No. 5 Louisville Plays at Pitt on Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following three straight wins, No. 5 Louisville women's basketball (24-3, 13-2) concludes the road portion of its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule at Pitt (4-22, 1-14) on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. The game will broadcast on ACC Network Extra and 790 WKRD-AM.

At 13-2 in league play, the Cardinals are a game up on NC State with three games to go in the regular season.

Kylee Shook is nearly averaging a double-double on the season with 9.4 points per game and 8.0 rebounds. Her 8.0 rebounds per game rank eighth in the ACC, while her 2.8 blocks lead the league and rank 12th in the country.

She has double-doubles in two of her last three games, with 10 points and 10 rebounds at NC State and 13 points and 13 rebounds at Georgia Tech. In the last three games, she is averaging 11.3 points and 10.0 rebounds.

She has eight double doubles on the year and 14 for her career. Her eight double-doubles are tied for sixth in the ACC.

UofL is giving up 57.4 points per game, which ranks third in the ACC, and have held opponents to 70 points or less in all but one game. In 15 ACC games, they are holding opponents to 56.1 points per game, which leads the league.

The Cardinals have held opponents below 50 points in the last two games and below 60 is eight straight games. Over those eight games, opponents are averaging 55.0 points per game.

UofL is limiting opponents to 35.9 percent shooting, which ranks second in ACC. They rank first in the league in ACC play with a 34.9 field goal percentage defense. They have held opponents below 40 percent shooting in eight straight games Three times in that eight-game stretch, they have held opponents below 30 percent. Over those eight games, opponents are shooting 33.4 percent.

ABOUT THE PANTHERS

Pitt enters Sunday's contest with a 4-22 record, 1-14 in the ACC. The Panthers have lost 18 of their last 19 games after opening the season at 3-4. Their lone win in conference play is a 53-48 victory over Wake Forest at home.

They rank last in the ACC in scoring offense (57.7 ppg), scoring defense (70.5 ppg), assists per game (10.2 apg), field goal percentage (35.1%), field goal percentage defense (40.5%), free throw percentage (61.7%) and scoring margin (-12.8).

Graduate Aysia Bugg leads the team with 12.1 points per game. She has made 43 3-pointers and is shooting 33.6 percent from deep, which ranks eighth in the ACC. Freshman Dayshanette Harris (11.5 ppg), junior Gabbie Green (9.5 ppg) and freshman Amber Brown (9.2 ppg) are all averaging around 10 points per game.

Brown ranks ninth in the league with 7.9 rebounds and Harris ranks seventh with 1.8 steals per game. Freshman Rita Igbokwe ranks third in the ACC with 1.8 blocks per game.

Series History - UofL is 19-2 all-time against Pitt. They are 10-0 at home and 7-2 in Pittsburgh. The Cardinals have won 15 straight games against the Panthers, with their last loss a 72-69 defeat at Pitt on Feb. 14, 2010. Earlier this season, Louisville won 83-49 at the KFC Yum! Center. Last season, UofL won 70-42 at the KFC Yum! Center in a game where Asia Durr did not play and 67-40 at Pitt to claim a portion of the ACC regular season title.

The Last Meeting (Jan. 26, 2020) - Six Cardinals posted double-figures and Bionca Dunham scored a season-high 12 points as Louisville dominated Pitt 83-49 at the KFC Yum! Center. The Panthers got out to an early lead, but a jumper by Jazmine Jones with 7:37 to go in the first quarter put Louisville on a 14-0 run. With 1:38 left before the break, Elizabeth Balogun gave Louisville their largest lead of the half at 19. The Cardinals kept their foot on the gas pedal throughout the final 20 minutes. A buzzer-beater three by Balogun gave the Cardinals a 31-point advantage heading into the final quarter. A layup by Elizabeth Dixon with 5:56 left in the fourth gave the Cardinals a 42-point lead, their largest of the day, as they cruised to an 83-49 win.

GAME FACTS
Date: Sunday, Feb. 23
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Site: Petersen Events Center | Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV: ACCNX, Jeff Hathhorn, play-by-play, Amanda Silay, analyst
Radio: 790 AM (WKRD), Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst
Last Meeting: W, 83-49 (Jan. 26, 2020 at KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: 19-2 (10-0 Home, 7-2 Away, 2-0 Neutral)
UofL National Ranking: 5th Associated Press, 6th USA Today
Next Game: Thursday, Feb. 27 vs. Boston College

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Players Mentioned

Elizabeth Balogun

Liz Dixon

Bionca Dunham

Asia Durr

Jazmine Jones

Kylee Shook

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