Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
March 21, 2017 | Women's Basketball
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Postgame Notes
No. 13 Louisville 75, Tennessee 64
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Team Records and Series Notes
- No. 13 Louisville defeated Tennessee 75-64 in the NCAA Championship second round, with the Cardinals improving to 29-7.
- Louisville evened the series at two games apiece, having won the last two decisions – both in the NCAA Tournament.
- Louisville faces No. 5 Baylor on Friday in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Louisville Team Notes
- Louisville improved to 7-6 in NCAA Tournament second round games.
- The Cardinals are 7-2 in those contests under head coach Jeff Walz.
- The Cardinals advanced to their seventh Sweet 16 in school history.
- Louisville collected its 29th victory of the season, tied for third most in a season in school history.
- The Cardinals connected on seven 3-pointers for the second-consecutive NCAA Tournament game.
- Louisville limited Tennessee to just 33.3 percent from the field, becoming the 21st opponent unable to hit the 40-percent plateau.
- The Cardinals tallied 36 points in the paint, compared to Tennessee's 20.
- It is the 23rd time the team has scored at least 30 in the area.
Louisville Player Notes
- Asia Durr scored a team-high 23 points.
- It was her 17th 20-point game of the season, the 21st of her career.
- Durr has scored 671 points this season and moved into fourth on the school's single-season scoring list. She needs only 83 points to pass Angel McCoughtry (754, 2006-07) for third.
- She owns 1,013 through 66 career games and became the school's 28th 1,000-point scorer.
- She became the fifth player in school history to reach 1,000 career points in their first two seasons at Louisville.
- It is the third time in school history that three players have reached 1,000 career points in the same season (2016-17: Myisha Hines-Allen, Mariya Moore, and Asia Durr; 1991-92: Nell Knox, Tuonisia Turner, and Gwen Doyle; 1984-85: Jackie Spencer, Devita Ceaser, and Stephanie Edwards).
- She had one 3-pointer, marking the 38th-consecutive game where she has made at least one trey. It improved upon her school record.
- She collected a career-high four steals.
- Durr has connected on 114 3-pointers this season. She only trails Shoni Schimmel's school record of 118 set in 2013-14.
- Durr has 158 career 3-pointers, moving past Marla Inman-Eltrevoog (1994-97) for ninth on the school's career list.
- Durr has connected on 227 field goals this year, eighth most in a season in school history.
- Myisha Hines-Allen totaled 14 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists.
- She has 17 double-doubles this year, the most in the ACC, and 29 for her career. It is tied for the most in a season in school history, with Angel McCoughtry (2007-08 and 2008-09).
- She passed Gwen Doyle (1990-92) for third most in school history.
- She connected on five field goals, pushing her career total to 629. She is 15 shy of passing Monique Reid (643, 2008-13) for fifth on the school's career list.
- Hines-Allen has 769 career rebounds and passed Nell Knox (767, 1989-93) for eighth.
- Hines-Allen improved her career point total to 1,470, keeping her at ninth on the school's all-time scoring list. She needs 108 points to pass Sharon Bellamy (1,577, 1995-99) for eighth.
- Mariya Moore finished with 19 points, nine rebounds, and four assists.
- It is her 21st game this season scoring in double figures.
- She has a team-leading 174 assists this season, a single-season high.
- She needs four 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 443 assists. She needs 21 to pass Jackie Spencer (463, 1981-85) for eighth.
Players Mentioned
WBB: Head Coach Jeff Walz Press Conference (7/31/25)
Thursday, July 31
Jeff Walz Post Game vs Clemson Press Conference 02.27.25
Friday, May 16
WBB: NCAA 2nd Round Preview Press Conference
Saturday, March 22
WBB: NCAA 1st Round Postgame Press Conference (Nebraska - 3/21/25)
Saturday, March 22