October 18 | #4 Louisville Men’s Soccer vs. Ohio State October 18 | #4 Louisville Men’s Soccer vs. Ohio State 1 1 @UofLMensSoccer | GoCards.com | @GoCards @UofLMensSoccer | GoCards.com | @GoCards 2016 SCHEDULE / RESULTS AUGUST Sat. 13 at Memphis (Exhibition) T, 1-1 Sat. 20 at UAB (Exhibition) T, 1-1 Fri. 26 BUTLER (ACC Network Extra) T, 0-0 (2OT) Mon. 29 QUINNIPIAC (ACC Network Extra) W, 2-1 (OT) SEPTEMBER Fri. 2 at #14 UConn W, 2-0 Tues. 6 at #16 Kentucky (SEC Network+) L, 0-1 Fri. 9 at Pittsburgh * (ACC Network Extra) W, 2-0 Tues. 13 XAVIER (ACC Network Extra) W, 2-0 Fri. 16 #1 NOTRE DAME * (ACC Network Extra) W, 1-0 Tues. 20 at Saint Louis W, 1-0 Sat. 24 #16 VIRGINIA * (ACC Network Extra) W, 6-1 Fri. 30 at Boston College * T, 1-1 (2OT) OCTOBER Tues. 4 BELMONT (ACC Network Extra) W, 6-0 Fri. 7 #3 SYRACUSE * (RSN/ACC Network Extra) W, 1-0 Tues. 11 #9 INDIANA (ACC Network Extra) L, 1-2 Sat. 15 at #7 Wake Forest * (ACC Network Extra) L, 1-2 Tues. 18 OHIO STATE (ACC Network Extra) 7:00 p.m. Sun. 23 at NC State * (ACC Network Extra) 1:00 p.m. Fri. 28 CLEMSON * (ACC Network Extra) 7:00 p.m. NOVEMBER Wed. 2 ACC Championship - First Round Sun. 6 ACC Championship - Quarterfinals Wed. 9 ACC Championship - Semifinals Sun. 13 ACC Championship - Final HOME GAMES IN CAPS | All Times Eastern * Atlantic Coast Conference Match ACC Network Extra available on WatchESPN platform OPENING KICK The No. 4 Louisville men’s soccer team plays its final non-conference, regular season match of 2016 as it hosts Ohio State on Tuesday at 7 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. The match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live scor- ing will be provided at GoCards.com. ABOUT THE CARDINALS Louisville enters the week at 9-3-2 overall and tied for the top spot in the ACC Atlantic at 4-1-1 following Saturday’s 2-1 road loss at No. 7 Wake Forest. The Cardinals have been paced by junior Mohamed Thiaw’s nine goals, including an NCAA best six game-winners. Graduate student Stefan Cleveland has eight shutouts in his 14 starts this season to anchor the Louisville defense, which has surrendered only eight goals overall. ABOUT THE BUCKEYES Ohio State enters the week at 4-9-1 overall and 2-3-1 in the Big Ten Conference following a 2-2 draw against Indiana on Saturday. Directed by head coach John Bluem, the Buckeyes were 13-7-3 last season and were 5-2-1 in the Big Ten. Ohio State advanced to the third round of the NCAA Cham- pionship before falling 3-1 on the road at eventual champion Stanford. SERIES SNAPSHOT Ohio State holds a 9-7-4 lead all-time against Louisville in a series dating back to 1985. The Cardinals are 6-3-2 at home against the Buckeyes, including a 1-0 loss in 2014 in the first meeting at Lynn Stadium. Ohio State has won each of the last two meetings between the programs, while Louis- ville most recent win was in 2012 at Cardinal Park. LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS After moving into the top 10 of the NSCAA poll for the first time this season at No. 9 on Sept. 27, the Cardinals continued their move up last week landing at No. 4 overall. Along with last week’s ranking in the coaches poll, Louisville was also ranked No. 2 by Soccer America, No. 2 by Hero College Sports and No. 3 by Top Drawer Soccer. CARDINALS AT NO. 3 IN LATEST NCAA RPI The NCAA released its fourth men’s soccer RPI on Monday and Louisville landed at No. 3. The Cardinals were among six ACC schools in the top eight and nine teams in the top 28. Clemson sits in the No. 1 spot in this week’s RPI and is followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Louisville, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 7 Syracuse, No. 8 Virginia, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 20 Boston College and No. 28 Virginia Tech. LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS... • The Cardinals made their season debut in the NSCAA rankings on Sept. 20 landing at No. 13 overall. • Louisville has finished with more shots than its opponent in 11 of 14 matches this season. • Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (10), Mohamed Thiaw (nine) and Daniel Johnson (seven) are next. • The Cardinals, who were 6-3-2 at home in 2015, are 6-1-1 at home in 2016 and 19-7-6 all-time at Lynn Stadium, now in its third season as Louisville’s home. • UofL is 8-4-1 all-time at Lynn Stadium versus ranked foes with wins over No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 3 Syracuse this season and No. 2 Maryland and No. 2 Syracuse in 2014. • Louisville is 3-2-1 on the road in 2016 after finish- ing just 1-6-1 in road matches last season. LOUISVILLE LINEUP / IMPACT PLAYERS LOUISVILLE LINEUP / IMPACT PLAYERS POS NO NAME HT WT CL GP-GS MIN GA GAA SV W-L-T SO NOTE GK 30 Stefan Cleveland 6-2 185 GR 14-14 1303:14 8 0.55 34 9-3-2 8 2015 Ivy League Def POY POS NO NAME HT WT CL GP-GS G A PTS SH NOTES F 10 Mohamed Thiaw 6-2 170 JR 14-14 9 1 19 24 Transfer leads nation with 6 GW goals MF 5 Jack Gayton 5-11 174 JR 14-14 2 0 4 19 29 career starts, 41 games & 3 career goals MF 6 Geoffrey Dee 5-11 167 JR 14-14 1 2 4 13 Transfer from Tulsa; Scored 7 goals in 2015 MF 8 Romilio Hernandez 6-0 171 SR 14-14 0 1 1 13 61 career starts with 3 goals as midfielder MF 9 Tate Schmitt 5-11 161 SO 14-14 3 2 8 33 ACC All-Freshman in 2016; 10 career goals MF 14 Daniel Johnson 5-9 140 SR 14-14 2 2 6 20 2nd Team All-ACC in 2015; 7 career goals D 2 M. DeGraffenreidt 5-10 162 SR 13-13 0 0 0 2 71 career starts; 2nd Team All-AAC in 2013 D 20 Cody Cochran 5-9 151 r-FR 13-11 1 0 2 2 Scored 1st collegiate goal vs. UVA on 9/24 D 24 Joey Kunkel 5-11 170 JR 13-13 0 1 1 0 24 career starts, 26 match appearances D 27 Tim Kubel 5-9 162 JR 14-14 0 8 8 9 12 career goals, 16 total assists; 2-time All-ACC Other Potential Impact Players F 7 Grant Hollkamp 5-11 168 FR 11-0 2 2 6 7 Scored 1st collegiate goal vs. UVA on 9/24 MF 19 Max Stiegwardt 5-8 148 SO 11-0 0 0 0 1 Has played in 16 matches in 1st 2 seasons F 12 Cherif Dieye 5-9 150 FR 14-0 2 0 4 16 Scored 1st collegiate goal vs. UVA on 9/24 F 16 Ricardo Oliveros 5-7 165 SO 14-0 0 3 3 12 1 career goal in 30 appearances, 1 start D 18 Danny Reynolds 6-1 180 SO 8-5 1 0 2 7 3 goals, 4 assists in 22 career starts Sports Information