Louisville-UT Martin Postgame Notes
December 28, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 28, 2010
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TEAM
- UT Martin became the 179th different opponent in Louisville history and the 58th under head coach Jeff Walz. The Cardinals are now 123-56 (.687) all-time in inaugural meetings with opponents, while Walz is 45-13 (.776) when facing an opponent for the first time as Cardinal head coach.
- The Cardinals led 12-5 at the 16:00 mark of the first half on Tuesday night and have now outscored their opponents 67-24 in the first four minutes of home games this season.
- Louisville collected its 15th run of 12 or more unanswered points this season in the first half against UT Martin, holding the Skyhawks scoreless for 5:26 while stretching a 12-5 lead to 27-5.
Top Louisville runs in 2010-11
26-0 (covering 7:34) - Houston Baptist
21-0 (8:00) - Ohio
20-0 (8:52) - Houston Baptist
19-0 (8:03) - Mississippi Valley State
16-0 (4:27) - IPFW
16-0 (5:12) - Southeast Missouri State
16-0 (6:24) - Houston Baptist
15-0 (6:36) - Mississippi Valley State
15-0 (5:26) - UT Martin
14-0 (6:55) - Ohio
13-0 (7:06) - Cincinnati
13-0 (4:48) - Cincinnati
13-0 (6:26) - Dayton
13-0 (5:01) - Southeast Missouri State
12-0 (5:53) - #8/9 Kentucky
- U of L also put together another stellar game from behind the arc, hitting 10-of-25 (.400) attempts from long range. Louisville's BIG EAST-leading three-point percentage currently sits at .376 (115-for-306) and would be the third-highest mark in school history and best since 1989-90.
Best three-point percentage, Louisville history
1. .442 - 1987-88
2. .383 - 1989-90
3. .376 - 2010-11
4. .368 - 1999-00
5. .358 - 1998-99
- UT Martin (26 turnovers) became the 23rd consecutive Cardinal foe to turn the ball over at least 14 times--every U of L opponent this season has committed at least 15 miscues. St. John's was the last Louisville opponent to turn the ball over fewer than 14 times (11 on Feb. 10, 2010).
- Louisville, meanwhile, has made tremendous strides this season in the turnover department, ranking second in the league in turnover margin (+6.33) after finishing last (-3.62) a year ago. The Cards registered 23 assists with just 13 turnovers on Tuesday night.
- The 25-point win was Louisville's eighth this season by at least 20 points.
- The Cardinals put up 50 points in the first half, their fifth 50-point half this season. U of L also scored 50 in a half against Houston Baptist (57; first), Southeast Missouri State (52; first), IPFW (58; second), and Mississippi Valley State (52; second).
- U of L outscored UT Martin 14-2 on the fast break in the game; in seven home games this season, Louisville has outscored its foes 71-12 in fast break points.
PLAYER
- With her first made three of the game, junior Becky Burke passed Tuonisia Turner (135 threes from 1988-92) for eighth place on Louisville's all-time list for threes made. Next up for Burke is three-time All-American Angel McCoughtry, who hit 143 from 2005-09.
Most three-pointers made, Louisville history
1. 271 - Kristin Mattox (1992-96)
2. 260 - Sara Nord (2000-04)
3. 201 - Jill Morton (1996-00)
4. 181 - Misty Smith (1994-98)
5. 157 - Marla Inman Eltrevoog (1994-97)
6. 145 - Brandie Radde (2006-09)
7. 143 - Angel McCoughtry (2005-09)
8. 137 - Becky Burke (2008-Present)
9. 135 - Tuonisia Turner (1988-92)
10. 132 - Jody Martin (1990-94)
- Freshman Shoni Schimmel knocked down four threes in the game, the ninth straight game in which she has canned multiple treys.
- Coming off of a career-low assist outing against Nebraska (just one), Schimmel dished out a career-high 12 assists with just one turnover on Tuesday (including nine assists before her lone miscue). The 12 assists tie for the 13th most in a game in Louisville history and the most since Patrika Barlow tied the school record with 16 against Ball State on Nov. 10, 2007.
- Schimmel's 12 assists fell one shy of the Louisville freshman record of 13, set by Stephanie Edwards versus Fordham on Nov. 28, 1980, and then matched by Sara Nord on Feb. 2, 2001, against Memphis.
- Schimmel is the first Louisville player to notch start a game with nine assists before turning the ball over since Patrika Barlow had 11 assists and no turnovers in a 91-62 win over St. John's on Feb. 20, 2007.
- Schimmel also set a new career high in steals in the game, finishing with seven. The seven steals tie for the 15th most in a game in Cardinal history and the most for a Louisville player since Angel McCoughtry had eight on Feb. 11, 2009, at Notre Dame. She becomes the first Cardinal with seven assists and seven steals in the same game since Barlow had 11 assists and seven thefts in the Sweet 16 against North Carolina on March 29, 2008.
- With 24 points on the night, Schimmel has now scored at least 22 points in each of the last four games, averaging 23.8 points per game over that stretch. She has now scored in double figures in 11 straight contests.
- Schimmel tied her career high with 10 field goals made, the third time in the last four games she has hit 10 shots from the floor.
- Freshman Antonita Slaughter tied a career high with three treys made in the game, finishing 3-for-7 from long range. Since missing the first five three-point tries of her career, Slaughter has hit 17-of-38 (.447) from long range.
- Junior Monique Reid's 20-point night was her 24th straight double-figure output and her 19th career 20-point outing.
- Sophomore Tia Gibbs finished with five steals, giving her at least one steal in 13 of the past 14 games. It was Gibbs' 11th multi-steal game of the season as well as her eighth with at least three steals, sixth with at least four, and second with five or more.
- Tuesday marked the second time this season Gibbs and Schimmel have each notched 5+ steals in the same game--Schimmel had five and Gibbs six against Dayton on Dec. 11.
- Senior Keshia Hines notched her second straight multi-block game (her seventh this season and the 22nd of her career) against UT Martin, finishing with two. Hines has the most combined blocks and steals in the BIG EAST this season, while Cardinal freshman Sheronne Vails ranks fifth.
Most blocks and steals in 2010-11, BIG EAST players (as of end of the UT Martin game)
1. 53 (25b, 28s) - Keshia Hines, Louisville (15 games)
2. 51 (35b, 16s) - Monique Oliver, Rutgers (12 games)
3. 48 (29b, 19s) - Katherine Harry, DePaul (15 games)
4. 47 (17b, 30s) - Madina Ali, West Virginia (12 games)
5. 46 (35b, 11s) - Kayla Alexander, Syracuse (10 games)
5. 46 (30b, 16s) - Sheronne Vails, Louisville (15 games)
7. 45 (18b, 27s) - Maya Moore, Connecticut (11 games)
7. 45 (23b, 22s) - Sarina Simmons, Marquette (12 games)
- The Skyhawks' Heather Butler finished with 29 points on 7-of-14 shooting from long range, giving her the most points by an opposing player since Xavier's Tudy Reed dropped 31 on the Cards on Nov. 22, 2008. Butler's 29 points were the most by any freshman against Louisville in the past nine seasons.
