No. 16 Cards Hit the Road for No. 11 Syracuse

The No. 16-ranked University of Louisville field hockey team will wrap up a three-game home stand on Tuesday when the Cardinals play host to Bellarmine at 6 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
No. 16 Louisville at No. 11 Syracuse
Date/Time: October 9, 2026/1:30 p.m.
Location: Syracuse, N.Y. | Venue: J.S. Coyne Stadium
Links: Live Scoring | ACCNX | Game Notes

QUICK HITS
• The Cardinals bring a 9-4 record into the weekend, most recently defeating Bellarmine 4-0 Tuesday evening. Prior to that Louisville beat Stanford 1-0 in an ACC contest Sunday afternoon at Trager Stadium.
• Louisville is ranked No. 16 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll released on Oct. 6.
• Tyler Everslage and Annabel Sep lead the team with five goals and one assist for 11 points apiece.
• Ten different players have contributed to Louisville's 24 goals with six registering multiple goals.
• Two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week Emily Young has surrendered 15 goals with 59 saves in 797:13 minutes of play for a 1.13 goals against average and leads the ACC with a .797 save percentage.
• The Cardinals have produced six defensive shutouts in 13 games, standing second in the conference and ninth in Division I in shutouts per game (0.42). 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.
• 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 return to Trager Stadium for their home finale which pits them against No. 3 Duke.

CARDS AGAINST THE FIELD
Series History: Syracuse leads 15-10
In the series: UofL is: 7-5 (Home); 2-8 (Away); 1-2 (Neutral)
Last Meeting: November 1, 2025 – Louisville defeated then-No. 9 Syracuse 3-2 at Trager Stadium to earn a spot in the ACC Championship.
Scouting the Orange:
• No. 11 Syracuse enters the match with a 6-3 overall record and a 1-2 mark in ACC play. The Orange will look to rebound following tough losses to two top-5 ACC opponents, Duke and Wake Forest.
• Aubrey Turner and Hattie Madden lead Syracuse with five goals each. Turner also has 13 total points, which leads the Orange.
• Leading the way in goal for Syracuse is Jessie Eiselin, who has made eight starts and recorded 40 saves for the Orange.
• Head Coach Lynn Farquhar is in her fourth season leading Syracuse. The Orange have earned at-large NCAA Tournament bids in each of her first three seasons, including quarterfinal appearances in 2023 and 2025.

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Everslage

Annabel Sep

Emily Young

University of Louisville Athletics