WSoc draws at WF -- FH and VB Preview -- FRIDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

FRIDAYS WITH DARYL 

Good morning readers and thanks for coming back, its Daryl back with you after a week away.  Lots to cover for today so lets jump into it. 

WSoc Recap

Photo: Jared Anderson

Louisville 1  vs Wake Forest 1

The Cardinals went on the road and squeaked out a 1-1 draw with the #13 Demon Deacs.  Its the first tie for UofL this season moving them to 10-3-1.  The equalizer came on a late goal from Liza Suydam in the 81st minute assisted by Betsy Huckaby.  

Coming into the match, Wake Forest was 8-0 when scoring first.  They were able to strike first in the 29th minute when a first shot attempt was rejected off the back pole and ricocheted into the WF attack zone where they booted it right into the back of the net when Erynn Floyd fell attempting to block the first strike.   

Louisville has 4 games left on the regular season schedule.  Next up, they're on the road at BC Sunday at 12pm on the ACCNX. 


Volleyball Preview



Virginia Tech is holding a 9-6 (1-3 in the ACC) record. After sweeping their first two opponents of the season, the Hokies suffered a head scratching loss to Lindenwood in a 5-setter. They are coming off a 3-1 win vs Boston College and a 1-3 loss to Syracuse this past weekend. Against BC, the first set was won 30-28 by the Hokies.

Junior outside hitter Payton Woods logged 20 kills in VT's win over Boston College on Oct. 5. Woods has recorded double-digit kills in 11 of Virginia Tech's 15 matches this season.
The Hokies are second in the conference in total aces, serving 106 on the year.




FH Preview

Photo : Jared Anderson

The Cardinals are hitting the road to North Carolina where they will face #9 Duke on Friday evening with opening play set for 6pm.  This one will be available on the ACCNX.  

The Blue Devils are 7-4 on the season with a 2-2 ACC record. Last weekend Duke lost 1-0 to #2 Virginia in double OT on Friday and won 5-0 over #19 JMU Sunday. All four of their losses coming against current top six teams – No. 1 Northwestern (0-1), No. 2 Virginia (0-1, 2OT) No. 5 Syracuse (0-1) and No. 6 Liberty (3-4).

Duke leads the series record 15-9 with the Cards going 2-8 on the road vs the Blue Devils.  The last time the two faced off was a year ago when Duke won 3-0 at Trager Stadium. 

Alaina McVeigh leads the Blue Devil offense with 7 goals and 4 assists while Julia Boehringer follows closely with 7 goals and 3 assists.
Kaiya Chepow, goalkeeper for Duke stands second in the ACC and five in the nation with a 0.87 goals against average.

Fun Fact:
The Blue Devils are coached by Pam Bustin, who is in her 15th season at Duke. Prior to that, Bustin spent 13 seasons (1998-2010) as Louisville's head coach.

Justine Sowry served as an assistant under Bustin at UofL from 1998-2002. She was named Louisville's head coach following the 2010 season.

As Always, 
Go Cards

~Daryl 

WSOC Takes on Wake Forest -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Cards Face #13 Deacs in Winston-Salem

Louisville women's soccer continues the brutal portion of their schedule with another top-15 opponent on the road tonight. Following a tough match against Notre Dame in which the Cards held on for 45 minutes but were outmatched in the second half, Louisville is right back into the frying pan with a match against #13 Wake Forest tonight at 7PM. Tonight's match will be shown on ACC Network Extra. 

Gigs spots Jared snapping a photo

Historically, Wake has been a team that Louisville matches up well against in conference play. Overall, Louisville has a 3-4-1 record against the fourth school on Tobacco Road, but two of those losses came before Louisville joined the ACC. Since 2014, the Cards are 3-2-1 against the Demon Deacons. Working against Louisville in this matchup, though, is that the Cards are 1-4 all-time in Winston-Salem, and Wake won the last meeting in 2023 1-0. 

