CLEMSON, S.C. - The University of Louisville travels to 11th ranked Clemson Friday night (Oct. 11), for its second straight match against a top-15 team.
 
Gameday Information
When: October 11 | 7:00 p.m.
Where: Clemson, South Carolina
Venue: Riggs Field (6,500)
Live Stats: Clemson Live Stats
Live Video: ACC Network Extra
Series History: Clemson leads 3-2-1
Last Meeting: Louisville 1, Clemson 0 | October 20, 2018 | Louisville, Ky.
 
Louisville Cardinals 5-3-2, 1-2-1 ACC
Last Game: L, 2-0 at #1 Virginia (Oct. 4)
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 | 40
Saves Leader: Jake Gelnovatch | 30
 
#11 Clemson Tigers 9-1-1, 2-1-1 ACC
Last Game: T, 0-0 vs. #22 Virginia Tech (Oct. 5)
Coach: Mike Noonan | 10th Season
Goals Leader: Kimarni Smith | 11
Assists Leader: Tanner Dieterich | 7
Points Leader: Kimarni Smith | 24
Shots Leader: Robbie Robinson | 40
Saves Leader: George Marks | 12
 
Opening kicks
• Clemson leads the all-time series 3-2-1. The Cardinals have won the last two meetings.
• The last time these two teams met resulted in a 1-0 win for the Cardinals in double overtime. Elijah Amo scored the game-winning goal 20 seconds into the second overtime period off an assistant from Tate Schmitt to lift the 10th ranked Cards on Senior Day.
• The Cards are 1-6-2 all-time against the No. 11 team in the country and includes four overtime games. The lone win came in a 1-0 victory over Notre Dame on Nov. 12, 2010.
• The Cardinals are 6-5-1 all-time on October 11, with their last game coming in 2016 in a 2-1 loss to #9 Indiana. It is their only game against a ranked opponent on this day.
• UofL is 100-185-29 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 11 (6-5-1)

1980	Virginia Tech	L, 1-3
1981	Ohio	W, 4-3
1985	vs. Asbury	W, 5-1
1986	Berea	W, 2-1
1986	Kentucky	L, 1-3
1989	Wright State	T, 1-1 (OT)
1996	at Saint Louis	L, 1-4
1998	DePaul	W, 2-1
2000	Charlotte	W, 3-0
2003	East Carolina	W, 1-0
2006	at Ohio State	L, 0-1
2016	#9 INDIANA	L, 1-2

 
All-Time Results vs. Clemson

10/24/2014	H	CLEMSON	T, 0-0	Louisville, KY
11/16/2014	N	Clemson	L, 1-2	Cary, N.C.
10/09/2015	A	Clemson	L, 2-4	Clemson, S.C.
10/28/2016	H	CLEMSON	L, 0-1	LOUISVILLE, KY
10/27/2017	A	Clemson	W, 2-1	Clemson, SC
10/20/2018	H	CLEMSON	W, 1-0	LOUISVILLE, KY

 
Overall: 2-3-1
Conf: 2-2-1
Home: 1-1-1
Away: 1-1
Neutral: 0-1
 
All-Time Results vs. #11 Team

9/29/2001	H	#11 South Florida	L, 0-1
10/5/2005	H	#11 Indiana	L, 0-2
10/10/2008	A	#11 at USF	L, 0-1  (OT)
11/8/2008	A	#11 at Notre Dame	L, 0-1
9/3/2010	A	#11 at Duke	T, 0-0  (2OT)
11/12/2010	N	#11 vs. Notre Dame	W, 1-0
10/10/2012	H	#11 Indiana	T, 2-2  (2OT)
11/24/2013	A	#11 at Michigan State	L, 1-0  (2OT)
10/2/2015	A	#11 at Virginia	L, 2-3

 
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