2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Karen Ferguson-Dayes (25th season);
Assistant coaches	Hunter Norton (9th season); Olivia Mills (1st season);
Home stadium	Lynn Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Standford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team will represent University of Louisville during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals will be led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-fifth season. They will play home games at Lynn Stadium. This will be the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 11th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous 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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Malene Nielsen	0	GK	5'11"	Junior	Juelsminde, Denmark	Transferred to St. John's
Alyssa Zalac	1	GK	5'9"	Sophomore	Montreal, Canada	Transferred to Creighton
Emma Hiscock	4	FW	5'4"	Senior	Fenton, Michigan	Graduated
Ravin Alexander	5	FW	5'3"	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Lucy Roberts	6	DF	5'10"	Graduate Student	Crewe, England	Graduated
Autumn Weeks	10	DF	5'7"	Graduate Student	East Peoria, Illinois	Graduated
Addie Chester	11	MF	5'7"	Sophomore	Muncie, Indiana	Transferred to Ball State
Hayley Howard	15	MF	5'9"	Junior	Brentwood, Tennessee	Transferred to Tennessee
Fiona Gaißer	19	FW	5'5"	Freshman	Munich, Germany	Signed professional contract with FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Savina Zamborini	20	MF	5'7"	Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated
Morgan Bentley	23	MF	5'4"	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Maddy Ellsworth	32	DF	5'7"	Senior	Hillsboro, Oregon	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kailey Kimball	1	GK	6'2"	Junior	Danville, California	Purdue
Jolie St. Louis	4	FW	5'9"	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	UAB
Berkley Patterson	15	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Austin, Texas	Texas Tech
Gianna Angelillo	21	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Glastonbury, Connecticut	Miami (FL)
Ella Kane	23	FW	5'5"	Sophomore	Macomb, Michigan	Kentucky

Recruiting class

Source:^[1]

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Lauryn Contini MF	New Philadelphia, Ohio	Cleveland Force SC	^[2]
Piper Davidson FW	Wenatchee, Washington	Crossfire Premier FC	^[3]
Fina Davy FW	Delaware, Ohio	Ohio Premier	N/A
Ag Gibson MF	Louisville, Kentucky	Racing Louisville FC Academy	^[4]
Brooklyn Lee DF	Tacoma, Washington	Pacific NW	^[5]
Grace Maddox FW	Statham, Georgia	GSA	^[6]
Avery Oergel DF	Fulton, Maryland	Maryland United FC	^[7]
Amelia Swinarski MF	Madison, Ohio	Internationals SC, Ohio	^[8]

Squad

Roster

As of July 10, 2024 ^[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Kailey Kimball
2	MF	USA	Betsy Huckaby
3	FW	USA	Mackenzie Geigle
4	FW	USA	Jolie St. Louis
5	FW	USA	Grace Maddox
6	FW	USA	Piper Davidson
7	FW	USA	Amber Jackson
8	MF	USA	Maya Maxwell
9	MF	USA	Molly Cochran
10	MF	USA	Lauryn Contini
11	MF	USA	Amelia Swinarski
12	DF	USA	Avery Oergel
13	MF	USA	Ava Nielson
14	MF	USA	Lizzie Sexton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	USA	Berkley Patterson
17	DF	USA	Brooklyn Lee
18	MF	DEN	Wiktoria Wik
20	FW	USA	Fina Davy
21	MF	USA	Gianna Angelillo
22	DF	USA	Karsyn Cherry
23	FW	USA	Ella Kane
24	MF	USA	AG Gibson
25	DF	USA	Hadley Snyder
26	MF	USA	Emma Kate Schroll
27	FW	USA	Emersen Jennings
28	MF	USA	Brooke Dardano
30	GK	USA	Erynn Floyd

Team management

Position	Staff
Karen Ferguson-Dayes	Head Coach
Hunter Norton	Associate Head Coach
Olivia Mills	Assistant Coach
Declan Doherty	Performance Analyst
Jing Hughley	Director of Operations

Source:^[9]

Schedule

Source:^[10]^[11]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 4* 7:00 p.m.	Butler	–	Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
August 8* 4:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	–	EKU Soccer Field Richmond, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 15* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	Bellarmine		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
August 18* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	UAB		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
August 22* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	New Hampshire		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
August 25* 5:00 p.m.	at Northern Kentucky		NKU Soccer Stadium Highland Heights, KY
August 29* 7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati		Gettler Stadium Cincinnati, OH
September 1* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Evansville		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 5* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX	UT Martin		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 8* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Dayton		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 14 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh		Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
September 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia Tech		Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA
September 29 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	NC State		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at North Carolina		Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC
October 6 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Duke		Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC
October 12 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	Notre Dame		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Stanford		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 20 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	California		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Boston College		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Clemson		Riggs Field Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	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

^ "Women's Soccer Signs Eight to 2024 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. November 8, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Lauryn Contini". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Piper Davidson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Ag Gibson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Brooklyn Lee". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Grace Maddox". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Avery Oergel". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Amelia Swinarski". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "2024 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Louisville Announces 2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. June 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

[1] "Women's Soccer Signs Eight to 2024 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. November 8, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[2] "Lauryn Contini". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[3] "Piper Davidson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[4] "Ag Gibson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[5] "Brooklyn Lee". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[6] "Grace Maddox". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[7] "Avery Oergel". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[8] "Amelia Swinarski". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[auto-9] "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[10] "2024 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[11] "Louisville Announces 2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. June 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[12] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

[13] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

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