This season, Wake is 9-2-2 overall and 3-1-1 in conference play. They sit one spot ahead of Louisville in the ACC rankings (fifth over sixth). Alarmingly, they're unbeaten at home, with a 7-0-1 record. Somewhat surprisingly, that home draw was a 1-1 score against Brown on September 7th. Wake hasn't lit the world on fire this year, but they've been consistent. Their three conference wins came over Miami, Virginia Tech, and at Duke, and they drew against Boston College on the road. Interestingly, they opened the season with a 2-0 win over SMU, but that doesn't count in their conference record for reasons that are unclear to me. That said, we've seen UNC and Duke play multiple times in a season in various Olympic sports, so it must be a North Carolina thing. 

Louisville and Wake Forest are 3-0 against common opponents, with those teams being Virginia Tech and Miami in conference and USC Upstate in non-conference play. Both teams played all three of those matches at home. Louisville beat USCU 9-0 and won the conference games 3-0 on aggregate. Wake had a less impressive performance against USCU (6-1), but they won the conference games 5-2. Miami and Virginia Tech are tied at the bottom of the conference with Syracuse all on one point. They've played one more game than the Orange. If Louisville can play as well on both sides of the ball as they have proven to be capable of, we could be in for a ranked road win for the Cards. If not, Wake could run away with it.

Perhaps the Wake Forest result that should most concern the Cards is their most recent one: a 2-1 loss on the road at NC State. NC State is a bit of an enigma this season. They are 2-1-2 in conference and their only loss was a 2-1 loss in South Bend in their conference opener. They drew Florida State 1-1 and drew VT 4-4 before the win over Wake. However, they were awful in non-conference play. They opened the season with a 3-0 home loss to James Madison and proceeded to start 0-5-2 before earning their first non-con win over Campbell at the last opportunity. All that is to say, Wake is probably not thrilled to have taken their first conference loss against the Wolfpack, and they may have something to say about it in a return to home play.

For Louisville's part, the Cards are 3-2 in conference play and are coming off a match in which they conceded the most goals all season. Granted, it was only three goals and it was on the road against one of the best (or at least highest-rated) teams in the country. Still, it's not the confidence builder you want to see in the middle of a tough swing such as this. 

Louisville does still have Amelia Swinarski at the helm of the offense, though, so things could be worse. Swinarski was recently named to the Julie Hermann Midseason Watch List, making her one of 35 players considered to be in contention for the top individual award in women's collegiate soccer. Swinarski's nine assists are fourth in program history for a single season and they see her atop the ACC and tied for second nationally in the category. She has 23 total points, which is third best in the ACC and tied for 11th nationally. Swinarski has been quieted in ACC play, though, as she has just two total points on a single goal. Louisville has not been the offensive powerhouse that we saw in non-conference play since the ACC season got underway. Wake's defense appears to be a bit porous, so tonight could be a great time to get back on track. 

A win would be critical in Louisville's battle to make the ACC tournament, as only the top six make the event. It would also be a big resume builder in the hunt for an NCAA tournament bid as well as for seeding. There are four games left to play after this one, but every point matters now. As I mentioned, kickoff is scheduled for 7PM on ACC Network Extra.

Until next time, Go Cards!

Case

FH Blanks Bellarmine 6-0 -- WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 FIVE CARDS SCORE IN UOFL'S WINNING OF THE FH BATTLE OF EASTERN PKWY 6-0 OVER BELLARMINE

Louisville Field Hockey got two goals from Mary Wordelmann and allowed just one Bellarmine shot in the 6-0 shutout win over crosstown DI foe Bellarmine Tuesday afternoon at Trager field. 

Lauren Masters, Emily Eaton, Chloe Cuzzupe and Tyler Everslage were the other Cards to score for the Justine Sowry's squad...which improved to 6-5 on the season. Bellarmine drops to 2-10 with the loss. 

