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.

2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 16
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 18
2018 record11–5–3 (4–2–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumLynn Stadium
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 –1 –0  18 –3 –0
No. 16 Louisville ‡ 4 –2 –2  11 –5 –3
NC State + 2 –4 –2  10 –7 –3
Boston College 2 –5 –1  4 –8 –4
Syracuse + 1 –4 –3  7 –7 –4
Clemson 2 –6 –0  7 –9 –1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 –1 –0  14 –4 –1
No. 11 Duke + 5 –3 –0  11 –7 –2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –1  11 –7 –3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 –2 –2  10 –4 –3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –1  11 –7 –3
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –1
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background
Main article: 2017 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Mohamed Thiaw10FW6'2"176SeniorLexington, KYDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft, selected 35th overall by the San Jose Earthquakes
Tim Kübel27DF5'9"165SeniorStuttgart, GERDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft, selected 28th overall by Toronto FC
Sawyer Edwards11MF6'2"181SeniorParker, COGraduated
Joey Kunkel24DF5'11"170SeniorCincinnati, OHGraduated

Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Haji Abdikadir
FW
 KENLouisville, KYUnited 1996 FC[1]
Chaz Andriot
MF
 USAShelbyville, KYIndiana Fire Academy[2]
Jack Hickey
DF
 USARichmond, KYShattuck St. Mayr's Academy[3]
Andrew Wangard
GK
 USABradenton, FLSan Jose Earthquakes Academy[4]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 3, 2018[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
PositionStaff
Head CoachKen Lolla
Assistant CoachDonovan Dowling
Assistant CoachJohn Michael Hayden
Graduate ManagerNick Blackwell
Volunteer Assistant CoachRobbe Tarver
Director of OperationsJames Kusak

Source:[5]

Schedule

Source:[6][7]

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[8]  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 Ref.
Tate Schmitt All-ACC First Team November 7, 2018 [9]
Geoffrey Dee All-ACC Second Team
Cherif Dieye All-ACC Third Team
Lamine Conte All-ACC Tournament Team November 11, 2018 [10]
Cherif Dieye
Ziyad Fekri
Jake Gelnovatch
Tate Schmitt
Tate Schmitt ACC Tournament MVP

2019 MLS SuperDraft
Main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Adam WilsonToronto FC339MF

Source:[11]

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[12] 6 9 7 7 6 6 6 11 10 17 15 10 5 None Released 16
TopDrawer Soccer [13] 7 7 7 3 5 5 5 5 9 12 19 16 9 2 18 18 18 18

References
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  2. "Chaz Andriot". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  3. "Jack Hickey". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  4. "Andrew Wangard". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  6. "2018 Men's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. Garrett Wall (May 22, 2018). "Louisville Unveils 2018 Men's Soccer Schedule". gocards.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  8. "Louisville-SLU Match Cancelled by Inclement Weather". gocards.com. University of Louisville. August 31, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  9. "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  10. "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  11. Wall, Garrett (January 11, 2019). "Toronto FC Selects Wilson in Second Round of 2019 MLS SuperDraft". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  13. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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