#9 Vanderbilt Commodores (7-0)
Louisville Cardinals (6-0)
Sept. 15, 2019 • 5 p.m. CT
Lynn Stadium
Louisville, Ky.
Television • Sunday’s match will be streamed on the ACC Network.
2 • Sunday’s match is between two undefeated teams as the Commodores travel to Louisville with a 7-0 record and Louisville boasts a 6-0 mark.
7 • Vanderbilt is on a seven-game winning streak after recently defeating Chattanooga, 3-0, at the Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex.
6 • The Commodores have posted six shutouts for 2019. They posted 10 shutouts last season and the Vanderbilt record for a single season is 13.
3 • The Commodores had three student-athletes named to the Music City All-Tournament Team – Nia Dorsey, Grace Jackson and Raegan Kelley.
2 • Kelley scored twice against Marshall, with her second goal coming in double overtime. It was also her first multi-goal game of her career.
1 • Dorsey notched her first goal and assist during the Music City Invitational after scoring against Colgate and posting an assist vs Marshall.
200 • Head coach Darren Ambrose recently reached a career milestone with his 200th career victory against Colgate. After defeating Chattanooga, he now sits at 202.
9 • Vanderbilt is ninth in the country in assists per game (3.14).
2 • Vanderbilt ranks second in the SEC in several offensive categories – points (64), goals (21), goals per game (3.00), assists (22) and assists per game (3.14)
9 • The Commodores are ranked ninth in the United Soccer Coaches poll, their third straight week there. Their highest ranking in school history came in 2018 when they were ranked seventh.
9 • Haley Hopkins notched her team-high ninth goal of the season after scoring twice against Chattanooga, including the game-winning goal. She leads the conference with four game-winners.
3 • Blue Ellis recorded her first-career hat trick against Georgia State. She was the last Commodore to score three goals in a game since Sasha Grey accomplished the feat in an 8-0 victory over Jackson State.
7 • Hopkins recorded her seventh career multi-goal game against Chattanooga. The redshirt sophomore has scored in six of Vanderbilt’s seven games this season.
2 • Two Commodores recorded their first collegiate goal in the season opener when Mairin Boyle and Alex Kerr scored in the second half against Georgia State.
6 • Commodore forward Maddie Elwell recorded her sixth assist against Marshall. She ranks first in the SEC, fourth nationally and already surpassed her 2018 total (4).
2 • Kerr notched two goals in her first two games as a Commodore, scoring once against Georgia State and another against Evansville.
8 • The Commodores are ranked eighth in the TopDrawer Soccer poll, making them the highest-ranked SEC team in that poll.
5 • Five Vanderbilt student-athletes were named to the preseason SEC watch list – Nia Dorsey, Hopkins, Grace Jackson, Myra Konte and Ella Shamburger.
69 • Throughout her Vanderbilt career, Jackson has started and played in 69 straight games while never missing a game.
1 • Hopkins leads the SEC in several offensive categories – points (21), goals (9), points per game (3.00) and goals per game (1.29).
18 • Vanderbilt is unbeaten in 18 straight games at home after Thursday’s victory.
46 • Vanderbilt’s 46 goals last season were the sixth-most goals ever scored by a Commodore team.
14 • The Commodores featured a stifling defense last season that only allowed 14 goals, the second-fewest allowed in Vanderbilt history.
16 • Vanderbilt’s 16 wins last year were its most since 2005 and third-most all time in program history.
