2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–9–5 (3–5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Karen Ferguson-Dayes (24th season);
Assistant coaches	Hunter Norton (8th season); Nick Stirrett (3rd season);
Home stadium	Lynn Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 1 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	22	–	0	–	1	.978
No. 16 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	7	–	1	–	2	.800	12	–	4	–	4	.700
No. 3 Clemson ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	18	–	4	–	4	.769
No. 8 North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	5	–	0	–	5	.750	13	–	2	–	8	.739
No. 6 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	17	–	6	–	1	.729
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	4	.600	10	–	3	–	5	.694
Virginia ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	4	.500	8	–	3	–	6	.647
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0	.400	7	–	8	–	3	.472
Louisville ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2	.400	4	–	9	–	5	.361
Duke ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	6	–	7	–	3	.469
NC State ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	3	–	9	–	6	.333
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1	.250	3	–	10	–	4	.294
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	6	–	4	.200	3	–	9	–	6	.333
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1	.050	2	–	14	–	2	.167


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-fourth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Caridnals had a rocky start to their non-conference season, with their first win not coming until September 3. That would be their only win during non-conference play and they finished wth a 1–4–3 record. They only played one other power 5 school, Indiana, and the Cardinals lost 2–0. They began ACC play with a tie against Virginia who was ranked 20th at the time, and a win over Pittsburgh. However, that momentum did not continue as they lost their next three games. They mustered two more wins during conference play, against Syracuse and 25th ranked Duke to end the 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.

Previous season[edit]

The Cardinals finished the season 6–8–2 overall and 3–7–0 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Olivia Pratapas	0	GK	5'9"	Sophomore	Clemmons, North Carolina	Transferred to NC State
Sarah Hernandez	2	DF	5'4"	Graduate Student	Moorpark, California	Graduated
Patricia Ward	3	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Newport News, Virginia	Graduated
Riley Mullady	6	MF	5'5"	Junior	Dublin, Ohio	Transferred to NYU
Lilly Yordy	9	DF	5'4"	Junior	Hamilton, Ohio	Transferred to Northern Kentucky
Corinne Dente	12	FW	5'5"	Senior	Stamford, Connecticut	Graduated
Riley Goss	17	MF	5'7"	Freshman	Suffolk, Virginia	Transferred to James Madison
Anouk Denton	18	DF	5'4"	Sophomore	St. Albans, England	Signed professional contract with West Ham^[1]
Maisie Whitsett	19	MF/FW	5'9"	Senior	San Diego, California	Graduated
Evelyn Pazienza	29	FW/MF	5'7"	Freshman	Wilton, Connecticut	Transferred to North Dakota

Incoming transfers[edit]

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Malene Nielsen	0	GK	5'11"	Junior	Juelsminde, Denmark	Fairleigh Dickinson
Lucy Roberts	6	DF	5'10"	Graduate Student	Cheshire, England	South Florida^[2]
Amber Jackson	7	FW	5'6"	Senior	Susanville, California	Oregon State
Maya Anand	17	FW	5'4"	Graduate Student	Leesburg, Virginia	Binghamton^[3]

Recruiting class[edit]

Source:^[4]

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Molly Cochran MF	Madeira, Ohio	Ohio Elite SA	^[5]
Fiona Gaißer FW	Munich, Germany	Bayern Munich II	N/A
Betsy Huckaby MF	Crestwood, Kentucky	Racing Louisville Academy	N/A
Emma Sanchez DF	Camas, Washington	Northwest Elite	^[6]
Viktoria Wik MF	Roskilde, Denmark	HB Køge	N/A

Squad[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of November 21, 2023 ^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	DEN	Malene Nielsen
1	GK	CAN	Alyssa Zalac
2	MF	USA	Betsy Huckaby
3	FW	USA	Mackenzie Geigle
4	FW	USA	Emma Hiscock
5	FW	USA	Ravin Alexander
6	DF	ENG	Lucy Roberts
7	FW	USA	Amber Jackson
8	MF	USA	Maya Maxwell
9	MF	USA	Molly Cochran
10	DF	USA	Autumn Weeks
11	MF	USA	Addie Chester
13	MF	USA	Ava Nielson
14	MF	USA	Lizzie Sexton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	USA	Hayley Howard
18	MF	DEN	Wiktoria Wik
19	FW	GER	Fiona Gaißer
20	FW	USA	Savina Zamborini
21	DF	USA	Sophia Zinn
22	DF	USA	Karsyn Cherry
23	MF	USA	Morgan Bentley
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
32	DF	USA	Madison Ellsworth

