2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

The 2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-third season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 38th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2022 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–8–2 (3–7–0 ACC)
Head coach	Karen Ferguson-Dayes (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Hunter Norton (7th season) Nick Stirrett (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lynn Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 ACC women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y	8	–	2	–	0		.800			20	–	5	–	1		.788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y	8	–	2	–	0		.800			17	–	3	–	3		.804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y	7	–	2	–	1		.750			17	–	3	–	3		.804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y	6	–	2	–	2		.700			16	–	4	–	3		.761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y	6	–	2	–	2		.700			15	–	5	–	3		.717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y	5	–	3	–	2		.600			14	–	5	–	3		.705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y	4	–	3	–	3		.550			8	–	5	–	5		.583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y	4	–	5	–	1		.450			10	–	7	–	2		.579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y	3	–	6	–	1		.350			9	–	7	–	3		.553
Louisville  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			6	–	8	–	2		.438
NC State  ‍‍‍y	2	–	6	–	2		.300			7	–	7	–	6		.500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			5	–	8	–	3		.406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			8	–	7	–	3		.528
Boston College  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2		.200			5	–	8	–	5		.417
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The Cardinals finished the season 6–8–2 overall and 3–7–0 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

The Cardinals finished the season 7–7–2 overall and 3–6–1 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Gabby Kouzelos	1	GK	5'7"	Graduate Student	Wadsworth, Ohio	Graduated
Abigail Baldridge	7	DF	5'10"	Freshman	Elmhurst, Illinois	Transferred to Western Michigan
Caitlin Elam	8	DF/MF	5'5"	Sophomore	Loveland, Ohio	N/A
Taylor Kerwin	11	MF/FW	5'7"	Senior	Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin	Graduated
Mikayla Hampton	14	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Julia Simon	16	FW	5'5"	Freshman	Wheaton, Illinois	Transferred to Saint Louis
Kiana Klein	17	MF	6'0"	Senior	Lebanon, Ohio	Graduated
Delaney Snyder	24	FW	5'4"	Senior	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Cassie Amshoff	26	FW	5'7"	Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Alyssa Zalac	1	GK	5'9"	Freshman	Montreal, Canada	Ole Miss
Patricia Ward	3	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Newport News, Virginia	Minnesota
Autumn Weeks	10	DF	5'7"	Senior	East Peoria, Illinois	IUPUI
Madison Ellsworth	32	DF	5'7"	Senior	Hillsboro, Oregon	Oregon State

Recruiting Class

Source:^[1]

Name	Nationality	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Karsyn Cherry DF		Lafayette, Indiana	Indiana Fire Juniors	[2]
Addison Chester FW		Muncie, Indiana	FC Pride	[3]
Erynn Floyd GK		Wilton, Connecticut	Connecticut FC	[4]
Mackenzie Geigle FW		Raleigh, North Carolina	North Carolina Courage	[5]
Riley Goss MF		Suffolk, Virginia	Richmond United	[6]
Emerson Jennings FW		Noblesville, Indiana	Indiana Fire Academy	[7]
Evelyn Pazienza FW		Pewee Valley, Kentucky	Racing Louisville FC Academy	[8]
Emma Kate Schroll MF		Dacula, Georgia	Concorde Fire SC	[9]
Elizabeth Sexton MF		Cincinnati, Ohio	Ohio Elite SA	[10]
Hadley Snyder DF		Louisville, Kentucky	Javanon	[11]

Squad

Roster

As of December 9, 2022 ^[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK  USA Olivia Pratapas 1 GK  CAN Alyssa Zalac 2 MF  USA Sarah Hernandez 3 FW  USA Patricia Ward 4 FW  USA Emma Hiscock 5 FW  USA Ravin Alexander 6 MF  USA Riley Mullady 8 MF  USA Maya Maxwell 9 DF  USA Lilly Yordy 10 DF  USA Autumn Weeks 11 MF  USA Addie Chester 12 FW  USA Corinne Dente 13 MF  USA Ava Nielson 14 MF  USA Lizzie Sexton 15 MF  USA Hayley Howard

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  USA Riley Goss 18 DF  ENG Anouk Denton 19 MF  USA Maisie Whitsett 20 FW  USA Savina Zamborini 21 DF  USA Sophia Zinn 22 DF  USA Karsyn Cherry 23 MF  USA Morgan Bentley 24 FW  USA Mackenzie Geigle 25 DF  USA Hadley Snyder 26 MF  USA Emma Kate Schroll 27 FW  USA Emersen Jennings 28 MF  USA Brooke Dardano 29 FW  USA Evelyn Pazienza 30 GK  USA Erynn Floyd 32 DF  USA Madison Ellsworth

Team management

Position	Staff
Karen Ferguson-Dayes	Head Coach
Nick Stirrett	Assistant Coach
Hunter Norton	Assistant Coach
Declan Doherty	Performance Analyst
Jing Hughley	Director of Operations

Source:^[12]

Schedule

Source:^[13][14]

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 12* 7:30 p.m.		Cincinnati	W 2–0	–	Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 18* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX		UIC	W 3–0	1–0–0	Lynn Stadium (250) Louisville, KY
August 25* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX		Xavier	L 1–2	1–1–0	Lynn Stadium (815) Louisville, KY
August 28* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	W 1–0	2–1–0	NKU Soccer Stadium (778) Highland Heights, KY
September 1* 7:00 p.m.		vs. No. 23 Memphis	W 3–2	3–1–0	Sentara Park (42) Harrisonburg, VA
September 4* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	T 0–0	3–1–1	Sentara Park (317) Harrisonburg, VA
September 8* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX		Indiana	T 0–0	3–1–2	Lynn Stadium (450) Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Miami (FL)	W 1–0	4–1–2 (1–0–0)	Lynn Stadium (650) Louisville, KY
September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 7 Florida State	L 1–5	4–2–2 (1–1–0)	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,222) Tallahassee, FL
September 25 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 2 Virginia	L 0–2	4–3–2 (1–2–0)	Klöckner Stadium (1,924) Charlottesville, VA
October 1 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 14 Pittsburgh	L 0–1	4–4–2 (1–3–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (409) Pittsburgh, PA
October 6 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson	L 1–2	4–5–2 (1–4–0)	Lynn Stadium (871) Louisville, KY
October 9 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Boston College	W 1–0	5–5–2 (2–4–0)	Lynn Stadium (350) Louisville, KY
October 15 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 6 Notre Dame	L 0–2	5–6–2 (2–5–0)	Lynn Stadium (413) Louisville, KY
October 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at NC State	W 1–0	6–6–2 (3–5–0)	Dail Soccer Field (481) Raleigh, NC
October 23 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 10 Duke	L 0–4	6–7–2 (3–6–0)	Koskinen Stadium (704) Durham, NC
October 27 6:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 2 North Carolina	L 0–2	6–8–2 (3–7–0)	Lynn Stadium (450) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer[15]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released				—
TopDrawer Soccer[16]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—