Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes

Louisville Basketball
Postgame Notes
No. 9 Louisville 91, Georgia Tech 51
January 18, 2017 – KFC Yum! Center (7,606)

Team Records and Series Notes

Louisville beat Georgia Tech 91-51 to improve to 17-4 on the season, 5-2 in ACC play.

Louisville returns to action on Sunday, as it travels to Tampa to take on South Florida. The Cardinals won last year's meeting 67-50 in the KFC Yum! Center.

Louisville Team Notes

The win marks Louisville's 100th victory in the KFC Yum! Center. It has won 88.5 percent (100-13) of its home games since moving into the arena in 2010.
With the win, Louisville improves its home record to 13-1.
Louisville dominated the glass, outrebounding Georgia Tech 48-30.

The Cardinals' 39 defensive rebounds are the most by the team this season. This is the most defensive rebounds since they pulled down 41 on Dec. 15, 2014, against Old Dominion.
The Cardinals outrebounded the Yellow Jackets by 18, which is tied for their second-largest rebounding margin of the season, and the most since they pulled down 18 more than Syracuse on Dec. 29.

Louisville dominated the paint, scoring 40 of its 91 points and only allowed Georgia Tech to score 18 points in the area.
Louisville's win extended its consecutive home-game winning streak in January to 28, dating back to the 2009-10 season.
The Cardinals' eight first half 3-point field goals made ties for the most in any half this season. They made eight in the first half against Western Kentucky on Dec. 11.
Louisville's 50 points are tied for the most in the first half this season. It achieved 50 first-half points on Dec. 18 against Evansville.
The Cardinals' 35-point lead is the largest halftime advantage they have held this season.

This is the largest margin lead since they led by 35 against Old Dominion on Dec. 15, 2014.

Women's basketball moved to a four-quarter format last year. In tracking the Cardinals' defensive performances, the team held opponents to single-digit points 25 times last year. Louisville added to that sum on Wednesday, holding the Jackets to two points in the second period.

The Cardinals have held 12 of their 21 opponents this season to single digit points in at least one period.
The two points by the Yellow Jackets in the second period is the fewest by a Louisville opponent in a period in program history.

Louisville improves its record to 13-1 this year when scoring over 70 points, and 171-18 under coach Jeff Walz when hitting the mark.
Louisville's 57.4 percent shooting from the field was the highest of the season. This is the best shooting percentage in a game since it shot 58.2 percent at Pittsburgh Feb. 11, 2016.

By shooting 57.4 percent from the field, Louisville improves its record to 5-0 this season, and 82-1 under coach Walz when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
Its 56.3 percent from behind the arc is the second-highest percentage from 3 of the season, and the highest since Louisville shot 58.8 percent (10 of 17) against Western Kentucky on Dec. 11.
The Cardinals' 62.1 percent mark from the field is the highest percentage in the first half this season and the second-highest percentage in any half this season. It only trails the 65.6 percent mark against Syracuse in the second half on Dec. 29.
Louisville's 72.7 percent shooting from 3-point range is the highest in a half since it shot 88.0 percent in the first half against Western Kentucky on Dec. 11.

Louisville's 40-point margin of victory is the largest win in conference play since it beat Clemson by 42 points on Jan. 28, 2016.
Louisville totaled 20 assists on 31 field goals. It is the sixth time the Cardinals have dished out at least 20 assists in a game this year.

Louisville Player Notes

Mariya Moore recorded 13 points, eight rebounds, one block, and one assist in the victory.

Moore's 13 points gave her 1,201 for her career, moving her past Marilyn Reckelhoff (1984-88, 1,198) into sole possession of 17th on the school's all-time scoring list. Moore now needs 14 points to pass Bria Smith (2011-15, 1,214) for 16th on the school's all-time list.
Moore went 4 of 6 from the charity stripe, giving her 308 for her career. She needs 34 to pass Nell Knox (341, 1989-93) for sole possession of sixth on the school's all-time list.
Moore went 3 of 4 from beyond the arc in the win and now has 179 career 3-pointers. She needs just three 3-pointers to pass Misty Smith (181, 1994-98) for sole possession of sixth on the all-time list.

Myisha Hines-Allen recorded 12 points, five rebounds, two assists, and one steal in the victory.

Hines-Allen's 12 points gave her 1,255 for her career, passing Sara Hammond (2011-15, 1,149) for sole possession of 13th on the school's all-time scoring list. Hines-Allen now needs 34 more points to pass Becky Burke (2008-12, 1,288) and move into sole possession of 12th place on the school's all-time scoring list.
Hines-Allen went 4 of 6 from the field in the victory, giving her 538 made field goals in her career. She is 30 away from moving into sole possession of 10th on the school's all-time list and passing Sara Nord (567, 2000-04).

Briahanna Jackson scored four points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out seven assists in the victory.

Jackson now has 98 assists on the year. She needs two more to reach 100 for the first time in her career.

Asia Durr led the team in scoring for the 10th time this season with 20 points, while also adding two assists, two steals, and one rebound.

Durr went 4 of 8 from behind the arc to give her 129 career 3-points. Durr needs 22 more 3-pointers to pass Brandie Radde (2006-10, 150) for sole possession of 10th on the school's all-time list.
She needs only three more to move into 10th on the school's single-season list and pass Brandie Radde (70, 2007-08).

Taylor Johnson scored a season-high eight points, grabbed a season-high six rebounds, dished out two assists, and had one steal in the victory.

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