Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes

Louisville Basketball
Postgame Notes
No. 8 Louisville 73, Pittsburgh 52
January 8, 2017 – KFC Yum! Center (8,039)

Team Records and Series Notes

Louisville now leads the all-time series 13-2 over the Panthers and has won the last nine meetings.

Louisville returns to action on Thursday, as it travels to Tallahassee to take on No. 6 Florida State. The Cardinals won last year's meeting 79-69 in Louisville.

Louisville Team Notes

With the win, Louisville improves its home record to 11-1 and its conference record to 3-1 this season.
The Cardinals totaled 14 assists on the game. Louisville boasts 330 assists in 18 games this year, an average of 18.33 per contest.
Louisville improves its record to 12-1 this year when scoring over 70 points, 170-18 under coach Jeff Walz when hitting the mark.
Louisville pulled down 38 rebounds in the victory, including 18 on the offensive end.
The 18 made free throws is the fourth-most made in a game this season.

Louisville's 27 trips to the line are the second-most attempts by the team this season.

Louisville held the Panthers to seven points in the second period and nine points in the fourth period.

The Cardinals have held 11 of their 18 opponents this season to single digit points in at least one period.
It is the second time this season the Cardinals have held an opponent to less than 10 points in multiple quarters.

Louisville's 14 steals are tied for the fourth most in a game this season, and the most since it swiped 15 from South Dakota State.
The Cardinals forced the Panthers into 24 turnovers.

Louisville has forced opponents into at least 20 turnovers nine times this season.
Louisville capitalized on these chances scoring 27 points off the turnovers it forced. It is the most points off turnovers since it scored 26 against Evansville.

Louisville's bench contributed 35 points. This is the most bench points it has scored since it logged 48 against Evansville.
The Cardinals committed a season-low six turnovers. It is the second-fewest turnovers in a game in school history and the fewest since it tallied five against Virginia on Jan. 18, 2015.
Pittsburgh's two made 3-point shots are the fewest by a Louisville opponent this season, and the fewest since Georgia Tech made one on March 4, 2016.

Louisville Player Notes

Mariya Moore led the team in scoring for second time this season with 18 points, while adding four rebounds, three steals, and one assist.

Moore's 18 points gave her 1,149 for her career. She needs 47 points to pass Joan Dunaway-Burks (1,185 points, 1977-81) for 18th on the school's all-time scoring list.
Moore went 7 of 8 from the charity stripe, giving her 296 in her career. It moved her into sole possession of seventh on the school's all-time list. She now needs 46 to pass Nell Knox (341, 1989-93) for sole possession of sixth.
Moore has 169 treys and is five 3-pointers shy of passing Antonita Slaughter (173 3-pointers, 2010-14) for seventh on the school's all-time list.

Jazmine Jones recorded 13 points, two rebounds, and one steal in the victory. It is her second time this season scoring in double figures.
Myisha Hines-Allen finished with 11 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and a season-high four steals.

Hines-Allen's 11 points gave her 1,229 for her career. Hines-Allen needs 12 points to pass Jody Martin (1,240, 1990-94) for sole possession of 14th on the school's all-time scoring list.
Hines-Allen knocked down five shots in the victory, giving her 529 made field goals. She is now 39 away from moving into sole possession of 10th on the school's all-time list and passing Sara Nord (567, 2000-04).

Ciera Johnson scored 11 points, while adding four rebounds in the win. It is her second time scoring in double figures and first since tallying 18 against Belmont on Nov. 13, 2016.
Briahanna Jackson dished out five assists and recorded two steals in the win.

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