The 2024 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twenty-fifth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 11th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinals started the season by winning their first two games before drawing with . They won three of their next four non-conference games, with the other game being a draw against , their only Power 4 opponent of the non-conference season. They ended their non-conference slate, with a loss to to finish that portion of the season 5–1–2. They began the ACC season with two straight losses, to Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech. They then defeated NC State for their first ACC win of the season. The Cardinal's next five games would all be against ranked opponents, and they would go 1–3–1 over that stretch. They lost to number 3 North Carolina, number 2 Duke, and number 6 Stanford. They earned a 0–0 draw with number thirteen Notre Dame and defeated number 25 California. They finished the season with two 0–0 draws to finish their ACC slate 2–5–3.
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.
Previous 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.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Malene Nielsen 0 GK 5'11" Junior Juelsminde, Denmark Transferred to St. John's Alyssa Zalac 1 GK 5'9" Sophomore Montreal, Canada Transferred to Creighton Emma Hiscock 4 FW 5'4" Senior Fenton, Michigan Graduated Ravin Alexander 5 FW 5'3" Graduate Student Cincinnati, Ohio Graduated Lucy Roberts 6 DF 5'10" Graduate Student Crewe, England Graduated Autumn Weeks 10 DF 5'7" Graduate Student East Peoria, Illinois Graduated Addie Chester 11 MF 5'7" Sophomore Muncie, Indiana Transferred to Ball State Hayley Howard 15 MF 5'9" Junior Brentwood, Tennessee Transferred to Tennessee Fiona Gaißer 19 FW 5'5" Freshman Munich, Germany Signed professional contractwith FC Carl Zeiss Jena Savina Zamborini 20 MF 5'7" Senior Louisville, Kentucky Graduated Morgan Bentley 23 MF 5'4" Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated Maddy Ellsworth 32 DF 5'7" Senior Hillsboro, Oregon Graduated
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Kailey Kimball 1 GK 6'2" Junior Danville, California Purdue Jolie St. Louis 4 FW 5'9" Senior Atlanta, Georgia UAB Berkley Patterson 15 MF 5'6" Sophomore Austin, Texas Texas Tech Gianna Angelillo 21 MF 5'6" Sophomore Glastonbury, Connecticut Miami (FL) Ella Kane 23 FW 5'5" Sophomore Macomb, Michigan Kentucky
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating New Philadelphia, Ohio Cleveland Force SC Wenatchee, Washington Crossfire Premier FC Delaware, Ohio Ohio Premier N/A Louisville, Kentucky Racing Louisville FC Academy Tacoma, Washington Pacific NW Statham, Georgia GSA Fulton, Maryland Maryland United FC Madison, Ohio Internationals SC, Ohio
Squad
Roster
Team management Karen Ferguson-Dayes Head coach Hunter Norton Associate Head Coach Olivia Mills Assistant Coach Jing Hughley Director of Operations Declan Doherty Performance Analyst
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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Awards and honors Erynn Floyd ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 9 October 15, 2024
Rankings
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