2025 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

2025 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–1–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Karen Ferguson-Dayes (26th season)
Associate head coach	Hunter Norton (10th season)
Assistant coach	Olivia Mills
Home stadium	Lynn Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 ACC women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			4	–	0	–	0		1.000
No. 1 Stanford  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			4	–	0	–	0		1.000
No. 13т Virginia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			3	–	0	–	0		1.000
No. 3 Duke  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			2	–	0	–	0		1.000
No. 6т Florida State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			2	–	0	–	0		1.000
No. 6т Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			2	–	0	–	1		.833
Louisville  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			3	–	1	–	0		.750
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			3	–	1	–	0		.750
SMU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			3	–	1	–	0		.750
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			3	–	1	–	0		.750
No. 24 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			3	–	1	–	0		.750
No. 19 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			3	–	1	–	0		.750
Boston College  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			2	–	1	–	1		.625
California  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			2	–	1	–	1		.625
No. 22 North Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			2	–	2	–	0		.500
Clemson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			1	–	1	–	1		.500
NC State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			0	–	3	–	1		.125
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of August 26, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2025 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represents the University of Louisville during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals are led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-sixth season. They play home games at Lynn Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the team's 41st season playing organized women's college soccer and their 12th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jolie St. Louis	4	FW	5'9"	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Piper Davidson	6	FW	5'5"	Freshman	Wenatchee, Washington	Transferred to Gonzaga [1]
Amber Jackson	7	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Janesville, California	Graduated
Maya Maxwell	8	MF	5'3"	Junior	Louisville, Kentucky	Transferred to FIU [2]
Molly Cochran	9	MF	5'8"	Sophomore	Madeira, Ohio	Transferred to Cincinnati
Lauryn Contini	10	MF	5'5"	Freshman	New Philadelphia, Ohio	Transferred to Dayton
Avery Oergel	12	DF	5'5"	Freshman	Fulton, Maryland	Transferred to Indiana State
Ava Nielsen	13	MF	5'5"	Senior	Malverne, New York	Graduated
Berkley Patterson	15	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Austin, Texas	—
Viktoria Wik	18	MF	5'4"	Sophomore	Roskilde, Denmark	Signed professional contract with F.C. Copenhagen
Gianna Angelillo	21	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Glastonbury, Connecticut	Transferred to Seton Hall [3]
Ella Kane	23	FW	5'5"	Sophomore	Macomb, Michigan	Transferred to Bowling Green [4]
Brooke Dardano	28	MF	5'6"	Senior	Crestwood, Kentucky	Graduated; transferred to Vanderbilt [5]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Liza Suydam	4	DF	5'9"	Junior	Wadsworth, Ohio	Monmouth [6]

Recruiting class

Source: ^[7]

Name	Nationality	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Gabrielle Baker GK		Hillsborough, New Jersey	PDA	[8]
Ella Bard MF		Wadsworth, Ohio	Internationals SC (OH)	[9]
Ellie Hill FW		St. Leon, Indiana	Indy Premier Soccer Club	[10]
Ashlyn Huie FW		Roswell, Georgia	Atlanta Fire SA	[11]
Nicole Jodoin FW		West Boylston, Massachusetts	FC Stars of Massachusetts	[12]
Taylor Morris FW		Louisville, Kentucky	Racing Louisville FC Academy	[13]
Trista Morris DF		Louisville, Kentucky	Racing Louisville FC Academy	[14]
Karina Peat FW		Wilmington, North Carolina	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	[15]
Kiley Peat MF		Wilmington, North Carolina	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	[16]
Taylor Wilson FW		Germantown, Maryland	Northern Virginia Alliance	[17]

Squad

Roster

As of August 6, 2025 ^[18]

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 0 GK   USA Brielle Baker 1 GK   USA Kailey Kimball 2 MF   USA Betsy Huckaby 3 FW   USA Mackenzie Geigle 4 MF   USA Liza Suydam 5 FW   USA Grace Maddox 6 DF   USA Taylor Wilson 7 FW   USA Nicole Jodoin 9 FW   USA Ellie Hill 10 FW   USA Karina Peat 11 MF   USA Amelia Swinarski 13 DF   USA Kiley Peat 14 MF   USA Lizzie Sexton

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   USA Brooklyn Lee 20 FW   USA Fina Davy 21 MF   USA Ella Bard 22 DF   USA Karsyn Cherry 24 MF   USA AG Gibson 25 DF   USA Hadley Snyder 26 MF   USA Emma Kate Schroll 27 FW   USA Emersen Jennings 28 FW   USA Ashlyn Huie 30 GK   USA Erynn Floyd 68 DF   USA Trista Morris 86 FW   USA Taylor Morris

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: ^[18]

Schedule

Source: ^{[19] [20]}

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 14* 7:00 p.m.,  SECN+		at  Auburn	W  1–0	1–0–0	Auburn Soccer Complex (761) Auburn, AL
August 17* 1:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 17  Vanderbilt	L  0–2	1–1–0	Vanderbilt Soccer Complex (570) Nashville, TN
August 21* 7:30 p.m.,  ACCNX		Detroit Mercy	W  8–0	2–1–0	Lynn Stadium (640) Louisville, KY
August 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Wright State	W  7–2	3–1–0	Lynn Stadium (250) Louisville, KY
August 28* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX		USC Upstate			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
August 31* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX		Coastal Carolina			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 4* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Kent State			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 7* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Dayton			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Florida State			Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL
September 14 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia Tech			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Miami (FL)			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Notre Dame			Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN
October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Wake Forest			Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
October 12 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Boston College			Newton Campus Soccer Field Chestnut Hill, MA
October 18 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  NC State			Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
October 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		SMU			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Mackenzie Geigle	ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 2	August 26	[21]

Rankings

See also: 2025 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 [22]	—	—	—										Not released
TopDrawer Soccer [23]	—	—	—

References

1. "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
2. @fiuwsoc; (June 20, 2025). "Some speed and experience coming to the 305 ‼️ - Louisville transfer - 20 career games played ⚽️ - 5 starts 👏" – via Instagram.
3. "Osit Announces Nationally Ranked 2025 Recruiting Class". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University Athletics. April 14, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
4. Kosko, Henry (May 2, 2025). "Falcons add former Louisville forward Ella Kane to 2025 squad". Falcon Media Sports Network. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
5. @brooke.dardano; (December 14, 2024). "Blessed to play another year of college soccer & so excited to do it at Vanderbilt!! ⭐️⚓️" – via Instagram.
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12. "Nicole Jodoin". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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