2025 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

2025 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
2025 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	1–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Karen Ferguson-Dayes (26th season);
Associate head coach	Hunter Norton (10th season)
Assistant coach	Olivia Mills
Home stadium	Lynn Stadium

2025 ACC women's soccer standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 3 Florida State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 7 Stanford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 14 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 10 Wake Forest ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 4 Duke ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	0	1.000
California ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	1	.750
Clemson ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	1	.750
No. 2 Notre Dame ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	1	.750
‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
No. 1 North Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
SMU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
NC State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.250

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of August 17, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2025 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team will represent the University of Louisville during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals will be led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-sixth season. They will play home games at Lynn Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. This will be the team's 41st season playing organized women's college soccer and their 12th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 7–6–5 overall and 2–5–3 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their seven wins were an improvement on the previous year, but they had one fewer ACC win. This was the fifth straight year they did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jolie St. Louis	4	FW	5'9"	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Piper Davidson	6	FW	5'5"	Freshman	Wenatchee, Washington	Transferred to Gonzaga^[1]
Amber Jackson	7	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Janesville, California	Graduated
Maya Maxwell	8	MF	5'3"	Junior	Louisville, Kentucky	Transferred to FIU^[2]
Molly Cochran	9	MF	5'8"	Sophomore	Madeira, Ohio	Transferred to Cincinnati
Lauryn Contini	10	MF	5'5"	Freshman	New Philadelphia, Ohio	Transferred to Dayton
Avery Oergel	12	DF	5'5"	Freshman	Fulton, Maryland	Transferred to Indiana State
Ava Nielsen	13	MF	5'5"	Senior	Malverne, New York	Graduated
Berkley Patterson	15	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Austin, Texas	—
Viktoria Wik	18	MF	5'4"	Sophomore	Roskilde, Denmark	Signed professional contract with F.C. Copenhagen
Gianna Angelillo	21	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Glastonbury, Connecticut	Transferred to Seton Hall^[3]
Ella Kane	23	FW	5'5"	Sophomore	Macomb, Michigan	Transferred to Bowling Green^[4]
Brooke Dardano	28	MF	5'6"	Senior	Crestwood, Kentucky	Graduated; transferred to Vanderbilt^[5]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Liza Suydam	4	DF	5'9"	Junior	Wadsworth, Ohio	Monmouth^[6]

Recruiting class

Source:^[7]

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Gabrielle Baker GK	Hillsborough, New Jersey	PDA	^[8]
Ella Bard MF	Wadsworth, Ohio	Internationals SC (OH)	^[9]
Ellie Hill FW	St. Leon, Indiana	Indy Premier Soccer Club	^[10]
Ashlyn Huie FW	Roswell, Georgia	Atlanta Fire SA	^[11]
Nicole Jodoin FW	West Boylston, Massachusetts	FC Stars of Massachusetts	^[12]
Taylor Morris FW	Louisville, Kentucky	Racing Louisville FC Academy	^[13]
Trista Morris DF	Louisville, Kentucky	Racing Louisville FC Academy	^[14]
Karina Peat FW	Wilmington, North Carolina	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	^[15]
Kiley Peat MF	Wilmington, North Carolina	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	^[16]
Taylor Wilson FW	Germantown, Maryland	Northern Virginia Alliance	^[17]

Squad

Roster

As of August 6, 2025 ^[18]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Brielle Baker
1	GK	USA	Kailey Kimball
2	MF	USA	Betsy Huckaby
3	FW	USA	Mackenzie Geigle
4	MF	USA	Liza Suydam
5	FW	USA	Grace Maddox
6	DF	USA	Taylor Wilson
7	FW	USA	Nicole Jodoin
9	FW	USA	Ellie Hill
10	FW	USA	Karina Peat
11	MF	USA	Amelia Swinarski
13	DF	USA	Kiley Peat
14	MF	USA	Lizzie Sexton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	USA	Brooklyn Lee
20	FW	USA	Fina Davy
21	MF	USA	Ella Bard
22	DF	USA	Karsyn Cherry
24	MF	USA	AG Gibson
25	DF	USA	Hadley Snyder
26	MF	USA	Emma Kate Schroll
27	FW	USA	Emersen Jennings
28	FW	USA	Ashlyn Huie
30	GK	USA	Erynn Floyd
68	DF	USA	Trista Morris
86	FW	USA	Taylor Morris

Team management

Position	Staff
Karen Ferguson-Dayes	Head Coach
Hunter Norton	Associate Head Coach
Olivia Mills	Assistant Coach
Jing Hughley	Director of Operations
Declan Doherty	Performance Analyst

Source:^[18]

Schedule

Source:^[19]^[20]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 14* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	at Auburn	W 1–0	1–0–0	Auburn Soccer Complex (761) Auburn, AL
August 17* 1:00 p.m., SECN+	at No. 17 Vanderbilt			Vanderbilt Soccer Complex Nashville, TN
August 21* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Detroit Mercy			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
August 24* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Wright State			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
August 28* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	USC Upstate			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
August 31* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Coastal Carolina			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 4* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Kent State			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 7* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Dayton			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Florida State			Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL
September 14 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia Tech			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Clemson			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Miami (FL)			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Notre Dame			Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN
October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Wake Forest			Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
October 12 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College			Newton Campus Soccer Field Chestnut Hill, MA
October 18 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at NC State			Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
October 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	SMU			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
United Soccer^[21]	—												Not released
TopDrawer Soccer^[22]	—

References

^ "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
^ @fiuwsoc; (June 20, 2025). "Some speed and experience coming to the 305 ‼️ - Louisville transfer - 20 career games played ⚽️ - 5 starts 👏" – via Instagram.
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^ "Ashlyn Huie". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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^ "Trista Morris". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "Karina Peat". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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[TDS-1] "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.

[2] @fiuwsoc; (June 20, 2025). "Some speed and experience coming to the 305 ‼️ - Louisville transfer - 20 career games played ⚽️ - 5 starts 👏" – via Instagram.

[3] "Osit Announces Nationally Ranked 2025 Recruiting Class". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University Athletics. April 14, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[4] Kosko, Henry (May 2, 2025). "Falcons add former Louisville forward Ella Kane to 2025 squad". Falcon Media Sports Network. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[5] @brooke.dardano; (December 14, 2024). "Blessed to play another year of college soccer & so excited to do it at Vanderbilt!! ⭐️⚓️" – via Instagram.

[6] "Women's Soccer Adds Transfer Liza Suydam". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. December 13, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[7] "Women's Soccer Signs Eight to 2025 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. November 14, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[8] "Gabrielle Baker". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[9] "Ella Bard". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[10] "Ellie Hill". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[11] "Ashlyn Huie". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[12] "Nicole Jodoin". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[13] "Taylor Morris". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[14] "Trista Morris". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[15] "Karina Peat". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[16] "Kiley Peat". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[17] "Taylor Wilson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[auto-18] "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2025.

[19] "2025 Women's Soccer - Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[20] "Women's Soccer Announces 2025 Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. June 13, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[21] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

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