The Cards starters were Parker, Masters, Tatum Kroon, Eaton, Izzy Bianco, Annabel Sep, Cuzzupe, Everslage, Rylie Wollerton, Luciana Carpenter and Alessia Cucito in goal

The Cards scored three goals in the first quarter...starting with a Everslage pass to Eaton, who fond the net for her first goal of the season...with 12:57 left in the first frame. Three and one half minutes later, it was Cuzzupe getting a feed from Gigi Edwards and finding net success for her third goal of the season. The quarter's final goal came when closed when Masters was assisted by Sophia Parker and got her third score of the season. 

The two squads battled through a scoreless second quarter.  The Cards did get four shots off, but Bellarmine came up with three saves to send the squads into halftime with UofL leading 3-0 

The Cards added a goal in the third quarter to go up 4-0 and tacked on two more in the fourth quarter on three shots for the final 6-0 score. 

The victory was Justine Sowry's 250th career win and she had this to say after the contest.:

"We tried to get different combinations in today. It was fun to see it actually work and for a defender to be up there and able to finish a nice goal. Hopefully it will give the team a bit of confidence that we can play good hockey and finish on the scoreboard"

It was the highest goal total for the Cards so far this year and also their last non-conference game of the regular season. 

The Cards take to the road next...for a Friday night tilt at #6 Duke. It's a 6 p.m. contest and will be on ACCNX.

paulie

FH Hosts Bellarmine -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Cards Welcome Bellarmine to Trager

Who needs rain when you have water cannons

Louisville field hockey looks to renew the crosstown rivalry with Bellarmine. The Knights will travel a few minutes down Eastern Parkway to face Louisville. Trager Stadium is the host stadium for both schools but Louisville will be the home team.

The Cards have seen ups and downs this season with a loaded schedule. They sit at 5-5 on the year and have lost two straight, both ACC games. Three of those losses have come against top 15 opponents, but Louisville also has a couple wins against ranked foes.

UofL has outscored opponents 24-19 on the season. Four of the five losses came by two goals or less while the wins have shown a mix of close games and blowouts.

Can you spot the butterfly in the foreground?

Bellarmine enters the match with a 2-9 record. Their pair of wins came against Longwood and Ohio. In their most recent outing, the Knights fell to Queens University of Charlotte.

This is the first regulation match between Louisville and Bellarmine since 1999. The Cards lead the all-time series 17-1-3.

The match is set to start at 5:00pm and will be aired on ACCNX. Due to the early start time, Cardinal Couple may not have in-person coverage. Weather may also be a factor, which we will monitor for any schedule changes.

Happy Tuesday and Go Cards!

Jared

Volleyball Upsets Stanford on the Road -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Cards Over Cardinal in Upset Win

Photo by Go Cards

#6 Louisville volleyball wrapped up their west coast trip with an upset win over ACC foe #4 Stanford 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 26-24). The Cards ended Stanford's 21-home match win streak.

 

The match wasn't too clean for Louisville, but they made things count when they needed to including winning the attacking battle .304 - .258. The Cards had 17 attack errors to 62 kills and four service errors to go along with four service aces. Fortunately, Stanford was a bit more sloppy with 20 attack errors and a whopping 10 service errors.

 

Photo by Jared

Payton Petersen led the charge with a double-double of 15 kills and 14 digs. Chloe Chicoine also posted a double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs. Cara Cresse posted pore than twice as many blocks as anyone else with eight.

The match was more of a game of runs to take and lose momentum. Each set saw notable runs. In the first set, Louisville use a 5-0 run to take a 10-8 lead but Stanford claimed five of the final seven points for the win. In the second set, Louisville had an early 6-0 run for a 10-5 lead. Stanford never really threatened after that.

Photo by Jared

After halftime, the Cards posted another 6-0 run for an early 6-1 lead. A 5-0 run gave them an almost comfortable 17-9 advantage. Stanford posted quite an answer with an 11-3 run to even the score at 20 apiece. A third run of 5-0 or better for the Cards in the set helped claim the 2-1 lead.

