SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The 20th ranked University of Louisville men's soccer team wraps up its first road trip of the season when the Cardinals begin ACC play Friday, September 13 at Syracuse. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
 
Gameday Information
When: September 13 | 7 p.m.
Where: Syracuse, New York
Venue: SU Soccer Stadium (1,500)
Live Stats: Syracuse Sidearm Live Stats
Live Video: ACCNX
Series History: Louisville leads 9-2-3
Last Meeting: Louisville 2, Syracuse 2 | October 12, 2018 | Louisville, Ky.
 
#20 Louisville Cardinals 2-1-1, 0-0 ACC
Last Game: L, 2-0 at USF (Sept. 9)
Coach: John Michael Hayden | 1st Season
Goals Leader: Cherif Dieye and Louka Masset | 2
Assists Leader: Four tied | 1
Points Leader: Cherif Dieye | 5
Shots Leader: Cherif Dieye | 15
Saves Leader: Jake Gelnovatch | 12
 
Syracuse Orange 1-1-2, 0-0 ACC
Last Game: T, 2-2 vs. #22 New Hampshire (Sept. 8)
Coach: Ian McIntyre | 10th Season
Goals Leader: Ryan Raposo | 4
Assists Leader: Ryan Raposo and Hilli Goldhar | 2
Points Leader: Ryan Raposo | 10
Shots Leader: Massimo Ferrin | 14
Saves Leader: Christian Miesch | 5
 
Opening kicks
• Louisville leads the all-time series 9-2-3
• The last time these two teams met resulted in a 2-2 tie. Tate Schmitt and Adam Wilson scored.
• Louisville is 4-4-2 all-time in the state of New York, unbeaten in its last three visits.
• UofL is 100-184-28 all-time on the road.
• Louisville goalie Jake Gelnovatch was named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, Sept. 9. He's the first Cardinal to win it since October 11, 2016.
• Junior forward Emil Elveroth was named to the watch list for the 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy, which honors the United Soccer Coaches Division I National Player of the Year.
• Louisville has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship five times in the last nine seasons, and has made the NCAA Tournament 11 of the last 12 years.
• The 2019 roster features 27 total players with 10 international student-athletes.
• International players account for nine different nations. It does not include two players who moved to the US after being born; Diallo Irakoze (Tanzania) and Haji Abdikadir (Kenya).
• A total of 10 different states are represented in Louisville's 17 players from the US.
 
Gelnovatch Golden Goalie...
Junior goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch was named the ACC Men's Soccer Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9
 
Gelnovatch shared the weekly honor with Virginia's Colin Shutler. He is the first Cardinal to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors since Stefan Cleveland on Oct. 11, 2016.
 
For the week, Gelnovatch recorded two shutouts in a pair of 3-0 wins against then No. 9 Kentucky and on the road at FAU. He accounted for three saves in each game and also faced 10 shots against both the Wildcats and Owls. It was the first time Gelnovatch recorded back-to-back shutouts since Sept. 9 and 14 of last year against Duke and Boston College.
 
On This Date...September 13 (4-6-1)

1980	vs. Georgetown	W, 10-0
1985	at Western Kentucky	W, 3-1
1987	Bowling Green	L, 0-1
1989	at Cincinnati	L, 0-1
1991	at Butler	L, 2-4
1992	Butler	L, 0-3
1996	#12 Charlotte	L, 0-2
2009	UIC	T, 1-1 (2OT)
2013	UC IRVINE	L, 0-1
2014	DUKE	W, 5-0
2016	XAVIER	W, 2-0

 
All-Time Results vs. Syracuse

10/22/2005	H	SYRACUSE	L, 1-2	Louisville, KY
10/01/2006	A	Syracuse	W, 4-0	Syracuse, NY
10/20/2007	H	SYRACUSE	W, 1-0	Louisville, KY
11/01/2008	A	Syracuse	L, 2-3	Syracuse, NY
10/10/2009	H	Syracuse	W, 4-0	Louisville, KY
10/27/2010	A	Syracuse	W, 2-1	Syracuse, NY
10/08/2011	H	SYRACUSE	T, 0-0	Louisville, KY
10/06/2012	A	Syracuse	W, 2-1	Syracuse, NY
10/17/2014	H	SYRACUSE	W, 2-1	Louisville, KY
11/14/2014	N	Syracuse	W, 2-1	Cary, NC
09/11/2015	A	Syracuse	T, 1-1	Syracuse, NY
10/07/2016	H	SYRACUSE	W, 1-0	LOUISVILLE, KY
09/15/2017	A	Syracuse	W, 2-1	Syracuse, NY
10/12/2018	H	SYRACUSE	T, 2-2	LOUISVILLE, KY

 
Overall: 9-2-3
Conference: 5-0-3
Home: 4-1-2
Away: 4-1-1
Neutral: 1-0
 
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