Louisville Postgame Notes
February 08, 2015 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 8, 2015
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Louisville Postgame Notes
No. 8/9 Louisville 48, Pittsburgh 35
February 8, 2015 - KFC Yum! Center
Team Notes
- The Cardinals scored 48 points in the win over Pittsburgh, their lowest point total in a victory since scoring 47 against Texas A&M on Nov. 9, 2012.
- The win gives Louisville 20 on the season, the fifth-consecutive season the Cardinals have reached that plateau under head coach Jeff Walz.
- Louisville has won six-consecutive games over Pittsburgh and owns a 10-2 series advantage.
- The Cardinals are 35-16 in the month of February under head coach Jeff Walz after the victory.
- After the win over Pittsburgh, Louisville is 72-9 all-time in the KFC Yum! Center.
- The Cardinals grabbed 48 rebounds, which marks the 16th game this season they have collected 40 or more.
- Louisville allowed 18 first-half points against Pittsburgh, the eighth time this season it held an opponent to 20 or fewer points.
- The 17 second-half points for the Panthers marked a season low against the Cardinals.
- The Cardinals allowed two points off turnovers, tying a season low. They allowed two against Lafayette on Nov. 28, 2014, and Virginia on Jan. 18.
- Pittsburgh failed to score on the fastbreak against the Cardinals, the sixth time that has happened to an opponent this season.
- Louisville allowed two second-chance points against the Panthers, the 15th time this season it has allowed 10 or fewer.
- The Cardinals played in front of 13,656 fans, which marked the second-largest crowd of the season. It is the 10th-largest women's basketball crowd in the KFC Yum! Center.
- Louisville tied a season low in points allowed with 35. It first set that mark on Nov. 20, 2014, against Belmont.
- The Cardinals held Brianna Kiesel to a season-low two points on 1-of-13 shooting. She came into the game averaging 18.5 points, which was fourth best in the ACC.
- Louisville tallied 13 steals in the victory, the 15th time it has reached 10 or more.
- Pittsburgh shot 13-of-62 (21 percent) from the floor, which is the lowest percentage by an opponent since Nov. 21, 2013, when Ohio shot 10-for-53 (18.9 percent).
Player Notes
- Sheronne Vails earned her first start of the season and also her first since earning the nod against Connecticut in the 2013 national championship (April 9). She recorded two blocks, moving her into a tie for fourth all-time. She is tied with Becky Pope (1976-80), who had 120 blocks in her career.
- Sara Hammond tied a career high in rebounds with 13 and tied a season high in blocks with three.
- Hammond (11 pts, 13 rebs.) recorded her fourth double-double of the season and 18th in her career. The 13 rebounds are the most since Asia Taylor grabbed 15 on Feb. 23, 2014, against Rutgers.
- Mariya Moore grabbed seven rebounds marking the seventh time this season she has had six or more.
- Shawnta' Dyer scored 11 points in the win over Pittsburgh, the seventh time this season she has scored in double figures.
- Bria Smith tallied six rebounds against the Panthers, the ninth time this season she has had six or more.
- Jude Schimmel had six steals, moving her into 10th all-time. She currently has 198 steals, passing Kristin Mattox (1992-96), who had 194 in her career.
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