No. 7 Louisville Ventures to No. 14 Kentucky on Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 7 Louisville women's basketball (9-1) ventures down I-64 to play against No. 14 Kentucky (10-0) on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. The game will broadcast live on ESPN.

The Cardinals have won three consecutive games against the Wildcats and the senior class is looking to become just the third senior class in program history to finish their careers with a 4-0 record against Kentucky. The Cardinals' 2008 and 2009 classes also went undefeated against UK.

Sunday's game marks the seventh time since Jeff Walz became head coach that the Cardinals and Wildcats meet when they are both in the AP Top 25. Since 2011-12, only twice have the two teams met and not both been in the Top 25. Louisville has won the last two games when both teams are in the Top 25 and are 2-4 overall under Walz.

Walz is 17-10 all-time against SEC schools and has won five of his last six games against the SEC, the lone loss in that span was to Mississippi State in the 2018 Final Four. Overall, Louisville is 43-75 all-time against the SEC.

Dana Evans ranks second in the ACC with 19.1 points per game and leads the league and ranks 10th in the country with 30 made 3-pointers. She is shooting 49 percent from beyond the arc, which also leads the league and ranks 16th in the country. Her 3.1 assists per game rank 14th in the ACC. She has scored in double figures every game.

Jazmine Jones ranks third in the ACC with a 57.9 shooting percentage. She leads the team with 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and ranks second with 13.6 points per game and fifth with 4.8 rebounds.

She shot 9-of-10 en route to a game-high 21 points in the win over Northern Kentucky. She did not make the start at Northern Kentucky, which ended a streak of 84 consecutive starts.

ABOUT THE WILDCATS

Kentucky is off to a 10-0 start, which ties the second-best start for the Wildcats under head coach Matthew Mitchell. UK has started 11-0 three times under Mitchell (2015-16, 2013-14, 2009-10).

On Wednesday, they beat Winthrop 91-36 and scored a season-high 32 points in the first quarter. They went 13-of-23 from the 3-point line, marking the third straight games and the fifth time this season UK has hit 10 or more 3s in a game. They had 11 makes in the first half, which tied a program record for makes in a half. UK also hit 11 in the first half vs. Detroit on Dec. 1, 1993. They forced Winthrop into 35 turnovers.

The Wildcats rank third in the NCAA in scoring defense (45.6 ppg), third in turnover margin (+10.8), sixth in scoring margin (+29.2) and 13th in field goal percentage defense (32.9%).

Sophomore Rhyne Howard was named WBCA National Freshman of the Year last season. She leads the Wildcats and ranks 23rd in the country with 19.6 points per game. She also leads UK with 30 made 3-pt field goals, which ranks 10th in the NCAA, and 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals. Redshirt senior Sabrina Haines ranks second on the team with 11.6 points, while adding 5.1 rebounds. She is shooting a team-best 47 percent from 3-pt range and has 21 makes.

Series History - UofL is 20-34 all-time against UK. The Cards are 5-20 in Lexington and 2-2 at Rupp Arena (L-OT, 84-80, 12/3/02; W, 64-55, 12/28/05; W, 80-65, 12/20/07; L, 72-54, 12/10/15). Walz is 6-6 against UK. Louisville has won the last three games, an 80-75 win at the KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 9, 2018, an 87-63 win in Lexington on Dec. 17, 2017 and a 69-67 overtime win at the KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 4, 2016. Prior to recording wins the last three seasons, UofL had lost five straight and six of seven. Only two other times has UofL won three or more consecutive games against UK. They won three straight in 1979 and five straight from 2004 to 2008.

Back at Rupp - UofL is playing at Rupp Arena for the first time since beating Stanford and Oregon State in the 2018 regional semifinals and finals to advance to the program's third Final Four.

The Last Meeting (Dec. 9, 2018) - Asia Durr scored 32 points, as Louisville took down arch-rival Kentucky, 80-75 for their third straight victory over the Wildcats on Sunday afternoon inside the KFC Yum! Center. Jazmine Jones hit a 3-pointer to begin the second half for the Cards, as Louisville used a 21-10 run in the third quarter to take a 57-39 lead. The Cards took a 67-52 lead into the fourth quarter and held on to a five-point win.

GAME FACTS
Date: Sunday, Dec. 15
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Site: Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.
TV: ESPN, Beth Mowins, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst; Brooke Weisbrod, sideline
Radio: 790 AM (WKRD), Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst
Last Meeting: W, 80-75 (Dec. 9, 2018 at KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: 20-34 (14-11 Home, 5-20 Away, 1-3 Neutral)
UofL National Ranking: 7th Associated Press, 7th USA Today
Next Game: Thursday, Dec. 18 at UT Martin

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No. 7 Louisville Ventures to No. 14 Kentucky on Sunday

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Asia Durr

Dana Evans

Jazmine Jones

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