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Sunday Cardinal Couple - How's Your Weekend?
Weekend for the Birds?
This has really been a weekend for the birds so far, the Cardinal birds. Well, maybe a little more than that, even.
Field Hockey
First off, the Field Hockey team will be back in action today at 1pm vs Boston College in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Case recapped the Friday game against Michigan in yesterday's Cardinal Couple. Today is the next round, and a chance to advance to the final four in Winston-Salem next weekend.
The ACC is continuing to be a driving force in the Field Hockey tournament with fully half of the teams in the quarterfinals being ACC squads. The Cards are squaring off against the BC Eagles, meaning at least one will be eliminated going to the semis, but also guaranteeing an ACC team will make it to the final four. North Carolina will be facing off against Iowa, and UVA will meet up with former ACC squad Maryland. The Big 10 is also well represented, with Iowa and Maryland both coming from that conference. And finally, the AAC and the Ivy League will square up in the other quarterfinal with UConn and Princeton being the contenders. 3 of the 4 ACC schools are the seeded schools in the games, Louisville holding the 4 seed against unseeded BC. UNC holds the top seed, and UVA is the 3rd seed. UConn is the 2 seed in the tournament, and yes, there's a whole lotta chalk in this one.
Louisville and BC did meet during the regular season, of course, with Louisville getting the 3-2 win over the Eagles. Scores from Bethany Russ, Madison Walsh, and Margot Lawn were the contributions. Jaime Natale and Margo Carlin found the back of the cage for the Eagles against Hollyn Barr.
The stage is set, the first pass back happens at 1pm at Trager Stadium.
Basketball
Hailey Van Lith has signed with UofL to play for Coach Walz.
Let's let that sink in for a moment.
Van Lith is a consensus top 10 recruit and according to one service, is number two.
Do you want to see a highlight reel? How about her video announcing her commitment to Louisville? Let's do both in one:
— HVL (@haileyvll) November 16, 2019
UofL WBB just keeps getting more exciting.
Soccer and Volleyball
Again, check out Case's recap yesterday of these matches. He did a fine job with them, of course.
Soccer advances in the NCAA tournament, and Volleyball gets a big revenge win after a loss to Syracuse a couple of weeks ago.
I will add a bit of a comment on Volleyball. The team found their mojo, again. Let's hope they can hang on to it. Claire Chaussee and Amber Stivrins both contributed big in the win, with 10 kills each in a quick three set match. Aiko Jones played with confidence again, for what feels like the first time in several weeks.
This team has been unsure of it's footing, and the role each player would play in a post-Melanie McHenry world. It has taken them a few weeks, but I think they have figured it out and put the team back together. The talent was there, anyone watching this team could see that, but losing an All-American and the only senior on the team to an ACL tear shakes the team up, they needed to sort out how the team works a bit after that.
We'll see if they can hang on to that mojo Friday when they face Notre Dame. McHenry tore her ACL during the Notre Dame match in South Bend, and though the Cards did go on to come back from two sets down to win that match, this one may bring the team's re-alignment into sharp focus all the more because it's the same opponent.
Bowling
Wait, what? We don't have a bowling team. That's ok, the Football is going to take care of it for use.
Yes, we're a sports site devoted to UofL Women's Sports, but hey, let's spare a moment for a shout out to some other successes around here.
After a disasterous 2-10 season and a mid-season coaching change, the UofL Football team deserves some love. Love has been a theme in the locker room for football this year, and it's paying off. By all accounts, Scott Satterfield is a class act, and also one heck of a great coach - enough so that there now seems to be a significant contingent of North Carolinians, who are now also UofL fans because they liked Satterfield so much that his connection to UofL was enough for them to cheer us on as well. The team has responded, they're working hard, they've developed a trust in the coaching staff, and they're executing. Satterfield has laid out a blueprint for how well functioning teams are created and execute. There are a lot of managers in the corporate world that could learn a thing or two from him.
Non-UofL Soccer
If you'll pardon another digression, I also want to throw a quick shout out to Louisville City FC. They are playing tonight, again Real Monarchs, from Salt Lake for the USL Championship. There are some connections to UofL women's sports, though they are a bit tenuous. Of course, Donavan Mitchell, past UofL basketballer, and all around good guy, plays in Utah...and they love him, because he's just that kinda guy. But don't forget that Gabrielle Vincent, former UofL soccer defender, is also on the roster of the Utah Royals, the NWSL side in the same ownership group with the Real Monarchs. Mitchell has been known to show his support for his fellow Card by showing up to cheer for Vincent and the Royals.
