Matinee Matchup

Commodores welcome Louisville for Tuesday afternoon tilt

Vanderbilt Commodores (3-1)
vs. Louisville Cardinals (2-2)
Feb. 25, 2020 • 3 p.m.
Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Nashville, Tenn.

Coming off of a thrilling 13-12 overtime win over Lehigh, the Commodores will welcome the Louisville Cardinals for a matinee matchup. This is the 11th all-time matchup between the Commodores and Cardinals. Louisville holds a 7-3 advantage in the series, but the Commodores won last year’s meeting by a 9-8 margin.

1 • This is the first weekday home game of the season.

2 • This is the second year of competition for the Commodores in the American Athletic Conference.

3 • The Commodores opened the season with three road games, going 2-1 in those contests.

3 • Gabby Fornia is three points away from 100 for her career. She notched four points (a pair of goals and assists) in the win over Lehigh.

4 • Four Commodores — Karlie Bucci, Gabby Fornia, Bri Gross and Emily Mathewson — have double-digits in points through four games.

4 • The Commodores have four ACC foes on their schedule, No. 5 Boston College, Louisville, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech.

10 • Bri Gross and Emily Mathewson each have 10 goals, which leads the Commodore offense.

41 • A stout Commodore defensive unit has caused 41 turnovers in the four games played.

93.3 • Through four games, the Commodores have a clearance percentage of 93.3 (70-for-75). Vanderbilt ranks 13th nationally in clearance percentage.

160 • Emily Mathewson is now one point shy of 160 for her career. In the win over Lehigh, she added a goal to up her total to 159.