Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes

Louisville Basketball
Postgame Notes
No. 12 Louisville 88, Virginia Tech 70
February 9, 2017 – Cassell Coliseum (1,723)

Team Records and Series Notes

Louisville earned an 88-70 victory over Virginia Tech, improving to 21-6, 8-4 in ACC play.

The victory gave the Cardinals an 18-17 series advantage, now winning the last three decisions.

Louisville returns to action on Sunday, when it plays host to Boston College. The Cardinals have a 3-1 series advantage and won last year's meeting 55-45 on Feb. 21, 2016, in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Louisville Team Notes

Louisville had three players (Myisha Hines-Allen, Mariya Moore, Sam Fuehring) register a double-double, marking the first time the feat has been accomplished since 2009. Angel McCoughtry, Candyce Bingham, and Dez Byrd each earned a double-double against Syracuse on Feb. 3.
Louisville shot a season-best 57.8 percent (37 of 64) from the field, including 12-of-14 stint in the fourth quarter.

It's the highest percentage the Cardinals have recorded since shooting 58.2 percent (32 of 55) against Pittsburgh on Feb. 11, 2016.
Louisville improved to 6-0 this year, 84-1 under head coach Jeff Walz, when connecting on at least 50 percent of its shots.

The Cardinals outrebounded the Hokies 48-27 for a plus-21 margin. It is tied for the second-best rebounding margin this season (plus-21 against USF), only trailing Louisville's plus-34 performance against Lafayette.
It is the 11th time this season the Cardinals have scored at least 80 points in a game.

The Cardinals improved to 14-2 this year, 172-19 under Walz, when eclipsing the 70-point plateau.

Louisville dished out 22 assists on 37 field goals. It is the seventh time this year the Cardinals have accumulated at least 20 helpers.
The Cardinals recorded 48 points in the paint, hitting the 30-point mark for the 18th time.
Louisville outscored Virginia Tech 30-14 in the fourth period, the most points in the final quarter this year.

It is the third-most points in the fourth period for the Cardinals since switching to the four-quarter format. Louisville tallied 35 against NC State last season and 32 against Dartmouth earlier in the 2015-16 campaign.

Louisville Player Notes

Asia Durr finished with a game-high 30 points in the victory, marking her second-consecutive game with at least that many. Notably, for the second-straight contest, she tallied 21 of those points in the second half.

It is her fourth 30-point game this year, 11th with at least 20 points this season.
Durr connected on a career-tying best 12 field goals. It is her second-consecutive game with double-digit baskets and fourth of the season.
Durr hit four 3-pointers – all in the fourth quarter – to give her 85 for the season. She moved into fifth on the school's single-season list. She also extended her consecutive-games streak with at least one trey to 30 games, second most in school history.
She accumulated a career-tying best three steals, the sixth time she has accomplished the feat in her tenure.

Mariya Moore earned her second double-double of the season – the first was a triple-double – with 17 points and season-tying best 11 assists. She shot 7 of 11 from the field, 3 of 6 from long range.

Moore now boasts 199 career 3-pointers and is three shy of passing Jill Morton (201, 1996-00) for fifth on the school's all-time list. It was her 16th-consecutive game with a 3-pointer.
Moore's 11 assists tied the Cassell Coliseum record, a feat that was achieved four times previously.
Moore moved into 13th on the school's all-time scoring list, carrying 1,294 points. She passed Becky Burke, who scored 1,288 points from 2008-12.

Myisha Hines-Allen totaled 13 points and 13 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season. She had 11 points and seven rebounds before halftime.

With her double-double against Virginia Tech, she tied Janet McNew (1978-83) for the fifth-most career double-doubles (22).
Hines-Allen hit five field goals in the game and has 564 for her career. She needs four more to pass Sara Nord (567 field goals, 2000-04) for 10th on the school's all-time list.
Hines-Allen has 1,315 career points and remains in 12th on the school's all-time list. She needs 84 to pass Janet McNew (1,398, 1979-83) for 11th.

Sam Fuehring came off the bench and totaled 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in 26 minutes. It was her first career double-double.
Taylor Johnson totaled six points and five rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.

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