Mcmahon's 'Warrior Mentality' Shines Amid Loucity Unbeaten Streak
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IN THIS ISSUE GAME PREVIEW 04 McMahon's 'warrior mentality' shines amid LouCity unbeaten streak TEAM ROSTERS 05 A look at team rosters for Louisville City FC and Memphis 901 FC LYNN FAMILY STADIUM 06 Key details about LouCity's new home EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS 07 Where LouCity currently stands in the Eastern Conference JOHN HACKWORTH 08 Meet Louisville City FC's head coach LOUCITY STAFF 10-11 Louisville City's Coaches, Front Office, Technical Staff, & Medical Staff MEET THE TEAM 13-17 Player profiles for every athlete SCHEDULE 20 A full rundown of our 2020 reschedule updated with wins and losses YOUTH CLUB PARTNERS 25 A listing of Louisville City's youth soccer club partners COMMUNITY AND CHAMBER PARTNERS 28 A listing of Louisville City's business and civic partners 03 MCMAHON’S ‘WARRIOR MENTALITY’ SHINES AMID LOUCITY UNBEATEN STREAK By Jonathan Lintner Just one player in Louisville City FC’s lineup McMahon went 90 minutes before subbed off Wednesday night had fully fresh legs. Pat in favor of fellow defender Wes Charpie late McMahon certainly made the most of them. in the going. According to Opta statistics, the defender led “He always puts in the work, and he’s got a LouCity in passes (50), completed passes (39) ton of fight in him,” said midfielder Corben and passes in the opponent’s half of the pitch Bone, who also played with McMahon at FC (34) as the boys in purple defeated rival Indy Cincinnati. “He mades good decisions. It Eleven by a 2-0 score at Lucas Oil Stadium. seems like he’s always in the right place at the right time, and you want a guy like that on your “It’s been crazy,” said McMahon, who was team. away from the team last Saturday when LouCity beat Saint Louis FC by a 3-0 score — “He has a championship mentality, and you for good reason. The 33-year-old married his know he’s going to get the job done. He puts wife, Brianna. in a shift every game — puts it all on the field — and that’s all you can really ask.” "Obviously the weekend was amazing. It flew by quick,” McMahon added. “I was so excited McMahon has established himself since that we got the three points on the weekend the USL Championship restarted play mid- and then being able to come back into the July, working from reserve to regular starter. lineup when you miss a game is nice knowing Despite missing a game for his wedding the coaches have that confidence.” ceremony, his 808 minutes played rank seventh-most on LouCity’s roster. McMahon’s return marked the only change on coach John Hackworth’s lineup card from A USL Cup winner dating back to his 2015 Saturday to Wednesday. Inserting the right season with the Rochester Rhinos, McMahon back meant LouCity rolled out the same was already preaching recovery for his club’s starting 11 as it used in a 3-1 rout of Indy Eleven next outing minutes after the Indy win. LouCity back on Sept. 5. faces another quick turnaround for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday against Memphis 901 FC at McMahon registered 76 total touches, often Lynn Family Stadium. pushing up to become part of his side’s attack. “Starting now, you just kind of prepare your “Pat’s such a good pro,” Hackworth said, “and body — do what you can to get your body right he has that warrior mentality that we look for. for (Thursday’s) re-gen,” McMahon said. “We’ll He’s smart. He’s intelligent. His soccer is good. go back to training, and the guys who have Our guys joke about his quality often, but the knocks maybe rotate. We’ll get a fresh pair of reality is that he is a really good soccer player. legs in there. We’ll prepare the best we can, “He’s a fantastic professional, and we need and it’s up to the coaches to make those hard him. He provides a lot of composure in there decisions.” for us, defends like a warrior and gets the mentality right, so I’m really proud of him 04 tonight.” TEAM ROSTERS 1 CHRIS HUBBARD GK 1 TIM HOWARD GK 3 ALEXIS SOUAHY D 2 MARK SEGBERS D 4 SEAN TOTSCH D 3 ZACH CARROLL D 5 JIMMY OCKFORD D 4 LIAM DOYLE D 6 WES CHARPIE D 5 TRISTON HODGE D 8 AKIL WATTS D 6 DAN METZGER MF 9 LUKE SPENCER F 7 RAUL GONZALEZ MF 10 BRIAN OWNBY F 8 MARC BURCH D 11 NIALL MCCABE MF 9 KEANU MARSH-BROWN F 13 CORBEN BONE MF 10 JEAN-CHRISTOPHE KOFFI MF 14 ABDOU THIAM F 11 PIERRE DA SILVA F 15 PAT MCMAHON D 12 JIMMY HAGUE GK 17 CAMERON LANCASTER F 14 RAFAEL MENTZINGEN MF 19 OSCAR JIMENEZ D 15 JACKSON MORSE D 22 GEORGE DAVIS IV F 16 TOMMY MCCABE MF 27 NAPO MATSOSO MF 19 RECE BUCKMASTER D 29 ANTOINE HOPPENOT MF 20 JOSE BAXTER MF 36 PAOLO DELPICCOLO MF 21 DUANE MUCKETTE MF 39 BEN LUNDT GK 23 LESTON PAUL MF 42 JONATHAN GOMEZ D 24 JACOB HAUSER-RAMSEY D 45 DAMIR BEGANOVIC MF 25 JIM BARKEI GK 61 ELIJAH WYNDER MF 26 CAL JENNINGS F 77 JASON JOHNSON F 29 BRANDON ALLEN F 80 DEVON "SPEEDY" WILLIAMS MF 70 MATT HUNDLEY F 91 MUAMER UGARAK M HEAD COACH | JOHN HACKWORTH HEAD COACH | BEN PIRMANN 05 LouCity Program Ad 2020 b.pdf 1 8/24/20 12:04 PM WE NEED TO BENOWNOW MOREMORE THANTHAN EVEREVER C M Y Just as LouCity players work together on the field, CM MY we work together in innovative ways with businesses, CY individuals, nonprofits and government orgs to CMY empower individuals and families in our community K to achieve their fullest potential. We mean it when we say that with your help, we will create a better – more equitable future for all – right here at home! Go LouCity! metrounitedway.org/2020 WELCOME TO The $65 million stadium sits on a 10-acre parcel in the Butchertown neighborhood east of downtown. Normal capacity is 15,304, and the venue could range up to 25,000 for concerts. Unique to Lynn is a 72-foot Modelo bar in the open end, believed to be the longest of its kind in Kentucky. The jumbotron ranks second in size behind only Churchill Downs’ Big Board. The natural surface is made up of Tahoma 31 Bermuda overseeded with rye, and it can remain green year round thanks to a sub-air system that removes excessive moisture, but can also blow hot or cold air to keep grass at an ideal temperature. The lines measure 120 feet by 80, a major upgrade from the 105 by 75 pitch at LouCity’s former LouCity has ensured its late home, Louisville Slugger Field. founder’s legacy lives on within the club’s new home. Architect and philanthropist Wayne Estopinal, who brought pro soccer to town, is the namesake behind the closed end of Lynn Family Stadium, the standing supporter zone. Estopinal, whose firm also designed the University of Louisville’s similarly named Lynn Stadium, died in a November 2018 plane crash at age 63. 06 EASTERN CONFERENCE GROUP STANDINGS GROUP E GP W L D GF GA GD PTS LOUISVILLE CITY FC 13 8 3 2 21 10 11 26 INDY ELEVEN 13 7 5 1 18 14 4 22 SAINT LOUIS FC 12 5 4 3 16 16 0 18 SPORTING KANSAS CITY II 12 4 7 1 16 20 -4 13 GROUP F GP W L D GF GA GD PTS PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC 13 9 3 1 36 8 28 28 HARTFORD ATHLETIC 11 7 3 1 21 21 0 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II 12 4 8 0 22 23 -1 12 PHILADELPHIA UNION II 11 2 7 2 12 31 -19 8 LOUDOUN UNITED FC 12 1 8 3 10 27 -17 6 GROUP G GP W L D GF GA GD PTS BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC 14 7 3 4 27 14 13 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE 12 6 3 3 21 19 2 21 NORTH CAROLINA FC 11 4 6 1 12 18 -6 13 MEMHPIS 901 FC 12 2 6 4 17 25 -8 10 GROUP H GP W L D GF GA GD PTS TAMPA BAY ROWDIES 14 9 2 3 23 9 14 30 CHARLESTON BATTERY 12 7 2 3 19 10 9 24 ATLANTA UNITED 2 14 2 9 3 17 27 -10 9 THE MIAMI FC 11 2 6 3 13 27 -14 9 07 JOHN HACKWORTH Louisville City Football Club coach John Hackworth was hired in the middle of the 2018 season and promptly led the Club to its second USL Cup championship, completing the first back-to-back USL Cup titles in modern USL history. Hackworth was hired on Aug. 2, 2018, taking over for previous coach James O’Connor who was hired with Orlando City “Those that know him have applauded of the MLS. After O’Connor left, Louisville his coaching acumen, but his character is City continued its season as a player-led what we are most excited about as we take team until Hackworth took over mid-August. Louisville City FC forward,” Estes said of Under Hackworth’s direction, LouCity Hackworth. closed out the regular season well and Prior to Louisville City, Hackworth had then rolled through the 2018 USL playoffs been in charge of the U.S. U-17 Men’s with four impressive wins – outscoring the National Team since 2015 and has served four playoff teams in their path 12-2.