Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes

Louisville Basketball
Postgame Notes
No. 7 Notre Dame 85, No. 12 Louisville 66
February 6, 2017 – Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (8,325)

Team Records and Series Notes

Louisville lost its second-consecutive game, falling 85-66 to No. 7 Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish, who have won 10 straight, lead the series 13-4.

Louisville returns to action on Thursday, as it travels to Blacksburg, Va., to take on Virginia Tech. The Cardinals won last year's meeting 56-45 in the KFC Yum! Center on Jan. 7.

The series between the two schools is tied 17-17.

Louisville Team Notes

Louisville held Notre Dame, which entered the game ranked fifth in the country in 3-point percentage, to 3 of 16 (.188) from beyond the arc.
The Cardinals allowed the Fighting Irish to shoot 50 percent (35 of 70) from the field, only the second time an opponent has shot 50 percent or better.
Louisville converted 11 offensive rebounds into 15 second-chance points. Conversely, the Cardinals limited the Fighting Irish to 10 second-chance points on 14 offensive boards.
Louisville went 9 of 12 from the free throw line. The team is shooting 73.5 percent from the charity stripe in league play.
The Cardinals outscored the Fighting Irish 21-17 in the third period. Louisville went 7 of 14 from the field in the quarter, including a 4 of 7 stint from 3. The team is shooting 41.4 percent from beyond the arc in the third this season.

Louisville Player Notes

Asia Durr scored 21 of her game-high 31 in the second half, marking her third 30-point game this season and 10th game with at least 20 points this year.

She hit three 3-pointers in the game, increasing her consecutive-games streak with at least one trey to 29 games. It is the second-longest streak in school history.
The sophomore has connected on 81 3-pointers this season, moving her into a tie for sixth with Becky Burke (2011-12). Durr needs one more to tie Kristin Mattox (1994-95) for fifth.
Durr went 8 of 10 from the free throw line. It is her second-consecutive game with double-digit attempts, third this season.

Mariya Moore finished with 18 points, a team-high seven rebounds, and four assists.

Moore knocked down four three-pointers and now has 196 for her career. She is sixth on the all-time list and six shy of passing Jill Morton (201, 1996-00) for fifth. It was her 15th-consecutive game with a 3-pointer.
Moore boasts 1,277 career points. She is 12 points shy of passing Becky Burke (1,288 points, 2008-12) for 13th on the school's all-time list.

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Players Mentioned

Asia Durr

Mariya Moore

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