A tough loss for Louisville women's soccer last night at Lynn Stadium to #6 Notre Dame.
Notre Dame did leave the pitch with the 2-0 win, with a goal in each half of play, but there are some bright sides, here. If you looked at the stats without the final score, you might be hard pressed to figure out who won.
Offensive shots were 13-12 in favor of Louisville, four of those were on goal for ND, two for Louisville. Both goalkeepers came up with a pair of saves, and Louisville had significantly more corner opportunities, at 7-2. The foul numbers were roughly even, with Louisville picking up two more than the Irish 15-13.
When you look at the play, Louisville had some real opportunities to get the ball in the goal and it just didn't happen for them. Raven Alexander made a run up the field after a great defensive play, but was thwarted by a good save the ND keeper
Mackenzie Geigle and Maisie Whitsett both had a chance late in the game to pull one back, but one shot was just high of the crossbar, and the other was deflected by a ND defender.
The Cards will head on the road to visit NC State on Thursday. The Wolfpack sit just barely ahead of Louisville in the conference standings, at 2-4-1 compared to Louisville's 2-5, so this has the looks of being a competitive and fun game. You'll be able to check it out on ACC Network Extra streaming.
It terms of a "must win" the Cards will need to pull one off if they hope to keep those flickering chances alive for making the ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.
--sonja--
Notre Dame did leave the pitch with the 2-0 win, with a goal in each half of play, but there are some bright sides, here. If you looked at the stats without the final score, you might be hard pressed to figure out who won.
Offensive shots were 13-12 in favor of Louisville, four of those were on goal for ND, two for Louisville. Both goalkeepers came up with a pair of saves, and Louisville had significantly more corner opportunities, at 7-2. The foul numbers were roughly even, with Louisville picking up two more than the Irish 15-13.
When you look at the play, Louisville had some real opportunities to get the ball in the goal and it just didn't happen for them. Raven Alexander made a run up the field after a great defensive play, but was thwarted by a good save the ND keeper
Mackenzie Geigle and Maisie Whitsett both had a chance late in the game to pull one back, but one shot was just high of the crossbar, and the other was deflected by a ND defender.
The Cards will head on the road to visit NC State on Thursday. The Wolfpack sit just barely ahead of Louisville in the conference standings, at 2-4-1 compared to Louisville's 2-5, so this has the looks of being a competitive and fun game. You'll be able to check it out on ACC Network Extra streaming.
It terms of a "must win" the Cards will need to pull one off if they hope to keep those flickering chances alive for making the ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.
--sonja--