The fourth set followed suit with another big run. The Cards pieced together a 6-0 run for an 8-4 lead. The two foes spent more time trading points the rest of the way through the set with 10 ties from then on out before Louisville took the win.

Photo by Jared

The Cards improve to 12-2 on the year and 4-0 in the ACC. The Cards join Pitt, Miami, and North Carolina as the only 4-0 teams in the conference. Next on the schedule, Louisville returns home to host Virginia Tech and Virginia.

Happy Monday and Go Cards!

Jared

Volleyball continues west coast swing at Stanford -- SUNDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 A TOP SIX VOLLEYBALL MATCHUP BETWEEN STANFORD AND LOUISVILLE

A 5 p.m. matchup (EST) between #4 Stanford and #6 Louisville tomorrow on ESPN will help give you a break from football today..as the two squads match up in Palo Alto in Maples Pavilion.

Just who is Maples Pavilion named after? A guy named Roscoe Maples, who was a part of the 1904 graduation class at Stanford and was the principle donor for the building of the pavilion, which was built in 1969 and renovated in 2006.  

The Stanford squad is 12-2 with loses to Texas and Nebraska and wins over Florida, Long Beach State, Oregon State, Missouri, Utah State, UC Davis, Hawaii, Texas State, UCLA, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Notre Dame.

Elia Rubin leads Stanford in kills with 148 and Logan Parks has 401 assists. 

Kevin Hamby is the Stanford head coach. he's in his ninth year of coaching there.

Stanford is known as the Cardinal (no "s" on the end) and named after a color (Cardinal red) not a religious figure, bird or a primary or principle entity in various fields.. including mathematics. The program also has a unofficial nickname..."The Trees" and they have a tree mascot, designed by students each year, who dresses for home basketball, football and other home athletic events. They even have "tree week" to celebrate the choosing of the year's mascot .

Can you name five D1 schools with the Cardinals or Cardinal nickname? Answer at the end of today's column

The schools have played each other five times, with Louisville holding a 3-2 advantage. Three of those matches were ln 2024. Louisville won all three in 2024, including their NCAA Elite Eight matchup. 

Dan Meske's Cardinals are 10-2 with losses to Kentucky and Texas and wins over Auburn, Morehead State, St.John's, Illinois, Creighton, Northern Iowa, Rice, Western Kentucky, Boston College and California.  it should be a fun one and we'll have a review of the match in Monday's Cardinal Couple

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(the five schools that are Cardinals or Cardinal...Louisville, Ball State Lamar University, Catholic University and Wesleyan University (in Connecticut). 

Paulie

Volleyball Survives Friday Night Frights -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Volleyball Sweeps Cal

Louisville volleyball was the last team to get underway for the Cards last night, but they were only one of the three to come away with a win. The only drama in the 3-0 victory came in the second set when the question was just how badly would Louisville win the set. Sandwiched between a pair of 25-16 wins, the Cards beat the brakes off the Bears in the second with a 25-5 victory. 

Cal is... not very good. They hit for 0.000 on the match, and Louisville only finished with eight total blocks. The Bears hit 22 total errors, although they did have fewer service errors that the Cards (3-5). Both teams had two aces. Louisville's offense was fairly efficient in their own right, finishing with a .384 hitting percentage. The Cards had eight total errors and five of those were blocks by Cal. Only hitting the ball out of the court on your own three times is pretty good. 

Chloe Chicoine led the way for Louisville with 13 kills and no errors. Kalyssa Blackshear also hit for no errors as she finished with eight kills. Payton Petersen had eight kills as well, but she was more covered by Cal and had four errors. Cara Cresse was first in efficiency among hitters as she finished with a .538 percentage and had nine kills.

Louisville's defense was all over the place as Petersen and Hannah Kenny led in digs with ten apiece and three players (Chicoine, Kamden Schrand, and Nayelis Cabello) finished with eight. Cresse led the team with four block assists and Cabello tied Hannah Sherman for second with two assists and one solo block. 

