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1 GAME 15 Oct. 22, 2011 Louisville, Ky Schedule/Results Overall Record: Conference Record: H: A: N: at Saint Louis (Exh) W, vs. (6) Michigan (Exh) W, (2) UCLA W, at (24) Wake Forest W, at (2) North Carolina L, IUPUI W, CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, BUTLER W, at (21) Ohio State W, at (14)Notre Dame (Fox Soccer) L, (1) CONNECTICUT L, 1-0 (2OT) 10.5 at (8)Indiana W, 3-2 (OT) 10.8 SYRACUSE T, 0-0 (2OT) CINCINNATI W, at (14) St. John s L, (9)SOUTH FLORIDA (ESPNU) L, RUTGERS 7:00 p.m at DePaul 1:00 p.m at Villanova 1:00 p.m BIG EAST First Round TBA 11.5 BIG EAST Quarterfinals TBA &13 BIG EAST Tournament TBA NCAA First Round TBA NCAA Second Round TBA NCAA Third Round TBA NCAA Quarterfinals TBA 12.9 & 11 NCAA College Cup TBA QUICK FACTS Location: Louisville, Ky. Founded: 1798 Enrollment: 22,000 Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red, Black and White Stadium: Cardinal Park (2,500) Conference: BIG EAST Head Coach: Ken Lolla Record at school (yrs.): (6) Career Record (yrs.): (22) Assistant Coaches: Mario Sanchez, Jeremy Proud, Simon Bird 2010 College Cup Finalist NCAA Appearances #13 Louisville (8-5-1, 1-4-1) CARDINALS TODAY S GAME At a Glance Date... Oct. 22, 2011 Time :00 p.m. EST Field... Cardinal Park Capacity... 2,500 Location... Louisville, Ky. Series Record. UofL leads Last Meeting... UL 2 RU 1 TV... None Live Stats... UofLsports.com LOUISVILLE PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name... Pos... Yr.... Ht.... Wt... Hometown 2 Greg Cochrane... D/MF... Jr Holland, Pa. 3 Paolo Del Piccolo... MF... Jr Wheat Ridge, Colo. 4 Ryan Smith... MF... Jr Louisville, Ky. 5 Andrew Farrell... MF... So Louisville, Ky. 7 Nick DeLeon... MF... Sr Phoenix, Ariz. 9 Colin Rolfe... F... Sr Canton, Mich. 12 Chase Rodgers... D... Jr Longwood, Fla. 19 Kenney Walker... MF... r-sr Wickliffe, Ohio 22 Isaiah Trejo... D... Fr Clovis, Calif. 24 Austin Berry... D... r-sr Cincinnati, Ohio 30 Andre Boudreaux... GK... r-sr New Orleans, La. STAT COMPARISON U of L... Statistics... RU Goals-Shot Attempts Goals Scored Average Shot Percentage SOG-Attempts... N/A SOG Percentage... N/A Shots/Game Assists Corner Kicks Penalty Kicks BIG EAST Red Divsion Champions UP NEXT Rutgers (9-2-2, 4-0-1) SCARLET KNIGHTS WEDNESDAY, OCT AT DEPAUL...1:00 P.M. The Cardinals travel to Chicago to face DePaul in the second to last game of the regular season Wednesday afternoon. The Cardinals will look to gain points in the BIG EAST standings as the tournament fast approaches.

2 Page 2 Louisville Men s Soccer Notes SCOUTING RUTGERS Rutgers enters the game with an overall record of and a BIG EAST record of In their last game, the Scarlet Knights earned their first shutout of the season defeating DePaul 1-0. The win was also their first BIG EAST road win of the season. The Scarlet Knights are led in scoring and assists by Juan Pablo Correa with four goals and five assists for 13 points. Kene Eze leads the team in goals with five on the year. Kevin McMullen leads Rutgers in goal with a 1.44 goals against average. He has one shutout on the year and 31 saves. THE SERIES Louisville leads the overall series with the Scarlet Knights The Cardinals have won three of the last four meeting with Rutgers. The Cardinals own a record against the Scarlet Knights in Cardinal Park. Louisville has not surrendered a game to Rutgers since 2008, the only loss of series for the Cardinals. Under head coach Ken Lolla the Cardinals own a record against the Scarlet Knights. Last season the Cardinals defeated Rutgers 2-1 on the road. The last time the two teams played in Cardinal Park, the Cards walked away with a 2-0 victory. LAST MATCH FOR THE CARDS The No. 13 Louisville men s soccer team fell 3-1 to No. 9 USF on Tuesday night in Cardinal Park. The Cardinals fell behind 3-0 early in the first half after scoring two own goals and were unable to recover. USF got on the board when Kevin Olali scored at the 1:47 minute mark off a deflection. After the goal the Bulls kept the offensive pressure on the Cardinals. The Bulls had the wind at their advantage, blowing south toward their intended goal in the first half. The wind played a role in the second goal by the Bulls. In the 13th minute the Cardinal defense cleared a corner kick from the goal mouth but it blew into the goal putting the Bulls up 2-0. Then in the 20th minute the Louisville defense went to clear a ball and slid it into the goal past Andre Boudreaux. Twenty seconds after the third goal, Nick DeLeon brought the ball up the right side of the field and blasted one past the keeper for the goal, but it was called back due to an offsides call. USF went into the locker room with a 3-0 lead. Louisville finished the half with a 12-5 shot advantage. Boudreaux finished with three saves while USF s Chris Blais finished with one. The Cardinals came out the second half attacking the USF defense. Louisville kept possession the majority of the final period but could not convert on its chances. In the 60th minute, Colin Rolfe was taken down from behind just inside the box. Rolfe had to be carried off the field. The Cards were awarded a penalty kick but no card was issued to USF. DeLeon took the penalty kick from the Cardinals and blasted it past Blais into the top left corner of the net. Louisville continued to press offensively but the