Louisville Postgame Notes

Jan. 2, 2015

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Louisville Postgame Notes
No. 7/6 Louisville 75, Georgia Tech 48
January 2, 2015 - KFC Yum! Center

Team Notes

Friday's game marked Louisville's first Atlantic Coast Conference contest in school history. It is the sixth conference Louisville has been affiliated with since its inception in 1975.
Under head coach Jeff Walz, the Cardinals have won six of their last seven conference openers and are 3-0 in home openers after the win over Georgia Tech.
Louisville is now 28-12 all-time in the first game of the new year.
The Cardinals boast a 37-19 record in the month of January under Jeff Walz after the victory over Georgia Tech.
After the win over Georgia Tech, Louisville is 67-9 all-time in the KFC Yum! Center.
Georgia Tech is the second of three opponents Louisville faces this year for the first time. It defeated first-time opponent Lafayette on Nov. 28 and plays at Wake Forest on Jan. 11.
The Cardinals recorded 10 steals in the win over Georgia Tech, giving them double-digits thefts in 12 of their 14 games this season.
The Cardinals recorded 46 points in the paint against Georgia Tech, which is the 10th time this season they have had 40 or more points in the paint.
Louisville tallied 22 assists in its win over Georgia Tech. That is the seventh time this season it has had 20 or more assists in a game.

The Cardinals held Georgia Tech to 20 first-half points. That marks the sixth time this season in which they have held an opponent to 20 points or less in the opening half.
Louisville scored 75 points in the win over Georgia Tech. This is the 20th consecutive game in which it has scored at least 50 points dating back to March 3, 2014, against Connecticut, and the Cardinals are 17-3 in games over that span.
The Cardinals forced 24 turnovers in the win over Georgia Tech. It is the 10th time this season in which they have forced 20 or more turnovers.
Louisville shot 30-for-60 from the floor against Georgia Tech, marking the seventh time this season they have shot 50 percent from the floor.
The Cardinals +27 margin of victory was the largest in a conference-opener since Dec. 15, 2010, when they defeated Cincinnati 78-40.
Louisville held Georgia Tech without a fast-break point, a feat the Cardinals achieved three-consecutive times to start the year. It happened nine times last year, including in the NCAA Tournament against LSU on March 30, 2014.
Defensively, Louisville held Kaela Davis to her lowest-point total of the season with. Her previous low was 13 points against Green Bay on Nov. 28.
- She also had her worst shooting performance of the season (2-for-15) and matched a season-worst with five turnovers.

Player Notes

With her basket at the 19:50 mark in the second half, Sara Hammond moved into 23rd all-time in school history for scoring. She currently has 1,054 points, passing Tuonisia Turner, who scored 1,048 during her career from 1988-92.
Mariya Moore tied her season high in points with 22 against Georgia Tech. She set a season high in field goals made with nine.
Bria Smith had nine points in the win over Georgia Tech, giving her 1,084 for her career. She needs just two more to pass Misty Smith (1994-98) for 20th all-time in school history for scoring.
- Smith recorded three steals in the victory, marking her fifth game with at least three steals this season.

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