No. 1 Louisville Plays at Wake Forest on Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After playing four straight games at home, No. 1 Louisville (13-0, 6-0) hits the road to play at Wake Forest (7-5, 4-4) on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET. The game will broadcast on ACC Network and 790-AM WKRD.

On Thursday at the KFC Yum! Center, Louisville won its first game ever as the No. 1 team in the country with a 67-54 victory over Syracuse.

Dana Evans played a season-high 40 minutes and finished with 21 points, seven assists and four rebounds against the Orange. She leads the ACC with nine 20-point games, which are four more than VT's Aisha Sheppards's five, which ranks second. She has 21 career 20-point games and UofL is 21-0 in those games.

The All-American has scored in double figures in every game this season. She leads the ACC with 19.5 points per game and ranks third with 4.6 assists per game. She ranks second in the league with 60 assists. She ranks fifth in the ACC with 30 3-point makes and her 39.5 3-point shooting percentage ranks eighth.

Hailey Van Lith had 18 points on 6-11 3-point shooting, while pulling down a team-high eight rebounds against Syracuse. Her six made 3-pointers are the most by a UofL freshmen since Mariya Moore made six 3-pointers (6-9) in a 69-56 win over Ball State on Nov. 23, 2014.

Her 13.2 points per game rank fourth among ACC freshmen and her 6.4 rebounds rank fifth among freshmen. She has scored in double figures in 11 of 13 games. She is shooting 46.6 percent from the floor and is 24-59 (.407) from beyond the arc. Her 24 made 3's rank second among ACC freshmen.

Louisville held Syracuse to 54 points, which is the Orange's second lowest point total this season. Syracuse entered the game averaging 78.6 points.

UofL is allowing 58.8 points per game, which ranks second in the ACC. They have held their opponent to 70 points or below 12 times, below 60 seven times and below 50 three times. In six ACC games, they are allowing 56.8 points per game, which leads the league and is 5.8 points better than NC State's 62.6 points per game, which ranks second.

The Cardinals are 13-0 to start the season for the third time in four years. The Cards started 14-0 in 2018-19 and a program-record 20-0 in 2017-18. The 13-0 start is fourth best start in program history. They started 15-0 in 2006-07.

Eight of 13 wins have come over a 21-day stretch starting on New Year's Day. Louisville is scheduled to play 11 games in January, which will be the most in head coach Jeff Walz's tenure in the first month of the year. The previous high for the month under Walz is nine in 2015-16 (9-0), 2016-17 (7-2), 2018-19 (8-1) and 2019-20 (9-0). UofL played a program-high 12 games in January in 1979-80 (5-7) and 1981-82 (7-5).

ABOUT THE DEMON DEACONS

Wake Forest looks to rebound after falling to Georgia Tech 73-44 on Thursday. The Demon Deacons are 7-5 overall, 4-4 in conference play. Wake Forest welcomes visiting teams, boasting a 3-1 home record inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Led by the senior duo of Ivana Raca and Gina Conti, the Demon Deacons average 68.6 points per game, which ranks 13th in the conference. The team takes advantage of their opportunities from the free throw line, shooting .761 percent, trailing only Louisville, Boston College, and Florida State. Raca has been a bright spot this season, posting a near double-double average with 16.3 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Senior guard Conti averages 15.1 points and 3.5 assists on the year; she remains active on both ends of the floor ranking fifth in the conference with 1.7 steals per game.

Series History - Louisville is 6-0 all-time versus Wake Forest. In those six matchups, the Cardinals are 3-0 at home and 3-0 on the road winning by a margin of 21 points per contest. The first meeting between the two programs came in the 2014-15 season where Louisville defeated host Wake Forest 79-68 on Jan. 11, 2015. The last time Louisville visited Winston-Salem, the Demon Deacons scored the initial points before the Cardinals led the remainder of the matchup, winning 73-49 on Jan.20, 2019. Louisville dominated in all facets, shooting 10-25 from behind the arc and forcing Wake Forest to commit 26 turnovers, while only committing six of their own.

Last Meeting (Jan. 12, 2020) - Louisville defeated Wake Forest 75-61 inside the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals had a 28-4 scoring advantage off the 18 Wake Forest turnovers. Jazmine Jones posted 18 points and six rebounds, shooting an efficient 8-10 from the field. Dana Evans was one assist shy of her third career double-double, recording 20 points and nine assists. The backcourt pair combined for 38 points, more than half of Louisville's 75 on the afternoon.

GAME FACTS
Date: Sunday, Jan. 24
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: Winston-Salem, N.C. | LJVM Coliseum
TV: ACCN (Jenn Hildreth, play-by-play; Kelly Gramlich, analyst)
Radio: 790-AM WKRD (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst)
Last Meeting: W, 75-61 (Jan. 12, 2020 at KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: 6-0 (W6, 3-0 Home, 3-0 Away, 0-0 Neutral)
UofL National Ranking: 1st Associated Press, 1st USA Today
Next UofL Game: Tuesday, Jan. 26 vs. Miami

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Players Mentioned

Dana Evans

Jazmine Jones

Mariya Moore

Hailey Van Lith

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