Bulls had packed it in defensively to hold off the Cardinals. Louisville finished the game with a shot advantage but only had two shots on goal. USF held a 5-2 corner kick advantage. Boudreaux finished with five saves while Blais finished with one save. CARDINAL QUICK HITS Ken Lolla COACHING CORNER Sixth season Personal Hometown: Brick, N.J. Family: Wife is the former Tina Bowman, Three children: son Tyler (14 years old), daughter Kristiana (10 years old), and son Elijah (8 years old) Date Hired at Louisville: Dec. 16, 2005 Education High School: St. Rose (Belmar, N.J.) College: Duke University, 1983 Bachelor s degree in biology Collegiate Coaching Career BELMONT ABBEY No. 6 national ranking, NAIA Totals (.743) UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAC Regular Season Champions MAC Coach of the Year MAC Regular Season Champions MAC Coach of the Year MAC Regular Season Champions MAC Season/Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament 1st Round MAC Coach of the Year MAC Regular Season Champions MAC Regular Season Champions NCAA Tournament 1st Round MAC Season/Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament 1st Round NCAA Sweet MAC Tournament Champions NCAA 1st Round MAC Season/Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament Elite Eight MAC Coach of the Year Totals (.682) UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE Qualified for BIG EAST Tournament NCAA Second Round NCAA First Round BIG EAST Red Division Champions BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year NCAA First Round BIG EAST Red Division Champions BIG EAST Tournament Champions BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year NSCAA Coach of the Year NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year Soccer America Coach of the Year Totals CAREER TOTAL

3 Page 3 Louisville Men s Soccer Notes The overtime loss to top ranked Connecticut snapped U of L s 27-match home unbeaten streak, which dated all the way back to a Nov. 21, 2008, loss to Jacksonville in the NCAA Tournament first round. The streak ends as the ninth-longest in NCAA Division I history, surpassed by only five different schools: Longest home unbeaten streaks, NCAA Division I history Includes conference and NCAA tournaments Akron ( Present) Tulsa ( ) Indiana ( ) Indiana ( ) Indiana ( ) St. Louis ( ) UCLA ( ) Indiana ( ) Louisville ( Present) Indiana ( ) Junior All-American Colin Rolfe is currently fifth on the all-time goals list with 27 career goals. He recently moved into a tie for fifth place with former Cardinal Ali Elwakhi. He needs just one goal to move into a fourth place tie with George Zabanah. Rolfe currently has 70 career points, which moves him into third on the all-time points list. He recently passed former Cardinal standout Ali Elwakhi. Last season Cardinal keeper Andre Boudreaux surpassed Jeremy Morales for the schoolrecord for career shutouts of 23 with his sixth shutout of the season in the 2-0 win against Notre Dame. He started the 2011 season off with back-to-back shutouts to continue to set the record. Boudreaux currently has seven shutouts this season. He now owns the record with 33 career shutouts. The Cards 17-game conference unbeaten streak was snapped with a loss at Notre Dame. The streak ranked as the 14th longest in Division I history. Below is the list: Longest conference unbeaten streaks, NCAA Division I history Includes conference tournaments Furman, SoCon ( ) Clemson, ACC ( ) Indiana, Big Ten ( ) Appalachian State, SoCon ( ) James Madison, CAA ( ) Akron, MAC ( Present) Virginia, ACC ( ) Washington, Pac-12 ( ) James Madison, CAA ( ) Akron, MAC ( ) UCLA, Pac-12 ( ) Washington, Pac-12 ( ) Delaware, Middle Atlantic ( ) Louisville, BIG EAST ( Present) Evansville, Horizon ( ) Harvard, Ivy ( ) U of L s Record When... Overall BIG EAST Playing One Overtime Period Playing Two Overtime Periods Against Ranked Opponents At Home On the Road At a Neutral Site Playing during the day Playing at night Scoring a goal Scoring 2 or more goals Scoring the 1st goal Opponent scores the 1st goal Not scoring a goal Recording a shutout Recording more shots Opponent records more shots Shots are tied Recording more shots on goal Opponent records more shots on goal Recording more saves Opponent records more saves Converting a penalty kick Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half On Mondays On Tuesdays On Wednesdays On Thursdays On Fridays On Saturdays On Sundays In August In September In October In November In December Cards in Overtime Overall Record: Overtime Record: H: A: N: vs. (1) Connecticut L, 1-0 (2OT) at (10) Indiana W, 3-2 (OT) vs. Syracuse T, 0-0 (2OT) CARDINALS FACE THE TOUGHEST COMPETITION After match against top-ranked UConn, Louisville stands as the only team in the nation this season to have faced three teams ranked in the top two of at least one poll at gametime. The only other schools to even play two such contests are Boston College, St. John s, and Virginia Tech, with the Hokies the lone team in that group to come away with a victory (1-0 over #1 North Carolina on Sept. 10). Teams with multiple games against top-two opponents, 2011 season Ranking listed is best among the five polls at time of game Louisville (1-2)

4 Page 4 Louisville Men s Soccer Notes NSCAA Coaches Poll No. Team Prev. Record 1. Connecticut North Carolina Maryland Akron New Mexico Creighton UC Irvine UCLA South Florida Charlotte Old Dominion St. John s Indiana Central Florida Louisville UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame Boston College Iona Coastal Carolina RV SMU RV CS Bakersfield Washington RV Georgetown Cornell NR Soccer America Poll No. Team Prev. Record 1. Connecticut North Carolina Maryland Akron New Mexico Creighton UCLA South Florida St. John s Indiana Central Florida UC Irvine Louisville Charlotte UC Santa Barbara Coastal Carolina Old Dominion , Notre Dame Boston College James Madison Virginia SMU NR Wisconsin NR Washington NR Cornell NR W, #2 UCLA (H) L, #1 North Carolina (A) L, 1-0 (2OT) - #1 Connecticut (H) Boston College (0-2) L, #2 Maryland (A) L, #1 Connecticut (H) St. John s (0-2) L, #2 Maryland (N) L, #1 Connecticut (A) Virginia Tech (1-1) W, #1 North Carolina (H) L, #1 Maryland (H) CARDS SCORE FOUR IN A HALF When the Cards erupted for four goals in a span of 24:05 in the second half against Cincinnati, it marked just the second time since 2001 Louisville scored four or more goals in the second half of a match. The other instance came on Oct. 14, 2006, when the Cardinals recorded all five of their scores in the second stanza in a shutout win over Villanova. UofL has now scored 4+ goals in a half six times over the last 11 seasons, including five times in the last six years. In those six contests, the Cards have outscored the opposition 29-2, including 15-0 over the last three such games. Goals in a half, since 2001: 5 (2nd) vs. Villanova (W, 5-0) 4 (2nd) vs. Cincinnati (W, 4-0) 4 (1st) vs. Appalachian State (W, 5-0) 4 (1st) at DePaul (W, 6-0) 4 (1st) at Kentucky (W, 4-2) 4 (1st) vs. Drury (W, 5-0) SECOND HALF THE STRONG HALF FOR THE CARDS The second half belongs to the Cardinals this season. Louisville has more than doubled its opponents totals in the second period of each match. Below is a comparison: Opp UofL Shots SOG Goals 17 3 ROLFE A FINALIST FOR THE LOWES SENIOR CLASS AWARD Louisville senior forward Colin Rolfe is one of 10 student-athletes selected as a finalist today for the 2011 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award in collegiate men s soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 candidates announced in August. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to determine the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote on either the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award website or the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Facebook fan page through November 14. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches votes to determine the winner. Rolfe, a Hermann Trophy Candidate, currently is tied for the lead on the team in scoring and recently dished out a career-high three assists against Butler. He was the second runner-up for the Hermann Trophy last season and the only finalist to return to the field in He was named the preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year. Last season he was named an All-BIG EAST First Team selection for the second straight season. He was also a consensus All-American, earning the distinction for the second straight year. He was also named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team and the College Cup All-Tournament

5 Page 5 Louisville Men s Soccer Notes team. BERRY NAMED BIG EAST DEFENDER OF THE WEEK Louisville senior defender Austin Berry was named BIG EAST Defender of the Week the league announced on Oct. 10. It is the first honor for the senior this year and the fifth BIG EAST weekly honor of his career. Berry helped Louisville shut out Syracuse in a 0-0 tie as well as stage a 3-2 come-from-behind win at No. 10/10 Indiana. Berry came up with two blocks in the 80th minute against the Hoosiers after tying the game up with a header assist. Berry and the defense held the Hoosiers to just one shot in the overtime period. He also helped the Cardinals to their sixth shutout of the season against Syracuse. They held the Orange to just four shots on goal in 110 minutes. WALKER NAMED TO THE COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS TEAM OF THE WEEK Senior midfielder Kenney Walker was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Oct. 10, he was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Walker scored the gamewinner and the equalizer in the Cards overtime road win at No. 10 Indiana last week. After falling behind 2-0 to the Hoosiers, the Cardinals scored the first goal in the 73rd minute, and 47 seconds later Colin Rolfe threw the ball in and Nick DeLeon flicked the ball to Walker who blasted a shot in for the equalizer. Five minutes into the overtime period Andrew Farrell crossed the ball to Walker and he blasted the shot past IU s keeper for the game-winner. CARDS RALLY THE FIRST IN SCHOOL HISTORY When Louisville rallied for the 3-2 overtime win at Indiana after falling behind 2-0, it marked the first time the Cards overcame a two-goal deficit to claim a road victory since at least the 1984 season (box scores unavailable prior to 1989). It was just the third time at any site (since 1986) Louisville won after being down two goals, with the other occasions coming in the NCAA quarterfinals last season (2-0 and 3-1 deficits erased in the epic 5-4 win over UCLA) and on Sept. 8, 1991, against Dayton. In the latter contest, the Cards found themselves down 2-0 at home in the 