# 2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

The 2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-third season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 38th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinals finished the season 6–8–2 overall and 3–7–0 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

## Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 7–7–2 overall and 3–6–1 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Gabby Kouzelos | 1 | GK | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Wadsworth, Ohio | Graduated |
| Abigail Baldridge | 7 | DF | 5'10" | Freshman | Elmhurst, Illinois | Transferred to Western Michigan |
| Caitlin Elam | 8 | DF/MF | 5'5" | Sophomore | Loveland, Ohio | N/A |
| Taylor Kerwin | 11 | MF/FW | 5'7" | Senior | Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Mikayla Hampton | 14 | FW | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Cincinnati, Ohio | Graduated |
| Julia Simon | 16 | FW | 5'5" | Freshman | Wheaton, Illinois | Transferred to Saint Louis |
| Kiana Klein | 17 | MF | 6'0" | Senior | Lebanon, Ohio | Graduated |
| Delaney Snyder | 24 | FW | 5'4" | Senior | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Cassie Amshoff | 26 | FW | 5'7" | Senior | Louisville, Kentucky | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Alyssa Zalac | 1 | GK | 5'9" | Freshman | Montreal, Canada | Ole Miss |
| Patricia Ward | 3 | FW | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Newport News, Virginia | Minnesota |
| Autumn Weeks | 10 | DF | 5'7" | Senior | East Peoria, Illinois | IUPUI |
| Madison Ellsworth | 32 | DF | 5'7" | Senior | Hillsboro, Oregon | Oregon State |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
| Name | Hometown | Club |
| Karsyn Cherry DF | Lafayette, Indiana | Indiana Fire Juniors |
| Addison Chester FW | Muncie, Indiana | FC Pride |
| Erynn Floyd GK | Wilton, Connecticut | Connecticut FC |
| Mackenzie Geigle FW | Raleigh, North Carolina | North Carolina Courage |
| Riley Goss MF | Suffolk, Virginia | Richmond United |
| Emerson Jennings FW | Noblesville, Indiana | Indiana Fire Academy |
| Evelyn Pazienza FW | Pewee Valley, Kentucky | Racing Louisville FC Academy |
| Emma Kate Schroll MF | Dacula, Georgia | Concorde Fire SC |
| Elizabeth Sexton MF | Cincinnati, Ohio | Ohio Elite SA |
| Hadley Snyder DF | Louisville, Kentucky | Javanon |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of December 9, 2022
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 | Olivia Pratapas |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Alyssa Zalac |
| 2 | MF | USA | Sarah Hernandez |
| 3 | FW | USA | Patricia Ward |
| 4 | FW | USA | Emma Hiscock |
| 5 | FW | USA | Ravin Alexander |
| 6 | MF | USA | Riley Mullady |
| 8 | MF | USA | Maya Maxwell |
| 9 | DF | USA | Lilly Yordy |
| 10 | DF | USA | Autumn Weeks |
| 11 | MF | USA | Addie Chester |
| 12 | FW | USA | Corinne Dente |
| 13 | MF | USA | Ava Nielson |
| 14 | MF | USA | Lizzie Sexton |
| 15 | MF | USA | Hayley Howard |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | USA | Riley Goss |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Anouk Denton |
| 19 | MF | USA | Maisie Whitsett |
| 20 | FW | USA | Savina Zamborini |
| 21 | DF | USA | Sophia Zinn |
| 22 | DF | USA | Karsyn Cherry |
| 23 | MF | USA | Morgan Bentley |
| 24 | FW | USA | Mackenzie Geigle |
| 25 | DF | USA | Hadley Snyder |
| 26 | MF | USA | Emma Kate Schroll |
| 27 | FW | USA | Emersen Jennings |
| 28 | MF | USA | Brooke Dardano |
| 29 | FW | USA | Evelyn Pazienza |
| 30 | GK | USA | Erynn Floyd |
| 32 | DF | USA | Madison Ellsworth |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Karen Ferguson-Dayes | Head Coach |
| Nick Stirrett | Assistant Coach |
| Hunter Norton | Assistant Coach |
| Declan Doherty | Performance Analyst |
| Jing Hughley | Director of Operations |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 12* 7:30 p.m. | Cincinnati | W 2–0 | – | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| August 18* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | UIC | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 | Lynn Stadium (250) Louisville, KY |
| August 25* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | Xavier | L 1–2 | 1–1–0 | Lynn Stadium (815) Louisville, KY |
| August 28* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Kentucky | W 1–0 | 2–1–0 | NKU Soccer Stadium (778) Highland Heights, KY |
| September 1* 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Memphis | W 3–2 | 3–1–0 | Sentara Park (42) Harrisonburg, VA |
| September 4* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at James Madison | T 0–0 | 3–1–1 | Sentara Park (317) Harrisonburg, VA |
| September 8* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | Indiana | T 0–0 | 3–1–2 | Lynn Stadium (450) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| September 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Miami (FL) | W 1–0 | 4–1–2 (1–0–0) | Lynn Stadium (650) Louisville, KY |
| September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 7 Florida State | L 1–5 | 4–2–2 (1–1–0) | Seminole Soccer Complex (1,222) Tallahassee, FL |
| September 25 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 2 Virginia | L 0–2 | 4–3–2 (1–2–0) | Klöckner Stadium (1,924) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 1 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 14 Pittsburgh | L 0–1 | 4–4–2 (1–3–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (409) Pittsburgh, PA |
| October 6 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Clemson | L 1–2 | 4–5–2 (1–4–0) | Lynn Stadium (871) Louisville, KY |
| October 9 12:00 p.m., ACCN | Boston College | W 1–0 | 5–5–2 (2–4–0) | Lynn Stadium (350) Louisville, KY |
| October 15 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 6 Notre Dame | L 0–2 | 5–6–2 (2–5–0) | Lynn Stadium (413) Louisville, KY |
| October 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at NC State | W 1–0 | 6–6–2 (3–5–0) | Dail Soccer Field (481) Raleigh, NC |
| October 23 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 10 Duke | L 0–4 | 6–7–2 (3–6–0) | Koskinen Stadium (704) Durham, NC |
| October 27 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 North Carolina | L 0–2 | 6–8–2 (3–7–0) | Lynn Stadium (450) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — |
| TopDrawer Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |