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2020 Louisville Women’s Soccer University of Louisville Quick Facts General Information 2020 Louisville Women’s Soccer Schedule Location Louisville, Kentucky Date Opponent Time TV Location Founded 1798 Enrollment 22,000 Thur., Sept. 17 at Miami * 7 p.m. ACCNX Coral Gables, Fla. Nickname Cardinals Sun., Sept. 20 at Florida State * 1 p.m. ACCN Tallahassee, Fla. Colors Red & Black THUR., OCT. 1 SYRACUSE * 7 p.m. ACCNX LYNN STADIUM Home Field Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Surface/Capacity FieldTurf/5,300 SUN., OCT. 4 BOSTON COLLEGE * 12 p.m. RSN LYNN STADIUM Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Thur., Oct. 15 at Virginia * 8 p.m. ACCN Charlottesville, Va. President Dr. Neeli Bendapudi Sun., Oct. 18 at Virginia Tech * 3 p.m. RSN Blacksburg, Va. Director of Athletics Vince Tyra Sport Administrator Amy Calabrese SUN., OCT. 25 NOTRE DAME * 1:30 p.m. ACCN LYNN STADIUM Web Site Address www.GoCards.com THUR., OCT. 29 NORTH CAROLINA * 8 p.m. ACCN LYNN STADIUM Tues. Nov. 3 ACC Tournament TBA ACCN Cary, N.C. Women’s Soccer Staff Head Coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes (Connecticut, ‘93) Sun, Nov. 8 ACC Tournament TBA ACCN Cary, N.C. Email [email protected] Tues., Nov. 10 ACC Tournament TBA ACCN Cary, N.C. Record at UofL 182-161-37 (21st Season) Career Record Same Assistant Coaches Andy Stoots (Milligan College, ‘02) *ACC Games Hunter Norton (Georgia Southern,’14) Home games are in BOLD CAPS Tim Nowak (Western Illinois, ‘97) All times Eastern and subject to change Performance Analyst Declan Doherty (Ulster Jordanstown, ‘13) Director of Operations Jing Hughley (Louisville, ‘01) Media Relations Media Relations/SID Nick Evans Office Phone (502) 852-3085 Fax (502) 852-7401 E-Mail [email protected] Website www.GoCards.com Mailing Address Athletic Dept., SAC Bldg University of Louisville 2100 S. Floyd Street Louisville, KY 40292 The 2020 University of Louisville women’s soccer guide has been published by the Louisville Athletics Association. Editor/Writer: Nick Evans, Kyle Echsner Cover Designs: Hannah Krill Photography: Jeff Reinking, Adam Creech, Karthik Kalvakuri, Taris Smith, Jermaine Bibb, University of Louisville, Atlantic Coast Conference. University of Louisville | gocards.com 2020 Louisville Women’s Soccer 2020 Women’s Soccer TV/Radio Roster 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 HANNA WISE GABBY KOUZELOS SARAH HERNANDEZ NADEGE L’ESPERANCE EMMA HISCOCK RAVIN ALEXANDER RILEY MULLADY GK | R-So. GK | R-Sr. M| Jr. M | Sr. F | Fr. F | R-So. M | Fr. Westlake Village, Calif. Wadsworth, Ohio Moorpark, Calif. Candiac, Quebec, Canada Fenton, Mich. Cincinnati, Ohio Dublin, Ohio Agoura Cuyahoga Valley Christian Moorpark Saint Anne College Fenton Summit Country Day Dublin Jerome 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 KENDRA STEELE CAITLIN ELAM ANNA HENDERSON EMINA EKIC TAYLOR KERWIN CORINNE DENTE JESSICA CAMKEN D | Sr. D/M | Fr. M | Jr. M | Sr. M/F | Sr. F | So. F | Fr. Bellingham, Wash. Loveland, Ohio Kirkland, Wash. Louisville, Ky. Whitefish Bay, Wis Stamford, Conn. Weston, Fla. Squalicum / Univ. of Portland Loveland Lake Washington DuPont Manual Whitefish Bay Westhill Cypress Bay 14 17 18 19 20 22 23 JESSICA DE FILIPPO KIANA KLEIN LANA BATSON MAISIE WHITSETT SAVINA ZAMBORINI JOLENE BALLARD MORGAN BENTLEY F | So. M | Jr. GK | Sr. M/F | Jr. F | Fr. M | So. M | Fr. St-Lazare, Quebec Lebanon, Ohio San Diego, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Atlanta, Ga. John Rennie Dayton Christian Patrick Henry Patrick Henry DuPont Manual DuPont Manual Brookwood 24 25 26 27 30 36 55 DELANEY SNYDER HOLLY STALLS CASSIE AMSHOFF KILEY POLK AMARI HOPKINS SYDNEY CRADLE MIKAYLA MILLER F | Jr. F | Fr. F | Jr. M | Jr. F | Sr. F | Fr. GK | So. Moon Township, Pa. Collierville, Tenn. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Stafford, Va. Brooklyn. N.Y. Louisville, Ky. Moon Area Collierville Sacred Heart Academy Sacred Heart Academy Mountain View / Kansas The Beacon School Mercy Academy KAREN FERGUSON-DAYES ANDY STOOTS HUNTER NORTON TIM NOWAK DECLAN DOHERTY JING HUGHLEY HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH Perf. Analyst DIR. OF OPS. 21st Season 4th Season 6th Season 8th Season 2nd Season 12th Season gocards.com | University of Louisville 2020 Louisville Women’s Soccer News and Notes Ekic, Kouzelos Named Preseason All-ACC Ekic Earns All-American Honors Senior midfielder Emina Ekic and redshirt senior Last season, Emina Ekic was named a second goalkeeper Gabby Kouzelos have been selected to team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches the 2020 Women’s Soccer Preseason All-ACC Team. Association for the second straight year. She was Ekic was named All-ACC first team the last two one of 50 players named to the 2019 NCAA Division seasons. She started all 20 matches a year ago and I Women’s All-America Teams. led the team with eight goals and eight assists. She She became the seventh All-American in school recorded five game-winning goals, which ranked history as a sophomore. She is the first Cardinal first on the team, third in the ACC, and 27th in to earn back-to-back All-American honors since the nation. She has 16 career assists, which ranks Joanna Haig in 2006 and 2007. She is the first second all-time in Louisville program history. Louisville player to earn second team honors, with Kouzelos was named All-ACC second team a the previous six selections earning third and fourth season ago after starting all 20 matches. She team honors. concluded the year with a 13-5-2 record and led the team to 10 shutouts, ranking second in team 2019 National/ACC Rankings history. She finished the season with a career-high Team 51 saves on the year and her 0.87 goals against .901 Goals Against Average - 55/5 average ranked second all-time in program history. .491 Shot Accuracy - 92/3 Emina Ekic Louisville Picked 7th in ACC Preseason Poll L’Esperance Named FTF All-Canada Third Team 0.4 Assists Per Game - 75/6 Louisville is picked seventh in the ACC preseason Nadege L’Esperance was named First Touch Football 5 Game Winning Goals - T-28th/T-3rd poll with 77 points, just two points shy of sixth- (FTF) All-Canada Third Team. Gabby Kouzelos place Notre Dame (79) and nine points shy of L’Esperance, a native of Candiac, Quebec, started 9 Shoutouts - 27/3 fifth-place Clemson (86). North Carolina was voted all 19 games last season, recording an assist against the preseason favorite with eight first place votes, Boston College. As a sophomore, she had three Women’s Soccer Excels in the Classroom while Florida State was picked second and Virginia assists and a goal. The Cardinals achieved a collective 3.780 grade- was picked third. point average for the 2020 spring semester, which Ekic, Kouzelos Named Top Drawer Soccer Top 10 marked the highest GPA in the Ferguson-Dayes era. Lucky Number 13 University of Louisville senior midfielder Emina Ekic Their 3.632 GPA for the 2019-20 academic year was The Cardinals went 13-5-2 last season, which tied and redshirt senior goalkeeper Gabby Kouzelos also the highest with Ferguson-Dayes at the helm. the second most wins in single season history. They were both named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Top 10 They have eclipsed a 3.0 team GPA every semester also won 13 games in 2006 (13-4-3) and 2007 (13- Lists. since 2000. In addition, 25 of 26 student-athletes 6-2). ”One of the best midfielders in the ACC and all earned a 3.0 or better GPA. Sixteen players were They won a program-best 14 matches (14-7-3) in of college soccer, Ekic goes overlooked at times named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2020, earning 2011. That season they also reached the third round for players at more prominent programs. But her above a 3.5 GPA, while five were named Dean’s of the NCAA Tournament with wins over Dayton ability to unlock a defense is matched by few, and Scholars for a perfect 4.0 GPA. (W, 2-0, at UofL) and No. 5 Memphis (W, 2-0, at she’s a good passer that can create chances. She Memphis). They fell 2-0 vs. No. 9 Florida State in the scored eight and setup eight more last fall (three Round of 16 in Memphis, Tenn. of her goals coming from the penalty spot) and will eye up finishing with 10 Reaching the 2nd Round of the NCAA Tournament goals and assists should a season go With a 1-0 win over Lipscomb in the first round of forward.” - Top Drawer Soccer the NCAA Tournament in Louisville, Ky., last season, ”She may not have the stereotypical the Cardinals reached the second round for just the goalkeeper frame, but she makes up second time in program history. It marked the third for any concerns there with good NCAA Tourney win in program history. positioning and sharp shot-stopping In 2011, they defeated Dayton 2-0 in Louisville reflexes. Unafraid to come off her to advance to the second round. That season, they line and stand up strong, she’s one also won 2-0 at No. 5 Memphis in the second round of the more underrated goalkeepers before falling 2-0 to No. 9 Florida State. in DI women’s soccer. After the 2019 season she earned All-ACC Second Back-to-Back NCAA Tournaments Team honors. In her three seasons UofL is coming off of back-to-back trips to the with the Cardinal, she’s played every NCAA Tournament. In 2018, they fell at Tennessee single game when healthy.” - Top in the first round and last year they reached the Drawer Soccer second round with a win over Lipscomb.