Contact: Garett Wall | (502) 852-3088 or (502) 553-8030 | [email protected] | www.GoCards.com | @UofLmenssoccer | @GoCards Sports Information Contact: Garett Wall | (502) 852-3088 or (502) 553-8030 | [email protected]| www.GoCards.com | @UofLmenssoccer | @GoCards #4 Louisville #4 Louisville CARDINALS CARDINALS (9-3-2, 4-1-1 ACC) (9-3-2, 4-1-1 ACC) Head Coach Head Coach Ken Lolla Ken Lolla At LOU: 126-67-31 At LOU: 126-67-31 (11th Season) (11th Season) Career: 335-151-59 Career: 335-151-59 (27th Season) (27th Season) MATCH DAY INFORMATION #4 Louisville vs. Ohio State Date: Tuesday, October 18 Time: 7:00 p.m. ET Location: Louisville, Ky. Venue: Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium (5,300) TV/Video: ACC Network Extra Live Stats: GoCards.com Twitter Updates: @UofLMensSoccer Series Info: Ohio State leads 9-7-4 all-time Last Meeting: Ohio State 1, Louisville 0 Sept. 29, 2015 - Columbus, Ohio • The Louisville men’s soccer team had its three- match unbeaten streak halted with a 1-0 road loss to Ohio State on at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. A LOOK BACK: LAST OUTING FOR LOUISVILLE Despite the third goal of the season from freshman Cherif Dieye, No. 4 Louisville was unable to overcome a two-goal deficit in Saturday night’s 2-1 road loss to No. 7 Wake Forest at Spry Stadium. Dieye’s goal in the 51st minute cut the deficit in half for the Cardinals, who dropped to 4-3-0 against ranked opponents this season. The game-winning goal for the Demon Deacons was a successful penalty kick from Ian Harkes in the 47th minute marking the second straight loss for Louisville where a penalty kick served as the deciding goal. “Our challenging schedule is providing some tough lessons,” said head coach Ken Lolla. “It’s our hope those lessons will serve us well the rest of the season.” Overall, the two sides finished with 11 shots each, while Wake Forest had a 7-3 advantage in shots on- goal. The match featured just three total corner kicks, including two for the Demon Deacons. Ohio State Ohio State BUCKEYES BUCKEYES (4-9-1, 2-3-1 Big Ten) (4-9-1, 2-3-1 Big Ten) Head Coach Head Coach John Bluem John Bluem At OSU: 197-147-57 (20th Season) At OSU: 197-147-57 (20th Season) Career: 283-177-69 (25th Season) Career: 283-177-69 (25th Season)
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October 18 | #4 Louisville Men’s Soccer vs. Ohio StateOctober 18 | #4 Louisville Men’s Soccer vs. Ohio State 11
Sat. 15 at #7 Wake Forest * (ACC Network Extra) L, 1-2
Tues. 18 OHIO STATE (ACC Network Extra) 7:00 p.m.
Sun. 23 at NC State * (ACC Network Extra) 1:00 p.m.
Fri. 28 CLEMSON * (ACC Network Extra) 7:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER
Wed. 2 ACC Championship - First Round
Sun. 6 ACC Championship - Quarterfi nals
Wed. 9 ACC Championship - Semifi nals
Sun. 13 ACC Championship - Final
HOME GAMES IN CAPS | All Times Eastern
* Atlantic Coast Conference Match
ACC Network Extra available on WatchESPN platform
OPENING KICK The No. 4 Louisville men’s soccer team plays its fi nal non-conference, regular season match of 2016 as it hosts Ohio State on Tuesday at 7 p.m., ET at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. The match will be televised on ACC Network Extra, while live scor-ing will be provided at GoCards.com.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS Louisville enters the week at 9-3-2 overall and tied for the top spot in the ACC Atlantic at 4-1-1 following Saturday’s 2-1 road loss at No. 7 Wake Forest. The Cardinals have been paced by junior Mohamed Thiaw’s nine goals, including an NCAA best six game-winners. Graduate student Stefan Cleveland has eight shutouts in his 14 starts this season to anchor the Louisville defense, which has surrendered only eight goals overall.
ABOUT THE BUCKEYES Ohio State enters the week at 4-9-1 overall and 2-3-1 in the Big Ten Conference following a 2-2 draw against Indiana on Saturday. Directed by head coach John Bluem, the Buckeyes were 13-7-3 last season and were 5-2-1 in the Big Ten. Ohio State advanced to the third round of the NCAA Cham-pionship before falling 3-1 on the road at eventual champion Stanford.
SERIES SNAPSHOT Ohio State holds a 9-7-4 lead all-time against Louisville in a series dating back to 1985. The Cardinals are 6-3-2 at home against the Buckeyes, including a 1-0 loss in 2014 in the fi rst meeting at Lynn Stadium. Ohio State has won each of the last two meetings between the programs, while Louis-ville most recent win was in 2012 at Cardinal Park.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS After moving into the top 10 of the NSCAA poll for the fi rst time this season at No. 9 on Sept. 27, the Cardinals continued their move up last week landing at No. 4 overall. Along with last week’s ranking in the coaches poll, Louisville was also ranked No. 2 by Soccer America, No. 2 by Hero College Sports and No. 3 by Top Drawer Soccer.
CARDINALS AT NO. 3 IN LATEST NCAA RPI The NCAA released its fourth men’s soccer RPI on Monday and Louisville landed at No. 3. The Cardinals were among six ACC schools in the top eight and nine teams in the top 28. Clemson sits in the No. 1 spot in this week’s RPI and is followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Louisville, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 7 Syracuse, No. 8 Virginia, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 20 Boston College and No. 28 Virginia Tech.
LOUISVILLE NOTES AND TRENDS... • The Cardinals made their season debut in the NSCAA rankings on Sept. 20 landing at No. 13 overall. • Louisville has fi nished with more shots than its opponent in 11 of 14 matches this season. • Tim Kubel leads the Cardinals with 12 career goals, while Tate Schmitt (10), Mohamed Thiaw (nine) and Daniel Johnson (seven) are next. • The Cardinals, who were 6-3-2 at home in 2015, are 6-1-1 at home in 2016 and 19-7-6 all-time at Lynn Stadium, now in its third season as Louisville’s home. • UofL is 8-4-1 all-time at Lynn Stadium versus ranked foes with wins over No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 3 Syracuse this season and No. 2 Maryland and No. 2 Syracuse in 2014. • Louisville is 3-2-1 on the road in 2016 after fi nish-ing just 1-6-1 in road matches last season.
