Louisville-Lindsey Wilson Postgame Notes
October 30, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Oct. 30, 2011
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TEAM
- The matchup was the first ever between Louisville and NAIA Division I squad Lindsey Wilson. The Blue Raiders, who finished 24-9 after a second-round exit in the NAIA national tournament a year ago, were playing on back-to-back days after defeating Berea 79-67 in the their season opener on Saturday.
- Louisville won its 18th straight exhibition tilt dating back to 68-65 defeat at the hands of the Reebok All-Stars on Nov. 11, 1999. U of L's only other losses in exhibition play since 1988-89 are to the Lithuanian National Team (79-75 on Nov. 14, 1996), Hungary Sopron BBC (69-65 on Nov. 20, 1995), Winnipeg (73-70 on Dec. 20, 1994), Sweden-Arvika (75-65 on Nov. 16, 1989), and the French National Team (74-67 on Nov. 19, 1988).
- U of L smashed several school exhibition records in the contest, including total points (118), margin of victory (77), points in a half (60 in second), single-half point spread (39 in first), field goals made (51), assists (34), and steals (17). The game included the two highest-scoring halves and the two largest single-half scoring margins in U of L exhibition history.
Most points, Louisville exhibition history
1. 118-41 vs. Lindsey Wilson (10.30.11)
2. 105-74 vs. Ohio Legends (11.11.01)
3. 102-56 vs. Kentucky Crusaders (11.18.93)
Largest victories, Louisville exhibition history
1. 77 (118-41) - 10.30.11 vs. Lindsey Wilson
2. 49 (98-49) - 11.10.96 vs. Sports Reach
3. 46 (102-56) - 11.18.93 vs. Kentucky Crusaders
Most points in a half, Louisville exhibition history
1. 60-22 vs. Lindsey Wilson (2nd), 10.30.11
2. 58-19 vs. Lindsey Wilson (1st), 10.30.11
3. 56-46 vs. Premier Players (1st), 11.3.07
Largest single-half spread, Louisville exhibition history
1. 39 (58-19) vs. Lindsey Wilson (1st), 10.30.11
2. 38 (60-22) vs. Lindsey Wilson (2nd), 10.30.11
3. 30 (52-22) vs. Sports Reach (1st), 11.10.96
- The 118 points - a KFC Yum! Center all-games record - were the most ever scored by the Louisville women's basketball team against outside competition, breaking the previous mark of 109 set in regular-season games in 1990-91 (vs. Appalachian State) and 1996-97 (vs. Coastal Carolina).
Most points, Louisville women's basketball history (all games)
1. 118-41 vs. Lindsey Wilson (exhibition), 10.30.11
2. 109-61 vs. Appalachian State (reg. season), 2.23.91
2. 109-29 vs. Coastal Carolina (reg. season), 12.18.96
- In the 98-year history of Louisville basketball, only five times has a Cardinal squad scored more points in an exhibition or regular-season game than U of L's 118 on Sunday. The last came on Dec. 11, 2002, when the Louisville men's team trounced the One World All-Stars 132-83 in an exhibition game at Freedom Hall.
Points by a Louisville basketball team (men or women, exhibition or regular season)
1. 132-83 - Men vs. One World All-Stars (exhibition), 12.11.02
1. 132-87 - Men vs. George Mason (reg. season), 1.4.94
3. 126-80 - Men vs. St. Peter's (reg. season), 12.28.71
4. 122-76 - Men vs. Oral Roberts (reg. season), 1.2.93
5. 119-61 - Men vs. Morehead State (reg. season), 12.6.95
6. 118-41 - Women vs. Lindsey Wilson (exhibition), 10.30.11
6. 118-86 - Men vs. Georgetown College (reg. season), 12.1.67
6. 118-67 - Men vs. Tampa (reg. season), 2.3.62
- Of the 118 tallies, an eye-popping 84 came in the paint.
- The 77-point margin of victory, meanwhile, has been eclipsed just once in Louisville basketball history, on Dec. 18, 1996, in a women's regular-season game against Coastal Carolina (109-29). No U of L team, men or women, has had a larger win in Louisville against outside competition (the Coastal game was played in Myrtle Beach).
Margin of victory by a Louisville basketball team (men or women, exhibition or regular season)
1. 80 (109-29) - Women vs. Coastal Carolina (reg. season), 12.18.96
2. 77 (118-41) - Women vs. Lindsey Wilson (exhibition), 10.30.11
3. 72 (97-25) - Women vs. Centre (reg. season), 11.29.77
3. 72 (99-27) - Men vs. Georgetown College (reg. season), 12.2.44
- Louisville had 12 different players score in the game, its most in an exhibition since all 12 Cardinals scored in a 105-74 win over the Ohio Legends on Nov. 11, 2001. Six players scored in double figures, only the second time that has happened in an exhibition game (also on Nov. 10, 1996, against Sports Reach).
Six double-figure scorers in an exhibition, Louisville history
10.30.11 vs. Lindsey Wilson - Cierra Warren 18, Shawnta' Dyer 16, Tia Gibbs 11, Sara Hammond 11, Jude Schimmel 10, Bria Smith 10
11.10.96 vs. Sports Reach - Sharon Bellamy 16, Marla Inman-Eltrevoog 13, Misty Smith 13, Stacey Hillman 12, April Goddard 11, Alison Bass 10
PLAYER
- Redshirt sophomore Cierra Warren went for 18 points on Sunday, the most for a Cardinal in her first career exhibition with the team since junior-college transfer Helen Johnson had 26 off the bench against the Hoosier Lady Stars on Nov. 14, 2005.
- Sophomore Shoni Schimmel's eight assists were the most for a Louisville player in an exhibition since Jessica Huggins had nine on Nov. 13, 2004, versus the Hoosier Lady Stars. Sara Nord holds the school exhibition mark with 15 dimes against the OGBM Legends on Nov. 5, 2003.
- The eight assists had no accompaniment in the form of turnovers, making the elder Schimmel the first Cardinal to record 8+ assists without a miscue in exhibition play. The last U of L player to accomplish the feat in the regular season was Patrika Barlow, who had eight assists and no turnovers in an 87-52 win at Vermont on Dec. 12, 2007.
- Sophomore Antonita Slaughter dished out five assists in the game, including four in the first half, with no turnovers. Her regular-season career best for dimes is two, achieved on three different occasions; as for turnovers, she has now had zero in 28 of her 36 games with Louisville, including exhibitions.
- Rookie Jude Schimmel started off her Cardinal career in perfect fashion, hitting all four of her shots from the field, including both of her three-point tries, and notching a trio of steals. She and Tia Gibbs, who also was perfect (5-of-5) in the game, become just the second and third players in Louisville history to hit 4+ shots without a miss in a exhibition. The only other to achieve the feat was Sharon Bellamy, who was 5-for-5 against Slovakia on Nov. 6, 1997.
- Junior Shelby Harper's six assists were the second most she has ever had in a game, bested only by her nine-assist performance at Pittsburgh on Feb. 14, 2010. Slaughter, Shoni Schimmel, and Harper become the first trio of U of L teammates to each have 5+ assists in an exhibition game.