Louisville City will soon have a similar setup, adding an NWSL side in 2021 to the same ownership group with Louisville City FC. Maybe we can bring Vincent back to Louisville? Wouldn't that be a treat.
The last tenuous connection is that the match tonight will be played at the Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium on UofL's campus. This will be the last game that Lou City will play there as they will be moving into Lynn Stadium...no, a different Lynn Stadium...ok, the full name for this one will be the "Lynn Family Stadium" which will provide them a dedicated home pitch.
So much great stuff happening in sports in Louisville this weekend.
And then there's...
Cardinal Couple Radio Hour
Paulie, Case, Daryl, and myself convened at WCHQ for the ongoing final laps of the place for the Cardinal Couple Radio Hour.
The CCRH will live on. It will be in a new home (arrangements are being made for that now), and a slightly altered format. We'll probably be on Youtube, as it's a bit of an easier platform to work with, and the current plan will be to retain the live aspect of the show and live stream to Youtube. There will be format (and music) changes, but we'll still be live, we should be able to make it a bit more interactive, and hopefully be able to incorporate more multi-media into the broadcast. We're also looking at making the audio available in a more traditional podcast form and structure. Mostly I want to emphasize that, though we'll miss WCHQ, our "radio" show isn't going away. Stick with us.
Yesterday we chatted about the successes in Field Hockey, Soccer, and Volleyball from a busy day on Floyd Street. We also talked about the signing of Hailey Van Lith for UofL WBB, though we really ran out of time to talk about any of the other signing classes from the week. Of course, Jared did a nice write-up on them during the week, but I had hoped we would get a chance to talk through some of them on the radio show, but alas there just wasn't time. It's days like this that make us think, with the new home and format coming up, that we may take advantage of it to not be constrained to having to stop after an hour. Busy weeks means lots to discuss, and sometimes it might take more than an hour to get through it all.
In any case, check out the current format on the Facebook stream at:
--
JMcA
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Weekend for the Birds?
This has really been a weekend for the birds so far, the Cardinal birds. Well, maybe a little more than that, even.
Field Hockey
First off, the Field Hockey team will be back in action today at 1pm vs Boston College in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Case recapped the Friday game against Michigan in yesterday's Cardinal Couple. Today is the next round, and a chance to advance to the final four in Winston-Salem next weekend.
The ACC is continuing to be a driving force in the Field Hockey tournament with fully half of the teams in the quarterfinals being ACC squads. The Cards are squaring off against the BC Eagles, meaning at least one will be eliminated going to the semis, but also guaranteeing an ACC team will make it to the final four. North Carolina will be facing off against Iowa, and UVA will meet up with former ACC squad Maryland. The Big 10 is also well represented, with Iowa and Maryland both coming from that conference. And finally, the AAC and the Ivy League will square up in the other quarterfinal with UConn and Princeton being the contenders. 3 of the 4 ACC schools are the seeded schools in the games, Louisville holding the 4 seed against unseeded BC. UNC holds the top seed, and UVA is the 3rd seed. UConn is the 2 seed in the tournament, and yes, there's a whole lotta chalk in this one.
Louisville and BC did meet during the regular season, of course, with Louisville getting the 3-2 win over the Eagles. Scores from Bethany Russ, Madison Walsh, and Margot Lawn were the contributions. Jaime Natale and Margo Carlin found the back of the cage for the Eagles against Hollyn Barr.
The stage is set, the first pass back happens at 1pm at Trager Stadium.
Basketball
Hailey Van Lith has signed with UofL to play for Coach Walz.
Let's let that sink in for a moment.
Van Lith is a consensus top 10 recruit and according to one service, is number two.
Do you want to see a highlight reel? How about her video announcing her commitment to Louisville? Let's do both in one:
— HVL (@haileyvll) November 16, 2019
UofL WBB just keeps getting more exciting.
Soccer and Volleyball
Again, check out Case's recap yesterday of these matches. He did a fine job with them, of course.
Soccer advances in the NCAA tournament, and Volleyball gets a big revenge win after a loss to Syracuse a couple of weeks ago.
