Vanderbilt (2-3) vs. Louisville (3-3, 1-1 ACC)
Wednesday, March 5 • 12 p.m. • ESPN+
Vanderbilt Lacrosse Complex • Nashville, Tenn.
Series History
• This will be the 14th matchup between the programs in a series that Louisville leads 10-3
• The teams first met in 2010, resulting in a 20-13 victory for the Commodores
• The programs last met during 2023 when Louisville visited Music City and won 15-12
• Vandy’s last win over Louisville came on the road in 2019, Beth Hewitt’s first season at the helm, in a 9-8
victory in over time
The Opponent
• The Cardinals are 3-3 (1-1 AAC) on the year, coming off a 4-20 loss to No. 2 North Carolina on Friday in
Louisville
• Louisville returned 25 players from the 2024 roster, including 17 upperclassmen including Negai
Nakazawa who led the Cards in 2024 with 24 goals and 11 assists along with 45 draw controls
• Junior midfielder Rian Adkins is one of Louisville’s top returning scorers following a sophomore campaign
in which she scored 13 goals and dished out three assists
The Scouting Report
• Reese Whiteman leads the Cards so far this year with 10 goals off 12 shots
• Negai Nakazawa, who led Louisville in scoring last year, has posted a team-high 12 points off seven goals
and five assists
• Freshman defender Olivia Scroggie has won a team-high 20 draw controls for the Cards
• In cage, J Pleck has gotten all six starts this season, registering over 330 minutes so far, making 56 saves
Last Time Out for the Dores
• Vandy suffered its third loss of the year in an 8-14 decision to #22/24 Ohio State
• The Dores saw goals from ix different players, led by Brooke Baker and Jaime Biskup who had two scores
each. Biskup dished two assists to bring her point total to four
• Maddie Barkate commanded the draw, posting a game-high six draw controls. Barkate also added a goal
and two caused turnovers for the Dores
• Bailey Lower, Kemper Robinson and Nancy Halleron each added a goal for Vandy while Cate Bradley
tallied an assist
Common Opponents
• Vandy and the Cards have three common opponents this season thus far in Denver, Ohio State and
Cincinnati
• Louisville took wins over Denver and Cincinnati but fell in a close 6-9 decision to Ohio State
• The Dores defeated Cincinnati in the season opener but fell to Denver and Ohio State
Preseason Nods
• Kemper Robinson was picked as the AAC Preseason Midfielder of the Year
• Vandy landed five student-athletes on the preseason all-conference team; Brooke Baker, Maddie Barkate, Molly Finlay, Alex Gladding and Kemper Robinson
• Both Baker and Robinson were unanimous selections
• The Commodores were picked to finish second in the conference behind James Madison
