Women’s Basketball Holds Spirited First Practice of 2016-17
October 05, 2016 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals held their first official team practice of 2016-17 on Wednesday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The sweet sound of the swoosh has returned – basketball is back.
The University of Louisville women's basketball team held its first official team practice for the 2016-17 campaign on Wednesday afternoon. The Cardinals enter the year with lofty expectations, earning a top-10 ranking in every preseason publication: No. 2 in ESPN's way-too-early poll; No. 3 in Lindy's magazine and The Sporting News; No. 5 in Slam Magazine; and, No. 6 in Athlon Sports magazine.
The Cardinals, after warming up, practiced for a little more than two-and-a-half hours in Cardinal Arena. The team, which first played together during its trip to Cuba, worked on both offensive and defensive fundamentals in addition to shooting drills – perimeter and 3-point shooting and free throws – throughout the session.
Louisville also ran a scrimmage, breaking into two teams along with facing the team's practice players.
The Cardinals start regular-season play on Nov. 11 at UT Martin before the home-opener against NCAA Tournament participant Belmont on Nov. 13 in the KFC Yum! Center.
Fans can purchase season tickets through "My Cardinal Account" at this link. Those who signed up for the season ticket waitlist will be contacted by a representative from the UofL Athletics Ticket Office.
Adult baseline tickets are available for $108, only $6 per game, while a family four-pack is $324 for seats available in six sections (101-102, 120, 110-112). Group tickets are being sold as well, with groups of 10 more paying $3 per ticket.
Additional information is available at GoCards.com/WBBTickets. Athletics Ticket Office representatives also can be reached via phone (502-GOCARDS) and email (tickets@GoCards.com).
Louisville, under head coach Jeff Walz, is coming off one of its best conference marks in school history, logging a 15-1 record in 2015 that contained a 10-game win streak, and finishing in the top five in the league in multiple statistical categories. ACC Player of the Year Myisha Hines-Allen paced the Cardinals, who capped the year at 26-8 and No. 8 in the final Associated Press poll.
For the latest information on Louisville women's basketball, log on to GoCards.com, or, for up-to-the-minute updates, follow the team's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/UofLWBB or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UofLWBB.
