UE women’s soccer visits Louisville for first matchup in 20 years

Sunday night’s match will be Evansville’s first trip to Louisville in 20 years. The Aces last visited campus in 2004 but will play at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium for the first time. UE will look to capture its first win over the Cardinals in 30 years on Sunday. Evansville’s one win in the brief series came at home in 1994 when the Aces offense exploded for four goals.

Louisville comes into Sunday’s game with unbeaten through five games following a 1-1 draw against Cincinnati on Thursday. Offense has been the Cardinals calling card early in the season with 14 goals through five games, just a goal shy of their entire total in 2023. Louisville also has had nine different players score this season for a full field attack.

UE captured its first win of the season on Thursday evening in a 2-1 win over the Lindenwood Lions. It was the Aces’ first ever program match with the Lions, giving them a 1-0 series lead. Evansville’s offense exploded in the second half against Lindenwood, taking all nine shots of the game in the final 45 minutes. The Aces put two goals in the back of the net in under five minutes to secure the win.

Junior forward Amy Velazquez (Avon, Ind. / Avon HS) and senior forward Hailey Autenrieb (Cincinnati / Seton HS) picked up their first goals of 2024 on Thursday night. Velazquez goal was the second of her career. While Autenrieb netted career goal number five.

Sunday night’s match will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra at 6 p.m. CT and is available with an ESPN+ subscription.