–	2	–	4		.810
No. 1 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y	7	–	3	–	0		.700			22	–	5	–	0		.815
No. 7 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y	6	–	2	–	2		.700			14	–	6	–	3		.674
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y	5	–	1	–	4		.700			14	–	4	–	4		.727
California  ‍‍‍y	5	–	4	–	1		.550			13	–	6	–	2		.667
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍y	5	–	4	–	1		.550			16	–	5	–	2		.739
Virginia  ‍‍‍y	5	–	5	–	0		.500			13	–	5	–	1		.711
Boston College  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2		.500			12	–	5	–	2		.684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2		.400			9	–	6	–	3		.583
Louisville  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3		.350			7	–	6	–	5		.528
SMU  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2		.300			6	–	9	–	2		.412
Clemson  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			6	–	8	–	3		.441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			5	–	8	–	4		.412
NC State  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			4	–	10	–	4		.333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1		.050			6	–	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 represented University of Louisville during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-fifth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 11th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cardinals started the season by winning their first two games before drawing with New Hampshire. They won three of their next four non-conference games, with the other game being a draw against Cincinnati, their only Power 4 opponent of the non-conference season. They ended their non-conference slate, with a loss to Dayton to finish that portion of the season 5–1–2. They began the ACC season with two straight losses, to Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech. They then defeated NC State for their first ACC win of the season. The Cardinal's next five games would all be against ranked opponents, and they would go 1–3–1 over that stretch. They lost to number 3 North Carolina, number 2 Duke, and number 6 Stanford. They earned a 0–0 draw with number thirteen Notre Dame and defeated number 25 California. They finished the season with two 0–0 draws to finish their ACC slate 2–5–3.

The Cardinals finished the season 7–6–5 overall and 2–5–3 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their seven wins were an improvement on the previous year, but they had one fewer ACC win. This was the fifth straight year they did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

Main article: 2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Malene Nielsen	0	GK	5'11"	Junior	Juelsminde, Denmark	Transferred to St. John's
Alyssa Zalac	1	GK	5'9"	Sophomore	Montreal, Canada	Transferred to Creighton
Emma Hiscock	4	FW	5'4"	Senior	Fenton, Michigan	Graduated
Ravin Alexander	5	FW	5'3"	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Lucy Roberts	6	DF	5'10"	Graduate Student	Crewe, England	Graduated
Autumn Weeks	10	DF	5'7"	Graduate Student	East Peoria, Illinois	Graduated
Addie Chester	11	MF	5'7"	Sophomore	Muncie, Indiana	Transferred to Ball State
Hayley Howard	15	MF	5'9"	Junior	Brentwood, Tennessee	Transferred to Tennessee
Fiona Gaißer	19	FW	5'5"	Freshman	Munich, Germany	Signed professional contract with FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Savina Zamborini	20	MF	5'7"	Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated
Morgan Bentley	23	MF	5'4"	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Maddy Ellsworth	32	DF	5'7"	Senior	Hillsboro, Oregon	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kailey Kimball	1	GK	6'2"	Junior	Danville, California	Purdue
Jolie St. Louis	4	FW	5'9"	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	UAB
Berkley Patterson	15	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Austin, Texas	Texas Tech
Gianna Angelillo	21	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Glastonbury, Connecticut	Miami (FL)
Ella Kane	23	FW	5'5"	Sophomore	Macomb, Michigan	Kentucky

Recruiting class

Source: ^[1]

Name	Nationality	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Lauryn Contini MF		New Philadelphia, Ohio	Cleveland Force SC	[2]
Piper Davidson FW		Wenatchee, Washington	Crossfire Premier FC	[3]
Fina Davy FW		Delaware, Ohio	Ohio Premier	N/A
Ag Gibson MF		Louisville, Kentucky	Racing Louisville FC Academy	[4]
Brooklyn Lee DF		Tacoma, Washington	Pacific NW	[5]
Grace Maddox FW		Statham, Georgia	GSA	[6]
Avery Oergel DF		Fulton, Maryland	Maryland United FC	[7]
Amelia Swinarski MF		Madison, Ohio	Internationals SC, Ohio	[8]

Squad

Roster

As of December 30, 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. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Kailey Kimball 2 MF   USA Betsy Huckaby 3 FW   USA Mackenzie Geigle 4 FW   USA Jolie St. Louis 5 FW   USA Grace Maddox 6 FW   USA Piper Davidson 7 FW   USA Amber Jackson 8 MF   USA Maya Maxwell 9 MF   USA Molly Cochran 10 MF   USA Lauryn Contini 11 MF   USA Amelia Swinarski 12 DF   USA Avery Oergel 13 MF   USA Ava Nielson 14 MF   USA Lizzie Sexton

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF   USA Berkley Patterson 17 DF   USA Brooklyn Lee 18 MF   DEN Wiktoria Wik 20 FW   USA Fina Davy 21 MF   USA Gianna Angelillo 22 DF   USA Karsyn Cherry 23 FW   USA Ella Kane 24 MF   USA AG Gibson 25 DF   USA Hadley Snyder 26 MF   USA Emma Kate Schroll 27 FW   USA Emersen Jennings 28 MF   USA Brooke Dardano 30 GK   USA Erynn Floyd

Team management

Position	Staff
Karen Ferguson-Dayes	Head Coach
Hunter Norton	Associate Head Coach
Olivia Mills	Assistant Coach
Jing Hughley	Director of Operations
Declan Doherty	Performance Analyst

Source: ^[9]

Schedule

Source: ^{[10] [11]}

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (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

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Erynn Floyd	ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 9	October 15, 2024	[12]

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
United Soccer [13]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released					—
TopDrawer Soccer [14]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Women's Soccer Signs Eight to 2024 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. November 8, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
2. "Lauryn Contini". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
3. "Piper Davidson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
4. "Ag Gibson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
5. "Brooklyn Lee". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
6. "Grace Maddox". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
7. "Avery Oergel". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
8. "Amelia Swinarski". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
9. "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
10. "2024 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
11. "Louisville Announces 2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. June 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
12. "Duke's Graham, Louisville's Floyd Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
13. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
14. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer . TopDrawer Soccer. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.