11th minute after the Flyers scored twice in 27 seconds, but countered with four scores in the second half to pull out the win. Below is a list of the largest deficits overcome to win, since 1986: Down 2-0 at Indiana, won 3-2 (OT) Down 2-0 and 3-1 vs. UCLA, won Down 2-0 vs. Dayton, won 4-2 TWO GOAL DEFICIT RARE FOR THE CARDS Louisville has now won 28 times in its men's soccer history when allowing 2+ goals, with half of those victories coming prior to the 1986 season. The win over IU marked the fifth time since 1984 the Cards have won on the road when allowing two or more goals and first since a 4-2 triumph at Kentucky on Sept. 6, Below is a list of games since that Louisville allowed 2+ goals in a road win, since 1984: W 3-2 (OT) at Indiana W 4-2 at Kentucky W 3-2 at IUPUI W 3-2 at Quincy W 5-2 at Transylvania 2011 Cardinal Honors Colin Rolfe Sr. F Hermann Trophy Watch List Lowe s Senior Class Award Candidate First team Preseason All-American by College Soccer News Preseason BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Year Preseason All-BIG EAST Preseason Soccer American All-American Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Players to Watch BIG EAST Honor Roll (Aug. 29) BIG EAST Honor Roll (Sept. 19) Austin Berry Sr. D Hermann Trophy Watch List Lowe s Senior Class Award Candidate First team Preseason All-American by College Soccer News Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Preseason All-BIG EAST Preseason Soccer American All-American Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Players to Watch BIG EAST Honor Roll (Aug. 29) BIG EAST Honor Roll (Sept. 12) BIG EAST Defender of the Week (Oct. 10) Andre Boudreaux Sr. GK Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Preseason All-BIG EAST Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Players to Watch Nick DeLeon Sr. MF Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Players to Watch Kenney Walker r-sr. MF Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Players to Watch College Soccer News Team of the Week (Oct. 10) BIG EAST Honor Roll (Oct. 10) Dylan Mares So. MF Preseason Soccer America All-American Chase Rodgers Jr. D BIG EAST Honor Roll (Sept. 19) HOMEGROWN TALENT The Cardinals have three players from Louisville that have made impacts this season. Sophomore Andrew Farrell has started every game for the Cardinals. Farrell has seen time as a defender for the Cardinals but has also played in the midfield. Redshirt freshman Will Vitalis has seen action in 13 games for Louisville, starting in 10 games. Vitalis has been a consistent in the midfield for the Cardinals, scoring his first game-winning goal against Central Arkansas. Junior Ryan Smith has also started seven games for the Cards, seeing action in 13 games. Smith is tied for third on the team in assists with three, a career-high for the junior.

6 Page 6 Louisville Men s Soccer Notes Top Drawer Soccer Poll No. Team Prev. Record 1. Connecticut North Carolina New Mexico Maryland Akron Creighton UCLA South Florida UC Irvine Louisville Boston College Virginia UCF Indiana Old Dominion SMU Georgetown UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame Charlotte St. John s Furman Bradley CSU Bakersfield West Virginia College Soccer News Poll No. Team Prev. Record 1. Connecticut North Carolina Maryland New Mexico Creighton Akron UC Irvine UCLA Charlotte South Florida St. John s UCF Louisville Old Dominion Notre Dame UC Santa Barbara Boston College Indiana Coastal Carolina Iona Georgetown San Diego State Furman James Madison CSU Bakersfield Soccer Times Poll No. Team Prev. Record 1. Connecticut North Carolina Maryland Akron New Mexico Creighton UCLA South Florida UC Irvine Charlotte St. John s Indiana Central Florida Old Dominion Louisville Notre Dame UC Santa Barbara Boston College Coastal Carolina Iona SMU NR CSU Bakersfield Georgetown Virginia NR Washington NR BIG EAST Conference Standings (as of Oct. 20, 2011) Blue Division BE Pts. Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Marquette W3 Connecticut (1/1) L1 West Virginia W1 Providence W2 Georgetown (24/NR) L1 Notre Dame (17/18) W1 Pittsburgh L3 Seton Hall L4 Red Division USF (9/8) W5 Rutgers W3 St. John s (12/9) W2 Villanova L2 DePaul L2 Louisville (15/13) L2 Cincinnati W1 Syracuse L2 (Current NCSAA/Soccer America rankings) LOUISVILLE FINISHES NONCONFERENCE HOME SLATE PERFECT Louisville completed the non-conference portion of its home slate with a perfect record, the fifth consecutive season in which the Cards have rolled through their non-conference home schedule without a loss prior to postseason play. U of L has not dropped a regular-season home contest to a team outside the BIG EAST since Lolla s first game with the Cardinals, a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Memphis on Aug. 25, Since then, Louisville has put together a 20-game unbeaten streak (15-0-5) at Cardinal Park in regularseason non-conference tilts. Home records in non-conference regular-season play, Lolla era 2006: (.500) 2007: (.750) 2008: (.875) 2009: (.875) 2010: (.875) 2011: (1.000) Total: (.833) PACKING THE PARK The Cardinals set a new attendance record with the home opener against then ranked No. 2 UCLA on Saturday, Aug. 27. The Cardinals have drawn the Top Five crowds in Cardinal Park history in the last two seasons. Below is a list of the Top Five Crowds in Cardinal Park history: 1. 7,821 UCLA Aug. 27, ,562 Ohio State Nov. 28, 2010* 3. 5,467 UCLA Dec. 4, 2010* 4. 5,129 College of Charleston Nov. 21, 2010* 5. 4,635 Connecticut Oct. 1, 2011 * - NCAA Tournament game

