No. 18 Cardinals Earn 1-0 Shootout Win at No. 15 Virginia

Friday, October 23

Charlottesville, VA

3:00 PM

University of Louisville

(9-6, 3-3)

Virginia

(8-5, 3-4)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final F
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

October 23, 2026 | Field Hockey

Box Score

Senior goalkeeper Emily Young posts eight saves and denied a pair of Virginia shootout attempts in 1-0 win

By: Lori Harmon

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Senior goalkeeper Emily Young posted eight saves as the No. 18 ranked University of Louisville field hockey team defeated No. 15 Virginia 1-0 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Friday evening at Turf Field.

With the win, Louisville improves to 10-6 overall and 4-3 in ACC play while the Cavaliers drop to 8-6 (3-5 ACC).

"Obviously that was a great ACC win against a talented Virginia lineup," said UofL head coach Justine Sowry. "We had some quality periods of play and we were unable to capitalize. We defended well and our penalty corner defensive unit was outstanding. Emily Young was brilliant today - both in the game and in the shootout. Quite simply, she did her job! We now need to regroup and put together a solid performance against Richmond to complete the weekend."

Young, who leads the league in save percentage, keyed the Cardinals to their seventh defensive shutout of the season with six of her saves coming in overtime. The Houston native also stopped a pair of Virginia shootout attempts to secure the victory.

In the first half, Louisville held possession for the majority of time, but the teams were locked in a defensive battle. Each squad registered one shot and the Cavaliers held a 2-1 edge in penalty corners through the first 30 minutes of play, entering halftime with the score knotted at 0-0.

Virginia began to build momentum in the opening minutes of the third quarter, earning three penalty corners with Young turning back two shots to keep the Cavaliers off the scoreboard. Louisville responded with a pair of penalty corners and two shots on goal in the closing minutes of the period, but neither side could break the stalemate heading into the fourth quarter.

Both teams held their ground defensively in the fourth quarter with Virginia registering the only corner and shot of the frame as the game remained scoreless after 60 minutes of play.

In the 15-minute sudden-victory overtime period, he Cavaliers controlled the offense, earning six corners, but the Cardinals' defense withstood the attack with Young posting six saves to send the game to a shootout.

After 75 minutes on the field, Virginia outshot Louisville 16-3 with an 8-2 margin in shots on goal and a 12-3 advantage in penalty corners. Nilou Lempers collected two saves for the Cavaliers.

Louisville went first in the best-of-five shootout with Gracie Potter and Aubreigh Uba converting on their attempts and UVA matching the outcome to even the tally at 1-1. Chloe Plumb was successful in her try to put Louisville up 3-2. Young denied the Cavaliers' next attempt, bringing up Tyler Everslage who sent the ball past Lempers to give the Cardinals a 4-2 edge. Young held strong again, with a block and cleared the ball out of the circle on the next Virginia shot to seal the win.

Louisville will wrap up the weekend on Sunday at Richmond.