No. 4 Louisville Hosts Pittsburgh on Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 4 University of Louisville women's basketball hosts Pittsburgh (9-11, 0-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET.

Louisville's (18-1, 6-1) 68-49 win at Florida State on Thursday marked its first win in Tallahassee since 2011. They had lost four of five to the Seminoles.

The Cardinals are on a four-game winning streak and they have held their opponent below 50 points in all four games. It marks the first time they have done so since the very first season on record Feb. 20-March 1, 1976 (vs. Murray State - W, 42-39; vs. Xavier - W, 69-29; vs. Georgetown - W, 94-46; vs. Morehead State - W, 67-46).

Prior to the last four games, they had held an opponent below 50 points just once this season (at UTC - W, 75-49).

After holding Georgia Tech to 44 points, Virginia to 43, Wake Forest to 49 and Florida State to 49, UofL's scoring defense improved from 64.3 to 60.5, moved from 182 to 94 nationally.

Asia Durr had 29 points and shot 4-5 from 3-pt range, while adding seven rebounds, in the win at Florida State.

She is averaging 21.1 points per game, which ranks second in the ACC and 14th in the country. She is connecting on 2.6 3-point field goals per game, which ranks fourth in the ACC. She is 74-89 (.831) from the free throw line, which ranks 10th in ACC.

She has 11 career 30-point games and 49 career 20-point games.

Kylee Shook had eight points, nine rebounds and five blocks in the win at Florida State. She has 112 blocks in her career, which ranks eighth in program history.

ABOUT THE PANTHERS

Pittsburgh enters Sunday's game with a 9-11 record and they are 0-6 in ACC play. Four of their ACC losses have come by 17 points or more. They are 0-2 in ACC road games, falling 100-44 at Notre Dame and 63-34 at NC State.

They rank last in the ACC with 57.7 points per game. They are shooting 38 percent from the floor, which ranks second to last, and 62.5 percent from the free throw line, which ranks last. They have a rebounding margin of -1.4, which also ranks last in the league.

The Panthers are playing without their leading scorer Aysia Bugg (14.0), who is out indefinitely due to blood clots. Senior guard Cassidy Walsh is averaging 10.0 points per game and is the lone Panther above double figures. Senior Danielle Garven is averaging 9.9 points per game, while junior Jasmine Whitney is averaging 9.0 points. Whitney's 3.9 assists per game rank eighth in the ACC.

Series History - UofL is 16-2 all-time against Pitt and 8-0 at home. They are 6-0 at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals have won 12 straight games against the Panthers, with their last loss a 72-69 defeat at Pitt on Feb. 14, 2010. Last season, Louisville won 77-51 at Pitt and 81-49 at the KFC Yum! Center.

Date: Sunday, Jan. 27
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky. (22,000)
Radio: WKRD-790, Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst
Video: ACCDN, Don Russell, play-by-play; Sara White, analyst; Cortnee Walton, sideline
Last Meeting: W, 81-49 (Feb. 25, 2018 at KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: 16-2 (8-0 Home, 6-2 Away, 2-0 Neutral)
UofL National Ranking: 4th Associated Press, 4th USA Today

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Players Mentioned

Asia Durr

Kylee Shook

Cortnee Walton

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