POS NO NAME HT WT CL GP-GS MIN GA GAA SV W-L-T SO NOTE GK 30 Stefan Cleveland 6-2 185 GR 14-14 1303:14 8 0.55 34 9-3-2 8 2015 Ivy League Def POYPOS NO NAME HT WT CL GP-GS G A PTS SH NOTES F 10 Mohamed Thiaw 6-2 170 JR 14-14 9 1 19 24 Transfer leads nation with 6 GW goalsMF 5 Jack Gayton 5-11 174 JR 14-14 2 0 4 19 29 career starts, 41 games & 3 career goalsMF 6 Geoffrey Dee 5-11 167 JR 14-14 1 2 4 13 Transfer from Tulsa; Scored 7 goals in 2015MF 8 Romilio Hernandez 6-0 171 SR 14-14 0 1 1 13 61 career starts with 3 goals as midfi elderMF 9 Tate Schmitt 5-11 161 SO 14-14 3 2 8 33 ACC All-Freshman in 2016; 10 career goalsMF 14 Daniel Johnson 5-9 140 SR 14-14 2 2 6 20 2nd Team All-ACC in 2015; 7 career goalsD 2 M. DeGraffenreidt 5-10 162 SR 13-13 0 0 0 2 71 career starts; 2nd Team All-AAC in 2013D 20 Cody Cochran 5-9 151 r-FR 13-11 1 0 2 2 Scored 1st collegiate goal vs. UVA on 9/24D 24 Joey Kunkel 5-11 170 JR 13-13 0 1 1 0 24 career starts, 26 match appearancesD 27 Tim Kubel 5-9 162 JR 14-14 0 8 8 9 12 career goals, 16 total assists; 2-time All-ACCOther Potential Impact PlayersF 7 Grant Hollkamp 5-11 168 FR 11-0 2 2 6 7 Scored 1st collegiate goal vs. UVA on 9/24 MF 19 Max Stiegwardt 5-8 148 SO 11-0 0 0 0 1 Has played in 16 matches in 1st 2 seasonsF 12 Cherif Dieye 5-9 150 FR 14-0 2 0 4 16 Scored 1st collegiate goal vs. UVA on 9/24 F 16 Ricardo Oliveros 5-7 165 SO 14-0 0 3 3 12 1 career goal in 30 appearances, 1 startD 18 Danny Reynolds 6-1 180 SO 8-5 1 0 2 7 3 goals, 4 assists in 22 career starts
Sports Information Contact: Garett Wall | (502) 852-3088 or (502) 553-8030 | [email protected] | www.GoCards.com | @UofLmenssoccer | @GoCardsSports Information Contact: Garett Wall | (502) 852-3088 or (502) 553-8030 | [email protected] | www.GoCards.com | @UofLmenssoccer | @GoCards
Date: Tuesday, October 18Time: 7:00 p.m. ET Location: Louisville, Ky.Venue: Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium (5,300)TV/Video: ACC Network ExtraLive Stats: GoCards.comTwitter Updates: @UofLMensSoccerSeries Info: Ohio State leads 9-7-4 all-timeLast Meeting: Ohio State 1, Louisville 0 Sept. 29, 2015 - Columbus, Ohio • The Louisville men’s soccer team had its three-match unbeaten streak halted with a 1-0 road loss to Ohio State on at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
A LOOK BACK: LAST OUTING FOR LOUISVILLE Despite the third goal of the season from freshman Cherif Dieye, No. 4 Louisville was unable to overcome a two-goal defi cit in Saturday night’s 2-1 road loss to No. 7 Wake Forest at Spry Stadium. Dieye’s goal in the 51st minute cut the defi cit in half for the Cardinals, who dropped to 4-3-0 against ranked opponents this season. The game-winning goal for the Demon Deacons was a successful penalty kick from Ian Harkes in the 47th minute marking the second straight loss for Louisville where a penalty kick served as the deciding goal. “Our challenging schedule is providing some tough lessons,” said head coach Ken Lolla. “It’s our hope those lessons will serve us well the rest of the season.” Overall, the two sides fi nished with 11 shots each, while Wake Forest had a 7-3 advantage in shots on-goal. The match featured just three total corner kicks, including two for the Demon Deacons.
Ohio StateOhio State
BUCKEYESBUCKEYES(4-9-1, 2-3-1 Big Ten)(4-9-1, 2-3-1 Big Ten)
DR. MARK & CINDY LYNN STADIUMCapacity:.............................................................................. 5,300All-Time Record .........................................13-6-5 (Opened 2014)Surface: .................................................................. Natural GrassPress Box Phone: ................................................... 502-852-2386
SPORTS INFORMATIONAssistant SID/Men’s Soccer Contact ...........................Garett WallOffi ce Phone ......................................................... (502) 852-3088Fax........................................................................ (502) 852-7401Email............................................................ [email protected] Site .........................................................www.GoCards.comShipping Address...................................Sports Information Offi ce............................................................... Student Activities Center......................................................................2100 S. Floyd Street...................................................................University of Louisville......................................................................Louisville, KY 40208
LOUISVILLE AMONG THE NATION’S BEST IN TEAM, INDIVIDUAL NCAA STAT RANKINGS Entering this week’s matches, Louisville was ranked in the top 25 in six different team statistical categories. The Cardinals were No. 7 in goals against average (0.55), 11th in shutout percentage (0.57), 18th in total goals (26), 22nd in total points (74), 24th in save percentage (0.814) and 24th in scoring offense (1.86 goals per game). Individually, three Cardinals have emerged to rank among the best in the nation and the ACC -- junior forward Mohamed Thiaw, graduate goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and junior defender Tim Kubel. Thiaw was ranked No. 1 in the nation with six game-winning goals, 11th in the nation and second in the ACC in goals (nine), 20th nationally and second in the ACC in points (19), 22nd in the nation and second in the ACC in goals per game (0.64) and 40th in the nation and second in the ACC in points per game (1.36). Kubel, who set a school record with four assists in the 6-1 win over Virginia on Sept. 24, is third in the NCAA and fi rst in the ACC with eight assists while ranking seventh nationally and fi rst in the ACC in assists per game (0.62). Cleveland is No. 10 in the nation and No. 4 in the ACC in goals against average (0.552).
CARDINALS PLAY THREE STRAIGHT TOP 10 FOES FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME EVER Louisville’s stretch of matches against No. 3 Syracuse (Oct. 7), No. 9 Indiana (Oct. 11) and at No. 7 Wake Forest (Oct. 15) marked just the second time in school history and the fi rst time in the regular season the Cardinals played three straight matches against top 10 ranked foes. The only previous stretch came in 2010 when the Cardinals played No. 8 UCLA, No. 4 UNC and No. 2 Akron en route to the runner-up fi nish in the College Cup. Louisville defeated the Bruins 5-4 in an Elite Eight match at Cardinal Park and knocked off the Tar Heels 2-1 in the national semifi nals before falling to the Zips in the NCAA title match.
CLEVELAND, THIAW TWICE EARN ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS Graduate goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and junior forward Mohamed Thiaw have twice earned ACC weekly honors this season with each of those honors coming in the same weeks. Cleveland was named ACC Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on September 20 and was Co-Defen-sive Player of the Week on October 11, while Thiaw was chosen as the Co-Offensive Player of the Week on both September 20 and October 11.
JOHNSON NAMED CANDIDATE FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD Midfi elder Daniel Johnson was named Oct. 7 among 30 candidates for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate men’s soccer. To be eligible for the award, which represents excellence both on and off the fi eld, a student-athlete must be classifi ed as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The candidates will be narrowed to 10 fi nal-ists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the offi cial ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifi es excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2016 NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Cup® championships in December. For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
CARDINALS AT 4-3-0 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS IN 2016 Louisville is 4-3-0 against ranked foes this season with home wins over No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 3 Syracuse and No. 16 Virginia, a road win at No. 14 UConn and losses to No. 7 Wake Forest, No. 9 Indiana and No. 16 Kentucky. The Cardinals have one team remaining on their schedule ranked in last week’s NSCAA poll -- No. 3 Clemson. Additionally, Butler has moved to No. 11 overall since drawing with the Cardinals on August 26.
