CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of Louisville men's soccer team wraps up its ACC road schedule when the Cardinals travel to 21st ranked North Carolina Friday, October 25, for a 6:00 p.m. kickoff. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.
 
Gameday Information
When: October 25 | 6:00 p.m.
Where: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Venue: Fetzer Field (4,200)
Live Stats: North Carolina Live Stats
Live Video: ACC Network; Steve Schlanger (pxp) and Charlie Davies (analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 3-2-1
Last Meeting: Louisville 1, North Carolina 0 | November 11, 2018 | Cary, N.C.
 
Louisville Cardinals 7-5-2, 2-3-1 ACC
Last Game: L, 2-1 vs. Temple (Oct. 22)
Coach: John Michael Hayden | 1st Season
Goals Leader: Cherif Dieye | 6
Assists Leader: Cherif Dieye | 4
Points Leader: Cherif Dieye | 16
Shots Leader: Cherif Dieye | 66
Saves Leader: Jake Gelnovatch | 35
 
#21 North Carolina Tar Heels 7-4-3, 3-3 ACC
Last Game: T, 1-1 vs. Campbell (Oct. 22)
Coach: Carlos Somoano | 9th Season
Goals Leader: Alex Rose | 7
Assists Leader: Jelani Pieters and Jack Skahan | 5
Points Leader: Alex Rose | 16
Shots Leader: Mauricio Pineda | 42
Saves Leader: Alec Smir | 30
 
Opening kicks
• Louisville leads the all-time series 3-2-1 against UNC. The Cardinals defeated the Tar Heels 1-0 last year in the ACC Championship game on a goal by Cherif Dieye in the 29th minute.
• The Cardinals are 4-6 all-time on October 25, with their last game coming in 2008 in a 2-1 loss at Rutgers. The last time the Cards earned a victory on this day was a 3-1 win at USF Marquette in 2002.
• UofL is 100-185-29 all-time on the road.
• Louisville is 12-19-2 all-time playing in the state of North Carolina.
• The Cardinals are 3-3 all-time against the 21st ranked team in the country. The last time they faced the #21 team, the Cards defeated Notre Dame 2-0 on October 16, 2010.
• 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 25 (4-6)

1986	at Asbury	W, 4-1
1987	Ohio State	W, 2-1
1992	at Western Kentucky	L, 1-10
1994	Marshall	W, 4-1
1995	Wright State	L, 0-2
1996	at Wright State	L, 0-1
2001	Cincinnati*	L, 0-2
2002	at USF*	W, 3-1
2006	at Providence#	L, 0-2
2008	at Rutgers*	L, 1-2

 
All-Time Results vs. North Carolina

12/10/2010	N	North Carolina	W, 2-1	Santa Barbara, Calif.
09/04/2011	A	North Carolina	L, 1-2	Chapel Hill, N.C.
11/09/2014	A	North Carolina	W, 1-0	Chapel Hill, N.C.
10/23/2015	A	North Carolina	L, 1-2	Chapel Hill, N.C.
10/13/2017	H	NORTH CAROLINA	T, 0-0	LOUISVILLE, KY
11/11/2018	N	North Carolina	W, 1-0	Cary, NC

 
Overall: 3-2-1
Conf: 0-1-1
Home: 0-0-1
Away: 1-2
Neutral: 2-0
 
All-Time Results vs. #21 ranked opponent

9/6/1997	N	#21 vs. Duke &	L, 0-2
10/10/1997	A	#21 at Marquette *	L, 1-2
10/15/2003	H	#21 Cincinnati*	W, 2-1  (OT)
9/7/2008	A	#21 at New Mexico	W, 2-1  (2OT)
9/25/2009	A	#21 at Notre Dame*	L, 0-4
10/16/2010	H	#21 Notre Dame*	W, 2-0

 
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