No. 8 Louisville Welcomes in Boise State on Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville women's basketball closes out a stretch of five straight games at home to open the season when they host Boise State on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET.

On Thursday, the Cardinals upended Chattanooga 86-37 to move to 4-0 on the year. The 49-point win marks Louisville's largest margin of victory since they won 107-52 against Tennessee State last season.

Dana Evans (18.3 ppg) and Jazmine Jones (13.3 ppg) have provided quite the one-two punch as they are producing 40 percent of Louisville's scoring output. Evans has scored at least 12 points in every game and twice has led UofL in scoring, while Jones has scored at least eight points in every game and has also led in scoring twice.

Kylee Shook had 12 points and 11 rebounds against Chattanooga for her third straight double-double and the ninth of her career. She was 0-6 in the first half prior to going 5-6 in the second half. She is nearly averaging a double-double on the season with 10.5 points per game and 9.8 rebounds. Her 9.8 rebounds per game rank fifth in the ACC, while her 2.5 blocks per game lead the league.

UofL is seeking its 100th straight win against non-AP Top 25 teams. Their last loss was a 79-66 setback vs. unranked Dayton in the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla. on 11/29/15.

ABOUT THE BRONCOS

Boise State is 3-2 after opening the season with two wins. They lost 80-68 to Washington State on Tuesday night. Their lone road contest was an 83-81 win at UAB on Nov. 15.

They have four double figure scorers with senior guard Riley Lupfer (14.0), redshirt junior center Mallory McGwire (13.4), senior guard Braydey Hodgins (11.8) and sophomore guard Jade Loville (10.0).

For the third consecutive season, Boise State was selected as the Mountain West women's basketball preseason favorite, while Hodgins was tabbed preseason player of the year and Lupfer was named to the preseason all-conference team. Hodgins earned 2019 MW Tournament MVP honors last year after leading Boise State to the tournament championship. She led the Broncos in scoring (13.2 ppg), 3-point FG pct. (40.9), 3-pointers made (96) and free-throw pct. (85.5). McGwire was named preseason newcomer of the year after transferring from Oregon.

Series History - The Cardinals and the Broncos square off for the third straight season when Boise State visits the KFC Yum! Center on Sunday. Louisville has won the previous two contests, including downing the Broncos 74-42 in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament prior to making its run to the Final Four.

The Last Meeting (Nov. 19, 2018 at Boise State) - Asia Durr scored 20 points and Arica Carter added 16 as No. 5 Louisville used a smothering defense to turn back upset-minded Boise State 74-55. Louisville opened the third quarter with a 19-3 run to take control of the game, building a 50-33 advantage with 3:26 remaining.

GAME FACTS
Date: Sunday, Nov. 24
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Site: KFC Yum! Center,
Louisville, Ky. (22,000)
TV: ACCNX, Don Russell, play-by-play; Sara White, analyst
Radio: 790 AM (WKRD), Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst
Last Meeting: W, 74-55 (Nov. 19, 2018 at Boise State)
Series History: 2-0 (1-0 home, 1-0 away, 0-0 neutral)
UofL National Ranking: 8th Associated Press, 9th USA Today
Promotion: Day of Thanks, $10 Family Meal Deal
Next Game: Thursday, Nov. 28 vs. UT Arlington

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Players Mentioned

Arica Carter

Asia Durr

Dana Evans

Jazmine Jones

Kylee Shook

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