No. 2 Louisville Travels to Northern Kentucky on Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following its first loss of the season, No. 2 Louisville women's basketball (8-1) looks to get back in the win column when they play at Northern Kentucky (4-4) on Sunday at 2 p.m.

The Cardinals fell 67-60 at Ohio State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Thursday. The loss ended a 102-game winning streak against unranked teams and was the first loss on the road to an unranked team since they fell at Western Kentucky on Nov. 21, 2015.

Bionca Dunham had 10 points and 11 rebounds against Ohio State for her first double-double of the season and second of her career. Her other double-double came against Murray State (19 pts., 16 reb.) on Nov. 24, 2017. After failing to record double-digit rebounds in the first six games, she has 10-plus rebounds in the last three contests. Over the last three games, she is averaging 7.3 points and 11.0 rebounds.

UofL is giving up 58.0 points per game, which ranks fifth in the ACC, and has held opponents to 67 points or less in all but one game. The Cardinals are holding opponents to 25.3 percent shooting from 3-point range, which ranks second in the league.

The Cardinals are shooting 74.1 percent from the free throw line, which leads the ACC.

Head coach Jeff Walz returns to his alma mater for the first time while at Louisville. He was a two-year letter winner at Northern Kentucky.

ABOUT THE NORSE

After losing four straight games to start the season, Northern Kentucky (4-4) enters Sunday's contest on a four-game winning streak. Last week in Miami at the FIU Tournament, they beat Jacksonville State (W, 66-63) and Florida International (W, 67-45).

They were picked to finish sixth in the Horizon League, while senior Molly Glick was named to the preseason second team. Glick is leading the Norse with 15.6 points per game and 21 made 3-pointers, while pulling down 4.3 rebounds per game. Freshman Ivy Turner (10.4 ppg) is the only other player averaging double figures.

Series History - UofL is 10-11 all-time against Northern Kentucky and 3-7 at NKU. Last year's contest at the KFC Yum! Center marked the first matchup between the two teams since Nov. 25, 1989 when the Cardinals fell 71-60 at NKU.

The Last Meeting (Dec. 15, 2018) - On a day celebrating their past, the University of Louisville women's basketball team exhibited their promising present with a 92-59 victory over Northern Kentucky in their home non-conference finale Saturday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center. Sophomore guard Dana Evans led all scorers with a career-high 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting along with a team-high six assists and four steals. Junior forward Kylee Shook turned in her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while senior forward Sam Fuehring also tallied 15. Senior guard Asia Durr once again reached double-figures with 11 points, while redshirt senior guard Arica Carter matched a career high with seven boards. For the game, Louisville shot 50.7 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from beyond the arc.

GAME FACTS
Date: Sunday, Dec. 8
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Site: BB&T Arena | Highland Heights, Ky.
TV: ESPN+, Matt Sexton, play-by-play; Brady Laber, analyst
Radio: 790 AM (WKRD), Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst
Last Meeting: W, 92-59 (Dec. 15, 2018 at KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: 10-11 (7-4 Home, 3-7 Away, 0-0 Neutral)
UofL National Ranking: 2nd Associated Press, 2nd USA Today
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 15 at Kentucky

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No. 2 Louisville Travels to Northern Kentucky on Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Arica Carter

Bionca Dunham

Asia Durr

Dana Evans

Sam Fuehring

Kylee Shook

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