HAYDEN RETURNS TO LOUISVILLE AS ASSISTANT COACH IN 2016 University of Louisville men’s soccer head coach Ken Lolla announced on Wednesday the addition of John Michael Hayden as an assistant coach with the Cardinals. Hayden returns to Louisville, where he was an assistant coach in 2012, after serving as associate head coach at Xavier during the 2015 season. “We are so excited to have John Michael back on our coaching staff,” said Lolla, who is entering his 11th season with the Cardinals. “He has grown to be one of the top young coaches in college soccer. His experience and success as a player and a coach will serve our program well.” In 2015, Hayden helped Xavier compile 12 wins and earn a No. 10 ranking in the NSCAA poll. The Musketeers won at No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 1 Creighton during the fall, widely considered to be the fi rst time any team has knocked off the top two NSCAA-ranked teams on the road in the same season. Hayden joined the Musketeers after spending two successful seasons at Lipscomb, where he helped the Bison to a program-best 12-4-1 record and A-Sun regular season title in 2014. The Bison were 21-13-4 overall during his two years in Nashville, racking up several conference honors in the process. Hayden trained the 2014 A-Sun Defender of the Year, Luke Gearin, and the A-Sun Freshman of the Year, Ivan Al-varado. In 2013, he mentored A-Sun Player of the Year Omar Djabi and assisted A-Sun Coach of the Year Charles Morrow – both program fi rsts for the Bison. Prior to his two years at Lipscomb, Hayden helped lift the Cardinals to a 14-6-1 record, a BIG EAST Red Division regular season championship and an Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament during a highly successful 2012 season. Before his fi rst stint with the Cardinals, Hayden served as Director of Coaching with the Kentucky Fire Juniors USYSA club, obtaining his USSF National “A” coaching license and traveling to Spain with U.S. Soccer as part of a development workshop with the international power-houses FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
CARDINALS PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH IN ACC ATLANTIC DIVISION IN 2016 Louisville was picked fi fth in the ACC Atlantic Division according to a vote of the conference’s 12 head coaches released Aug. 17. The Cardinals tallied 28 points, while 2015 NCAA College Cup runner-up Clemson was selected as the favorite in the Atlantic. North Carolina was chosen as the favorite in the Coastal and was tabbed to win the league championship. Clemson totaled 64 points and six fi rst place votes as the Atlantic favorite. Wake Forest also had six fi rst place votes for the division and was second with 62 points. Syracuse, which made its fi rst trip to the College Cup last year, was third with 50 points, followed by Boston College (34), Louisville (28) and NC State (14).
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Overall ..................................................................................9-3-2Atlantic Coast Conference (regular season) ........................4-1-1Playing one overtime period only .........................................1-0-0Playing two overtime periods................................................0-0-2Against ranked opponents ....................................................4-3-0At home ................................................................................6-1-1On the road...........................................................................3-2-1At a neutral site.....................................................................0-0-0Playing during the day ..........................................................0-0-0Playing at night .....................................................................9-3-2Scoring 1 goal.......................................................................3-2-1Scoring 2 or more goals .......................................................6-0-0Scoring the 1st goal ..............................................................9-0-1Opponent scores the 1st goal...............................................0-3-0Not scoring a goal.................................................................0-1-1Recording a shutout .............................................................7-0-1Recording more shots ..........................................................7-2-2Opponent records more shots ..............................................2-0-0Shots are tied .......................................................................0-1-0Recording more shots on goal..............................................6-2-2Opponent records more shots on goal .................................3-1-0Shots on goal are tied...........................................................0-0-0Recording more saves..........................................................3-1-0Opponent records more saves .............................................6-2-2Saves are tied.......................................................................0-0-0Converting a penalty kick .....................................................0-0-0Leading at the half ................................................................8-0-0Trailing at the half .................................................................0-2-0Tied at the half ......................................................................1-1-2On Mondays .........................................................................1-0-0On Tuesdays .......................................................................3-2-0On Wednesdays ...................................................................0-0-0On Thursdays .......................................................................0-0-0On Fridays ............................................................................4-0-2On Saturdays........................................................................1-1-0On Sundays ..........................................................................0-0-0In August...............................................................................1-0-1In September ........................................................................6-1-1In October .............................................................................2-2-0In November .........................................................................0-0-0In December .........................................................................0-0-0
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
GAME-WINNING GOALSMohamed Thiaw .......................................................................... 6 vs. #3 Syracuse (10/7) vs. Belmont (10/4) vs. #16 Virginia (9/24) at Saint Louis (9/20) vs. #1 Notre Dame (9/16) at #14 UConn (9/2)Geoffrey Dee ............................................................................... 1 vs. Xavier (9/13)Mohamed Thiaw .......................................................................... 1 at #14 UConn (9/2)Danny Reynolds .......................................................................... 1 vs. Quinnipiac (8/29)Own Goal..................................................................................... 1 at Pittsburgh (9/9)
GAME-WINNING ASSISTSTim Kubel .................................................................................... 2 at Saint Louis (9/20) vs. Xavier (9/13)Geoffrey Dee ............................................................................... 1 vs. #16 Virginia (9/24)Daniel Johnson ............................................................................ 1 ... vs. Belmont (10/4)Joey Kunkel ................................................................................. 1 vs. #1 Notre Dame (9/16)
MULTI-GOAL GAMESMohamed Thiaw .......................................................................... 1 vs. #16 Virginia (9/24)
ACC MEN’S SOCCER BY THE NUMBERS... .776 - The ACC’s .776 (56-14-6) winning percentage against other conferences is the best of any league. 1 - The ACC is the top-ranked conference in the NCAA RPI. 3 - Three different ACC teams have been ranked No. 1 in the country this year: North Carolina, Notre Dame, and Syracuse. 4 - Four of the top fi ve toughest defenses in the country to score on are in the ACC: #1 Louisville, #2 Wake Forest, #4 North Carolina, and #5 Notre Dame. On the offensive side, #6 Notre Dame and #10 Virginia Tech rank in the top 10 for scoring. 5 - ACC teams hold the top fi ve spots in the NCAA RPI: #1 Notre Dame, #2 Clemson, #3 Louis-ville, #4 North Carolina, and #5 Syracuse. With #7 Boston College and #12 Virginia Tech, seven of the top 12 are ACC squads. 7 - Seven ACC teams -- including fi ve of the top 8 -- are ranked in this week’s NSCAA Poll, the most from any conference. 8 - Eight ACC players were drafted in the 2016 MLS Super Draft First Round, the most in league history and twice as many as from any other league. 9 - Nine ACC teams are ranked in Soccer America’s Top 25 this week. 11 - With Notre Dame’s midweek win over #6 Indiana and North Carolina’s over #20 UNC Wilm-ington, ACC teams are now 11-2 against ranked nonconference opponents this season. 15 - At least one ACC squad has reached the College Cup in 15 straight years.
