2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team
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 with 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
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
Departures
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 contractWest 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
Recruiting class
Source:[ 4]
Squad
Roster
As of November 21, 2023 [ 7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team management
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
Source:[ 8] [ 9]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
August 6 * p.m.
at Miami (OH)
None Reported
–
Bobby Kramig Field Oxford, OH
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 17 * p.m., ACCNX
Indiana State T 0–0 0–0–1
Lynn Stadium (437)Louisville, KY
August 20 * p.m., FloFC
at Xavier
L 0–2 0–1–1
Corcoran Field (1,682)Cincinnati, OH
August 24 * p.m., FloFC
at Dayton
L 1–2 0–2–1
Baujan Field (724)Dayton, OH
August 27 * p.m., ACCNX
Northern Kentucky T 0–0 0–2–2
Lynn Stadium (362)
August 31 * p.m., ACCNX
Illinois L 1–2 0–3–2
Lynn Stadium (372)
September 3 * p.m., ACCNX
Central Michigan W 3–0 1–3–2
Lynn Stadium (395)
September 7 * p.m., BTN+
at Indiana
L 0–2 1–4–2
Bill Armstrong Stadium (413)Bloomington, IN
September 10 * p.m., ACCNX
Wyoming T 2–2 1–4–3
Lynn Stadium (213)
ACC Regular Season
September 16 p.m., ACCNX
No. 20 Virginia
T 1–1 1–4–4
Lynn Stadium (221)
September 21 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh W 3–2 2–4–4
Lynn Stadium (279)
September 24 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL)
L 0–1 2–5–4
Cobb Stadium (214)Coral Gables, FL
September 30 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 10 Notre Dame
L 0–3 2–6–4
Alumni Stadium (450)Notre Dame, IN
October 5 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Florida State
L 0–2 2–7–4
Lynn Stadium (198)
October 8 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse W 2–1 3–7–4
Lynn Stadium (227)
October 14 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College
T 1–1 3–7–5
Newton Campus Soccer Field (471)Chestnut Hill, MA
October 19 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 8 Clemson
L 0–3 3–8–5
Riggs Field (362)Clemson, SC
October 22 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest
L 0–1 3–9–5
Spry Stadium (620)Winston-Salem, NC
October 26 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25т Duke
W 1–0 4–9–5
Lynn Stadium (405)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Awards and honors
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: — = 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
^ "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 .