7 Page 7 Louisville Men s Soccer Notes Louisville Match-by-Match Lineups Opponent GK D D D D MF MF MF MF MF F UCLA Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Farrell Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Smith DeLeon Rolfe Wake Forest Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Farrell Granger Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Smith DeLeon Rolfe North Carolina Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Farrell Granger Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Smith DeLeon Rolfe IUPUI Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Farrell Granger Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Smith Roman Rolfe C. Arkansas Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Farrell Rodgers Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Roman DeLeon Rolfe Butler Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Farrell Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Roman DeLeon Knight Ohio State Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Farrell Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Roman DeLeon Rolfe Notre Dame Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Farrell Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Roman Deleon Rolfe Connecticut Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Farrell Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Roman DeLeon Knight Indiana Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Farrell Walker DelPiccolo Vitalis Roman DeLeon Rolfe Syracuse Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Granger Walker DelPiccolo Farrell DeLeon Knight (F) Rolfe Cincinnati Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Granger Walker DelPiccolo Farrell DeLeon Smith Rolfe St. John s Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Trejo Walker DelPiccolo Farrell DeLeon Smith Rolfe South Florida Boudreaux Cochrane Berry Rodgers Trejo Walker DelPiccolo Farrell DeLeon Smith Rolfe TRANSFERS COCHRANE AND ROMAN MAKE IMMEDIATE IMPACTS Junior Greg Cochrane transferred from Virginia Tech in January while junior midfielder Michael Roman joined the Cardinals in August after transferring from UCLA. Cochrane was able to play with the Cardinals in the spring season and earned a starting role that was left vacant with the graduation of JT Murray. Cochrane earned the starting nod in the fall as well. The junior started both exhibition games and secured his spot in the starting lineup in the season opener. Cochrane has helped the Cardinal defense register seven shutouts on the year. Roman got a late start for the Cardinals missing the first game while recovering from an injury. Roman scored his first goal of the season in his first game against Wake Forest. He has started in seven games in the midfield for the Cards and is tied at second on the team with three goals this season. FRESHMEN IMPACTS Redshirt freshman Will Vitalis earned a starting spot in his first debut as a Cardinal. The homegrown player sat out last fall as a redshirt but was impressive during the spring season, also earning a spot in the starting lineup. Vitalis has started in 10 games for the Cardinals. His first collegiate goal was the game-winner against Central Arkansas. Vitalis has one goal and one assist on the year for three points. Freshman standout Isaiah Trejo has also logged significant minutes for the Cardinals. Trejo has seen action in 13 games for the Cardinals,most recently earning the starting nod against St. John s and South Florida. He has registered five shots so far this season. ROLFE SETS A CAREER-HIGH AGAINST BUTLER Senior Colin Rolfe tied a Louisville record with three assists in the Cardinals 4-0 victory over Butler on Sept. 17, needing just 32 minutes of field time to match the mark set by current junior Paolo DelPiccolo on Oct. 31, 2009, at Villanova. In the 24th minute, Rolfe won a ball in the midfield while falling to the turf and sent it right to Will Vitalis, who led Michael Roman with a perfect pass culminating in U of L s second goal. In the 71st, Alexander Obbey found Rolfe down the right sideline, where the Hermann Trophy candidate delivered an on-the-money cross to a waiting Buck Tufty in the box for Louisville s third tally. Less than three minutes later, Rolfe s header following a DelPiccolo corner caromed off a Bulldog defender and right to Chase Rodgers in the six-yard box, who snuck his shot between the legs of Butler player on the goal stripe for the contest s final score. Rolfe had three of Louisville s eight assists on the day, a new school record. The previous high had been seven, achieved against Xavier in 1991 and versus DePaul in It marked the third time in Cardinal history the squad scored two or more goals in a game and recorded two assists on every one, with all three occasions coming in the last two seasons (also against West Virginia and NC State last year, with two goals and four assists in each). Rolfe s final assist allowed the senior to pass Ali Elwakhi ( ) for third place on the U of L career points list. He now has 66 points on 26 goals and 14 assists over his four seasons in Louisville. Through the Sept weekend s games, Rolfe is one of 12 players nationally