# 2020 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

The 2020 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-first season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 36th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.
The Cardinals finished the fall season 4–5–0, 4–4–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were awarded the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament based on tiebreakers. In the tournament they lost to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. The Cardinals finished the spring season 1–2–0 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

## Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 13–5–2, 5–3–2 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Lipscomb before losing to BYU in the Second Round.

## Squad
### Roster

Updated January 28, 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Hanna Wise |
| 1 | GK | USA | Gabby Kouzelos |
| 2 | MF | USA | Sarah Hernandez |
| 3 | MF | CAN | Nadege L'Esperance |
| 4 | FW | USA | Emma Hiscock |
| 5 | FW | USA | Ravin Alexander |
| 6 | MF | USA | Riley Mullady |
| 8 | DF | USA | Caitlin Elam |
| 9 | DF | USA | Lily Yordy |
| 10 | MF | USA | Emina Ekic |
| 11 | MF | USA | Taylor Kerwin |
| 12 | FW | USA | Corinne Dente |
| 13 | FW | USA | Jessica Camken |
| 14 | FW | USA | Shay Hampton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | USA | Hayley Howard |
| 17 | MF | USA | Kiana Klein |
| 18 | GK | USA | Lana Batson |
| 19 | MF | USA | Maisie Whitsett |
| 20 | FW | USA | Savina Zamborini |
| 22 | MF | USA | Jolene Ballard |
| 23 | MF | USA | Morgan Bentley |
| 24 | FW | USA | Delaney Snyder |
| 25 | FW | USA | Holly Stalls |
| 26 | FW | USA | Cassie Amshoff |
| 27 | MF | USA | Kiley Polk |
| 30 | GK | USA | Olivia Pratapas |
| 36 | DF | USA | Sydney Cradle |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Karen Ferguson-Dayes |
| Assistant Coach | Andy Stoots |
| Assistant Coach | Hunter Norton |
| Assistant Coach | Tim Nowak |
| Performance Analyst | Declan Doherty |
| Director of Operations | Jing Hughley |
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## Schedule

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| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Fall Regular Season ||||||
| September 17, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) | Cobb Stadium (30) Coral Gables, FL |
| September 20, 2020 1:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Florida State | L 0–1 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) | Seminole Soccer Complex (331) Tallahassee, FL |
| October 1, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Syracuse | W 3–0 | 2–1–0 (2–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (325) Louisville, KY |
| October 4, 2020 Noon, ACCRSN | | Boston College | W 2–0 | 3–1–0 (3–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (237) Louisville, KY |
| October 15, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 13 | at No. 11 Virginia | L 0–2 | 3–2–0 (3–2–0) | Klöckner Stadium (161) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 18, 2020 2:00 p.m., Fox Sports Go | No. 13 | at Virginia Tech | W 1–0 | 4–2–0 (4–2–0) | Thompson Field (161) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 25, 2020 1:30 p.m., ACCN | No. 13 | Notre Dame | L 0–1 | 4–3–0 (4–3–0) | Lynn Stadium (145) Louisville, KY |
| October 29, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 1 North Carolina | L 1–3 | 4–4–0 (4–4–0) | Lynn Stadium (112) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 10, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 9 Virginia Quarterfinals | L 1–4 | 4–5–0 | Sahlen's Stadium (217) Cary, NC |
| Spring Regular Season ||||||
| March 6, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | at Dayton | W 1–0 | 5–5–0 | Baujan Field (122) Dayton, OH |
| March 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Auburn | L 0–1 $^{2OT}$ | 5–6–0 | Lynn Stadium (459) Louisville, KY |
| March 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at Western Kentucky | L 0–1 | 5–7–0 | WKU Soccer Complex (145) Bowling Green, KY |
| April 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Tennessee | Canceled | | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY |
| April 17, 2021* Noon | | vs. Wake Forest | Canceled | | Summers-Taylor Stadium Johnson City, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## 2021 NWSL College Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Emina Ekic | Racing Louisville FC | 1 | 5 | MF |
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## Rankings
### Fall 2020

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final |
| United Soccer | | | 13 | 13 | 13 | | | | | |

### Spring 2021

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Final |
| United Soccer | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | | | | | | | | | None Released | None Released | |
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