2020 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team
| 2020 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–7–0 (4–4–0 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Lynn Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Florida State †‡y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Carolina †y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Virginia y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Clemson y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Duke y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .375 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 18, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-first season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 36th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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.
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the season 13–5–2, 5–3–2 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Lipscomb before losing to BYU in the Second Round.
Squad
Roster
Updated January 28, 2021[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.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Karen Ferguson-Dayes |
| Assistant Coach | Andy Stoots |
| Assistant Coach | Hunter Norton |
| Assistant Coach | Tim Nowak |
| Performance Analyst | Declan Doherty |
| Director of Operations | Jing Hughley |
Source:[4]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Fall Regular Season | |||||||||||
| September 17, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Miami (FL) | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
Cobb Stadium (30) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
| September 20, 2020 1:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Florida State | L 0–1 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (331) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
| October 1, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
Syracuse | W 3–0 | 2–1–0 (2–1–0) |
Lynn Stadium (325) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| October 4, 2020 Noon, ACCRSN |
Boston College | W 2–0 | 3–1–0 (3–1–0) |
Lynn Stadium (237) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| October 15, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 13 | at No. 11 Virginia | L 0–2 | 3–2–0 (3–2–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (161) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| October 18, 2020 2:00 p.m., Fox Sports Go |
No. 13 | at Virginia Tech | W 1–0 | 4–2–0 (4–2–0) |
Thompson Field (161) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 25, 2020 1:30 p.m., ACCN |
No. 13 | Notre Dame | L 0–1 | 4–3–0 (4–3–0) |
Lynn Stadium (145) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| October 29, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 1 North Carolina | L 1–3 | 4–4–0 (4–4–0) |
Lynn Stadium (112) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 10, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
(6) | vs. (3) No. 9 Virginia Quarterfinals |
L 1–4 | 4–5–0 |
Sahlen's Stadium (217) Cary, NC | ||||||
| Spring Regular Season | |||||||||||
| March 6, 2021* 2:00 p.m. |
at Dayton | W 1–0 | 5–5–0 |
Baujan Field (122) Dayton, OH | |||||||
| March 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Auburn | L 0–1 2OT | 5–6–0 |
Lynn Stadium (459) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| March 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
at Western Kentucky | L 0–1 | 5–7–0 |
WKU Soccer Complex (145) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| April 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Tennessee | Canceled[7] | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY | ||||||||
| April 17, 2021* Noon |
vs. Wake Forest | Canceled | Summers-Taylor Stadium Johnson City, TN | ||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
2021 NWSL College Draft
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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| Emina Ekic | Racing Louisville FC | 1 | 5 | MF |
Source:[8]
Rankings
Fall 2020
| Poll | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Final |
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| United Soccer[9] | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Spring 2021
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
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Final |
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| United Soccer[9] | None Released | None Released | |||||||||||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [10] | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "2019 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Louisville Releases Women's Soccer Spring Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Louisville Women's Soccer vs. Tennessee Canceled". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletic Department. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Yang, Stephanie (January 13, 2021). "All the picks from the 2021 NWSL College Draft". allforxi.com. Vox Media. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.