LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men’s soccer team opens the 2022 campaign on Thursday night with a home match against 10th-ranked Saint Louis. Kickoff at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET and will be televised on ACC Network Extra.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
The Cardinals enter the 2022 season after posting a 10-7-1 record last fall and capturing the ACC Atlantic Division title for the first time in program history. Louisville also reached the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time in the last 15 seasons.
John Michael Hayden begins his fourth season at the helm of the Louisville program and features a veteran bunch in 2022. Louisville returns nine starters from the 2021 team along with 80 percent of its goal scoring.
SERIES HISTORY
Louisville and Saint Louis are opening the season against each other for the second straight year. The Cardinals are 5-14-0 all-time against SLU after dropping a 2-1 decision in double overtime last August. The two sides have split the last six meetings, alternating wins and losses, with all six being decided by one goal.
VETERAN GROUP LEADS LOUISVILLE INTO 2022 CAMPAIGN
John Michael Hayden‘s third season at the helm of the Louisville program resulted in a 10-7-1 overall record and the program’s first ACC Atlantic Division championship.
However, eight of Louisville’s 11 regular starters were freshmen or sophomores. Therefore, Hayden welcomes a veteran experienced group in 2022 that returns nine starters, all of which logged more than 1,000 minutes last fall.
The Cards returning production includes 32 of 40 (80 percent) goals, 23 of 33 (69.7 percent) assists, 87 of 113 (77 percent) points and 156 of 192 (81.3 percent) starts.
CAMARA ONE OF NATION’S BEST GOAL SCORERS
Junior forward Aboubacar Camara has been one of the country’s best goal scorers throughout his collegiate career.
He led all ACC goal scorers during the 2021 spring season with five tallies in six matches and then finished 10th nationally with 13 goals last fall. Camara’s scoring prowess was efficient as well, as his 50 shot attempts were the third-fewest among the 14 players to score 13 goals last season.
Camara enters the 2022 campaign as the top returning goal scorer among Power Five schools and needs just one goal to move into the top 10 all-time at Louisville for…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at University of Louisville Athletics…