to put together a three-assist game this year. Charles Schwartz of Drake is the only to have notched four in a contest, doing so against San Diego on Sept. 2. CARDINALS IN THE POLLS For the third straight season, the Cardinals started the season ranked in all the preseason polls. In 2009, the Cardinals started the season ranked in all the preseason polls for the first time in school history. Last season the Cardinals jumped into the top 15 of all the polls after one week of play and after nine weeks, Louisville moved into the No. 1 spot in a majority of the major polls last season. The Cardinals are currently ranked in the Top 15 of all five polls. Below is a list of the Cardinals rankings so far this season: T D... NSCAA... ST... CSN... SA Preseason Week Week Week Week Week Week Week SA (Soccer America); ST (Soccer Times); TD (Top Drawer Soccer); CSN (College Soccer News)

8 Page 8 Louisville Men s Soccer Notes CARDINALS AMONG RECORDS Career Record Career Goals 48 Jamil Shalash Jack Palmquist Simon Bird George Zabaneh Colin Rolfe Ali Elwakhi Brian Whitman Frank Jonke Tim Elder Antonio Azcona Justin Prather Career Points 106 Jamil Shalash Jack Palmquist Colin Rolfe Ali Elwakhi Simon Bird Career Assists 22 Stuart Langrish Jack Palmquist Kenney Walker Colin Rolfe Antonio Azcona Greg Wohlgemuth Frank Jonke Paolo DelPiccolo Career Shutouts 33 Andre Boudreaux Jeremy Morales David Simolike Brad Sokolowski Scott Johnson Dustin Grove Joe McCauley Kevin Drenth Matt Haynie Jonathan Walker 1994 Career GA Average 0.84 Andre Boudreaux Kevin Drenth Brad Sokolowski David Simolike Career Saves 356 Scott Johnson Dustin Grove Jeremy Morales Andre Boudreaux NO PLACE LIKE HOME The Cardinals have been stellar at home since head coach Ken Lolla has taken over the reins at Louisville. The Cardinals have compiled a home record this year. Last season the Cardinals finished with a home record of The Cardinals compiled a record at home in The Cardinals own a record in Cardinal Park since Lolla took over the program six years ago. ROLFE AND BERRY NAMED TO THE HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST Seniors Colin Rolfe and Austin Berry were named to the Missouri Athletic Club s Hermann Trophy Watch List for the 2011 season. The MAC Hermann Trophy is the highest individual award in intercollegiate soccer. The recipients are selected by head coaches of NCAA Division I programs who are members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Rolfe was the second runner-up for the Hermann Trophy last season and the only finalist to return to the field in He was named the preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and a candidate for the Lowe s Senior Class Award. He returns for his senior season after leading the team in scoring for the second straight season with nine goals and seven assists for 25 points. Last season he was named an All-BIG EAST First Team selection for the second straight season. He was also a consensus All-American, earning the distinction for the second straight year. He was also named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team and the College Cup All-Tournament team. Berry was also named a Lowe s Senior Class Award Candidate and the preseason BIG EAST Defender of the Year. Last season he earned numerous All-American honors, including his first NSCAA All-American honor. Berry was named the 2010 BIG EAST Defender of the Year and earned first team All-BIG EAST honors. He was also named to the BIG EAST All- Tournament team and the College Cup All-Tournament team. Berry has already earned his Bachelor s degree in communications and is currently working on a Master s degree in Justice Administration. BERRY AND ROLFE NAMED LOWE S SENIOR CLASS CANDIDATES Seniors Austin Berry and Colin Rolfe were two of 30 men s soccer players selected as candidates for the 2011 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award in collegiate soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. ROLFE AND BERRY EARN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORS Seniors Colin Rolfe and Austin Berry gained a lot of preseason attention, earning All- American honors from College Soccer News and Soccer America. Both Rolfe and Berry were named first team preseason All-Americans by College Soccer News. Both were also named to the Soccer American Preseason All-American list along with sophomore Dylan Mares. CARDS EARN HIGHEST RANKINGS IN PROGRAM HISTORY The Louisville Cardinals received their highest ranking in school history on Oct. 4, The Cardinals were ranked No. 1 by Top Drawer Soccer. Louisville s success continued as they were ranked No. 1 in four of the five polls at the end of the 2010 season. The Cardinals started the 2011 season ranked No. 1 in four of the five polls, ranked No. 4 in the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason poll. FIVE CARDS IN TOP DRAWER SOCCER S TOP 100 UPPERCLASSMEN LIST Five of Louisville s seven seniors were named to the Top Drawer Soccer s Top 100 Upperclassmen list. The rankings include the highest ranked college soccer players in the nation and are updated weekly. Colin Rolfe, Austin Berry, Kenney Walker, Nick DeLeon and Andre Boudreaux were all named to the list. Rolfe is ranked in the Top 10 at No. 9 while Berry is in the Top 20 at No. 19. Walker is ranked 25, DeLeon is ranked No. 57 and Boudreaux is ranked No. 64.

9 Page 9 Louisville Men s Soccer Notes PRESEASON CRYSTAL BALL The University of Louisville was selected as the BIG EAST Red Division favorite, while Connecticut was chosen to win the BIG EAST Blue Division in the 2011 BIG EAST Preseason Men s Soccer Coaches Poll. The votes were cast by the league s 16 head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own players. Both teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2010, with the Cardinals reaching the national title game. In the Red Division, Louisville tallied 120 points, selected as the unanimous favorite to win the divisional crown. The Cardinals were undefeated last season until the title game of the NCAA Championship, Louisville finished the season overall and in conference action. Below is the predicted order of finish: RED DIVISION BLUE DIVISION 1. Louisville (15) 1. Connecticut (10) 2. USF (1) 2. Notre Dame (2) 3. St. John s 3. West Virginia (3) 4. Villanova 4. Georgetown (1) 5. Cincinnati 5. Providence 6. Rutgers 6. Marquette 7. DePaul 7. Seton Hall 8. Syracuse 8. Pittsburgh THREE CARDINALS EARN PRESEASON BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS Louisville s Colin Rolfe, was selected as the BIG EAST Preseason Co-Offensive Player of the Year and earned an unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Conference Team. The Cardinals swept the preseason awards, as senior Austin Berry was selected as the BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and senior Andre Boudreaux was chosen as the BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year. Rolfe returns for his senior season after recording nine points in conference play in 2010 with three goals and three assists. He was the second runner-up for the Hermann Trophy. Last season he was named an All-BIG EAST First Team selection for the second straight season. He was also a consensus All-American, earning the distinction for the second straight year. Berry was name the 2010 BIG EAST Defender of the Year. He also earned numerous All-American honors, including his first NSCAA All-American honor. He was also named to the BIG EAST All- Tournament team and the College Cup All-Tournament team. Boudreaux has led the Cardinal in goal the last three seasons. Last year he recorded eight shutouts along with a 0.76 goals against average. He was named the 2010 BIG EAST Championship s Most Outstanding Defensive Player while earning all-tournament honors. He was also named to the College Cup All-Tournament team.

10 2011 Televison Roster 1 Zach Torp GK, R-So., 6-2 Louisville, Ky. 2 Greg Cochrane D/MF, Jr., 5-8 Holland, Pa. 3 Paolo DelPiccolo MF, Jr., 6-0 Wheat Ridge, Colo. 4 Ryan Smith MF, Jr., 5-11 Louisville, Ky. 5 Andrew Farrell MF/D, So., 5-11 Louisville, Ky. 6 Dylan Mares MF, So., 5-7 Zionsville, Ind. 7 Nick DeLeon MF/F, Sr., 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz. 8 Manolo Sanchez MF, R-Fr., 6-1 Philadelphia, Pa. 9 Colin Rolfe F, Sr., 6-0 Canton, Mich. 10 Buck Tufty F/MF, Jr., 5-9 Portland, Ore. 11 Richard Osterloh F, So., 6-2 Sao Paulo, Brazil 12 Chase Rodgers D, R-Jr., 6-1 Longwood, Fla. 13 Brock Granger D, Jr., 5-9 Honolulu, Hawaii 14 Patrick Huang MF, So., 5-8 Huntsville, Ala. 15 Mark Knight F, Sr., 6-0 Woking, England 16 Jimmy Crick MF, Sr., 5-9 Louisville, Ky. 17 Michael Roman MF, Jr., 5-11 Oxnard, Calif. 18 Shaquille Hamilton MF, Fr., 5-8 Hillsborough, NJ 19 Kenney Walker MF, R-Sr., 5-9 Wickliffe, Ohio 20 Daniel Keller D, R-Fr., 6-0 Carmel, Ind. 21 Alexander Obbey MF/F, R-Fr., 5-9 Amherst, Ohio 22 Isaiah Trejo D, Fr., 6-0 Clovis, Calif. 23 Will Vitalis F/MF, R-Fr., 6-0 Crestwood, Ky. 24 Austin Berry D, R-Sr., 6-2 Cincinnati, Ohio 25 Mike Mauro GK, R-So., 6-3 Bristol, Conn. 26 Alexander Stopa GK, R-Fr., 6-1 Reston, Va. 27 Kegan Harkenrider MF, So., 5-10 Fort Wayne, Ind. 28 Mountan Mitchell F, Fr., 5-10 Kailua, Oahu 30 Andre Boudreaux GK, R-Sr., 5-11 New Orleans, La. Ken Lolla Head Coach

11 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Zach Torp GK R-So Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS) 2 Greg Cochrane D/MF Jr Holland, Pa. (Virginia Tech) 3 Paolo DelPiccolo MF Jr Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Wheat Ridge HS) 4 Ryan Smith MF Jr Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) 5 Andrew Farrell MF/D So Louisville, Ky. (Atherton HS) 6 Dylan Mares MF So Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville Community HS) 7 Nick DeLeon MF/F Sr Phoenix, Ariz. (UNLV) 8 Manolo Sanchez MF R-Fr Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown Friends HS) 9 Colin Rolfe F Sr Canton, Mich. (Plymouth HS) 10 Buck Tufty F Jr Portland, Ore. (Sunset HS) 11 Richard Osterloh F So Sao Paulo, Brazil (Mars