# 2017 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

The 2017 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Ken Lolla, in his twelfth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 39th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 4th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Roster

Updated August 7, 2017
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 | DF | USA | Chris DeMartino |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Adrien Cabon |
| 5 | MF | SCO | Adam Wilson |
| 6 | MF | USA | Geoffrey Dee |
| 7 | MF | USA | Elijah Amo |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Hamam El-Fitouri |
| 9 | FW | USA | Tate Schmitt |
| 10 | FW | USA | Mohamed Thiaw |
| 11 | MF | USA | Sawyer Edwards |
| 12 | MF | SEN | Cherif Dieye |
| 13 | MF | USA | Walker Andriot |
| 14 | DF | USA | Campbell Weyland |
| 15 | DF | USA | Connor Brazil |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | USA | John Armbruster |
| 17 | MF | USA | Kotaro Umeda |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Danny Reynolds |
| 19 | MF | USA | Alec-Michael Petrizzi |
| 20 | MF | USA | Cody Cochran |
| 21 | FW | USA | Watterson Young |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Liam Bennett |
| 23 | FW | USA | Izaiah Jennings |
| 24 | DF | USA | Joey Kunkel |
| 25 | MF | USA | Chaz Andriot |
| 26 | MF | USA | Cameron Wheeler |
| 27 | MF | GER | Tim Kübel (captain) |
| 28 | GK | USA | William Howard |
| 30 | GK | USA | Trey Miller |
| 31 | GK | USA | Jake Gelnovatch |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Ken Lolla |
| Assistant coach | Danny Cepero |
| Assistant coach | John Michael Hayden |
| Director of Operations | David Horne |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Robbe Tarver |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 12* 7:30 pm | No. 9 | Lipscomb | W 1-0 | - (-) | Lynn Stadium (923) Louisville, Kentucky |
| August 17* 7:30 pm | No. 9 | at No. 7 Indiana | L 2-3 | - (-) | Grand Park Westfield, Indiana |
| August 19* 7:30 pm | No. 9 | Oakland | T 1-1 | - (-) | Lynn Stadium (675) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 25* 7:30 pm | No. 9 | UC Irvine | W 2-1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (2,078) Louisville, Kentucky |
| August 28* 7:30 pm | No. 9 | No. 25 Butler | W 1-0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,457) Louisville, Kentucky |
| September 1* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | at Georgia State | W 1-0 | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) | GSU Soccer Field (100) Atlanta |
| September 5* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | No. 19 Kentucky Rivalry | T 2-2 $^{2OT}$ | 3–0–1 (0–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (2,954) Louisville, Kentucky |
| September 9 7:30 pm | No. 8 | No. 2 Wake Forest | L 1-3 | 3–1–1 (0–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (2,708) Louisville, Kentucky |
| September 15 7:00 pm | No. 17 | at No. 7 Syracuse | W 2-1 | 4–1–1 (1–1–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (2,006) Syracuse |
| September 19* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | IUPUI | W 3-0 | 5–1–1 (1–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,274) Louisville, Kentucky |
| September 22 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Boston College | W 4-0 | 6–1–1 (2–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,947) Louisville, Kentucky |
| September 26* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | USF | T 1-1 $^{2OT}$ | 6–1–2 (2–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,567) Louisville, Kentucky |
| September 30 7:00 pm | No. 8 | at No. 19 Duke | W 1-0 | 7–1–2 (3–1–0) | Koskinen Stadium (1,103) Durham, North Carolina |
| October 6 7:00 pm | No. 7 | at Virginia Tech | W 1-0 | 8–1–2 (4–1–0) | Sandra D. Thompson Field (573) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| October 10* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | Florida Atlantic | W 5-0 | 9–1–2 (4–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (918) Louisville, Kentucky |
| October 13 7:00 pm | No. 5 | No. 4 North Carolina Alumni Weekend | T 0-0 $^{2OT}$ | 9–1–3 (4–1–1) | Lynn Stadium (3,435) Louisville, Kentucky |
| October 17* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at Charlotte | W 1-0 $^{OT}$ | 10–1–3 (4–1–1) | Transamerica Field (1,027) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| October 21 7:00 pm | No. 5 | NC State Senior Day | L 2-3 | 10–2–3 (4–2–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,978) Louisville, Kentucky |
| October 27 7:00 pm | No. 11 | No. 4 Clemson | W 2-1 | 11–2–3 (4–2–1) | Riggs Field (2,022) Clemson, South Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 5 1:00 pm | No. 6 | No. 16 Virginia Quarterfinal | T 0-0 (3–4 PK) $^{2OT}$ | 11–2–4 (4–2–1) | Lynn Stadium (738) Louisville, Kentucky |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 19 5:00 pm | No. 9 | San Francisco Second Round | W 3-2 | 12–2–4 | Lynn Stadium (833) Louisville, Kentucky |
| November 26 5:00 pm | No. 9 | Colgate Third Round | W 2–0 | 13–2–4 | Lynn Stadium (1,302) Louisville, Kentucky |
| December 1 7:00 pm | No. 9 | No. 4 Akron Quarterfinal | T 0–0 3–4 PKs $^{2OT}$ | 13–2–5 | Lynn Stadium (3,179) Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Tim Kübel | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 5 |
| Tim Kübel | All-ACC First Team | November 7 |
| Tim Kübel | United Soccer Coaches All-American | December 7 |
| Tim Kübel | Soccer America All-American | December 8 |
| Tim Kübel | College Soccer News All-American | January 4 |
| Tate Schmitt | All-ACC Second Team | November 7 |
| Mohamed Thiaw | All-ACC Second Team | November 7 |

## 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 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 7 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

## MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
| Tim Kübel | 2 | 28 | DF | Toronto FC | |
| Mohamed Thiaw | 2 | 35 | FW | San Jose Earthquakes | |