# 2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

The 2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Ken Lolla, in his thirteenth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 40th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 5th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Background

The 2017 Louisville Cardinals team had a record of 13–2–5 overall and 5–2–1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team received a bye into the quarterfinals of the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament before losing to Virginia on penalties. The Carindals earned an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Akron.

## Player movement
### Players leaving

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Mohamed Thiaw | 10 | FW | 6'2" | 176 | Senior | Lexington, KY | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft, selected 35th overall by the San Jose Earthquakes |
| Tim Kübel | 27 | DF | 5'9" | 165 | Senior | Stuttgart, GER | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft, selected 28th overall by Toronto FC |
| Sawyer Edwards | 11 | MF | 6'2" | 181 | Senior | Parker, CO | Graduated |
| Joey Kunkel | 24 | DF | 5'11" | 170 | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |

### Players arriving

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club |
| Haji Abdikadir FW | KEN | Louisville, KY | United 1996 FC |
| Chaz Andriot MF | USA | Shelbyville, KY | Indiana Fire Academy |
| Jack Hickey DF | USA | Richmond, KY | Shattuck St. Mayr's Academy |
| Andrew Wangard GK | USA | Bradenton, FL | San Jose Earthquakes Academy |

## Squad
### Roster

Updated August 3, 2018
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 |
| 1 | GK | USA | Will Meyer |
| 2 | DF | MAR | Ziyad Fekri |
| 3 | MF | GUI | Lamine Conte |
| 4 | FW | KEN | Haji Abdikadir |
| 5 | MF | SCO | Adam Wilson |
| 6 | MF | USA | Geoffrey Dee |
| 7 | MF | USA | Cameron Wheeler |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Hamam El-Fitouri |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Kino Ryosuke |
| 10 | FW | USA | Tate Schmitt |
| 11 | FW | USA | Chaz Andriot |
| 12 | MF | SEN | Cherif Dieye |
| 13 | MF | USA | Chris DeMartino |
| 14 | DF | ENG | William Portman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | USA | Connor Brazil |
| 16 | MF | USA | JP Armbruster |
| 17 | MF | USA | Elijah Amo |
| 18 | DF | USA | Jack Hickey |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Pedro Fonseca |
| 20 | MF | USA | Cody Cochran |
| 21 | FW | USA | Watterson Young |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Liam Bennett |
| 23 | FW | USA | Izaiah Jennings |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Louka Massett |
| 28 | GK | USA | William Howard |
| 30 | GK | USA | Andrew Wangard |
| 31 | GK | USA | Jake Gelnovatch |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Ken Lolla |
| Assistant coach | Donovan Dowling |
| Assistant coach | John Michael Hayden |
| Graduate Manager | Nick Blackwell |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Robbe Tarver |
| Director of Operations | James Kusak |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 15* 7:00 pm | No. 6 | at No. 2 Indiana | W 1–0 | – (–) | Grand Park Westfield, IN |
| August 18* 5:00 pm | No. 6 | Evansville | W 3–0 | – (–) | Lynn Stadium (513) Louisville, KY |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 24* 7:30 pm | No. 6 | St. Bonaventure | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,601) Louisville, KY |
| August 28* 7:30 pm | No. 9 | Georgia State | W 1–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,095) Louisville, KY |
| August 31* 7:30 pm | No. 9 | Saint Louis | Canceled | 0–0–0 (0–0–0) | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY |
| September 4* 7:30 pm | No. 7 | at Kentucky Rivalry | L 0–3 | 2–1–0 (0–0–0) | Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex (1,827) Lexington, KY |
| September 9 2:00 pm | No. 7 | No. 2 Duke | W 3–0 | 3–1–0 (1–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,104) Louisville, KY |
| September 14 7:00 pm | No. 7 | at Boston College | W 1–0 | 4–1–0 (2–0–0) | Newton Soccer Complex (768) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| September 18* 7:30 pm | No. 6 | Charlotte | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 4–1–1 (2–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,151) Louisville, KY |
| September 21 7:30 pm | No. 6 | Pittsburgh | W 1–0 | 5–1–1 (3–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,604) Louisville, KY |
| September 25* 4:00 pm | No. 6 | at Georgetown | W 2–1 | 6–1–1 (3–0–0) | Shaw Field (395) Washington, D.C. |
| September 28 7:00 pm | No. 6 | at No. 12 NC State | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 6–1–2 (3–0–1) | Dail Soccer Stadium (1,255) Raleigh, NC |
| October 6 7:00 pm | No. 6 | at No. 15 Notre Dame | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 6–2–2 (3–1–1) | Alumni Stadium (646) South Bend, IN |
| October 9* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Georgia Southern | W 1–0 | 7–2–2 (3–1–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,207) Louisville, KY |
| October 12 7:00 pm | No. 11 | No. 24 Syracuse | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 7–2–3 (3–1–2) | Lynn Stadium (1,468) Louisville, KY |
| October 16* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Lipscomb | L 2–3 | 7–3–3 (3–1–2) | Lynn Stadium (1,069) Louisville, KY |
| October 20 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Clemson | W 0–1 $^{2OT}$ | 8–3–3 (4–1–2) | Lynn Stadium (1,808) Louisville, Kentucky |
| October 26 7:00 pm | No. 17 | at No. 1 Wake Forest | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 8–4–3 (4–2–2) | Spry Stadium (1,165) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 4 1:00 pm | (4) No. 15 | (5) No. 18 Notre Dame Quarterfinal | W 1–0 | 9–4–3 | Lynn Stadium (667) Louisville, KY |
| November 7 7:00 pm | (4) No. 10 | (1) No. 1 Wake Forest Semifinal | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 10–4–3 | Spry Stadium (2,117) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 11 12:00 pm | (4) No. 10 | (2) No. 4 North Carolina Final | W 1–0 | 11–4–3 | Sahlen's Stadium (1,402) Cary, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 18* 5:00 pm | (4) No. 5 | Michigan State Second Round | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 11–5–3 | Lynn Stadium (1,491) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Tate Schmitt | All-ACC First Team | November 7, 2018 |
| Geoffrey Dee | All-ACC Second Team | November 7, 2018 |
| Cherif Dieye | All-ACC Third Team | November 7, 2018 |
| Lamine Conte | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 11, 2018 |
| Cherif Dieye | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 11, 2018 |
| Ziyad Fekri | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 11, 2018 |
| Jake Gelnovatch | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 11, 2018 |
| Tate Schmitt | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 11, 2018 |
| Tate Schmitt | ACC Tournament MVP | November 11, 2018 |

## 2019 MLS SuperDraft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Adam Wilson | Toronto FC | 3 | 39 | MF |
Source:

## Rankings

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 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 16 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |