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2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–9–5 (3–5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hunter Norton (8th season)
  • Nick Stirrett (3rd season)
Home stadiumLynn Stadium
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍ 9 – 0 – 1   .950 22 – 0 – 1   .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 7 – 1 – 2   .800 12 – 4 – 4   .700
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2 – 1   .750 18 – 4 – 4   .769
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 0 – 5   .750 13 – 2 – 8   .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650 17 – 6 – 1   .729
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 4   .600 10 – 3 – 5   .694
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 4   .500 8 – 3 – 6   .647
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400 7 – 8 – 3   .472
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400 4 – 9 – 5   .361
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350 6 – 7 – 3   .469
NC State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350 3 – 9 – 6   .333
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 3 – 10 – 4   .294
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 4   .200 3 – 9 – 6   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 1   .050 2 – 14 – 2   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-fourth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Caridnals had a rocky start to their non-conference season, with their first win not coming until September 3. That would be their only win during non-conference play and they finished with a 1–4–3 record. They only played one other power 5 school, Indiana, and the Cardinals lost 2–0. They began ACC play with a tie against Virginia who was ranked 20th at the time, and a win over Pittsburgh. However, that momentum did not continue as they lost their next three games. They mustered two more wins during conference play, against Syracuse and 25th ranked Duke to end the season.

The Cardinals finished the season 4–9–5 overall and 3–5–2 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their four overall wins, were the lowest for the team since 2001. Their three conference wins matched their total in the last two years.


Previous season

Main article: 2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Olivia Pratapas 0 GK 5'9" Sophomore Clemmons, North Carolina Transferred to NC State
Sarah Hernandez 2 DF 5'4" Graduate Student Moorpark, California Graduated
Patricia Ward 3 FW 5'6" Graduate Student Newport News, Virginia Graduated
Riley Mullady 6 MF 5'5" Junior Dublin, Ohio Transferred to NYU
Lilly Yordy 9 DF 5'4" Junior Hamilton, Ohio Transferred to Northern Kentucky
Corinne Dente 12 FW 5'5" Senior Stamford, Connecticut Graduated
Riley Goss 17 MF 5'7" Freshman Suffolk, Virginia Transferred to James Madison
Anouk Denton 18 DF 5'4" Sophomore St. Albans, England Signed professional contract
with West Ham
Maisie Whitsett 19 MF/FW 5'9" Senior San Diego, California Graduated
Evelyn Pazienza 29 FW/MF 5'7" Freshman Wilton, Connecticut Transferred to North Dakota

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Malene Nielsen 0 GK 5'11" Junior Juelsminde, Denmark Fairleigh Dickinson
Lucy Roberts 6 DF 5'10" Graduate Student Cheshire, England South Florida
Amber Jackson 7 FW 5'6" Senior Susanville, California Oregon State
Maya Anand 17 FW 5'4" Graduate Student Leesburg, Virginia Binghamton

Recruiting class

Source:

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Molly Cochran
MF		 United States Madeira, Ohio Ohio Elite SA
Fiona Gaißer
FW		 Germany Munich, Germany Bayern Munich II N/A
Betsy Huckaby
MF		 United States Crestwood, Kentucky Racing Louisville Academy N/A
Emma Sanchez
DF		 United States Camas, Washington Northwest Elite
Viktoria Wik
MF		 Denmark Roskilde, Denmark HB Køge N/A

Squad

Roster

As of November 21, 2023

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 Denmark DEN Malene Nielsen
1 GK Canada CAN Alyssa Zalac
2 MF United States USA Betsy Huckaby
3 FW United States USA Mackenzie Geigle
4 FW United States USA Emma Hiscock
5 FW United States USA Ravin Alexander
6 DF England ENG Lucy Roberts
7 FW United States USA Amber Jackson
8 MF United States USA Maya Maxwell
9 MF United States USA Molly Cochran
10 DF United States USA Autumn Weeks
11 MF United States USA Addie Chester
13 MF United States USA Ava Nielson
14 MF United States USA Lizzie Sexton
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF United States USA Hayley Howard
18 MF Denmark DEN Wiktoria Wik
19 FW Germany GER Fiona Gaißer
20 FW United States USA Savina Zamborini
21 DF United States USA Sophia Zinn
22 DF United States USA Karsyn Cherry
23 MF United States USA Morgan Bentley
25 DF United States USA Hadley Snyder
26 MF United States USA Emma Kate Schroll
27 FW United States USA Emersen Jennings
28 MF United States USA Brooke Dardano
30 GK United States USA Erynn Floyd
32 DF United States USA Madison Ellsworth

Team management

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

Source:

Schedule

Source:

Date
Time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 6*
2:00 p.m. 		at Miami (OH)  None Reported  –
 Bobby Kramig Field
Oxford, OH
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 17*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Indiana State T 0–0  0–0–1
 Lynn Stadium (437)
Louisville, KY
August 20*
7:30 p.m., FloFC 		at Xavier L 0–2  0–1–1
 Corcoran Field (1,682)
Cincinnati, OH
August 24*
7:00 p.m., FloFC 		at Dayton L 1–2  0–2–1
 Baujan Field (724)
Dayton, OH
August 27*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Northern Kentucky T 0–0  0–2–2
 Lynn Stadium (362)
Louisville, KY
August 31*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Illinois L 1–2  0–3–2
 Lynn Stadium (372)
Louisville, KY
September 3*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Central Michigan W 3–0  1–3–2
 Lynn Stadium (395)
Louisville, KY
September 7*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Indiana L 0–2  1–4–2
 Bill Armstrong Stadium (413)
Bloomington, IN
September 10*
5:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Wyoming T 2–2  1–4–3
 Lynn Stadium (213)
Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 16
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 20 Virginia T 1–1  1–4–4
(0–0–1) 		Lynn Stadium (221)
Louisville, KY
September 21
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh W 3–2  2–4–4
(1–0–1) 		Lynn Stadium (279)
Louisville, KY
September 24
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) L 0–1  2–5–4
(1–1–1) 		Cobb Stadium (214)
Coral Gables, FL
September 30
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 10 Notre Dame L 0–3  2–6–4
(1–2–1) 		Alumni Stadium (450)
Notre Dame, IN
October 5
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 2 Florida State L 0–2  2–7–4
(1–3–1) 		Lynn Stadium (198)
Louisville, KY
October 8
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Syracuse W 2–1  3–7–4
(2–3–1) 		Lynn Stadium (227)
Louisville, KY
October 14
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Boston College T 1–1  3–7–5
(2–3–2) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (471)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 8 Clemson L 0–3  3–8–5
(2–4–2) 		Riggs Field (362)
Clemson, SC
October 22
12:30 p.m., ACCNX 		at Wake Forest L 0–1  3–9–5
(2–5–2) 		Spry Stadium (620)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 26
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 25т Duke W 1–0  4–9–5
(3–5–2) 		Lynn Stadium (405)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Emma Hiscock ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 31
Lucy Roberts All-ACC Third Team November 1

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer————————————Not released—
TopDrawer Soccer—————————————————

References

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  3. "Women's Soccer Adds Maya Anand to 2023 Class". gocards.com. Louisville Athletics. May 15, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
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  6. "Emma Sanchez". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
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