Team management[edit]

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

Source:^[7]

Schedule[edit]

Source:^[8]^[9]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 6* 2:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	None Reported	–	Bobby Kramig Field Oxford, OH
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 17* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	Indiana State	T 0–0	0–0–1	Lynn Stadium (437) Louisville, KY
August 20* 7:30 p.m., FloFC	at Xavier	L 0–2	0–1–1	Corcoran Field (1,682) Cincinnati, OH
August 24* 7:00 p.m., FloFC	at Dayton	L 1–2	0–2–1	Baujan Field (724) Dayton, OH
August 27* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	Northern Kentucky	T 0–0	0–2–2	Lynn Stadium (362) Louisville, KY
August 31* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	Illinois	L 1–2	0–3–2	Lynn Stadium (372) Louisville, KY
September 3* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	Central Michigan	W 3–0	1–3–2	Lynn Stadium (395) Louisville, KY
September 7* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	at Indiana	L 0–2	1–4–2	Bill Armstrong Stadium (413) Bloomington, IN
September 10* 5:30 p.m., ACCNX	Wyoming	T 2–2	1–4–3	Lynn Stadium (213) Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 16 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 20 Virginia	T 1–1	1–4–4 (0–0–1)	Lynn Stadium (221) Louisville, KY
September 21 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Pittsburgh	W 3–2	2–4–4 (1–0–1)	Lynn Stadium (279) Louisville, KY
September 24 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Miami (FL)	L 0–1	2–5–4 (1–1–1)	Cobb Stadium (214) Coral Gables, FL
September 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 10 Notre Dame	L 0–3	2–6–4 (1–2–1)	Alumni Stadium (450) Notre Dame, IN
October 5 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 2 Florida State	L 0–2	2–7–4 (1–3–1)	Lynn Stadium (198) Louisville, KY
October 8 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Syracuse	W 2–1	3–7–4 (2–3–1)	Lynn Stadium (227) Louisville, KY
October 14 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College	T 1–1	3–7–5 (2–3–2)	Newton Campus Soccer Field (471) Chestnut Hill, MA
October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 8 Clemson	L 0–3	3–8–5 (2–4–2)	Riggs Field (362) Clemson, SC
October 22 12:30 p.m., ACCNX	at Wake Forest	L 0–1	3–9–5 (2–5–2)	Spry Stadium (620) Winston-Salem, NC
October 26 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 25т Duke	W 1–0	4–9–5 (3–5–2)	Lynn Stadium (405) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors[edit]

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Emma Hiscock	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	October 31	^[10]
Lucy Roberts	All-ACC Third Team	November 1	^[11]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer^[12]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released				—
TopDrawer Soccer^[13]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References[edit]

^ "Anouk Denton: West Ham sign former loanee defender from Louisville Cardinals". BBC Sport. January 21, 2023.
^ "Women's Soccer Adds Lucy Roberts to 2023 Class". gocards.com. Louisville Athletics. December 14, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "Women's Soccer Adds Maya Anand to 2023 Class". gocards.com. Louisville Athletics. May 15, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "Women's Soccer Adds Three to 2023 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. November 9, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "Molly Cochran". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "Emma Sanchez". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "2023 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "Louisville Women's Soccer Announces 2023 Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. June 28, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "ACC Announces Final Women's Soccer Player of the Week Honors of 2023". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "2023 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[1] "Anouk Denton: West Ham sign former loanee defender from Louisville Cardinals". BBC Sport. January 21, 2023.

[2] "Women's Soccer Adds Lucy Roberts to 2023 Class". gocards.com. Louisville Athletics. December 14, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[3] "Women's Soccer Adds Maya Anand to 2023 Class". gocards.com. Louisville Athletics. May 15, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[4] "Women's Soccer Adds Three to 2023 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. November 9, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[5] "Molly Cochran". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[6] "Emma Sanchez". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[auto-7] "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[8] "2023 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[9] "Louisville Women's Soccer Announces 2023 Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. June 28, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[10] "ACC Announces Final Women's Soccer Player of the Week Honors of 2023". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[11] "2023 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[12] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[13] "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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