Hill College) 12 Chase Rodgers D R-Jr Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary HS) 13 Brock Granger D Jr Honolulu, Hawaii (UNLV) 14 Patrick Huang MF So Huntsville, Ala. (Virginia Tech) 15 Mark Knight F Sr Woking, England (Santa Barbara CC) 16 Jimmy Crick MF Sr Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) 17 Michael Roman MF Jr Oxnard, Calif. (UCLA) 18 Shaquille Hamilton MF Fr Hillsborough, NJ (Hillsborough HS) 19 Kenney Walker MF R-Sr Wickliffe, Ohio (Wickliffe HS) 20 Daniel Keller D R-Fr Carmel, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School) 21 Alexander Obbey MF/F R-Fr Amherst, Ohio (Marion L. Steele HS) 22 Isaiah Trejo D Fr Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan HS) 23 Will Vitalis MF/F R-Fr Crestwood, Ky. (South Oldham HS) 24 Austin Berry D R-Sr Cincinnati, Ohio (Summit Country Day HS) 25 Mike Mauro GK R-So Bristol, Conn. (Air Force Academy) 26 Alexander Stopa GK R-Fr Reston, Va. (Herndon HS) 27 Kegan Harkenrider MF So Fort Wayne, Ind. (Denver) 28 Mountan Mitchell F Fr Kailua, Oahu (Punahou School) 30 Andre Boudreaux GK R-Sr New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin HS) Head Coach: Ken Lolla Assistant Coaches: Mario Sanchez, Jeremy Proud, Simon Bird Director of Operations: David Horne By State Alabama (1) Patrick Huang Arizona (1) Nick DeLeon California (2) Michael Roman Isaiah Trejo Colorado (1) Paolo Del Piccolo Connecticut (1) Mike Mauro Florida (1) Chase Rodgers Hawaii (2) Brock Granger Mountan Mitchell Indiana (3) Dainel Keller Dylan Mares Kegan Harkenrider Kentucky (5) Jimmy Crick Andrew Farrell Ryan Smith Zach Torp Will Vitalis Louisiana (1) Andre Boudreaux Michigan (1) Colin Rolfe New Jersey (1) Shaquille Hamilton Ohio (3) Austin Berry Alexander Obbey Kenney Walker Oregon (1) Buck Tufty Pennsylvania (2) Greg Cochrane Manolo Sanchez Roster Breakdown Virginia (1) Alexander Stopa By Country Brazil (1) Richard Osterloh England (1) Mark Knight By Class Seniors (7) Austin Berry Andre Boudreaux Jimmy Crick Nick DeLeon Mark Knight Colin Rolfe Kenney Walker Juniors (7) Greg Cochrane Paolo DelPiccolo Brock Granger Chase Rodgers Michael Roman Ryan Smith Buck Tufty Sophomores (7) Andrew Farrell Kegan Harkenrider Patrick Huang Dylan Mares Mike Mauro Richard Osterloh Zach Torp Freshmen (8) Shaquille Hamilton Daniel Keller Mountan Mitchell Alexander Obbey Manolo Sanchez Alexander Stopa Isaiah Trejo Will Vitalis

12 The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer LOU Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2011) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 27 #2 UCLA W Sep 02 at Wake Forest W Sep 04 at #2 North Carolina L Sep 09 IUPUI W Sep 11 UCA W Sep 17 BU W Sep 21 at Ohio State W * Sep 24 at #14 Notre Dame L * Oct 01 #1 UCONN Lo Oct 05 at #10 Indiana Wot * Oct 08 SYRACUSE To * Oct 12 CINCINNATI W * Oct 15 at #14 St. John's L * Oct 18 #9 USF L TEAM STATISTICS LOU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game GOAL BREAKDOWN Penalty 1 0 Unassisted 6 4 Overtime 1 1 CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS OFFSIDES PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards 0 1 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 8/3403 6/2086 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 19 Kenney Walker Colin Rolfe Nick DeLeon Buck Tufty Michael Roman Mark Knight Chase Rodgers Austin Berry Will Vitalis Ryan Smith Paolo DelPiccolo Andrew Farrell Greg Cochrane Alexander Obbey Isaiah Trejo Jimmy Crick Brock Granger Daniel Keller Richard Osterloh Manolo Sanchez Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 30 Andre Boudreaux : Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total LOU Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total LOU Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total LOU Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total LOU Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total LOU Opponents

13 Louisville's National Ranking Summary (Thru 10/16/11) Category Rank Actual National Leader Actual Scoring Offense (200 ranked) Old Dominion 2.91 Total Goals (200 ranked) Maryland 38.0 Team Goals Against Average (200 ranked) Connecticut 0.21 Shutout Percentage (200 ranked) Connecticut 0.79 Won-Lost-Tied Percentage (200 ranked) Connecticut Save Pct (200 ranked) Connecticut Saves Per Game (200 ranked) La Salle 8.23 Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Actual Assists Per Game (150 ranked) Colin Rolfe Franklin Castellanos, Iona 0.79 Total Assists (150 ranked) Colin Rolfe Franklin Castellanos, Iona 11.0 Goals Against Average (150 ranked) Andre Boudreaux Andre Blake, UConn Save Pct (150 ranked) Andre Boudreaux Andre Blake, UConn 0.948