Three of the UofL women's sports squads play this Friday. Let's take a look.
FIELD HOCKEY AT Boston College -- 1 p.m. on ACCNX.
Friday's game at #12 Boston College will be the Cards ninth top-25 opponent. The Cardinals have faced this season. Louisville is 6-2 in those games with its only loss coming at the hands of then #2 (and current #1) Iowa on Sept. 19 and #2 Michigan on Oct. 10. The Iowa loss also marked the first time the Cardinals were shut out since March 27, 2021 when Louisville fell 1-0 at then #16 Boston College.
The #4 Cards lead this "battle of the birds" series with the Eagles 5-4. The last meeting (3/27/2021), BC won 1-0 in Chestnut Hill in the spring season. In the fall matchup, the Cardinals prevailed 2-1 at Trager Stadium on 10/4/2020
WOMEN'S SOCCER HOSTS BOSTON COLLEGE -- 4 p.m. on ACCNX
In a "we send a team to you, you send a team to us" scenario -- Boston College WSOC visits Louisville today at 4 p.m.
Boston College enters Friday's match at Lynn Stadium with a 6-7-1 overall record and they are 0-6 in ACC play. In their six ACC games, they have been outscored 15-3. They are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to #5 North Carolina that saw them take a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute before UNC scored late in the 88th and 98th minutes for the victory. Louisville is 3-3 all-time against Boston College and 2-1 at Lynn Stadium.
Weather could be a factor today for the Kickin' Cards. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon -- we could have the dreaded "Oh,no ! -- there's lightning -- clear the field and wait 30 minutes" scenario. And, it's a double header to boot, the men are supposed to play after the women. Let's hope the elements don't interfere.
(Note to ACC planners: Wouldn't it have been easier just to send both of the teams squads to either Louisville or Chestnut Hill instead of splitting them up? Oh, that would have required some forethought and actual planning -- my bad, not your department...)
VOLLEYBALL AT VT -- 6 p.m. on ACCNX:
Nothing like a Friday trip to Blacksburg, right?
#2 UofL holds the series lead over Virginia Tech 24-4. The last time the two teams met in 2019, the Hokies got the win 3-1 over the #23 Cardinals. It was VTs first win over the Cards since 1992. The series dates back to 1980. Junior Logan Mosley leads the ACC in total digs with 292 and is third in the ACC in digs per set with 4.11. Senior Angel Robinson is fourth in total blocks with 74 and also sits at 55th nationally. Tasha Vipond has also had a hand in the Hokie block total with 63 , good for 9th in the ACC.
(Special thanks to Cardinal Couple writer Daryl Foust...I used a lot of her stuff from the Friday Cardinal Couple to create this entry. Us gals gotta stick together, right?)
--sonja--
FIELD HOCKEY AT Boston College -- 1 p.m. on ACCNX.
Friday's game at #12 Boston College will be the Cards ninth top-25 opponent. The Cardinals have faced this season. Louisville is 6-2 in those games with its only loss coming at the hands of then #2 (and current #1) Iowa on Sept. 19 and #2 Michigan on Oct. 10. The Iowa loss also marked the first time the Cardinals were shut out since March 27, 2021 when Louisville fell 1-0 at then #16 Boston College.
The #4 Cards lead this "battle of the birds" series with the Eagles 5-4. The last meeting (3/27/2021), BC won 1-0 in Chestnut Hill in the spring season. In the fall matchup, the Cardinals prevailed 2-1 at Trager Stadium on 10/4/2020
WOMEN'S SOCCER HOSTS BOSTON COLLEGE -- 4 p.m. on ACCNX
In a "we send a team to you, you send a team to us" scenario -- Boston College WSOC visits Louisville today at 4 p.m.
Boston College enters Friday's match at Lynn Stadium with a 6-7-1 overall record and they are 0-6 in ACC play. In their six ACC games, they have been outscored 15-3. They are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to #5 North Carolina that saw them take a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute before UNC scored late in the 88th and 98th minutes for the victory. Louisville is 3-3 all-time against Boston College and 2-1 at Lynn Stadium.
Weather could be a factor today for the Kickin' Cards. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon -- we could have the dreaded "Oh,no ! -- there's lightning -- clear the field and wait 30 minutes" scenario. And, it's a double header to boot, the men are supposed to play after the women. Let's hope the elements don't interfere.
(Note to ACC planners: Wouldn't it have been easier just to send both of the teams squads to either Louisville or Chestnut Hill instead of splitting them up? Oh, that would have required some forethought and actual planning -- my bad, not your department...)
VOLLEYBALL AT VT -- 6 p.m. on ACCNX:
Nothing like a Friday trip to Blacksburg, right?
#2 UofL holds the series lead over Virginia Tech 24-4. The last time the two teams met in 2019, the Hokies got the win 3-1 over the #23 Cardinals. It was VTs first win over the Cards since 1992. The series dates back to 1980. Junior Logan Mosley leads the ACC in total digs with 292 and is third in the ACC in digs per set with 4.11. Senior Angel Robinson is fourth in total blocks with 74 and also sits at 55th nationally. Tasha Vipond has also had a hand in the Hokie block total with 63 , good for 9th in the ACC.
(Special thanks to Cardinal Couple writer Daryl Foust...I used a lot of her stuff from the Friday Cardinal Couple to create this entry. Us gals gotta stick together, right?)
--sonja--
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