LOUISVILLE MEN’S SOCCER RECOGNIZED AS ACC GAME-CHANGERS Members of the University of Louisville men’s soccer team have been recognized as Atlantic Coast Conference “Game Changers.” The “Game Changers” initiative was introduced last year to recognize and highlight specifi c ACC teams’ involvement with their local communities. “We are pleased to honor this outstanding initiative by one of our member institutions,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “I applaud the Louisville men’s soccer players, coaches and staff for their commitment to what is certainly a terrifi c initiative.” For the last fi ve years, the men’s soccer program at Louisville has teamed up with the special needs community to celebrate life. The team, under the guidance of head coach Ken Lolla, annually hosts a special needs soccer clinic called Kickin’ It With JT & Friends, a service event in the community focused on creating an unforgettable experience for its participants. The clinic has grown over the years, and operates at capacity with 50 participants and over 100 volun-teers. In addition to the clinic, the program has recently formed a partnership with the Churchill School for special needs children, located in the backyard of Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium. In the spring of 2015, the leadership from the two organizations came together and developed an adapted, soccer-specifi c curriculum for students ages 5 to 21 with special needs. Members of the team and staff volunteered on a weekly basis, implementing the curriculum in a fi ve-week workshop. The workshop included soccer demonstrations and an overview of soccer rules, fundamental skills, and adapted skill drills. The workshop concluded with a modifi ed soccer competition. Throughout the workshop, the soccer players became more adept at working with students who have disabilities and learned how to modify the sport to allow access for students with even the most signifi cant disabilities. The project culminated in the soccer program hosting a fi eld trip for the Churchill School at Lynn Stadium, providing them with a tour, showing highlight videos, and taking them on to the game fi eld to play games and share time together. Many of the members of the school have gone on to attend Kickin’ it with JT & Friends and also attend the home matches to cheer on the team.
KUBEL, JOHNSON EARN 2015 ALL-ACC HONORS; SCHMITT NAMED TO ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM University of Louisville sophomore defender Tim Kubel and junior midfi elder Daniel Johnson were named as 2015 All-ACC selections, while rookie forward Tate Schmitt was named to the All-Freshman team. Kubel was tabbed as an All-ACC First Team honoree, while Johnson was honored by the ACC’s 12 head coaches as an All-ACC Third Team selection. It marked the second straight season Louisville has placed multiple players on the All-ACC teams after four Cardinals were honored in 2014.
SCHMITT NAMED TO TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM FRESHMAN BEST XI IN 2015 University of Louisville forward Tate Schmitt was named to the 2015 TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Best XI Second Team. An ACC All-Freshman selection, Schmitt had an impressive collegiate debut scoring a team-leading seven goals and adding four assists in 13 starts and 19 appearances. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Schmitt tallied four game-winning goals for the Cardinals and had his fi rst two-goal performance in a victory over Memphis on Sept. 22.
LOUISVILLE RANKS SIXTH NATIONALLY IN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IN 2015 The University of Louisville men’s soccer team averaged 2,663 fans in its 11 home matches in 2015 ranking sixth nationally overall. The Cardinals had a season-high 4,507 fans at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium for the 2-0 triumph over rival Kentucky on Sept. 8. The 2015 attendance numbers followed a highly impressive 2014 season, which included the debut of Lynn Stadium. Louisville led the nation in total attendance as 46,433 fans attended the Cardinals’ 13 home matches in 2014. With an average of 3,572, Louisville ranked second nationally in per match attendance while the season was highlighted by the 7,047 fans for the opening-night victory over Maryland.
FROM LOUISVILLE TO MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: CARDINALS IN THE MLS SUPERDRAFT With coach Ken Lolla at the helm at the University of Louisville, the Cardinals have been very successful in sending players into professional soccer and specifi cally Major League Soccer. During the last six years, Louisville has produced fi ve fi rst round selections in the MLS SuperDraft, including Andrew Farrell as the No. 1 overall pick in 2013. The Cardinals have also had two or more selections in the fi rst two rounds of the SuperDraft in four of the last six years highlighted by a school record four selections in 2012. Overall, 13 players from the University of Louisville have been chosen in the MLS SuperDraft in the last fi ve years.
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After more than a decade of playing in the Cardinal Park Track and Soc-cer Stadium, the University of Louisville men’s and women’s soccer teams have moved into the premiere soccer venue in the country. Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium, a $18.5 million, state-of the-art soc-cer stadium features seating capacity for more than 5,300 and includes a 15,500-square-foot training center. The natural turf fi eld is surrounded by chairback seating for 2,300 in the main grandstand, bleacher seating for 900 in the east end zone and two berms, which can accommodate 2,100. It is the second-largest on-campus facility project the Cardinals have built behind Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium and its subsequent expansion. In addition to the pitch, the complex surrounding the area is fully loaded to ensure Louisville’s student-athletes enjoy their experiences. The building features separate team locker rooms for the men and women in addition to their opponents, along with coaches’ locker rooms. When they are not in competition or training, the men’s and women’s teams have the ability to spend time in their own lounge areas located in their respective locker rooms. Also, Cardinal student-athletes and coaches will be provided an 830-square-foot meeting/video room for scouting purposes. When Louisville’s student-athletes are practicing or warming up before a match, they can take advantage of an approximately 700-square-foot indoor warm-up area designed to give the Cardinals the maximum space for training. The complex also encompasses training and equipment rooms as well as separate coaching areas, ensuring Louisville’s coaching staffs close proximity to its wealth of resources. For fans entering arguably the best soccer stadium in the country, they are greeted by six ticket windows, staffed by Louisville’s ticket offi ce, to help limit long wait times. Upon gaining admission, fans will be greeted by the main concession stand that features up to 14 queues or they can stroll around the concourse that extends around the end lines and includes room for additional concession stands. Housed atop the grandstand at midfi eld, the press box has ample amounts of room and amenities to accommodate those covering the game. Adjacent to the press box is a donor suite, along with a separate television suite, rooms for home and visiting radio, an area for the media as well as an operations room.
Additional Features:• Spectators’ view from each angle of the fi eld was modeled after Major League Soccer’s Sporting KC’s stadium, which was built in 2011.• Each individual locker - there are 33 total in each locker room - boasts power outlets and the men’s and women’s rooms each will showcase fl at-screen televisions and a Cardinal bird in the ceilings.• For improved security, student-athletes and coaches will have to go through fi nger print access points to gain admission into the facility.• Over 300 feet of dasher boards will be on display along the north side of the pitch.
