# 2019 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

The 2019 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twentieth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 35th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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 June 30, 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 |
| 5 | FW | USA | Ravin Alexander |
| 6 | MF | USA | Arianna Ferraro |
| 7 | DF | USA | Kendra Steele |
| 8 | DF | USA | Niamh Nelson |
| 9 | MF | USA | Anna Hendrson |
| 10 | MF | BIH | Emina Ekic |
| 11 | MF | USA | Taylor Kerwin |
| 12 | FW | USA | Corinne Dente |
| 13 | FW | USA | Brooklynn Rivers |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Jessica De Filippo |
| 15 | MF | USA | Callie McKinney |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | USA | Kiana Klein |
| 18 | GK | USA | Lana Batson |
| 19 | MF | USA | Maisie Whitsett |
| 20 | FW | USA | Emily Knepler |
| 21 | FW | USA | Morgan Everett |
| 22 | MF | USA | Jolene Ballard |
| 23 | FW | USA | Allison Whitfield |
| 24 | FW | USA | Delaney Snyder |
| 26 | FW | USA | Cassie Amshoff |
| 27 | MF | USA | Kiley Polk |
| 30 | FW | USA | Amari Hopkins |
| 55 | GK | USA | Mikayla Miller |
| — | MF | CAN | Sarah Beola |
| — | DF | USA | Bailey Florek |
| — | FW | USA | Sanela Hodzic |

### 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

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 17, 2019* 7:30 p.m. | | Butler | | – (–) | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| August 22, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Ohio State | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 | Jesse Owens Stadium (408) Columbus, OH |
| August 25, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Morehead State | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (843) Louisville, KY |
| August 29, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Saint Louis | W 1–0 | 3–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (787) Louisville, KY |
| September 1, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Eastern Michigan | W 5–0 | 4–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (838) Louisville, KY |
| September 5, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Indiana | W 1–0 | 5–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (696) Louisville, KY |
| September 12, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Dayton | W 5–2 | 6–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (680) Louisville, KY |
| September 15, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 9 Vanderbilt | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 7–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (969) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| September 21, 2019 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | No. 20 | No. 4 North Carolina | L 0–3 | 7–1–0 (0–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,536) Louisville, KY |
| September 26, 2019 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | at Syracuse | W 3–0 | 8–1–0 (1–1–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (172) Syracuse, NY |
| September 29, 2019 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | at Boston College | W 2–1 | 9–1–0 (2–1–0) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (426) Newton, MA |
| October 3, 2019 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 19 | Wake Forest | W 2–1 | 10–1–0 (3–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (843) Louisville, KY |
| October 10, 2019 5:00 p.m., FS Go | No. 16 | No. 9 Clemson | W 1–0 | 11–1–0 (4–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (652) Louisville, KY |
| October 13, 2019 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 16 | at Notre Dame | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 11–1–1 (4–1–1) | Alumni Stadium (682) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 18, 2019 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 | No. 9 Duke | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 11–1–2 (4–1–2) | Lynn Stadium (2,643) Louisville, KY |
| October 24, 2019 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 | at No. 1 Virginia | L 0–3 | 11–2–2 (4–2–2) | Klöckner Stadium (1,968) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 27, 2019 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 | at Miami (FL) | W 1–0 | 12–2–2 (5–2–2) | Cobb Stadium (500) Coral Gables, FL |
| October 31, 2019 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 | NC State | L 0–1 | 12–3–2 (5–3–2) | Lynn Stadium (615) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 3, 2019 3:00 p.m., ACCN | (4) No. 14 | (5) NC State Quarterfinals | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 12–4–2 | Lynn Stadium (307) Louisville, KY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 15, 2019 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 23 | Lipscomb First Round | W 1–0 | 13–4–2 | Lynn Stadium (508) Louisville, KY |
| November 21, 2019 8:00 p.m. | No. 23 | (2) No. 4 BYU Second Round | L 0–4 | 13–5–2 | South Field (2,476) Provo, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 23 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 25 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | | | | | | 25 | RV | 16 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | | | | | | |