The 2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Ken Lolla, in his thirteenth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 40th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 5th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Background
The 2017 Louisville Cardinals team had a record of 13–2–5 overall and 5–2–1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team received a bye into the quarterfinals of the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament before losing to Virginia on penalties. The Carindals earned an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Akron.
Player movement
Players leaving Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Mohamed Thiaw 10 FW 6'2" 176 Senior Lexington, KY Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft, selected 35th overall by the San Jose Earthquakes Tim Kübel 27 DF 5'9" 165 Senior Stuttgart, GER Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft, selected 28th overall by Toronto FC Sawyer Edwards 11 MF 6'2" 181 Senior Parker, CO Graduated Joey Kunkel 24 DF 5'11" 170 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Players arriving Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Louisville, KY United 1996 FC Shelbyville, KY Indiana Fire Academy Richmond, KY Shattuck St. Mayr's Academy Bradenton, FL San Jose Earthquakes Academy
Squad
Roster
Updated August 3, 2018
Team management Position Staff Head coach Ken Lolla Assistant coach Donovan Dowling Assistant coach John Michael Hayden Graduate Manager Nick Blackwell Volunteer Assistant Coach Robbe Tarver Director of Operations James Kusak
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors Tate Schmitt All-ACC First Team November 7, 2018 Geoffrey Dee All-ACC Second Team Cherif Dieye All-ACC Third Team Lamine Conte All-ACC Tournament Team November 11, 2018 Cherif Dieye Ziyad Fekri Jake Gelnovatch Tate Schmitt Tate Schmitt ACC Tournament MVP
2019 MLS SuperDraft
Adam Wilson Toronto FC 3 39 MF
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Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. PollPre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Final United Soccer 6 9 7 7 6 6 6 11 10 17 15 10 5 None Released 16 TopDrawer Soccer 7 7 7 3 5 5 5 5 9 12 19 16 9 2 18 18 18 18
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