DR. MARK & CINDY LYNN STADIUM - HOME OF LOUISVILLE SOCCER
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NO Name POS CL HT WT Hometown (Previous School/High School) 1 Theo Jamilloux GK Sr. 5-10 170 Toulouse, France (Florida Atlantic/Pierre-Paul Riquet School) 2 Michael DeGraffenreidt D Sr. 5-10 162 Baltimore, Md. (Loyola Blakefi eld HS) 3 Jerry Ramirez D Sr. 5-11 164 Chihuahua, Mexico (Summer Creek HS) 4 Adrien Cabon MF So. 6-0 160 Lyon, France (University of Lyon/Lycée Frédéric Fays) 5 Jack Gayton MF Jr. 5-11 174 Peachtree City, Ga. (Home School) 6 Geoffrey Dee MF Jr. 5-11 167 Germantown, Tenn. (Tulsa/Shattuck St. Mary’s HS) 7 Grant Hollkamp F Fr. 5-11 168 Borden, Ind. (Borden HS) 8 Romilio Hernandez MF Sr. 6-0 171 Lanham, Md. (Edmund Burke HS) 9 Tate Schmitt F So. 5-11 161 Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS) 10 Mohamed Thiaw F Jr. 6-2 170 Lexington, Ky. (Cincinnati State CC/Bryan Station HS) 11 Sawyer Edwards MF Jr. 6-2 181 Parker, Colo. (Chaparral HS) 12 Cherif Dieye MF Fr. 5-9 150 Dakar, Senegal (IMG Academy) 14 Daniel Johnson MF Sr. 5-9 140 Duluth, Ga. (Maryland/Greater Atlanta Christian) 15 Connor Brazil D Fr. 5-8 130 Chesterfi eld, Mich. (Anchor Bay HS) 16 Ricardo Oliveros MF So. 5-7 165 Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay HS) 17 Kotaro Umeda MF Fr. 6-1 178 Mayfi eld Heights, Ohio (Mayfi eld HS) 18 Danny Reynolds D So. 6-1 180 Shilton, Oxfordshire, England (Hartpury College) 19 Max Stiegwardt MF So. 5-8 148 Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay HS) 20 Cody Cochran MF r-Fr. 5-9 151 Louisville, Ky. (DeSales HS) 21 Watterson Young F So. 5-11 180 Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 22 Liam Bennett D Fr. 5-11 174 Leeds, England (Cardinal Heenan Catholic HS) 24 Joey Kunkel D Jr. 5-11 170 Cincinnati, Ohio (Summit Country Day) 26 Nick Jeffs GK Jr. 6-2 176 Ottawa, Ont., Canada (John McCrae HS) 27 Tim Kubel MF/D Jr. 5-9 162 Stuttgart, Germany (Goethe Gymnasium Dortmund) 30 Stefan Cleveland GK Gr. 6-2 185 Dayton, Ohio (Dartmouth/Miami Valley HS) 31 Jake Gelnovatch GK Fr. 6-0 179 Earlysville, Va. (Albemarle HS) 32 Will Meyer GK Fr. 6-1 168 Solon, Ohio (Solon HS)
Head Coach: Ken Lolla (11th season at Louisville) Assistant Coach: Danny Cepero (4th season at Louisville) Assistant Coach: John Michael Hayden (1st season at Louisville) Director of Operations: David Horne (6th season at Louisville)
When it comes to building a soccer program into a national power, head coach Ken Lolla has the Midas touch, making him the perfect fi t when the University of Louisville needed to fi nd a coach that could take a program with no winning tradi-tion and make it into a national contender.
Lolla did that in just two short seasons, turning Louisville into a Top 25 program and earning its fi rst NCAA Tournament bid. And in his fi fth season at Louisville, the Cardinals advanced to the College Cup championship game for the fi rst time in school history. Prior to Lolla’s arrival, the Louisville men’s soccer program had managed just seven winning seasons in 27 years as a varsity program and had never advanced to the NCAA Championship.
In the last six seasons, Lolla has guided Lou-isville to a national runner-up, two more Elite Eight appearances and fi ve total NCAA Championship berths. The 2014 season featured the Cardinals’ debut in the powerful Atlantic Coast Conference, where they advanced to the title match of the ACC Championship. The Cardinals entered the NCAA Championship seeded 13th overall and advanced to the round of 16 for the fourth time in the last fi ve seasons. Overall, Louisville advanced to the NCAA Championship for the eighth straight season while also hosting postseason matches for the fi fth straight year.
The Cardinals also led the nation in total at-tendance as 46,433 fans attended the Cardinals’ 13 home matches this season. With an average of 3,572, Louisville ranked second nationally in per match attendance while the season was highlighted by the 7,047 fans for the opening-night victory over Maryland.
Individually, defender Tim Kubel was named 2014 ACC Freshman of the Year while midfi elder Ben Strong and forward Ricardo Velazco earned All-ACC honors during the Cardinals’ inaugural season in the conference. Along with being named as the ACC Freshman of the Year, Kubel was also named to the All-ACC Second Team and was a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team. Strong was selected to the All-ACC First Team, while Velazco was named All-ACC Third Team.
Following the season, senior defender Daniel Keller was selected in the third round of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft by the LA Galaxy. As the 62nd selection overall by the reigning MLS Cup championship winning Galaxy, Keller became the 13th player from the Louisville men’s soccer program to be chosen in the MLS SuperDraft or Supplemental Draft in the last fi ve seasons.
In 2013, the Cardinals won the inaugural Ameri-can Conference regular season championship, hosted an NCAA Championship match for the 10th time and advanced to the second round before fall-ing at Michigan State. Jimmy Ockford was chosen as the AAC Defensive Player of the Year to lead a group of fi ve all-conference selections, including forward Ricardo Velazco and midfi elder Marlon Hair-ston on the fi rst team and midfi elder Andrew Brody and defender Michael DeGraffenreidt on the second team. Both Brody and DeGraffenreidt were also listed on the American Conference All-Rookie Team. The honors continued for Brody, who was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman Second Team and was also a TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman XI First Team selection.
Following the season, Hairston and Ockford were selected in the 2014 Major League Soccer
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SuperDraft continuing a trend for the Cardinals. Hairston was chosen 12th overall by the Colorado Rapids to become fi fth Louisville player drafted in the fi rst round in the last three years, while Ockford went in the second round at No. 21 overall to the Seattle Sounders.
In 2012, the Cardinals won the BIG EAST Red Division for the third time in four years before advancing to the Elite Eight for the second straight season. Following the season, three Cardinals were selected in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Andrew Farrell was the No. 1 overall pick in the draft by New England, while Greg Cochrane signed with the LA Galaxy and Paolo DelPiccolo signed with the Montreal Impact.
In his sixth season Lolla followed up a national championship appearance with another exciting run to the Elite Eight. Lolla set up the toughest schedule in school history to prepare the Cardinals for the postseason and the plan paid off. After struggling early in the year the Cardinals came on strong los-ing just one game from Oct. 22 to Nov. 28.
Once again the Cardinals made another excit-ing run into the NCAA Tournament. Louisville was the No. 12 seed in the tournament and earned a fi rst round bye for the second straight year. The Cardinals defeated Bradley 3-2 in double overtime of the second round before winning at Maryland 4-2. Louisville returned home to face UCLA for the third time in a year’s span and after defeating the Bruins in the fi rst two matchups, the luck ran out as the Cardinals lost 1-0 in double overtime.
While the season had ended, many honors poured in for the Cardinal senior class. Austin Berry was named an All-American for the second straight year. Seniors Berry, Colin Rolfe, Nick DeLeon, Ken-ney Walker and Andre Boudreaux all earned All-BIG EAST honors. Rolfe became the fi rst fi nalist for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award in school history. Berry, DeLeon and Rolfe all earned NSCAA Great Lakes Region honors as well.
School history was made when four Louisville players were selected in the 2012 MLS Super Draft. Three of the four players were selected in the fi rst round with Nick DeLeon leading the way as the No. 7 pick by the DC United.
In his fi fth season, Lolla guided the Cardinals to a school record 20-1-3 record and their fi rst College Cup appearance. Louisville earned its highest rank-ing at No. 1 in most polls heading into the postsea-son. The Cardinals entered their fourth consecutive postseason as the top seed in the NCAA Tourna-ment, marking another fi rst for the Cardinals. Lolla led Louisville to a remarkable NCAA Tournament run that saw the Cardinals draw record crowds of more than 5,000 for every game at Cardinal Park. The Cardinals advanced to their fi rst national champion-ship appearance before losing a heartbreaker to Akron (1-0).
For the second straight season, the Cardinals had two players earn All-American honors. Rolfe was named a consensus fi rst team All-American while Berry earned second team honors. Freshman Dylan Mares was also named a Freshman All-Amer-ican. Rolfe became the fi rst player in school history to be named a Hermann Trophy Finalist, the most prestigious award in collegiate soccer. Lolla earned numerous honors as well, he was named the 2010 NSCAA/Mondo Coach of the Year, Soccer America Coach of the Year and NSCAA Great Lakes Coach of the Year.
