No. 3 Louisville Plays at Clemson on Saturday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following a 78-69 win over No. 2 Connecticut in front of 17,000-plus fans on Thursday night, No. 3 Louisville women's basketball (20-1, 7-1) quickly returns to action when they travel to play at Clemson (14-7, 5-3) on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The win over UConn ended a 17-game losing streak to the Huskies and marked the first win over the Huskies since a 74-71 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 17, 1993 in Iowa City, Iowa. It also marked head coach Jeff Walz's first win over UConn (1-14).

The win also marked the 20^th of the season for the Cardinals. UofL has 11 20-win season in the last 12 years, all under Walz. Walz's 11 20-win seasons mark the most in program history. In the nine-year stretch that begins with the 2010-11 season, Louisville has compiled a 245-64 mark (.793). UofL has won at least 20 games nine consecutive seasons, the longest stretch in program history. The longest run previously was three, achieved just twice in school history.

Dana Evans finished with 20 points, four assists, three rebounds and zero turnovers, while knocking down a career-high five 3-pointers (5-10), in the win over UConn.

After starting the first two games, she has come off the bench in 17 of the last 19. She is second on the team with 10.3 points and is averaging a team-high 3.8 assists, which ranks 10th in ACC. She is 23-56 (.411) from deep, which ranks eighth in the league. She has 79 assists and 39 turnovers and ranks third in ACC with 2.0 assist-to-TO ratio.

Louisville matched a season-low with five turnovers vs. UConn, they also had five turnovers vs. NKU. Louisville (5) and UConn (6) combined for just 11 turnovers.

After being outrebounded in four of five games, UofL has outrebounded their opponent in the last three games. They outrebounded UConn by six (46-40), Pitt by 17 (48-31) and FSU by 12 (37-25).

ABOUT THE TIGERS

Clemson enters the game with a 14-7 record and 5-3 in ACC play. They opened league play with wins in five of their first six games, but have lost two straight. They fell 54-51 against undefeated No. 7 NC State and 101-63 at No. 5 Notre Dame.

The Tigers are giving up 65.5 points per game, which ranks third to last in the league. They lead the ACC with 12.2 steals per game and their 14.7 offensive rebounds per game rank third. They are last in the league with just 3.1 3-point field goals per game.

Junior Kobi Thornton leads the team and ranks 12th in the league with 15.6 points per game. Her 7.8 rebounds lead the team and rank eighth in the league. She is shooting .498 from the floor, which ranks 15th in the league. Graduate Simone Westbrook (14.4), senior Danielle Edwards (13.0), and senior Aliyah Collier (10.6) also average double figures for the Tigers. Westbrook leads the league with 3.4 steals per game, ranks ninth with a .795 free throw percentage and 12th with 3.7 assists.

Series History - UofL is 5-3 all-time against Clemson. The Cardinals have won five straight against the Tigers and all five wins have come since joining the ACC. Louisville is 1-1 against the Tigers on the road. Last season, UofL won 65-46 at the KFC Yum! Center. Two years ago, the two teams squared off twice as UofL won 60-46 at Clemson on 1/26/17 and 68-46 in the ACC Tournament on 3/2/17.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 2
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. (9,000)
Radio: WKJK-1080, Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst
Video: ACCDN, Don Munson, play-by-play; Kelly Gramlich, analyst
Last Meeting: W, 65-46 (Feb. 7, 2018 at the KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: 5-3 (2-1 Home, 2-1 Away, 1-1 Neutral)
UofL National Ranking: 3rd Associated Press, 3rd USA Today

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Dana Evans

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