2020 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

2020 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
2020 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–7–0 (4–4–0 ACC)
Head coach	Karen Ferguson-Dayes (21st season);
Assistant coaches	Andy Stoots (5th season); Hunter Norton (5th season); Tim Nowak (2nd season);
Home stadium	Lynn Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
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
Louisville ‍‍‍	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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Hanna Wise
1	GK	USA	Gabby Kouzelos
2	MF	USA	Sarah Hernandez
3	MF	CAN	Nadege L'Esperance
4	FW	USA	Emma Hiscock
5	FW	USA	Ravin Alexander
6	MF	USA	Riley Mullady
8	DF	USA	Caitlin Elam
9	DF	USA	Lily Yordy
10	MF	USA	Emina Ekic
11	MF	USA	Taylor Kerwin
12	FW	USA	Corinne Dente
13	FW	USA	Jessica Camken
14	FW	USA	Shay Hampton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	USA	Hayley Howard
17	MF	USA	Kiana Klein
18	GK	USA	Lana Batson
19	MF	USA	Maisie Whitsett
20	FW	USA	Savina Zamborini
22	MF	USA	Jolene Ballard
23	MF	USA	Morgan Bentley
24	FW	USA	Delaney Snyder
25	FW	USA	Holly Stalls
26	FW	USA	Cassie Amshoff
27	MF	USA	Kiley Polk
30	GK	USA	Olivia Pratapas
36	DF	USA	Sydney Cradle

Team management

Position	Staff
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

Source:^[5]^[6]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
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
Emina Ekic	Racing Louisville FC	1	5	MF

Source:^[8]

Rankings

Fall 2020

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Final
United Soccer^[9]			13	13	13

Spring 2021

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Final
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.

[1] "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[2] "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[3] "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[auto-4] "2019 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

[5] "2020 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[6] "Louisville Releases Women's Soccer Spring Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[7] "Louisville Women's Soccer vs. Tennessee Canceled". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletic Department. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[8] Yang, Stephanie (January 13, 2021). "All the picks from the 2021 NWSL College Draft". allforxi.com. Vox Media. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

[US-9] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

[10] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

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v t e 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
Regular season	America East American ACC ASUN Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Sun Belt SWAC Summit League WAC West Coast
Conference tournaments	America East American ACC ASUN Atlantic 10 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot League SEC Southern Southland Sun Belt SWAC Summit League WAC
National tournaments	NCAA tournament Final
Rankings	Rankings