Louisville won its second straight BIG EAST Red Division title and captured its fi rst BIG EAST Tournament title in 2010. The Cardinals earned three major BIG EAST awards in the regular season - Berry was named Defender of the Year, Mares was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and
Lolla and his staff earned Co-BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honors. Three Cardinals earned fi rst team All-BIG EAST honors, Rolfe, Berry and DeLeon. Mares earned second team and all-rookie team honors. Walker and Paolo DelPiccolo earned third team honors, making the 2010 squad the most decorated in school history. After winning the BIG EAST Tournament Rolfe was named the Offensive Most Valuable Player and Andre Boudreaux was named the Defensive Most Valuable Player. Berry and JT Murray were named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team.
Capping off a record setting season, seniors Murray and Charlie Campbell were drafted in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft. It was the fi rst time in school history that two players were taken in the MLS Draft.
In 2009, Lolla guided the Cardinals to their fi rst BIG EAST title after fi nishing 8-2-1 in the Red Divi-sion. The Cardinals set records in wins and shutouts with 13. The Cardinals also earned their highest ranking at the time at No. 5 in the nation. The Cardinals also advanced to the BIG EAST semifi -nals. Senior Phil Edginton was named BIG EAST Co-Defensive Player of the Year while Lolla and his staff were named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. Edginton and Rolfe earned fi rst team All-BIG EAST honors, marking another fi rst in Louisville history. The Cardinals earned their third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. Edginton and Rolfe earned numerous All-American honors. Rolfe became the fi rst Cardinal to be named a semifi nalist for the Hermann Trophy. DelPiccolo also earned Freshman All-American honors. Topping off an impressive sea-son, Othaniel Yanez was drafted by the Columbus Crew and made the fi nal roster.
In 2008, Lolla guided the Cards to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. Louisville pulled off upsets of No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 2 St. John’s in back-to-back games, earning their highest ranking at the time at seventh in the nation. Once again the Cardinals earned a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament and advanced to the quarterfi nals but fell to Notre Dame 1-0 in South Bend. Rolfe earned BIG EAST Rookie of the Year honors while Aaron Clapham and Berry also earned All-BIG EAST honors. The Cardinals then earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, making the fi rst back-to-back appearance in school history. The Cards’ season ended in the fi rst round with a 4-3 overtime loss to Jacksonville.
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Lolla’s 2007 squad put together back-to-back wins over ranked opponents to begin the month of October. The Cardinals defeated No. 12 South Florida followed by an overtime win over No. 13 Indiana. It was the Cards’ fi rst win over Indiana and landed them in their fi rst national ranking at No. 25 in the Soccer America Poll. Louisville fi nished the month of October with just one loss and fi nished second in the BIG EAST’s Red Division and earned a fi rst round bye for the tournament. The Cardinals then tied No. 14 West Virginia in the quarterfi nals and advanced to their fi rst semifi nals on penalty kicks.
The Cardinals fell to BIG EAST champion Connecticut in the semifi nals but earned their fi rst at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Lolla’s squad was not happy just to be there, they were all busi-ness as they defeated No. 20 Duke 1-0 in Cardinal Park. Louisville faced No. 14 Ohio State in the second round in Columbus dropping a 1-0 decision to the Buckeyes to end the most successful season in school history.
In his fi rst season with the Cardinals, Lolla doubled Louisville’s BIG EAST win total from the previous season to fi nish with a 4-5-1 record. The Cardinals also qualifi ed for the BIG EAST Tournament, making its fi rst league tournament appearance in three seasons. The Cardinals made a dramatic improvement at the end of the season. Lolla’s fi rst squad fi nished their last three league games with a perfect record of 1-0-2.
Lolla came to Louisville after guiding Akron to its most successful season in school history with an 18-1-4 record in the 2005 season. Lolla guided the Zips to a fi nal ranking of fi fth in the nation by the NSCAA/adidas poll and at one point in the season the Zips were ranked at the top of the polls.
Lolla guided the Zips to their eighth Mid-American Conference regular season title and their fourth MAC Tournament title. He was named MAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time. The Zips advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and tied eventual national champion Maryland but in the fi nal outcome fell 4-1 in penalty kicks. Akron also became the only school with two players named fi rst team NSCAA All-Americans and a third player named to the second team.
Lolla spent the last 13 seasons at the University of Akron. During his tenure at Akron he compiled a 160-68-25 record along with eight MAC Champi-onships and a school record fi ve straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
In 2004, Lolla directed the Zips to the MAC Tournament title and a then school record fourth-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. The Zips fi nished the season with a record of 13-5-3, making Lolla the all-time winningest coach in the program’s storied 50-year history.
In 2003 Lolla’s Zips fi nished 15-5-2 and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tourna-ment. Akron also became the fi rst-ever MAC school to earn a tournament seeding, claiming the No. 15 spot and a fi rst-round bye. During the 2002 season, the Zips made their second-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and won their second MAC Tournament championship.
That came after a 2001 season which was marked by several milestones for Lolla and his team. He notched his 100th coaching victory at Akron on Oct. 14, 2001 with a 1-0 win over Wright State. After a 10-6-1 season and second-place fi nishes in the Mid-American Conference regu-lar season standings and tournament, the Zips became the fi rst MAC school to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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fi rst-team All-MAC players.In 1998, the Zips captured the regular-season
MAC title with a 7-0-1 mark, and won their fi rst MAC tournament title with a 4-1 win over Bowling Green to advance to the NCAA Tournament. Lolla earned his third MAC Coach of the Year honors and was named the NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year.
The 1999 season brought Akron an unbeaten mark of 6-0-1 and its third-consecutive MAC title. Although the Zips posted a 4-2-0 MAC mark in 2000, they fi nished in a four-way tie for fi rst place during the regular season.
In 1993, his fi rst Akron squad captured the school’s initial MAC title with a perfect 5-0-0 league mark. In 1995 the Zips once again went through MAC play 5-0-0 record. Lolla earned MAC Coach of the Year honors both seasons. Lolla was inducted into the Akron Hall of Fame last year.
Lolla has also taken his skills to the national level. In the fall of 1999, he was appointed head coach of the U.S. Soccer Federation Under-15 National Team. His travels with the national team have taken him around the world, including stops in Italy and South America.
Prior to his stint at Akron, Lolla posted a 49-16-3 record in three seasons at Belmont Abbey in Belmont, N.C., including a 19-3-2 mark in 1992. The Crusaders were the sixth-ranked team in the NAIA that season.
His Belmont Abbey clubs won three consecu-tive Carolinas Conference Championships which earned Lolla numerous accolades. He was named the Carolinas Conference Coach of the Year in
1990. In 1992, Lolla received NSCAA-NAIA Na-tional Coach of the Year honors.
As a player, Lolla was considered one of the fi nest midfi elders in the Atlantic Coast Conference, earning all-conference honors three times and earned All-South and All-America honors in 1981 and 1983 while at Duke University. In 2002 he was one of 55 players named to the ACC’s 50th An-niversary Men’s Soccer Team.
Lolla played professionally for the Canton In-vaders of the National Professional Soccer League from 1984 through 1988. In 1984, Lolla played professionally with the Charlotte Gold of the USL. He then moved to the Canton Invaders of the NPSL and fi nished his playing career with the New Jersey Eagles and the Penn-Jersey Spirit of the ASL in 1988 and 1989, respectively.
