Tuesday, October 6
LOUISVILLE, KY
6:00 PM
University of Louisville
vs
DePaul University
Photo by: David Sutherland | Louisville Athletics
No. 17 Louisville Welcomes DePaul on Tuesday
October 05, 2026 | Men's Soccer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 17 University of Louisville men's soccer team returns to Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium on Tuesday, hosting DePaul at 6 p.m. ET on ACCNX.
The Cardinals enter the matchup at 8-1-2 overall and 2-1-1 in ACC play after rallying for a 2-1 victory over NC State on Oct. 2. Louisville is ranked No. 17 in both the United Soccer Coaches poll and TopDrawerSoccer rankings and owns an RPI of 16.
Louisville has won eight of its first 11 matches, with victories over IU Indy, Kentucky, Lipscomb, Wright State, Evansville, California, Belmont and NC State. The Cardinals have also earned draws against No. 14 Indiana and Boston College, with their lone loss coming at No. 20 Pitt on Sept. 25. Louisville has outscored its opponents 24-12 while holding advantages of 170-100 in shots, 74-34 in shots on goal and 73-42 in corner kicks.
Louisville erased an early deficit for the second time this season in Friday's 2-1 win over NC State at Lynn Stadium. The Wolfpack took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute before Jacopo Surricchio equalized seven minutes later, scoring his first goal of the season off assists from Mamadou Oumar Ndiaye and Giacomo Zizza.
The Cardinals found the game-winner in the 86th minute when Cooper Olson followed up a saved shot from Zizza to put Louisville ahead. Zizza added his second assist of the night on the decisive goal. Nathaniel Abraham made two saves to earn his eighth victory of the season.
The Cardinals are 6-0-2 at Lynn Stadium this season and have scored 16 of their 24 goals in the second half.
SERIES HISTORY
Tuesday marks the first meeting between Louisville and DePaul since 2012. The Cardinals lead the all-time series 14-7-2, including an 8-2-1 advantage in matches played in Louisville. Louisville has won four of the last five meetings, with the most recent matchup resulting in a 3-0 Cardinal victory on Oct. 3, 2012.
The programs also share a history as members of the BIG EAST Conference, joining the league together in 2005 and competing against one another through 2012. Louisville posted a 10-6-1 conference record against DePaul during that span.
DePaul enters Tuesday's match at 2-2-4 overall and 0-1-1 in BIG EAST play. The Blue Demons are led offensively by Noeh Hernandez, who has five goals and four assists this season, while Luca Iaccino has added three goals and one assist.
UP NEXT
Following Tuesday's match, Louisville returns to ACC play Saturday, traveling to Syracuse for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff.
The Cardinals enter the matchup at 8-1-2 overall and 2-1-1 in ACC play after rallying for a 2-1 victory over NC State on Oct. 2. Louisville is ranked No. 17 in both the United Soccer Coaches poll and TopDrawerSoccer rankings and owns an RPI of 16.
Louisville has won eight of its first 11 matches, with victories over IU Indy, Kentucky, Lipscomb, Wright State, Evansville, California, Belmont and NC State. The Cardinals have also earned draws against No. 14 Indiana and Boston College, with their lone loss coming at No. 20 Pitt on Sept. 25. Louisville has outscored its opponents 24-12 while holding advantages of 170-100 in shots, 74-34 in shots on goal and 73-42 in corner kicks.
Louisville erased an early deficit for the second time this season in Friday's 2-1 win over NC State at Lynn Stadium. The Wolfpack took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute before Jacopo Surricchio equalized seven minutes later, scoring his first goal of the season off assists from Mamadou Oumar Ndiaye and Giacomo Zizza.
The Cardinals found the game-winner in the 86th minute when Cooper Olson followed up a saved shot from Zizza to put Louisville ahead. Zizza added his second assist of the night on the decisive goal. Nathaniel Abraham made two saves to earn his eighth victory of the season.
The Cardinals are 6-0-2 at Lynn Stadium this season and have scored 16 of their 24 goals in the second half.
SERIES HISTORY
Tuesday marks the first meeting between Louisville and DePaul since 2012. The Cardinals lead the all-time series 14-7-2, including an 8-2-1 advantage in matches played in Louisville. Louisville has won four of the last five meetings, with the most recent matchup resulting in a 3-0 Cardinal victory on Oct. 3, 2012.
The programs also share a history as members of the BIG EAST Conference, joining the league together in 2005 and competing against one another through 2012. Louisville posted a 10-6-1 conference record against DePaul during that span.
DePaul enters Tuesday's match at 2-2-4 overall and 0-1-1 in BIG EAST play. The Blue Demons are led offensively by Noeh Hernandez, who has five goals and four assists this season, while Luca Iaccino has added three goals and one assist.
UP NEXT
Following Tuesday's match, Louisville returns to ACC play Saturday, traveling to Syracuse for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff.
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