This one was never really in doubt, but it serves as a good preparation match on the west coast for Louisville. The Cards have a big test coming up tomorrow when they take on Stanford. The Cardinal are ranked 3rd in the country and have won 20 straight matches at Maples Pavilion. Notre Dame gave them a ride in the second set last night when they pushed it to extra points, but Stanford came out ahead in that one and finished with a 25-22, 26-24, 25-14 sweep. Tomorrow's match is on ESPN at 5PM. 

Overturned Goal Sinks Field Hockey

Louisville field hockey tried to give Justine Sowry a good birthday present yesterday against Wake Forest, but they weren't able to overcome a tough call in the fourth quarter. The 18th-ranked Cards fell to 5-5 (0-2) on the season with a 2-0 loss to #7 Wake Forest. 

Louisville struggled offensively early in the match, with Wake suffocating them every time they received the ball. That pressure paid off for the Demon Deacons in the second quarter, when they used a turnover to work forward and score the first goal of the match. That goal came about halfway through the second quarter, and both teams continued to keep the opponent at bay afterwards.

Louisville's offense finally showed up in the fourth quarter. After failing to record a shot for the first three periods, the Cards put up five in the fourth. Early on, they appeared to equalize, but the goal was overturned on replay review. Instead of a 1-1 match in which they had some momentum, Louisville found themselves still trailing and a bit deflated. Wake ultimately earned the first penalty corner of the game for either team and scored to double Louisville's deficit. The Cards weren't able to find the back of the cage and the final score was 2-0. 

Each team finished with five total shots and three on target. That's an unfortunate stat when you consider how good Emily Young has been this season. Louisville has to avoid giving up clean looks to the opponent and they have to be able to score more effectively. 

Nevertheless, the Cards are back in action Tuesday at Trager Stadium. Louisville will play their last non-conference match of the regular season when they take on Bellarmine at 5PM. 

Soccer Falls Short in Second Half

Louisville women's soccer had the toughest draw of the evening for the three sports, as they faced a road game against the second-ranked team in the country. For the first 45 minutes, Louisville looked every bit as if they could pull off a big upset. Adjustments at halftime for Notre Dame found the mark, though, and back-to-back goals early in the second set the final score. 

Louisville came out on a mission in the first half, and their tenacity got them an early lead. Notre Dame had the first shot inside the first minute, but Louisville settled in and held them at bay until their second shot in the ninth. Erynn Floyd picked up her first save of the match on that one and Notre Dame was offsides a minute later. Then it was Louisville's turn to play offense. Over the next eight minutes, they had three corner kicks and eight total shots. The eighth shot finally found the mark. Following a corner, Ella Bard had an attempt that was blocked and came to Hadley Snyder's feet. Snyder settled and sent it into the back of the net for her second goal of the season. 

Notre Dame didn't allow Louisville to celebrate for long, as the Irish equalized just seven minutes later on strong team play. What was extra unfortunate for the Cards is that their early goal seemed to wake up the Notre Dame midfield and defense. Over that eight minute stretch, Louisville had three corners and eight shots with two on target. Over the final 72 minutes of the match, Louisville had no corners and just three shots with one on target. 

Don't get me wrong: Notre Dame is very good, but man that is a disappointing final stat line after a frenzied start. Notre Dame, on the other hand, was relentless in the second half. The Irish had Floyd under constant pressure as they took five corner kicks, earned 13 shots, and put eight shots on target. Erynn Floyd finished the match with seven saves, but you can't blame someone for yielding a couple of goals when they're getting that much work from a top offense like Notre Dame. 

At the end of the day, this is another two-goal road loss for the Cards. Is that frustrating? Yeah, a bit, but if your only three losses so far have all come by just two goals on the road to teams in the top-25, that's not terrible. Louisville's next opponent won't be any easier, though. The Cards take on Wake Forest on Thursday in Winston-Salem. While the Demon Deacons will lose some of the shine from their #12 ranking after their last match, a shocking 2-1 loss to NC State will have them fired up to get revenge on the Cards. Wake is 9-2-2 (3-1-1) with a 3-2 victory over Duke on the resume. 

