2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–9–5 (3–5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hunter Norton (8th season)
  • Nick Stirrett (3rd season)
Home stadiumLynn Stadium
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Florida State  y 901 .9502201 .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  y 712 .8001244 .700
No. 3 Clemson  y 721 .7501844 .769
No. 8 North Carolina  y 505 .7501328 .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  y 631 .6501761 .729
Wake Forest   424 .6001035 .694
Virginia   334 .500836 .647
Virginia Tech   460 .400783 .472
Louisville   352 .400495 .361
Duke   253 .350673 .469
NC State   253 .350396 .333
Miami (FL)   271 .2503104 .294
Boston College   064 .200396 .333
Syracuse   091 .0502142 .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

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 Pratapas0GK5'9"SophomoreClemmons, North CarolinaTransferred to NC State
Sarah Hernandez2DF5'4"Graduate StudentMoorpark, CaliforniaGraduated
Patricia Ward3FW5'6"Graduate StudentNewport News, VirginiaGraduated
Riley Mullady6MF5'5"JuniorDublin, OhioTransferred to NYU
Lilly Yordy9DF5'4"JuniorHamilton, OhioTransferred to Northern Kentucky
Corinne Dente12FW5'5"SeniorStamford, ConnecticutGraduated
Riley Goss17MF5'7"FreshmanSuffolk, VirginiaTransferred to James Madison
Anouk Denton18DF5'4"SophomoreSt. Albans, EnglandSigned professional contract
with West Ham[1]
Maisie Whitsett19MF/FW5'9"SeniorSan Diego, CaliforniaGraduated
Evelyn Pazienza29FW/MF5'7"FreshmanWilton, ConnecticutTransferred to North Dakota

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Malene Nielsen0GK5'11"JuniorJuelsminde, DenmarkFairleigh Dickinson
Lucy Roberts6DF5'10"Graduate StudentCheshire, EnglandSouth Florida[2]
Amber Jackson7FW5'6"SeniorSusanville, CaliforniaOregon State
Maya Anand17FW5'4"Graduate StudentLeesburg, VirginiaBinghamton[3]

Recruiting class

Source:[4]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Molly Cochran
MF
United StatesMadeira, OhioOhio Elite SA[5]
Fiona Gaißer
FW
GermanyMunich, GermanyBayern Munich IIN/A
Betsy Huckaby
MF
United StatesCrestwood, KentuckyRacing Louisville AcademyN/A
Emma Sanchez
DF
United StatesCamas, WashingtonNorthwest Elite[6]
Viktoria Wik
MF
DenmarkRoskilde, DenmarkHB KøgeN/A

Squad

Roster

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 Denmark DEN Malene Nielsen
1 GK Canada CAN Alyssa Zalac
2 MF United States USA Betsy Huckaby
3 FW United States USA Mackenzie Geigle
4 FW United States USA Emma Hiscock
5 FW United States USA Ravin Alexander
6 DF England ENG Lucy Roberts
7 FW United States USA Amber Jackson
8 MF United States USA Maya Maxwell
9 MF United States USA Molly Cochran
10 DF United States USA Autumn Weeks
11 MF United States USA Addie Chester
13 MF United States USA Ava Nielson
14 MF United States USA Lizzie Sexton
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF United States USA Hayley Howard
18 MF Denmark DEN Wiktoria Wik
19 FW Germany GER Fiona Gaißer
20 FW United States USA Savina Zamborini
21 DF United States USA Sophia Zinn
22 DF United States USA Karsyn Cherry
23 MF United States USA Morgan Bentley
25 DF United States USA Hadley Snyder
26 MF United States USA Emma Kate Schroll
27 FW United States USA Emersen Jennings
28 MF United States USA Brooke Dardano
30 GK United States USA Erynn Floyd
32 DF United States USA Madison Ellsworth

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
Time, TV
Rank# 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

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

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[12]Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[13]

References

  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.
  7. 1 2 "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.
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