University of Louisville
WEST VIRGINIA
Women's Basketball Upends No. 17 West Virginia, 57-47
February 13, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 13, 2011
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Shoni Schimmel scored 17 points and Tia Gibbs added 11 and Louisville beat No. 17 West Virginia 57-47 on Sunday to send the Mountaineers to their third straight loss.
The Cardinals (16-9, 7-4 Big East) held West Virginia (20-6, 6-6) to 26 percent shooting and forced 18 turnovers to post their fourth win over a ranked opponent this season. The Mountaineers 26 percent shooting from the field was the lowest field goal percentage for a conference opponent since Feb. 6, 1993 when South Florida shot 20.3 percent from the field.
The game started out very even between both teams as neither was able to establish a lead of more than four points in the first nine minutes of the game. With the Cardinals leading 15-11 at the 9:18 mark, the Mountaineers fought back with a 9-0 run to take a five point lead with just over four minutes remaining in the half.
Louisville was able to go on a 6-0 run to end the half going 6-6 from the free throw line in the final three minutes to take a 23-22 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Louisville finished the first half shooting 27.3 percent from the floor and 60.0 percent from beyond the arc. West Virginia shot 23.1 percent from the floor and 12.5 percent from beyond the arc. The Mountaineers outrebounded the Cardinals 24-13 in the opening half.
Louisville broke it open early in the second half going on a 12-2 run fueled by Schimmel. The freshman hit a pair of 3-pointers during the burst and added a nifty jumper from the baseline as Louisville built a 37-27 lead.
West Virginia continued to fight back as they used a 9-0 run to cut the Louisville lead to 39-36, but the Mountaineers got no closer than three points the rest of the way. The Cardinals remained steady at the free throw line knocking down nine in the final four minutes to help secure the win.
Louisville finished the game shooting 37.8 percent from the floor and 60.0 percent from beyond the arc. West Virginia shot 26.0 percent from the floor and 8.3 percent from beyond the arc. The Mountaineers outrebounded the Cardinals 39-29 in the game.
Madina Ali led West Virginia with 12 points but the Mountaineers continued to struggle offensively. Their 47 points were the fewest they've scored this season and marked the sixth straight game they failed to score more than 60 points.
