The 2023 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-fourth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinals had a rocky start to their non-conference season, with their first win not coming until September 3. That would be their only win during non-conference play and they finished with a 1–4–3 record. They only played one other power 5 school, , and the Cardinals lost 2–0. They began ACC play with a tie against Virginia who was ranked 20th at the time, and a win over Pittsburgh. However, that momentum did not continue as they lost their next three games. They mustered two more wins during conference play, against Syracuse and 25th ranked Duke to end the season.
The Cardinals finished the season 4–9–5 overall and 3–5–2 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their four overall wins, were the lowest for the team since 2001. Their three conference wins matched their total in the last two years.
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the season 6–8–2 overall and 3–7–0 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Olivia Pratapas 0 GK 5'9" Sophomore Clemmons, North Carolina Transferred to NC State Sarah Hernandez 2 DF 5'4" Graduate Student Moorpark, California Graduated Patricia Ward 3 FW 5'6" Graduate Student Newport News, Virginia Graduated Riley Mullady 6 MF 5'5" Junior Dublin, Ohio Transferred to NYU Lilly Yordy 9 DF 5'4" Junior Hamilton, Ohio Transferred to Northern Kentucky Corinne Dente 12 FW 5'5" Senior Stamford, Connecticut Graduated Riley Goss 17 MF 5'7" Freshman Suffolk, Virginia Transferred to James Madison Anouk Denton 18 DF 5'4" Sophomore St. Albans, England Signed professional contractwith West Ham Maisie Whitsett 19 MF/FW 5'9" Senior San Diego, California Graduated Evelyn Pazienza 29 FW/MF 5'7" Freshman Wilton, Connecticut Transferred to North Dakota
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Malene Nielsen 0 GK 5'11" Junior Juelsminde, Denmark Fairleigh Dickinson Lucy Roberts 6 DF 5'10" Graduate Student Cheshire, England South Florida Amber Jackson 7 FW 5'6" Senior Susanville, California Oregon State Maya Anand 17 FW 5'4" Graduate Student Leesburg, Virginia Binghamton
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Madeira, Ohio Ohio Elite SA Munich, Germany Bayern Munich II N/A Crestwood, Kentucky Racing Louisville Academy N/A Camas, Washington Northwest Elite Roskilde, Denmark HB Køge N/A
Squad
Roster
Team management Karen Ferguson-Dayes Head coach Hunter Norton Associate Head Coach Nick Stirrett Assistant Coach Declan Doherty Performance Analyst Jing Hughley Director of Operations
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Schedule
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Awards and honors Emma Hiscock ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 31 Lucy Roberts All-ACC Third Team November 1
Rankings
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