2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team explained

Sport:men's soccer
Year:2018
Team:Louisville Cardinals
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:11–5–3
Conf Record:4–2–2
Head Coach:Ken Lolla
Hc Year:13th
Asst Coach1:Danny Cepero
Ac1 Year:6th
Asst Coach2:John Michael Hayden
Ac2 Year:3rd
Stadium:Lynn Stadium
Champion:2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:Second Round
Nscaarank:16
Tdsrank:18

The 2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Ken Lolla, in his thirteenth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 40th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 5th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Background

See main article: 2017 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team.

The 2017 Louisville Cardinals team had a record of 13–2–5 overall and 5–2–1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team received a bye into the quarterfinals of the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament before losing to Virginia on penalties. The Carindals earned an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Akron.

Player movement

Players leaving

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
10 FW 6'2" 176 Senior Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft, selected 35th overall by the San Jose Earthquakes
27 DF 5'9" 165 Senior Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft, selected 28th overall by Toronto FC
Sawyer Edwards 11 MF 6'2" 181 Senior Graduated
Joey Kunkel 24 DF 5'11" 170 Senior Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
United 1996 FC [1]
Indiana Fire Academy [2]
Shattuck St. Mayr's Academy [3]
San Jose Earthquakes Academy [4]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 3, 2018[5]

Team management

Position Staff
Head coach Ken Lolla
Assistant coach Donovan Dowling
Assistant coachJohn Michael Hayden
Graduate Manager Nick Blackwell
Volunteer Assistant Coach Robbe Tarver
Director of Operations James Kusak

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Schedule

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|-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate Ref.
Tate SchmittAll-ACC First Team November 7, 2018[8]
Geoffrey DeeAll-ACC Second Team
Cherif DieyeAll-ACC Third Team
Lamine ConteAll-ACC Tournament TeamNovember 11, 2018[9]
Cherif Dieye
Ziyad Fekri
Jake Gelnovatch
Tate Schmitt
Tate SchmittACC Tournament MVP

2019 MLS SuperDraft

See main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haji Abdikadir. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: Chaz Andriot. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
  3. Web site: Jack Hickey. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
  4. Web site: Andrew Wangard. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
  5. Web site: 2018 Men's Soccer Roster . gocards.com . University of Louisville Athletics. August 3, 2018.
  6. Web site: 2018 Men's Soccer - Schedule. June 12, 2018. gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals.
  7. Web site: Louisville Unveils 2018 Men’s Soccer Schedule. Garrett Wall. gocards.com. May 22, 2018. June 12, 2018.
  8. Web site: Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Honorees. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. November 7, 2018.
  9. Web site: Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men’s Soccer Championship. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. November 12, 2018.
  10. Web site: Toronto FC Selects Wilson in Second Round of 2019 MLS SuperDraft. gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Garrett. Wall. January 11, 2019. January 23, 2019.
  11. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. May 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914054734/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx. September 14, 2016. dead.
  12. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. May 15, 2018.