2025 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

2025 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 24
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 22
Record13–5–3 (6–2–2 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachHunter Norton (10th season)
Assistant coachOlivia Mills
Home stadiumLynn Stadium
2025 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Stanford  ‍†‍‡‍y 9 – 0 – 1   .950 21 – 2 – 2   .880
No. 11 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 8 – 1 – 1   .850 15 – 2 – 3   .825
No. 3 Duke  ‍‍‍y 7 – 3 – 0   .700 17 – 5 – 1   .761
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 16 – 2 – 4   .818
No. 8 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 14 – 3 – 5   .750
No. 24 Louisville  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 13 – 5 – 3   .690
No. 13т North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 6 – 4 – 0   .600 13 – 6 – 2   .667
California  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 4   .600 8 – 3 – 8   .632
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 4 – 3 – 3   .550 11 – 5 – 4   .650
NC State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 2   .500 5 – 9 – 4   .389
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 4 – 4 – 2   .500 8 – 6 – 5   .553
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 2   .300 8 – 8 – 2   .500
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200 6 – 10 – 2   .389
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200 7 – 8 – 3   .472
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200 5 – 8 – 5   .417
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 1   .150 5 – 9 – 4   .389
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8 – 2   .100 4 – 10 – 4   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 9, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

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

Previous season

Main article: 2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team

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 Nationality 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 		Rank# 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 L 0–2  1–1–0
 Vanderbilt Soccer Complex (570)
Nashville, TN
August 21*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Detroit Mercy W 8–0  2–1–0
 Lynn Stadium (640)
Louisville, KY
August 24*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wright State W 7–2  3–1–0
 Lynn Stadium (250)
Louisville, KY
August 28*
3:00 p.m., ACCNX 		USC Upstate W 9–0  4–1–0
 Lynn Stadium (200)
Louisville, KY
August 31*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Coastal Carolina W 2–0  5–1–0
 Lynn Stadium (350)
Louisville, KY
September 4*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Kent State W 8–0  6–1–0
 Lynn Stadium (250)
Louisville, KY
September 7*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Dayton W 2–0  7–1–0
 Lynn Stadium (250)
Louisville, KY
ACC Regular Season
September 11
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 7 Florida State L 0–2  7–2–0
(0–1–0) 		Seminole Soccer Complex (1,330)
Tallahassee, FL
September 14
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia Tech W 1–0  8–2–0
(1–1–0) 		Lynn Stadium (200)
Louisville, KY
September 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Clemson W 1–0  9–2–0
(2–1–0) 		Lynn Stadium (200)
Louisville, KY
September 25
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Miami (FL) W 2–0  10–2–0
(3–1–0) 		Lynn Stadium (300)
Louisville, KY
October 3
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 23 at No. 2 Notre Dame L 1–3  10–3–0
(3–2–0) 		Alumni Stadium (0)
Notre Dame, IN
October 9
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 13 Wake Forest T 1–1  10–3–1
(3–2–1) 		Spry Stadium (543)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 12
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Boston College W 1–0  11–3–1
(4–2–1) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (359)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 18
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 3 Virginia T 1–1  11–3–2
(4–2–2) 		Lynn Stadium (550)
Louisville, KY
October 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 20т at NC State W 3–0  12–3–2
(5–2–2) 		Dail Soccer Field (372)
Raleigh, NC
October 30
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 21 SMU W 3–0  13–3–2
(6–2–2) 		Lynn Stadium (300)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
November 2*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		(6) No. 21 at (3) No. 10 Duke
First Round 		L 0–1  13–4–2
 Koskinen Stadium (377)
Durham, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 15*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) No. 20 Kentucky
First Round, Rivalry 		T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) 2OT 13–4–3
 Lynn Stadium (1,016)
Louisville, KY
November 20*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) No. 20 vs. (3) Kansas
Second Round 		L 1–3  13–5–3
 Koskinen Stadium (882)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Mackenzie Geigle ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 2 August 26 [21]
Amelia Swinarski ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 4 September 9 [22]
Erynn Floyd ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 11 October 28 [23]
Karsyn Cherry All-ACC Second Team November 5 [24]
Amelia Swinarski
Emersen Jennings All-ACC Third Team

Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[25]————RVRVRV23RVRV20т2120Not released24
TopDrawer Soccer[26]————20221410111516141520192222

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  2. ^ @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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  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.
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  17. ^ "Taylor Wilson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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