No. 16 Cards Play Host to No. 8 Duke Saturday - University of Louisville Athletic

The No. 16-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team will play host to No. 8 Duke on Saturday in the Cardinals regular season home finale. The game will also mark the celebration of Louisville field hockey's 50th anniversary as an NCAA-sanctioned sport.

GAME INFORMATION
No. 8 Duke at No. 16 Louisville
Date/Time: October 17, 2026/1:00 p.m.
Location: Louisville, Ky. | Venue: Trager Stadium
Promotion: Louisville Field Hockey Alumnae Weekend/50^th Anniversary Celebration
Links: Live Scoring | ACCNX

TRAGER STADIUM GAME DAY INFORMATION
Admission: Free | UofL Clear Bag Policy
Parking: Fans attending games held at the University of Louisville may utilize the Floyd Street Parking Garage located across from Cardinal Park (Floyd Street entrance) for a $5 fee.

QUICK HITS
The No. 16-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team will play host to No. 8 Duke on Saturday in the Cardinals regular season home finale. The game will also mark the celebration of Louisville field hockey's 50th anniversary as an NCAA-sanctioned sport.

QUICK HITS
• The Cardinals enter the weekend with a 9-5 overall record and a 3-2 mark in ACC play, most recently falling 4-2 at then-No. 11 Syracuse on Friday.
• Louisville is ranked No. 16 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll released on Oct. 13. This marks the third straight week at that spot in the rankings.
• Annabel Sep lead the team with five goals and two assists for 12 points while Tyler Everslage has registered five goals and one assist for 11 points.
• Eleven different players have contributed to Louisville's 26 goals with six registering multiple goals.
• Two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week Emily Young has surrendered 18 goals with 68 saves in 852:29 minutes of play for a 1.30 goals against average and leads the ACC with a .791 save percentage.
• The Cardinals have produced six defensive shutouts in 14 games, standing second in the conference and 11th in Division I in shutouts per game (0.43). Louisville's shutout total is the most since producing six in the 2023 campaign.
• Young, who was named NFHCA DI National Defensive Player of Week on Sept. 2 posted her 100th career save in the 2-1 shootout win over then-No. 10 Miami (Ohio) on Aug. 28.
• Lauren Masters, Jaelen Perez, Gracie Potter and Annabel Sep were named to the NFHCA Collegiate Watch List. Sep was also named to the Preseason All-ACC Team
• The 2026 Louisville field hockey co-captains are: Sophia Parker, Chloe Plumb and Emily Young
• UofL was picked to finish eighth in the ACC preseason coaches poll.
• Louisville's Trager Stadium will also serve as the host site for the 2026 NCAA Field Hockey Championship November 20-22. It will be the seventh time that Trager Stadium will have served as the host site for event.
• Justine Sowry recently collected her 200th win at Louisville with the Cardinals' 2-0 victory over Saint Joseph's on Sept. 20.
• Sowry is in her 16th season at the helm. During her tenure, Sowry has guided the Cardinals to nine NCAA tournament appearances, advancing to the quarterfinals in three of the last six years and reaching the semifinals in 2020.

UP NEXT
• The Cardinals will embark on a three-game road swing to close out the regular season. Next weekend, Louisville will hit the road to face Virginia in an ACC matchup on Friday followed by a non-conference contest at Richmond on Sunday.

CARDS AGAINST THE FIELD - DUKE
Series History: Duke leads 16-9
Last Meeting: October 10, 2025 – Louisville lost 2-1 at Duke
NOTE: Six of the last seven matchups have been decided by one goal with two going to shootouts
Scouting the Blue Devils:
• Duke enters Saturday's game with a 10-3 overall record and a 5-1 mark in ACC play. Last weekend, Duke split a pair of conference road games, falling at Stanford 3-2 in overtime and outlasting then-No. 14 California 3-2 in a shootout.
• The Blue Devils rank eighth in the nation with penalty corners per game with a value of 7.92; they also lead the ACC.
• Kaiya Chepow has been one of the best goalies in the country so far this season posting a .769 save percentage leading the ACC and ranking 11th nationally.
•Duke ranks fourth in the ACC in both goals per game (2.77) and total points per game (7.38).
• Alaina McVeigh and Ashley Stockdale are both leading the team in goals with six. McVeigh leads the team in total points with 17.
• Pam Bustin is in her 16th year at the helm She has earned three ACC Coach of the Year awards and an NFHCA South Region Coach of the Year. Since taking over, she has led the Blue Devils to a trip to the 2013 NCAA title game and to three NCAA semifinal appearances.
CARDINAL CONNECTION
• Bustin served as the head coach at Louisville for 13 seasons, from 1998 to 2010.
• Justine Sowry served as an assistant under Bustin at UofL from 1998-2002. She was named Louisville's head coach following the 2010 season.

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Everslage

Lauren Masters

Sophia Parker

Jaelen Perez

Chloe Plumb

Gracie Potter

Annabel Sep

Emily Young

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