He also served as the Youth Development Director for the Canton Invaders in 1985 and 1986. He handled community and public relations in 1987 and 1988 in conjunction with appearances as a player for the NPSL franchise. Following his professional career, Lolla returned to Duke as an assistant coach in 1985 and then again for the 1988 and 1989 seasons.
Lolla holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Duke, which he received in 1983. He was a high school All-America pick in 1980 at St. Rose High School in Belmar, N.J. and also played on the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival teams in 1979 and 1983.
While playing in Canton, Ohio, Lolla, met his wife the former Tina Bowman. The couple resides in Louisville with their three children, Tyler, Kristiana and Elijah.
Year School Record Postseason Notes1990 Belmont Abbey 16-7-01991 Belmont Abbey 14-6-11992 Belmont Abbey 19-3-2 No. 6 NAIA national ranking1993 Akron 14-3-1 MAC Season Champions MAC Coach of the Year1994 Akron 11-6-11995 Akron 11-5-2 MAC Season Champions MAC Coach of the Year1996 Akron 9-9-11997 Akron 14-5-2 MAC Champions1998 Akron 17-3-1 NCAA 1st Round MAC Season/Tournament Champions MAC Coach of the Year1999 Akron 11-4-2 MAC Season Champions2000 Akron 7-7-3 MAC Season Champions2001 Akron 10-7-1 NCAA 1st Round2002 Akron 10-8-2 NCAA 1st Round MAC Season/Tournament Champions2003 Akron 15-5-2 NCAA Sweet 162004 Akron 13-5-3 NCAA 1st Round MAC Tournament Champions 2005 Akron 18-1-4 NCAA Elite Eight MAC Season/Tournament Champions MAC Coach of the Year2006 Louisville 5-10-3 BIG EAST Tournament 2007 Louisville 11-7-4 NCAA 2nd Round First NCAA Appearance2008 Louisville 11-8-2 NCAA 1st Round Second NCAA Appearance2009 Louisville 13-3-4 NCAA 1st Round BIG EAST Red Division Champions BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year2010 Louisville 20-1-3 NCAA Runner-Up BIG EAST Red Division Champions BIG EAST Tournament Champions NSCAA/Mondo Coach of the Year NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year Soccer America Coach of the Year BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year2011 Louisville 14-7-2 NCAA Elite Eight2012 Louisville 14-6-1 NCAA Elite Eight BIG EAST Red Division Champions2013 Louisville 11-5-4 NCAA 2nd Round American Conference Champions2014 Louisville 11-8-3 NCAA Sweet 16 ACC Championship Runner-Up2015 Louisville 7-9-3 ACC Tournament 2016 Louisville 9-3-2
2016 Louisville Men's SoccerLouisville Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 17, 2016)
All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 9-3-2 6-1-1 3-2-1 0-0CONFERENCE 4-1-1 3-0 1-1-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 5-2-1 3-1-1 2-1 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 26 BUTLER T o 2 0-0 3018Aug 29 QUINNIPIAC Wot 2-1 1612Sep 02 at #14 UConn W 2-0 4346Sep 06 at #16 Kentucky L 0-1 2863
* Sep 09 at Pitt W 2-0 519Sep 13 XAVIER W 2-0 1671
* Sep 16 #1 NOTRE DAME W 1-0 4043Sep 20 at Saint Louis W 1-0 477
* Sep 24 #16 VIRGINIA W 6-1 2383* Sep 30 at Boston College T o 2 1-1 324
Oct 04 BELMONT W 6-0 1584* Oct 07 #3 SYRACUSE W 1-0 2594
Oct 11 #9 INDIANA L 1-2 2766* Oct 15 at #7 Wake Forest L 1-2 3428
TEAM STATISTICS LOU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 26-193 8-86 Goals scored per game 1.86 0.57 Shot pct. . 1 3 5 . 0 9 3 Shots on goal-Attempts 86-193 43-86 SOG pct. . 4 4 6 . 5 0 0 S h o t s / G a m e 13.8 6.1CORNER KICKS 67 42PENALTY KICKS 0-0 2-2PENALTIES Yellow cards 20 19 Red cards 0 1ATTENDANCE T o t a l 19671 11957 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/2459 6/1993 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0
TEAM STATISTICS LOU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 26-193 8-86 Goals scored per game 1.86 0.57 Shot pct. . 1 3 5 . 0 9 3 Shots on goal-Attempts 86-193 43-86 SOG pct. . 4 4 6 . 5 0 0 S h o t s / G a m e 13.8 6.1 A s s i s t s 22 5CORNER KICKS 67 42PENALTY KICKS 0-0 2-2PENALTIES Yellow cards 20 19 Red cards 0 1ATTENDANCE T o t a l 19671 11957 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/2459 6/1993 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0
Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLouisville 14 11 1 0 26Opponents 3 5 0 0 8
Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLouisville 85 95 9 4 193Opponents 31 52 0 3 86
Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLouisville 11 22 0 2 35Opponents 28 30 2 0 60
Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLouisville 32 31 3 1 67Opponents 17 25 0 0 42
Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLouisville 94 77 5 0 176Opponents 81 73 2 1 157
2016 Louisville Men's SoccerLouisville Game Results (as of Oct 17, 2016)
All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Att. Goals scoredAug 26 BUTLER T O 2 0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 3018 -Aug 29 QUINNIPIAC WOT 2-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 1612 Mohamed Thiaw (Daniel Johnson)
Danny Reynolds (unassisted)Sep 02 at #14 UConn W 2-0 2-0-1 0-0-0 4346 Mohamed Thiaw (unassisted)
Tate Schmitt (Romilio Hernandez)Sep 06 at #16 Kentucky L 0-1 2-1-1 0-0-0 2863 -
* Sep 09 at Pitt W 2-0 3-1-1 1-0-0 519 TEAM (unassisted)Mohamed Thiaw (Tim Kubel)
Sep 13 XAVIER W 2-0 4-1-1 1-0-0 1671 Geoffrey Dee (Tim Kubel)Tate Schmitt (unassisted)
* Sep 16 #1 NOTRE DAME W 1-0 5-1-1 2-0-0 4043 Mohamed Thiaw (Joey Kunkel)Sep 20 at Saint Louis W 1-0 6-1-1 2-0-0 477 Mohamed Thiaw (Tim Kubel)
* Sep 30 at Boston College T O 2 1-1 7-1-2 3-0-1 324 Daniel Johnson (Tate Schmitt;Geoffrey Dee)Oct 04 BELMONT W 6-0 8-1-2 3-0-1 1584 Mohamed Thiaw (Daniel Johnson)
Jack Gayton (Tate Schmitt)Daniel Johnson (unassisted)Grant Hollkamp (Ricardo Oliveros)Cherif Dieye (Ricardo Oliveros;Grant Hollkamp)TEAM (unassisted)
* Oct 07 #3 SYRACUSE W 1-0 9-1-2 4-0-1 2594 Mohamed Thiaw (unassisted)Oct 11 #9 INDIANA L 1-2 9-2-2 4-0-1 2766 Tate Schmitt (Tim Kubel)
* Oct 15 at #7 Wake Forest L 1-2 9-3-2 4-1-1 3428 Cherif Dieye (unassisted)
Team Record W-L-TOverall: 9-3-2
Conference: 4-1-1Home: 6-1-1Away: 3-2-1
Neutral: 0-0Overtime: 1-0-2
Attendance Dates Total Avg.Total: 14 31628 2259
Home: 8 19671 2459Away: 6 11957 1993
Neutral: 0 0 0
2016 Louisville Men's SoccerLouisville Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 17, 2016)
