Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes

Louisville Basketball
Postgame Notes
No. 13 Louisville 82, Chattanooga 62
March 18, 2017 – KFC Yum! Center (5,441)

Team Records and Series Notes

No. 13 Louisville defeated Chattanooga 82-62 in the NCAA Championship first round, with the Cardinals improving to 28-7.
- Chattanooga holds a 5-3 series record, but Louisville has won the last three contests. The Cardinals improved to 2-0 against the Mocs in neutral site games.
Louisville faces Tennessee on Monday in the NCAA Tournament second round.

Louisville Team Notes

Louisville has won its 10-consecutive NCAA Tournament opening round games.
- The Cardinals are 13-7 in in NCAA Tournament opening round games, with a 9-0 mark under head coach Jeff Walz.
Louisville finished with an NCAA Tournament school-record 28 assists, a season high.
- It is tied for the most team assists under head coach Jeff Walz's watch.
Louisville's 36 field goals are the second most in an NCAA Tournament in school history, only trailing the 39 recorded on March 23, 2014.
The Cardinals hit 61.0 percent (36 of 59) of their shots, the second most in an NCAA Tournament game in school history.
- The season-high mark is the best percentage since Louisville knocked down 63.3 percent of its shots against Miami on March 23, 2008.
The Cardinals connected on 7-of-12 3-pointers.
- It's the fifth time the team has connected on at least 50 percent of its treys.
Louisville outrebounded Chattanooga 34-29 on the glass, improving to 23-2 when winning the battle on the boards.
The Cardinals tallied 46 points in the paint, compared to Chattanooga's 16.
- It is the 22nd time the team has scored at least 30 in the area.
Chattanooga connected on 37.5 percent of its shots, becoming the 20th opponent unable to hit the 40-percent plateau.
Louisville scored 14 fastbreak points.

Louisville Player Notes

Asia Durr scored a game-high 27 points.
- It was her 16th 20-point game of the season, the 20th of her career.
- Durr has scored 648 points this season and moved into fifth on the school's single-season scoring list. She needs only 16 points to pass Shoni Schimmel (663, 2013-14) for fourth.
  - She owns 990 through 65 career games and is 10 shy of becoming the school's 28th 1,000-point scorer.
- She had five 3-pointers, marking the 37th-consecutive game where she has made at least one trey and breaking Sara Nord's school record of 36.
- Durr has connected on 113 3-pointers this season. She only trails Shoni Schimmel's school record of 118 set in 2013-14.
  - Durr has 157 career 3-pointers, tying Marla Inman-Eltrevoog (1994-97) for ninth on the school's career list.
- Durr has connected on 219 field goals this year, eighth most in a season in school history.
Myisha Hines-Allen totaled 16 points and 12 rebounds for her 16th double-double of the season.
- She has 16 double-doubles this year, the most in the ACC, and 28 for her career. She tied Gwen Doyle (1990-92) for third most in school history.
- She connected on 10 field goals, pushing her career total to 624. She is 20 shy of passing Monique Reid (643, 2008-13) for fifth on the school's career list.
- Hines-Allen has 756 career rebounds and remains in ninth on the school's all-time list. She needs 12 to pass Nell Knox (767, 1989-93) for eighth.
- Hines-Allen improved her career point total to 1,456, putting her at ninth on the school's all-time scoring list. She needs 122 points to pass Sharon Bellamy (1,577, 1995-99) for eighth.
Mariya Moore collected a team-high 10 assists, third most by an individual in an NCAA Tournament game in school history.
- It is her fourth game this season with double-digit assists.
- She has a team-leading 170 assists this season, a single-season high.
  - She needs eight more to pass Stephanie Edwards (177, 1980-81) for 10th on the school's single-season list.
- Moore ranks ninth all-time in school history with 429 assists. She needs 25 to pass Jackie Spencer (463, 1981-85) for eighth.

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Players Mentioned

Asia Durr

Myisha Hines-Allen

Mariya Moore

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