CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Son vs Father, Battle of Nationally Ranked Teams, Conference Rivals, the storylines will be plentiful when the 24th ranked University of Louisville men's soccer team travels to No. 1 Virginia Friday night (Oct. 4). Even though it will be a battle of top-25 teams, the bigger storyline line could be that Cardinals' goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch will face his father, George, the 23-year head coach of the Cavaliers.
 
Gameday Information
When: October 4 | 7:00 p.m.
Where: Charlottesville, Virginia
Venue: Klöckner Stadium (3,600)
Live Stats: Virginia Sidearm Live Stats
Live Video: ACC Network Extra; Channing Poole (pxp) and Tina Iordanou (analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 3-1-1
Last Meeting: Louisville 0, Virginia 0 | November 5, 2017 | Louisville, Ky.
 
#24 Louisville Cardinals 5-2-2, 1-1-1 ACC
Last Game: W, 3-0 vs. Belmont (Oct. 1)
Coach: John Michael Hayden | 1st Season
Goals Leader: Cherif Dieye | 5
Assists Leader: Three tied | 2
Points Leader: Cherif Dieye | 12
Shots Leader: Cherif Dieye | 34
Saves Leader: Jake Gelnovatch | 24
 
#1 Virginia Cavaliers 9-0, 3-0 ACC
Last Game: W, 3-0 vs. George Washington (Oct. 1)
Coach: George Gelnovatch | 23rd Season
Goals Leader: Five tied | 2
Assists Leader: Daryl Dike | 4
Points Leader: Daryl Dike | 8
Shots Leader: Nathaniel Crofts | 19
Saves Leader: Colin Shutler | 20
 
Opening kicks
• Louisville leads the all-time series 3-1-1.
• The last time these two teams met resulted in a 0-0 draw in the ACC Championship quarterfinal. The 6th ranked Cardinals would fall to the 16th ranked Cavs 4-3 in the shootout.
• It will be the second time Louisville goalie Jake Gelnovatch will face his father, UVA head coach George Gelnovatch. Jake started in goal during the 2017 match and made one save in the shutout.
• The Cards are 4-5 all-time against the No. 1 team in the country, including a 1-4 record on the road. UofL knocked off then-No. 1 Wake Forest on the road last year 2-1 in overtime.
• The Cardinals are 5-8-1 all-time on October 4, with their last game coming in 2016 in a 6-0 win over Belmont. The Cards are 2-1 all-time against ranked opponents on this day.
• UofL is 100-184-29 all-time on the road.
• Louisville midfielder Cherif Dieye was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, Sept. 23. It is his first Player of the Week honor of his career.
• 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.
 
On This Date...October 4 (5-8-1)

1980	Cincinnati	W, 3-1
1985	Transylvania	W, 3-1
1986	vs. Missouri-Rolla	L, 0-1
1987	vs. Kentucky Wesleyan	L, 3-4
1989	at Western Kentucky	L, 0-3
1991	Milwaukee	L, 0-5?
1992	Xavier	T, 3-3
1995	at Cincinnati	L, 0-2
1998	at Memphis	L, 1-2
2000	at #19 Marquette	W, 1-0
2003	at DePaul	L, 0-1
2006	#9 at Indiana	L, 2-0
2008	#2 St. John's	W, 2-1
2016	BELMONT	W, 6-0

 
 
All-Time Results vs. Virginia

08/30/2013	A	Virginia	W, 2-1	Charlottesville, VA
10/02/2015	A	Virginia	L, 2-3	Charlottesville, VA
09/24/2016	H	VIRGINIA	W, 6-1	LOUISVILLE, KY
11/06/2016	H	VIRGINIA	W, 1-0	LOUISVILLE, KY
11/05/2017	H	VIRGINIA	T, 0-0	LOUISVILLE, KY

 
Overall: 3-1-1
Conf: 1-1
Home: 2-0-1
Away: 1-1
Neutral: 0-0
 
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