Lady Cards Roll Past Bellarmine 80-56
July 17, 2000 | Women's Basketball
December 16, 1999
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - They Lady Cards started out sluggish in the first half, but got things moving behind the play of All-America candidate Jill Morton's 19 points and handed the Lady Knights a 80-56 defeat.
The Bellarmine Lady Knights stayed with the Lady Cards throughout most of the first half. At the 11:44 mark, the Lady Cards took the lead. Even with the lead, Louisville could not pull away until Morton started her first half flurry.
Morton converted on a three-point play the old-fashioned way. The next trip down the floor she connected on two free throws and later in the run made a driving scoop shot.
"Jill got the ball in her hands and took over," said co-head coach Martin Clapp. "We need to look for Jill and get her shots, she's as good as we've got in our league."
The Lady Cards opened the second half with a 13-6 run to make it 58-35 and put an end to any hope that Bellarmine had for an upset. Louisville held as large a lead as 31, on two separate occasions in the second half.
Morton led all scorers with 19 points. Senior Alison Bass added 17 points and six rebounds, and sophomore Kara Kessans scored 10 for the Lady Cards. Freshman Nickie Randall led Bellarmine with 16 points.