No CCRHP This Week

With a couple of hosts out and about and other obligations keeping me away, we'll take this week off from the Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast. We'll look to return next week to bring you the joy and excitement of Louisville women's athletics.

Until next time, Go Cards!

Case

Big Day for Fall Sports -- FRIDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Soccer Faces 2nd-Ranked Notre Dame

All three of Louisville's traditional fall women's sports teams are in action this evening, and soccer will be the first one to get underway. The Cards are on the road, taking on the Irish in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame has moved up to the #2 spot in the country on the back of an undefeated start to the season. The Irish are 9-0-1 this year, with their only non-win coming in Fayetteville, where they drew Arkansas 2-2. The Razorbacks were ranked 6th at the time and are currently tied for 7th. 

Notre Dame opened the season with a 2-1 win over Western Michigan before the Arkansas match. After that, they didn't give up another goal in non-conference play, beating Cincinnati, Michigan, Oakland, and Michigan State by a combined 18-0 score. A scheduled match against Marquette, their last in non-con, was canceled. The Irish haven't been as tight defensively since ACC play started, as they have yet to record a clean sheet. That said, their wins have come over NC State, Duke, North Carolina, and Clemson, so it hasn't exactly been easy sledding. The most recent game was on Sunday, where they posted five goals against the stingy Clemson Tigers defense. 

Louisville's offense may be able to find success against Notre Dame, so this one could go back-and-forth. The Irish have scored 14 goals in ACC play, but they've also given up seven. The 10-2 Cards have been a bit quieter on offense in conference play after lighting the world on fire in non-con, but Louisville has still scored four and only allowed two in their four conference games. Louisville is 3-1 in those games with three shutouts.

The Cards are getting more love from TopDrawer than they are from the Coaches' Poll, as TDS has Louisville ranked 10th, but tonight is still a ranked matchup nonetheless. The Cards have moved into the top-25 with a ranking of 23rd in the Coaches' Poll. Louisville is 20th in RPI. Tonight will also be just Louisville's fourth road game of the season. The Cards are 1-2 in those games, with the 1-0 win over Auburn to open the year and the two 2-0 losses to Vandy and FSU. Tonight would be a fantastic time to move that road record back to .500.

The match this evening gets underway at 6PM on ACC Network Extra.

FH Hosts Wake Forest

Louisville will face another top-10 opponent tonight when Justine Sowry's squad welcomes #7 Wake Forest to Trager Stadium. Wake is 7-2 this year with their only losses coming when they opened the season 0-2 against Iowa and Michigan. The Demon Deacons have a 3-0 conference record against tough opponents, and they've set a matching final score of 2-1 against Syracuse, Boston College, and North Carolina. The matches against Syracuse and UNC both went to overtime. 

Louisville is coming off of a tough loss to open their conference slate after the shootout loss at Stanford last week. The Cards have been up and down this season and currently sit at 5-4. They've had some successes with victories over ranked OSU and St. Joseph's, but it's the matches that have gotten away (Northwestern, Iowa, Stanford) that may haunt them going forward. 

Wake is a very good team, but Louisville has shown their ability to matchup against difficult opponents. The road ahead doesn't get much easier for the Cards, as they'll head to North Carolina for matches against Duke and UNC next weekend. That means tonight is a great opportunity to keep the season on track and carry some momentum into the rest of conference play. The match will be played at 6:30 and will also air on ACC Network Extra.

Volleyball in California Swing

The wide-net Cards have the late show tonight as they're in California to take on Cal and Stanford this weekend. Tonight's match won't get started until 10PM, so make sure to take a nap before the soccer match or after field hockey ends. 

The Golden Bears got off to a rocky start this year, as they sit at just 5-7, but they got a nice boost to open their conference play. Cal traveled to Virginia last weekend and took down Virginia Tech and Virginia with a final set score of 6-1 between the two matches. While those two teams aren't very good, they were road victories across the country for a Cal team that desperately needed some juice. Welcoming in the 6th-ranked Cardinals will be plenty of motivation for them to continue their good start to conference play. 

