2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

The 2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his first season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 41st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 20
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 14
2019 record10–8–2 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Green (1st season)
  • Donovan Dowling (1st season)
Home stadiumLynn Stadium
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 –1 –1  18 –2 –2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 –2 –0  16 –5 –2
NC State + 3 –4 –1  9 –7 –3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 –4 –1  10 –8 –2
Boston College + 2 –4 –2  9 –6 –3
Syracuse + 2 –4 –2  8 –7 –4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia ‡ 6 –1 –1  21 –1 –2
Pittsburgh + 4 –3 –1  10 –8 –2
Notre Dame + 3 –5 –0  10 –8 –1
North Carolina 3 –5 –0  7 –8 –3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 –4 –2  10 –6 –3
Duke 2 –5 –1  7 –9 –2
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background
Main article: 2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team

The 2018 Louisville men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–5–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. The Cardinals were seeded fourth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cardinals upset the number two seeded North Carolina Tar Heels and number one seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons along the way to their first ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title. The Cardinals earned an automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Louisville was defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round.

At the end of the season, one Cardinal men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Adam Wilson.[1]

Head Coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team.[2] He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018[3]

Player movement

Players leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Adam Wilson5MF6'1"171SeniorAuchterarder, ScotlandDeclared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 39th overall by Toronto FC
Geoffrey Dee6MF5'11"167SeniorGermantown, TNGraduated
Tate Schmitt10FW5'11"161SeniorPhoenix, AZGraduated
Watterson Young21FW5'11"190SeniorVestavia Hills, ALGraduated

Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Jack Fasteen
MF
 USALouisville, KYDerby City Rovers[4]
Weston King
GK
 USAFruita, COMontverde Academy[5]
Aidan Liu
FW
 USANaperville, ILSockers FC Academy[6]
Bradley Sample
MF
 USAChannahon, ILSockers FC Academy[7]
Isaiah Wynder
DF
 USALouisville, KYJavanon[8]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 19, 2019[9]

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  ENG William Portman
3 MF  GUI Lamine Conte
4 FW  KEN Haji Abdikadir
5 DF  USA William Hirschman
6 DF  NOR Leonard Getz
7 FW  BRA Pedro Fonseca
8 MF  USA Jack Fasteen
9 FW  SWE Emil Elveroth
10 FW  JPN Kino Ryosuke
11 MF  USA Cameron Wheeler
12 MF  SEN Cherif Dieye
13 MF  USA Bradley Sample
14 MF  ESP Carlos Sanchis
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  USA Connor Brazil
16 MF  USA Diallo Irakoze
17 MF  USA Elijah Amo
18 DF  USA Jack Hickey
19 DF  USA Isaiah Wynder
20 MF  USA Cody Cochran
21 MF  USA Neil Boyal
22 DF  ENG Liam Bennett
23 FW  USA Izaiah Jennings
27 DF  FRA Louka Massett
28 GK  USA William Howard
30 GK  USA Weston King
31 GK  USA Jake Gelnovatch

Team management
PositionStaff
Head CoachJohn Michael Hayden
Associate Head CoachBryan Green
Assistant CoachDonovan Dowling
Volunteer Assistant CoachRobbe Tarver
Director of OperationsJames Kusak

Source:[9]