I will add a bit of a comment on Volleyball. The team found their mojo, again. Let's hope they can hang on to it. Claire Chaussee and Amber Stivrins both contributed big in the win, with 10 kills each in a quick three set match. Aiko Jones played with confidence again, for what feels like the first time in several weeks.
This team has been unsure of it's footing, and the role each player would play in a post-Melanie McHenry world. It has taken them a few weeks, but I think they have figured it out and put the team back together. The talent was there, anyone watching this team could see that, but losing an All-American and the only senior on the team to an ACL tear shakes the team up, they needed to sort out how the team works a bit after that.
We'll see if they can hang on to that mojo Friday when they face Notre Dame. McHenry tore her ACL during the Notre Dame match in South Bend, and though the Cards did go on to come back from two sets down to win that match, this one may bring the team's re-alignment into sharp focus all the more because it's the same opponent.
Bowling
Wait, what? We don't have a bowling team. That's ok, the Football is going to take care of it for use.
Yes, we're a sports site devoted to UofL Women's Sports, but hey, let's spare a moment for a shout out to some other successes around here.
After a disasterous 2-10 season and a mid-season coaching change, the UofL Football team deserves some love. Love has been a theme in the locker room for football this year, and it's paying off. By all accounts, Scott Satterfield is a class act, and also one heck of a great coach - enough so that there now seems to be a significant contingent of North Carolinians, who are now also UofL fans because they liked Satterfield so much that his connection to UofL was enough for them to cheer us on as well. The team has responded, they're working hard, they've developed a trust in the coaching staff, and they're executing. Satterfield has laid out a blueprint for how well functioning teams are created and execute. There are a lot of managers in the corporate world that could learn a thing or two from him.
Non-UofL Soccer
If you'll pardon another digression, I also want to throw a quick shout out to Louisville City FC. They are playing tonight, again Real Monarchs, from Salt Lake for the USL Championship. There are some connections to UofL women's sports, though they are a bit tenuous. Of course, Donavan Mitchell, past UofL basketballer, and all around good guy, plays in Utah...and they love him, because he's just that kinda guy. But don't forget that Gabrielle Vincent, former UofL soccer defender, is also on the roster of the Utah Royals, the NWSL side in the same ownership group with the Real Monarchs. Mitchell has been known to show his support for his fellow Card by showing up to cheer for Vincent and the Royals.
Louisville City will soon have a similar setup, adding an NWSL side in 2021 to the same ownership group with Louisville City FC. Maybe we can bring Vincent back to Louisville? Wouldn't that be a treat.
The last tenuous connection is that the match tonight will be played at the Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium on UofL's campus. This will be the last game that Lou City will play there as they will be moving into Lynn Stadium...no, a different Lynn Stadium...ok, the full name for this one will be the "Lynn Family Stadium" which will provide them a dedicated home pitch.
So much great stuff happening in sports in Louisville this weekend.
And then there's...
Cardinal Couple Radio Hour
Paulie, Case, Daryl, and myself convened at WCHQ for the ongoing final laps of the place for the Cardinal Couple Radio Hour.
The CCRH will live on. It will be in a new home (arrangements are being made for that now), and a slightly altered format. We'll probably be on Youtube, as it's a bit of an easier platform to work with, and the current plan will be to retain the live aspect of the show and live stream to Youtube. There will be format (and music) changes, but we'll still be live, we should be able to make it a bit more interactive, and hopefully be able to incorporate more multi-media into the broadcast. We're also looking at making the audio available in a more traditional podcast form and structure. Mostly I want to emphasize that, though we'll miss WCHQ, our "radio" show isn't going away. Stick with us.
Yesterday we chatted about the successes in Field Hockey, Soccer, and Volleyball from a busy day on Floyd Street. We also talked about the signing of Hailey Van Lith for UofL WBB, though we really ran out of time to talk about any of the other signing classes from the week. Of course, Jared did a nice write-up on them during the week, but I had hoped we would get a chance to talk through some of them on the radio show, but alas there just wasn't time. It's days like this that make us think, with the new home and format coming up, that we may take advantage of it to not be constrained to having to stop after an hour. Busy weeks means lots to discuss, and sometimes it might take more than an hour to get through it all.
In any case, check out the current format on the Facebook stream at:
--
JMcA
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