Louisville will look to continue their run of form as well. After a slew of matches in which the Cards dropped sets, they suddenly find themselves on a run of three straight sweeps, their longest stretch since the Cardinal Classic to open the year. Another sweep over Cal would help Louisville put some of the ghosts of the non-conference schedule behind them before a tough matchup against the Cardinal on Sunday. Like the other two matches tonight, the volleyball match will be on ACC Network Extra.

Until next time, Go Cards!

Case

WGolf moves up to finish fifth at Blessings -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Good morning readers, 

It's Daryl checking in on a Thursday!  Nothing on the slate today for UofL programs, but the Cardinals wrapped up their trip to Arkansas yesterday and we've got some final stats to share. 

Photo: gocards.com

Golf

The golfing Women Cards moved up one spot to finish 5th overall after the final round of the Blessings Collegiate Wednesday afternoon at the Blessings Golf Club.   UofL tallied a 19-over-par 307 on Wednesday to finish the tournament 52-over-par 916. It is the highest finish as a team in the three tournaments this fall for Louisville. 

Bailey Burkett finished the tournament tied for 13th overall and tallied her second-straight Top 15 finish at the Blessings and tournament she has led the Cardinals. She was 6-over-par 78 in the final round to finish the tournament at 10-over-par 226.

Veronika Exposito tallied her 2nd Top 20 finish of the season after she was 14-over-par 230 for the tournament and finished 20th overall.  She went 6-over-par 78 in her final round.

Millie Cottrell had her best round of the week with a 3-over-par 75 in the final round. She finished tied for 21st overall at 15-over-par 231 for the tournament. The 21st place finish was the best finish she has had in three tournaments this season.

Madison Moman finished tied for 26th overall at 16-over-par 232 for the tournament. In her final round on Wednesday, she carded a 9-over-par 79. Thienna Huynh also had her best round of the tournament on Wednesday with a 4-over-par 76. She finished tied for 30th overall at 18-over-par 234. 

The Cardinals will be back in action next week as they travel to Greenville, North Carolina to take part in the Pirate Collegiate Classic. The two-day tournament begins in Greenville on Monday, October 6.


INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T13. Bailey Burkett (74-74-78=226) +10
20. Veronika Exposito (76-76-78=230) +14
T21. Millie Cottrell (78-78-75=231) +15
T26. Madison Moman (75-78-79=232) +16
T36. Thienna Huynh (80-78-76=234) +18

Im out for a weekend, Ill check back in with yall next week! 

As Always, 
Go Cards 

~Daryl

Louisville women's golf in Blessings Invitational -- WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 

CARDS IN SIXTH PLACE GOING INTO FINAL DAY AT BLESSINGS INVITATIONAL

We haven't done a lot of coverage on the Louisville women's golf team this year but we see that they are in sIXTH place in the Blessings Invitational. 

The Blessings...an event in Fayetteville, Ark...is an event that invites 10 teams to participate in the three day tournament. This year's participants are Arkansas, BYU, Kansas St. , Kent St., Louisville, Maryland, Mississippi St., Missouri, UNC Greensboro and Washington St.

The teams go 18 holes each day for three days and Arkansas (the home squad) is blowing the competition out of the water hazard with a two-day score of -7 under par. 

In second is Kent State, at +20 over par. The Louisville squad is +33. 

Bailey Burkett leads Louisville at +4 over par. Burkett is a sophomore and is out of Kansas Ciry, MO. where  she attended Liberty North high school. 

Veronika Esposito has the next lowest score for the Cards at +8 over par. Madison Moman is+9 over par, Millie Cottrell is +12 over par and Thienna Huynh is +14 over par as the squads go into the final round Wednesday. 

Here's hoping for easy putts and lots of birdies for the Cards today!

paulie