Schedule

Source:[10]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 16*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 14 Lipscomb W 2–1[11]  –
(–)		 Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
August 21*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 14 at No. 2 Indiana W 2–1[12]  –
(–)		 Bill Armstrong Stadium
Bloomington, IN
August 24*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 14 UAB W 3–0[13]  –
(–)		 Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
Regular Season
August 30*
7:30 p.m.		 No. 14 Cleveland State T 2–2 2OT 0–0–1
(0–0–0)		 Lynn Stadium (1,115)
Louisville, KY
September 3*
7:30 p.m.		 No. 9 Kentucky
Rivalry		 W 3–0  1–0–1
(0–0–0)		 Lynn Stadium (2,389)
Louisville, KY
September 6*
7:30 p.m.		 at FAU W 3–0  2–0–2
(0–0–0)		 FAU Soccer Stadium (229)
Boca Raton, FL
September 9*
7:30 p.m.		 at South Florida L 0–2  2–1–1
(0–0–0)		 Corbett Soccer Stadium (702)
Tampa, FL
September 13
7:00 p.m.		 No. 20 at Syracuse T 0–0 2OT 2–1–2
(0–0–1)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,756)
Syracuse, NY
September 20
7:30 p.m.		 No. 17 Virginia Tech W 2–1  3–1–2
(1–0–1)		 Lynn Stadium (1,368)
Louisville, KY
September 24*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 17 No. 2 Georgetown W 1–0 2OT 4–1–2
(1–0–1)		 Lynn Stadium (1,053)
Louisville, KY
September 27
7:30 p.m.		 No. 17 NC State L 1–2  4–2–2
(1–1–1)		 Lynn Stadium (1,057)
Louisville, KY
October 1*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 24 Belmont W 3–0  5–2–2
(1–1–1)		 Lynn Stadium (851)
Louisville, KY
October 4
7:00 p.m.		 No. 24 at No. 1 Virginia L 0–2  5–3–2
(1–2–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (3,008)
Charlottesville, VA
October 11
7:00 p.m.		 at No. 11 Clemson L 0–4  5–4–2
(1–3–1)		 Riggs Field (1,700)
Clemson, SC
October 15*
7:00 p.m.		 Northern Kentucky W 1–0 OT 6–4–2
(1–3–1)		 Lynn Stadium (1,210)
Louisville, KY
October 18
7:30 p.m.		 Boston College W 3–2 2OT 7–4–2
(2–3–1)		 Lynn Stadium (2,643)
Louisville, KY
October 22*
7:00 p.m.		 Temple L 1–2  7–5–2
(2–3–1)		 Lynn Stadium (868)
Louisville, KY
October 25
6:00 p.m.		 at No. 21 North Carolina W 1–0  8–5–2
(3–3–1)		 Fetzer Field (1,326)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 1
6:00 p.m.		 No. 25 No. 7 Wake Forest L 1–3  8–6–2
(3–4–1)		 Lynn Stadium (1,310)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
November 6
4:00 p.m.		 (6) (11) No. 22 Virginia Tech
First Round		 L 0–2  8–7–2
 Lynn Stadium (255)
Louisville, KY
NCAA Tournament
November 21
7:30 p.m.		 South Florida
First Round		 W 4–1  9–7–2
 Lynn Stadium (402)
Louisville, KY
November 24
4:00 p.m.		 at (14) No. 18 UC Davis
Second Round		 W 1–0  10–7–2
 Aggie Soccer Field (1,703)
Davis, CA
December 1
12:00 p.m.		 at (3) No. 2 Georgetown
Third Round		 L 1–5  10–8–2
 Shaw Field (773)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Emil Elveroth MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 1, 2019 [14]
Jake Gelnovatch ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 9, 2019 [15]
Cherif Dieye ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 23, 2019 [16]
All-ACC Second Team November 13, 2019 [17]

2020 MLS SuperDraft
Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Cherif DieyeNew York Red Bulls115MF

Source:[18]

Rankings
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer 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[19] 14 RV 20 RV 17 24 RV RV RV 25 RV RV None Released 20
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 9 9 8 5 10 10 11 5 20 20 22 20 24 RV 12 14 14 14

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Lolla Resigns as Louisville Men's Soccer Head Coach". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. "Hayden Chosen to Guide Louisville Men's Soccer Program". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  4. "Jack Fasteen". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  5. "Weston King". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  6. "Aidan Liu". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  7. "Bradley Sample". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  8. "Isaiah Wynder". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  9. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  10. "2019 Men's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  11. @UofLmenssoccer (August 16, 2019). "CARDS WIN‼️ Our first exhibition ends with the good guys out on top by a final score of 2-1. #GoCards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. @UofLmenssoccer (August 21, 2019). "CARDS WIN‼️ Goals from @ElijahAmo17 and @BradS1357 lead to a 2-1 win over #2 Indiana. #GoCards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. @UofLmenssoccer (August 24, 2019). "CARDS WIN‼️ Our exhibition slate is officially in the books as we pick up a 3-0 victory over UAB" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. "ACC Soccer Lands 17 on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  15. "Proch, Gelnovatch, Shutler Tabbed ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  16. "Dieye, Constant Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  17. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  18. "14 ACC Players Picked on Day 1 of MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  19. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  20. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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